I work at a boys high school and I used these lessons for a range of upper and lower classes. It worked well for all classes. The upper classes found it pretty straightforward, but practice on these simple but commonly used sentences can never be a bad thing. For the lower classes it was really important to spend time going through the vocabulary and the examples and making sure the students understood. I found that all students that paid attention and put an effort into it were capable of doing it, no matter what their level.
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Week 1For this lesson we go through some buildings vocabulary and then the students design their owns cities using the vocabulary. The next step is to have them describe their city to their partner who will then copy it.
1. Give students the handout: two identical empty maps of a city
- There will be an A sheet and a B sheet. Both will have two empty maps of a city.
Students design their own city on the upper map by filling in building names.
Students must keep their city design a secret. They should not show it to their partner.
2. Students describe their city to their partner
- Students take turns describing their cities to one another. The other student can fill in the building names on the bottom city map on their sheet.
Week 2For this lesson students use the same sheets as the previous week. It is not possible to do this lesson unless students have done the previous lesson. To ensure that the students do not forget to bring their sheets I collect them at the end of the first lesson then bring them for the second lesson myself.
We go through some vocabulary and practice a few scenarios before students give directions to their partner in their city.
You can check the notes on the slides for some clarification.
