UNIT 6: CITY LIFE

Grade: 7th A / B

Teacher: Miss Wilma Corvalán M.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpCdwAjHads

Date:

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020

Objectives:

• Checking exercises about listening and reading comprehension.

• Identifying and exercising vocabulary about places in a town.

Reading comprehension: tunisian holiday!

1. Look at the picture and answer the questions:

a. What is the girl doing?

She is riding a camel.

b. What is the camel doing?

The camel is walking.

I. PRE-READING:

c. What is the girl wearing?

The girl is wearing a tracksuit and trainers.

II. WHILE-READING:

1. Read the text and answer:

What is it about? Choose the best alternative:

a. Having fun in a swimming pool in Tunisia.

b. Miranda and her sister.

c. Vacations in Tunisia.

d. Riding camels.

2. Read the text again and answer the questions:

1. Where is Miranda and her family?

They are in Tunisia.

2. What are Miranda and her sister doing?

They are riding a camel.

3. Does Miranda’s sister like animals?

No, she doesn’t.

4. Where are they staying?

They are staying in a hotel.

5. Does the hotel have a swimming pool?

Yes, it does.

6. What are Miranda’s parents doing?

They are swimming in the pool.

III. POST-READING:

1. Match the words to their definitions or synonyms. Use a dictionary to help you.

A B

1. Enjoy 4 adorable

2. great 5 shout

3. stay 2 fantastic

4. lovely 7 humorous

5. call 8 sit on and control the movement

6. small 1 have fun

7. funny 3 living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.

8. ride 6 tiny

Listening comprehension: at the zoo

I. PRE-LISTENING:

1. Answer the questions:

a. Do you like going to the zoo?

Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

b. What are your favourite zoo animals?

My favourite zoo animals are…

II. WHILE-LISTENING:

1. Listen to people talking at a zoo. What animals are they looking at? Write the number of the

conversations next to the animals. Which of the animals don’t they talk about? Put an X next to them.

3 elephants

2 monkeys

1 birds

4 tigers

X polar bears

X zebras

2. Listen again. Are the sentences True or False? Correct the false one.

1. False It’s OK to feed the birds. There is a man saying “No”!

2. True The monkeys are eating fruit. ___________________________

3. False A big monkey is cleaning its mother. baby

4. False Elephants move their ears when they’re cold. hot

5. False The father elephants live with their babies. alone

6. True The kids think the tiger is angry. ___________________________

III. POST-LISTENING:

1. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Use a dictionary to help you.

Colorful – warm – cute – together – alone - strong - cage

1. Birds usually fly to warm places in winter.

2. Bears are very strong animals.

3. I think animals don’t like staying in a cage.

4. Elephants usually live alone.

5. I love baby animals. Look! They’re so cute.

6. Look at those birds! Their feathers are so colorful.

7. The mothers live together with their babies.

Watch this video

VOCABULARY: PLACES IN A

TOWN

1. Airport■ To travel by plane you need to go to the airport.

2. Bakery■ This is where you can buy bread and cakes.

3. Bank■ This is the place where you deposit, withdraw money or cash a check.

4. Bookshop■ You can buy books and magazines here.

5. Bowling alley■ A bowling alley is a facility where the sport of bowling is played.

6. Bus station■ To travel by bus you go to the bus station.

7. Butcher’s■ Where you buy meat.

8. Café■ This is where you can buy a cup of coffee.

9. Chemist’s■ A shop where you can buy medicine, soap, etc.

10. Church■ A religious place of Christian worship.

11. Cinema■ Where you can see movies.

12. City hall■ It is the chief administrative building of a city.

13. Fire Station■ It is a building where the fire engines are kept, and where firefighters wait until they

are called to put out a fire.

14. Greengrocer’s■ Where you can buy fruit and vegetables.

15. Hairdresser’s■ If you want to cut your hair, you may go here.

16. Hospital■ A place for ill people when they need an operation or when someone is going to have

a baby.

17. Hotel■ An establishment providing accommodation, meals, and other services for travelers

and tourists.

18. Library■ You can buy or borrow books here.

19. Market■ A market is a place where people go to buy or sell things.

20. Museum■ A place where objects of historical, artistic, or scientific interest are exhibited, preserved,

or studied.

21. Park■ A large public garden or area of land used for recreation.

22. Police Station■ The office or headquarters of a local police force.

23. Post office■ An office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted.

24. Restaurant■ You can eat something in a restaurant

25. School■ Where children and teens learn.

26. Shopping centre■ A group of shops with a common area for cars to park.

27. Skate park■ An area designated and equipped for skateboarding.

28. Sports centre■ A building where the public can go to play many different kinds of sports.

29. Sports stadium■ An arena where sports are played.

30. Supermarket■ A large self-service store that sells food, drinks and household items.

31. Train station■ Where you can buy a ticket and travel by train

32. Zoo■ A place where live animals are kept, studied, bred, and exhibited to the public.

Exercises:

I. Answer these questions:

1. What is your favourite place in town?

__________________________________

2. How often do you go there?

__________________________________

3. Who do you go with?

__________________________________

4. What do you do there?

__________________________________

II. Match:

A BHere you can:

1. Sports stadium _____ play tennis or do a yoga class.

2. Bakery _____ get a new haircut.

3. Sports centre _____ watch a football match or see a concert.

4. Museum _____ buy fruit and vegetables.

5. Skate Park _____ practice jumps on a skateboard.

6. Hairdresser ‘s _____ buy bread and cakes.

7. Greengrocer’s _____ send a letter.

8. Post office _____ look at historical objects.

III. Complete the text

with words from the box:

skate park - shopping centre –

sports centre - cinema -

museum - market

What did you learn today?

■ We learned vocabulary about places in a town.

Homework

■ Take a photograph of your notebook (vocabulary and exercises) and send it to:

misswilma.7tha@gmail.com (7th A)

misswilma.7thb@gmail.com (7th B)

■ Deadline: Wednesday, July 1st