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English
Learning the language through the culture & environment
Towns & Cities: Watch the video
Click on any square to see the photos. Which 3 photos weren't in the video?
A park
A pub
A big wheel
Two restaurants
A theatre
A seafront hotel
Urban Ground cafe
An art gallery / cinema
A 5-star hotel
A shopping mall / centre
Which places would you visit? Why?
What did you see in the video? What were the people doing?
Here are my notes. Click on the pdf link
Speaking practice: Towns and cities
Get ready for speaking:
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Choose your level (A2, B1, B2/B2+) and look at the questions
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​Choose one or more questions and prepare your answers.
A2
Elementary
Where do you live?
Do you live in a village, town, city or the country-side?
Is it bigger than the town in the video?
What do you like / don't you like about your village / town / city? Why?​
B1
Intermediate
Where do you live?
What's it like? (Tell me about it)
Is it similar / different to the town in the video? Say what is similar/ different
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living there?
B2/B2+
U.Intermediate /+
How does where you live compare to the town in the video?
What are the pros and cons of living there?
What social issues does it face?
What could be done to address these issues?
How would you sell the place where you live to potential visitors?
How can you prepare your answers?
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Write down key vocabulary using verb + noun, or adjective + noun. You can use a dictionary to translate vocabulary you don't know in English. Look at the Mind Map below.
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Practise answering the question(s) using the vocabulary
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3. Are you ready? Now record your answer(s) to the questions.
You can use your phone or online voice recorders such as:
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Record your answer several times and listen to yourself.
When you're happy share your recording with a friend / study
buddy to get some feedback.
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What was good? How can you improve it?
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4. Wait 2/3 days and record your answers again. This will help
you to be more fluent.
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