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Session 5

Unit 8: What’s your neighborhood like?

Saturday, 29 November 2008

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Objectives

• Be able to describe places using there is and there are.

• Be able to give directions using prepositions correctly.

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PlacesWhat’s a…..? It’s a place where you….

1. barber shop

2. laundromat

3. library

4. stationery store

5. travel agency

6. grocery store

7. theater

• wash and dry clothes• buy food• buy cards and paper• get a haircut• see a movie or play• make reservations for

a trip• borrow books

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There is a broken chair in front of the UN Headquarters in Geneva.

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There are some cars in front of the casino.

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Are there any chairs along the street?

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Is there a fountain in the park?

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Are there any candles in the church?

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Listen & practice

I’m looking for a grocery store.(Page 50)

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Grammar focus (p. 51)

• There is…… one, any, some

• There are….

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There is, there are; one, any, some

• Is there a laundromat near here?– Yes, there is. There’s one across from the shopping

center.– No, there isn’t, but there’s one next to the library.

• Are there any grocery stores around here?– Yes, there are. There are some nice stores on Pine

Street.– No, there aren’t, but there some on Third Avenue.– No, there aren’t any around here.

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Write questions about the places in the map on page 51

Examples:

• A bank– Is there a bank around here?

• Gas stations– Are there any gas stations on Main Street?

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Prepositions

• On• Next to• Near/close to• Across from/opposite• In front of• In back of/behind• Between• On the corner of

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Write questions about the places in the map on page 51

• a department store• a gym• grocery stores• hotels• a laundromat• a pay phone• a post office• restaurants

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Get a piece of paper and…

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Who sits next to you?Please find out!

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1. Who sits next to you?

2. Who sits behind you?

3. Who sits in front of you?

4. Who sits near the door?

5. Who sits at back corner of the room?

6. Who sits between __and ___?

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Page 50

J: Excuse me. I’m your new neighbor, Jack. I just moved in.D: Oh, yes?J: I’m looking for a grocery store. Are there any around

here?D: Yes, there are some on Pine Street.J: Oh, good. And is there a laundromat near here?D: Well, I think there’s one across from the shopping

center.J: Thank you.D: By the way, there’s a barber shop in the shopping center

too.J: A barber shop?

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What can you remember? (p.56)Check the things you did.

• Got up early• Went to class• Made phone calls• Went shopping• Ate at a restaurant• Did the laundry• Did the dishes• Watched TV• Exercised• Went to bed late

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My map: The neighborhood (p.57)

• Create a neighborhood. Add five more places to the map labeled “MY MAP.”– A bank

– Cafés

– A dance club– A drugstore– Gas stations– A gym– A movie theater

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Please find the answers.

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• Is there a bank in your map?– Yes, there is. It’s on ___ behind the ____.– No, there isn’t.

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What’s our neighborhood like?

Let’s explore!

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Phang-nga

1. Is there a bank near here?

2. Is there a grocery store near here?

3. Are there any travel agencies in town?

4. Is there a barber shop near here?

5. Are there any Seafood restaurants in town?

6. Are there any primary schools near here?

7. ………………………………………..

8. ………………………………………..