¿Dónde vives? Describing your town
Describing a place needs there is/there are, location words and a few opinions — a package that reappears constantly.
Part of your national curriculum
- Reading: Read and understand the main points and some detail from a range of authentic and adapted materials, including some longer texts
Lesson overview
What you'll learn in this lesson
Read and understand the main points and some detail from a range of authentic and adapted materials, including some longer texts
Key learning points
- • Hay
- • Places in town
- • Position words
This lesson at a glance
- 20 minutes
- 19 parts to scroll through
- 4 quick checks
- Marked quiz at the end
- Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses
Words to know
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¿Dónde vives? Describing your town
Describing a place needs there is/there are, location words and a few opinions — a package that reappears constantly.
In a nutshell
Read and understand the main points and some detail from a range of authentic and adapted materials, including some longer texts
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 1 of 2
Part 1 · Hay
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
Part 3 of 19
Learn
Hay
Hay means both 'there is' and 'there are': hay un parque, hay tres museos. It never changes. To say what is missing: no hay cine.
Reset break
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Pause
That's sitting 1 of 5 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Explore the idea
Part 5 of 19
Learn
Places in town
el ayuntamiento (town hall), la plaza, la biblioteca, el mercado, la estación, el polideportivo, las tiendas, el casco antiguo (old town).
Quick check
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Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
That's sitting 2 of 5 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 2 of 2
Part 2 · Position words
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Position words
al lado de, enfrente de, detrás de, cerca de, lejos de, entre. Remember de + el = del: enfrente del mercado.
Quick check
Part 11 of 19
Reset break
Part 12 of 19
Pause
That's sitting 3 of 5 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Quick check
Part 13 of 19
Explore the idea
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Worked example
Model paragraph
Vivo en un pueblo pequeño en el suroeste de Inglaterra. Hay una biblioteca, dos supermercados y un polideportivo bastante nuevo, pero no hay cine. Lo mejor es el parque, que está al lado del río. Lo peor es que no hay mucho para los jóvenes. — 'Lo mejor / lo peor' is a neat way to structure an evaluation.
Challenge round
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Game · Sort it
Which of these are true?
Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.
True
Not true
Reset break
Part 16 of 19
Pause
That's sitting 4 of 5 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Challenge round
Part 17 of 19
Game · Recall cards
A blog reads: 'Le lendemain, il pleuvait, donc nous sommes restés à l'hôtel.' Why did they stay in?
Card 1 of 4
Mastery quiz
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Marked quiz
End of lesson quiz: ¿Dónde vives? Describing your town
4 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. A blog reads: 'Le lendemain, il pleuvait, donc nous sommes restés à l'hôtel.' Why did they stay in?
2. What should you do first with a long text?
3. Why do word families help?
4. Which small feature can reverse a meaning?
Lesson round-up
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Lesson round-up
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Read and understand the main points and some detail from a range of authentic and adapted materials, including some longer texts