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Unit One
Lesson 2A

Describing Places
Overview
In this lesson you are going to describe
and compare places and write a leaflet for
tourists visiting your region or city.
You’ll work on these areas of language.
You’ll focus on these skills today.
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
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Pronunciation- Word stress in longer
adjectives
Lexis- adjective + noun combinations
Constructions- 4 common patterns
Sentence grammar-present simple used
to highlight qualities of places
Discourse- organising a persuasive text
Functions-persuading someone to visit a
place
Speaking-presenting a place you know
Listening-understanding the suggestions
of others
Reading-advertising literature
Writing-writing a persuasive text and
using bullet points
Objectives

Describe and compare different types of places as

somewhere to live and somewhere to visit.

Describe the place where you live in some detail.

Design and create a leaflet for tourists.

Explore one a very common language pattern.

Language Review Use your notes.
Work with a partner.
Plan a short presentation about
Think of questions you could use to
the person your partner told you
get information about someone you’ve
about.
never met.
full
full name
name Practice your presentation.
age
age
birthday
birthday
born
born in in Present your partner’s chosen
come
come fromfrom person to the class.
live
live in
in
family
family
school
school subjects
subjects Examples
Examples Example
Example
likes
likes Katerina told me about her older sister.
dislikes
dislikes Where does she come from?
Her full name’s Paula Nina Silva and she’s from
favourite
favourite colour
colour What does she want to do in Stockholm in Sweden where she was born.
future
future plans
plans the future? She’s 19 and her birthday is on 7th March …
Think of a person you know well and As you listen to the presentations
who is important to you. make a note of any errors you hear.
Give some feedback to the
Ask and answers questions with your presenters at the end.
partner.
How did your classmates perform?
Take some notes. What types of things could they improve?
Before you start Destinations Match each of the postcards to one of
Work with a partner. these noun phrases.
Describe the places you can see in a small country village
these postcards. a historic town
a large metropolis
a place by the sea
an ideal place to live
a great place to visit

With a partner, decide at which of

the places above you would be most
likely to experience these things.
an exciting nightlife Imagine you are
amazing architecture choosing a place
busy streets to visit on
Join another pair. fantastic shops
holiday.
Compare your ideas. historic monuments
a relaxing atmosphere
Rate the phrases
Talk about these ideas. from ‘most’ to
clean air
What
What itit would
would be
be like
like to
to live
live inin each
each place.
place. ‘least’ important.
The
The place
place you
you would
would prefer
prefer to to live
live in.
in.
beautiful countryside
The
The place
place you
you would
would least
least like
like toto live
live in.
in. Compare your rankings as a class.
The
The place
place which
which isis most
most like
like where
where you you live
live now.
now.
Which qualities are most popular?
Report your conclusions to the class. Which are least popular?
 Task preparation Places to be Make some notes about
Describe these photos. the place where you live.

Report to the class.

Discuss these ideas with a partner. Use these ideas. Example
Example

Which
Which city
city they
they could
could show.
show. Your
Your home
home I live in a three-bedroom
Things
Things you
you might
might expect
expect to to see
see there.
there. Where
Where itit isis apartment with my family in the
The
The type
type of
of housing
housing most
most people
people live
live in.
in. Who
Who lives
lives there
there suburbs of Lisbon, the capital city
How
How similar
similar living
living there
there isis to
to where
where you
you live
live now.
now. Its
Its status
status of Portugal. It’s a coastal city and
Geographical
Geographical features
features there are lots of fabulous
Example
Example What
What it’s
it’s like
like beaches and some fantastic
Most people probably live in
apartments…there’s probably What
What youyou can can see
see scenery nearby. The city itself is
not much space for houses. How
How youyou feel
feel about
about itit quite noisy and polluted though.
The
The weather
weather therethere There are lots of historic buildings
It must be really different from but some modern shopping
where I live...I live in a big city too centres and office blocks too. It’s
but in a house in the suburbs. always crowded and busy. The
Compare your ideas as a class. weather’s usually very good!
 TASK Design a leaflet for tourists Look at this leaflet.
Read this announcement from a local
newspaper.
DESIGN
DESIGN IT
IT RIGHT-COMPETITION
RIGHT-COMPETITION
We
We are
are the
the number
number ONE
ONE advertising
advertising agency
agency for
for all
all of
of your
your local
local
needs
needs and
and wewe are
are looking
looking for
for the
the next
next generation
generation of
of marketing
marketing Discover the city of the explorers
professionals.
professionals. Are
Are you
you young
young andand creative?
creative? Are
Are you
you passionate
passionate
One of Europe’s most picturesque and attractive
about
about your
your local
local area?
area? Do
Do you
you fit
fit the
the bill?
bill?
capital cities, Lisbon is built on a series of hills with
captivating views from every angle. Don’t miss the
IfIf the
the answer
answer isis ‘yes’
‘yes’ to
to these
these questions,
questions, design
design aa TOURIST
TOURIST
many world heritage monuments and wander the
LEAFLET
LEAFLET and and win
win yourself
yourself aa trip
trip to
to aa destination
destination of
of your
your choice
choice
in
in our
our region
region for
for aa day
day for
for four
four people.
people. ancient streets of the old quarters of Alfama and
Send
Send youryour entries
entries toto this
this email
email address
address asas an
an attachment;
attachment; Bairro Alto. Lisbon is officially Europe’s best value
capital. The weather is mild even in winter and the
competition@designitright
competition@designitright surroundings offer the chance to relax on sandy
beaches, visit fairy-tale castles and appreciate the
You have decided to enter the competition. stunning countryside. Don’t miss out!
Work in small groups. Visit romantic Lisbon
Talk about these things. How could you improve this leaflet?
Think about the ideas you discussed earlier.
The
The type
type of
of people
people who who might
might visit
visit your
your choice
choice ofof place
place
The
The destinations
destinations you you should
should include
include inin your
your leaflet
leaflet
Why
Why tourists
tourists should
should go go to
to these
these places
places
Create your leaflet.
Adjectives
Adjectives you
you could
could use
use toto make
make your
your text
text interesting
interesting Display your leaflet.
The
The use
use of
of aa title-pictures-bullet
title-pictures-bullet points
points Read and evaluate the other leaflets.
Task feedback How did you do? Read this model leaflet.
Goa is one of the high points of any visit to India.
Assess your classmates’ leaflets.
Located on the subcontinent’s western coast the tiny
island of Goa itself is a truly enchanting location for
Give each one a mark out of ten for each young and old alike. With its exotic landscapes,
of these categories. The leaflet; golden beaches, rolling hills, amazing sea food and
its calm atmosphere, a visit to Goa is first choice for
Would
Would persuade
persuade me to visit if I was
was a tourist. both Indian and foreign tourists. Refreshing for the
Was
Was easy
easy to
to read
read and
and informative.
informative. body as well as the soul. Here are some of the high
Was
Was well-organised.
well-organised. points:
Was
Was visually
visually attractive.
attractive.
• Goa’s world-famous beaches cover about 128
Used
Used noun
noun phrases
phrases with
with adjectives
adjectives accurately.
accurately.
kilometres of coastline where a full range of
FEEDBACK accommodation from luxury hotels to budget
• Suggest improvements based on your scores. price beach huts.
• Suggest some corrections on the language used in • Getting there is easy and affordable. Goa has a
the leaflets. first-class international airport.
• Vote on which entry would have the best chance of • There’s no lack of cultural destinations to enjoy
winning the competition. including the Bom Jesus Basilica, Fort Aguada
and the wax museum with exhibits showing
Indian culture and, of course, the fascinating
Heritage Museum.
• Shopping in Goa is a real pleasure-from its
centuries old traditional handicraft markets to its
high-end stores.

Don’t miss out on the holiday destination of a lifetime.

Task follow on Language patterns Combine words from each column
to form phrases.
ABOUT LANGUAGE attractive view
Key Patterns captivating castles
ancient city
• There a small number of patterns you can easily learn
old countryside
which will help you increase your vocabulary a lot. best-value streets
• Here are some useful patterns to look out for; sandy capital
fairy-tale quarter
adjective + noun- a tiny island stunning beaches
verb + noun- visit India Compare your ideas with this text.
verb + adverb- arrive safely
noun + noun- summer clothes Discover the city of the explorers
One of Europe’s most picturesque and attractive
Look at these examples. Work with a capital cities, Lisbon is built on a series of hills with
captivating views from every angle. Don’t miss the
aa picturesque
picturesque city
city (adjective
(adjective ++ noun)
noun) partner. many world heritage monuments and wander the
an
an attractive
attractive capital
capital (adj.
(adj. ++ n.
n. ))
ancient streets of the old quarters of Alfama and
Make a note Bairro Alto. Lisbon is officially Europe’s best-value
of examples. capital. The weather is mild even in winter and the
surroundings offer the chance to relax on sandy
adj. + n. beaches, visit fairy-tale castles and appreciate the
a coastal city stunning countryside. Don’t miss out!
good weather Visit romantic Lisbon
Can you remember any other examples a historic town
from earlier in the lesson? Can you remember any other examples?
A2-B1 Unit Two Lesson 2A

Today you…
Talked about different places and what makes them more, or less, appealing to
you as places to live or to visit.

Presented the place you live, read a text about a city and then produced a
leaflet written to persuade tourists to visit your region or city.

Read a text about a tourist destination in India and analysed a text from
earlier in the lesson to help you notice examples of the pattern adj. + n.
HOMEWORK IDEA
Look at your leaflets again.
Note down any adjective + noun combinations you find.
Bring these to the next class.
Look at the text about Goa.
Use a highlighter pen, find more examples and mark these.
Start a section of your folder or notebook for vocabulary on the topics ‘places’ and
‘travel’.