Jaxtina - S - Activity Book - Lesson 9

Jaxtina - S - Activity Book - Lesson 9

​Your Neighborhood - Directions

by Ngọc Minh Nguyễn

​Unit 3: Finding Your Way & Going Viral

​Unit 3 Overview

​In this unit, you will…

•talk about places to live, your neighborhood, and directions.

• talk about media use, computer equipment, and online business.

• use thinking skills: apply, analyze, and evaluate.

• read about unusual places to live, social media use and employment.

• use strategies to start talking by asking for directions and keep talking by expressing frequency.

• use strategies to keep talking by asking follow-up questions.

• use critical thinking skills to analyze the pros and cons of a digital detox.

​Lesson Overview

​Content Objectives

​Students will be able to

• ​describe their neighborhood.

• describe the location of a place.

​Language Objectives

​Students will

• talk about place they want to live.

• ​learn how to pronounce multi-syllable adjectives.

• ​make sentences with ‘there is’ and ‘there are’.

• ​make directions from and to a place on a map.

Poll

Practice 1. Look at the pictures in Practice 2 and discuss the questions.

Which kind of house would you like to live in? Why or why not? (You can choose more than 1 option)

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 2. READING SKILL – Scan for specific information.Read the article and answer the questions.

1. What city does Oscar live in?

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 2. READING SKILL – Scan for specific information.Read the article and answer the questions.

2. Does Layla think it is a good place for young people to live?

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 2. READING SKILL – Scan for specific information.Read the article and answer the questions.

3. Where does Jay live?

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 2. READING SKILL – Scan for specific information.Read the article and answer the questions.

4. How big is Jay’s eco-pod?

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 3. Complete the definitions with words from the article in Practice 2.

1. a place to live: h_________, a__________

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 3. Complete the definitions with words from the article in Practice 2.

2. an area around a house: g_______, y________

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 3. Complete the definitions with words from the article in Practice 2.

3. the area around where you live: n

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 3. Complete the definitions with words from the article in Practice 2.

4. the people who live near you: n

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 3. Complete the definitions with words from the article in Practice 2.

5. a very large town: c

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 3. Complete the definitions with words from the article in Practice 2.

6. a road: s

Open Ended

MAKE IT YOURS

Find more words that describe your neighborhood and the house, apartment, or street where you live.

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Choose the correct words with each picture

• apartment building

• bus stop

• coffee shop

• grocery store

• gym

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Choose the correct words with each picture

• apartment building

• grocery store

• library

• train station

• gym

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Choose the correct words with each picture

• apartment building

• bus stop

• library

• high school

• gym

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Choose the correct words with each picture

• apartment building

• bus stop

• coffee shop

• grocery store

• gym

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Choose the correct words with each picture

• apartment building

• high school

• library

• train station

• gym

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Choose the correct words with each picture

• apartment building

• bus stop

• library

• train station

• gym

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Choose the correct words with each picture

• apartment building

• bus stop

• coffee shop

• grocery store

• high school

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Choose the correct words with each picture

• apartment building

• high school

• grocery store

• train station

• gym

​Pronunciation

​apartment building /əˈpɑːrtmənt ˈbɪldɪŋ/, bus stop,

coffee shop, grocery store /ˈɡrəʊsəri/,

gym, high school,

library /ˈlaɪbreri/, train station

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 5. Use words from Practice 4 to complete the table.

apartment building, bus stop, coffee shop, grocery store,

gym, high school, library, train station

Places to …

live/study

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 5. Use words from Practice 4 to complete the table.

apartment building, bus stop, coffee shop, grocery store,

gym, high school, library, train station

Places to …

exercise

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 5. Use words from Practice 4 to complete the table.

apartment building, bus stop, coffee shop, grocery store,

gym, high school, library, train station

Places to …

shop

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 5. Use words from Practice 4 to complete the table.

apartment building, bus stop, coffee shop, grocery store,

gym, high school, library, train station

Places to …

travel to/from

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 5. Use words from Practice 4 to complete the table.

apartment building, bus stop, coffee shop, grocery store,

gym, high school, library, train station

Places to …

hang out

​MAKE IT REAL

​Sometimes you hear different words for the same places in a neighborhood.

gym = fitness center, health club

coffee shop = café

grocery store = supermarket

apartment (American English) = flat (British English)

Poll

Practice 6. Look at the pictures. Where would you like to live in? Why?

Multiple Select

Practice 7. LISTENING SKILL – Listen for specific information. Listen to the radio show.Check (✓) the places Elsa and Ahmed mention. There are more than one option.

ELSA

• coffee shop

• park

• gym

• grocery store

• library

Multiple Select

Practice 7. LISTENING SKILL – Listen for specific information. Listen to the radio show.Check (✓) the places Elsa and Ahmed mention. There are more than one option.

AHMED

• coffee shop

• high school

• gym

• grocery store

• apartment building

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 8. LISTENING SKILL – Listen for key words. Listen to the conversations.Write the places the speakers want to go to.

Conversation 1:

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Practice 8. LISTENING SKILL – Listen for key words. Listen to the conversations.Write the places the speakers want to go to.

Conversation 2:

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Practice 8. LISTENING SKILL – Listen for key words. Listen to the conversations.Write the places the speakers want to go to.

Conversation 3:

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Practice 8. LISTENING SKILL – Listen for key words. Listen to the conversations.Write the places the speakers want to go to.

Conversation 4:

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Practice 8. LISTENING SKILL – Listen for key words. Listen to the conversations.Write the places the speakers want to go to.

Conversation 5:

​Practice 9. Say the words. Underline the stressed syllable. Then listen and check.

​

1.	lively	quiet	busy
2.	expensive	exciting	important

​Practice 10.

​Listen and notice how the stressed syllable is louder and longer than the unstressed syllables. Practice stressing the syllables.

1. expensive houses

2. an exciting city

3. busy neighborhood

Open Ended

Practice 11. Write 5 sentences to describe your neighborhood.

Multiple Choice

Practice 13. Match the directions to the pictures.

• Take the first left

• Turn around

• Take the second left

• Go straight ahead

Multiple Choice

Practice 13. Match the directions to the pictures.

• Take the first left

• Turn around

• Take the second left

• Go straight ahead

Multiple Choice

Practice 13. Match the directions to the pictures.

• Take the first left

• Turn around

• Take the second left

• Go straight ahead

Multiple Choice

Practice 13. Match the directions to the pictures.

• Take the first left

• Turn around

• Take the second left

• Go straight ahead

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 14. Look at the map. Write the answer.

1. It’s next to the apartment building.

________ and _______

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 14. Look at the map. Write the answer.

2. It’s between the apartment building and the gym.

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 14. Look at the map. Write the answer.

3. It’s across from the grocery store.

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 14. Look at the map. Write the answer.

4. It’s on the corner of River Street and Third Avenue.

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 15. Look at the map in Practice 14 again. Then complete the directions.

1. A: Excuse me. How do I get to the high school?

B: Go over the bridge. Then take the first

.

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 15. Look at the map in Practice 14 again. Then complete the directions.

2. A: Can you tell me how to get to the train station?B: Yes. Go

and then take the second right.

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 15. Look at the map in Practice 14 again. Then complete the directions.

3. A: Is there a bus stop near hear?

B: It’s over there, across from the

.

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 15. Look at the map in Practice 14 again. Then complete the directions.

4. A: How do I get to the library?

B: Take the next

. Then take another right.

Fill in the Blanks

Practice 15. Look at the map in Practice 14 again. Then complete the directions.

5. A: Hi. Do you know where the coffee shop is?

B: Yes. It’s

the apartment building and the gym.

​Practice 16. IN PAIRS.

​Discuss directions. Ask for and give directions to and from the places. Use the Confident Communicator box to help you.

​1. from the library to the bus stop.

2. from the train station to the coffee shop.

3. from the apartment building to the high school.

4. from the park to the library.

​To ask for directions, say:

"Can you tell me the way from A to B?"​

To show the direction, say:

"Turn left/ right on X street. Go straight ahead."

"Take the first/second/third + left/right"

"It's on your left/right". "It's across from the Y" ​

​

Ask for and give directions to and from the places.

​1. from the library to the bus stop.

2. from the train station to the coffee shop.

3. from the apartment building to the high school.

4. from the park to the library.

​To ask for directions, say:

"Can you tell me the way from A to B?"​

To show the direction, say:

"Turn left/ right on X street. Go straight ahead."

"Take the first/second/third + left/right"

"It's on your left/right". "It's across from the Y" ​