In my neighbourhood
1. Look at the example and replace the parts in bold using your information.
EXAMPLE: I live in Building 5 on Main Street, in Rivertown. There’s a bank near my
building.
2. Using the map, choose the best place or places in the neighbourhood for the activities below.
neighbourhood:
area where someone lives
(places, buildings, people)
A. do sport
B. talk to a doctor
C. buy clothes
D. learn English
E. read a book
F. talk to a police
officer
G. learn history
H. have dinner
3. Listen to a recording [https://youtu.be/0W3H843gqlM] in which two speakers talk about where
they live. Say which house each speaker lives in: House A, House B or House C.
4. Without looking at the map, say if the sentences are true or false. Then, look at the map and correct
the false sentences.
EXAMPLE: There’s a hospital near a school. – False. There’s a hospital near a church.
A. There’s a gym near a school.
B. There’s a café.
C. There’s one museum.
D. There’s a hotel near a police station.
E. There’s a shopping centre near a hotel.
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In my neighbourhood
5. Using the words in the box, name three things that are near your house and three things that aren’t.
EXAMPLE: There is a restaurant near my house. There aren’t any schools.
church library restaurant
gym museum school
hospital park shopping mall
hotel police station supermarket
6. Match the sentence halves. Then, say if the sentences are true for you.
1. because there is a police station and there
are always police officers on the street.
A. The streets in my neighbourhood are dirty
2. so you don’t need to pay to read the books
B. The shopping centre is new
there.
C. There are many tourists in my town
3. because they want to see historic
D. The library is free buildings and museums.
E. My neighbourhood is safe 4. but the park is clean and nice.
5. but all the other buildings in the town are
old.
7. Choose the option you like more. Then, create two similar options to choose from for your partner.
You live in a safe neighbourhood but You live near a new shopping centre
or
without a new shopping centre. but the streets are dirty.
The restaurant near your house is The restaurant is new and clean but
or
dirty but the food is free on Fridays. there are always many people there.
There are only old and historic
or There are only big new buildings.
buildings in your neighbourhood.
There are free schools, museums
There is a free gym and a safe park. or
and a library.
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8. Match each adjective to the sentence that describes a person.
active beautiful clever creative friendly
A. They always smile and say ‘Hi!’
B. They do sport every day.
C. They look nice.
D. They do art.
E. They read books and they always know the answers.
9. Choose a person you know for each adjective in ex. 8. Add details if you can.
EXAMPLE: My sister Ella is clever. She is a good student.
10. Finish the sentences using one of the adjectives in the boxes.
active beautiful clever creative friendly historic
A. There are a lot of old buildings and museums, so our
neighbourhood is ___________ .
a lot of:
B. There are a lot of schools in our neighbourhood, so the
people are very ___________ .
C. A lot of artists live here so our neighbourhood is very
___________ . a lot of a lot of
people buildings
D. There are a lot of clean parks and nice buildings, so our
neighbourhood is very ___________ .
E. A lot of people go to the gym or go for a walk in the park, so our neighbourhood is very
___________ .
F. The people here always want to help you, so our neighbourhood is very ___________ .
11. Watch a video [https://youtu.be/gbKO1MJ-89w] and write five adjectives from the lesson that you
hear.
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12. Discuss the questions.
ADJECTIVES:
• Do people in the video like their neighbourhood?
active free
• Do you like your neighbourhood? Why/Why not?
beautiful friendly
• What adjectives in the box would you use for your
neighbourhood? Why? clean historic
• What places do you like or dislike? Why? clever new
creative old
dirty safe
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