UNIT 6 LESSON 01: AROUND MY TOWN

LESSON 01: AROUND MY TOWN

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Let’s talk about your town! 🏙️

🎯 WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

name common places in a town or city
understand what you can do in different places
talk about places near your home
say which places you like visiting
ask and answer simple questions about places in town
describe your town using simple sentences

Ready? Let’s explore your town! 🏙️

🏙️ PLACES IN TOWN

Every town has different places where people live, work, shop, learn and have fun. Let’s learn some useful words to talk about the places around us.

Place	What can you do there?
school	study and learn
hospital	see a doctor
library	borrow and read books
supermarket	buy food and drinks
bank	keep or get money
post office	send letters and parcels
police station	talk to the police
park	walk, play or relax
cinema	watch a film
museum	see interesting objects and exhibitions
restaurant	eat a meal
café	have a drink or a snack

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🛍️ MORE PLACES AROUND TOWN

Place	Example
shop	buy different things
bakery	buy bread and cakes
pharmacy	buy medicine
sports centre	do sports and exercise
swimming pool	swim
bus station	catch a bus
train station	catch a train
shopping centre	go shopping

💬 WHAT CAN YOU DO THERE?

We can use simple sentences to connect a place with an activity.

You can read books at the library.
You can buy food at the supermarket.
You can watch a film at the cinema.
You can play in the park.
You can swim at the swimming pool.
You can have a coffee at the café.

Think: What can you do in your favourite place?

❤️ MY FAVOURITE PLACES

We can use like to talk about places we enjoy.

I like the park.
I like going to the cinema.
My favourite place is the library.
I don’t like the supermarket.

You can also say why you like a place:

I like the park because it is quiet.
I like the cinema because I love films.
I like the sports centre because I enjoy sport.

🏠 PLACES NEAR MY HOME

Look at these examples:

There is a supermarket near my home.
There is a park near my school.
There is a café in my street.
There are two shops in my neighbourhood.

Now think about your own neighbourhood. What places can you find there?

📖 A DAY AROUND TOWN

Read about Leo’s Saturday.

Hi! I’m Leo. I live in a small town with my family. There are lots of interesting places near my home.

On Saturday morning, I go to the bakery with my dad. We buy some bread and cakes. Then we go to the supermarket because we need some food for the weekend.

In the afternoon, I meet my friends at the park. We play football and talk together. Later, we go to the library. I love reading, so the library is one of my favourite places in town.

In the evening, my family and I sometimes go to a restaurant. I like my town because there are many places to visit!

🔎 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Where does Leo live?
Where does he go with his dad on Saturday morning?
What do they buy?
Where does Leo meet his friends?
What do they do in the park?
Why does Leo like the library?
Where does Leo sometimes go with his family in the evening?

🗣️ TALK ABOUT YOUR TOWN

Use the sentences below to talk or write about the place where you live.

I live in __________________________.
There is a __________________ near my home.
There are __________________ in my town.
My favourite place is the __________________.
I like it because __________________________.
You can __________________ there.

Challenge: Write 6–8 sentences about your town. Include at least five different places and say what you can do in two of them.

🏆 A2 CHALLENGE

Welcome to my town!

Imagine that a new student is visiting your town. Write a short description to help them discover it.

Include:

at least 6 places in your town
what you can do in at least 3 places
your favourite place
one reason why you like it

Example: There is a big park in my town. You can play football and walk there. There is also a library near my school. My favourite place is the cinema because I love films.

🎮 GAMES — AROUND MY TOWN

Practise what you’ve learned! Try these games and practise places around town.

JUEGO 1

JUEGO 2

JUEGO 3

¿Qué significa town?
Town significa pueblo o ciudad pequeña. Es una palabra muy habitual para hablar de los lugares y servicios de una localidad.

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre town y city?
City suele referirse a una ciudad grande, mientras que town puede referirse a una localidad más pequeña. En muchas situaciones cotidianas, ambas palabras se relacionan con el lugar donde vivimos.

¿Qué significa neighbourhood?
Neighbourhood significa barrio o zona donde vives. Por ejemplo: There are two shops in my neighbourhood.

¿Cómo digo «hay un supermercado»?
Puedes decir There is a supermarket. Si hablas de varios lugares, usamos There are: There are two supermarkets.

¿Cómo digo qué puedo hacer en un lugar?
Usamos can: You can read books at the library. o You can watch a film at the cinema.

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre shop y shopping centre?
Una shop es una tienda. Un shopping centre es un centro comercial con muchas tiendas.

¿Library significa librería?
No. Library significa biblioteca. Una librería, donde compras libros, puede llamarse bookshop.

¿Cómo puedo hablar de mi lugar favorito?
Puedes utilizar frases sencillas como My favourite place is the park o I like the cinema because I love films.

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📝 Resumen

En esta lección de inglés A2 aprenderás vocabulario para hablar de los principales lugares de una ciudad o localidad, como school, library, supermarket, hospital, park, cinema o restaurant. También practicarás cómo decir qué puedes hacer en cada lugar, hablar de tus sitios favoritos y describir los lugares que hay cerca de tu casa. Con actividades, una lectura original, juegos y una tarea final, empezarás a desenvolverte en inglés cuando hables de tu ciudad y de tu entorno.

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