CLE IV TGL-SIG

Student´s name: Teacher´s name:

Date: Final grade:
DAY 1
Geography and landscapes / Describing places Adjectives and adverbs

Criterio desempeño: Puedo captar la idea principal de anuncios y mensajes breves, claros y sencillos . (C1)

My kind of place
1. Vocabulary: Which four things from the box are important to you where you live where you go on
holiday?

2. Speaking: Look at the photos. Which is a bid city, a small town, a village, do you think? Which things
from the box above can you see in the photos?
3. Listening: (5.1) Listen to these sentences from three conversations about the places in the photos.
Notice the stressed words.

4. Listening: (5.2) Listen to three conversations A-C and match them to the photos. Which person talks
about:

 Where he/she lives now?1-A

 Where his/her family lives?2-B
 Where he/ she goes on holiday?3-C
A=WHERE SHE GOES ON HOLIDAY}=1-C
B=WHERE HER FAMILY LIVES?=2-B
C=WHERE HE LIVES NOW=3-A

5. Grammar: Fill in the gaps in the tables ‘s, is, are, isn’t or aren’t.

Singular
POSITIVE There _IS____ a beautiful lake.

NEGATIVE There _ISNT__ a park near our flat.

QUESTIONS ___IS____ There a hotel?

SHORT ANSWERS Yes, There _IS__ . / No, there ___ISNT____.

Plural

POSITIVE There _ARE___ lot of things to do.

NEGATIVE There _ARENT___ any restaurants.

QUESTIONS __ARE____ there any cheap places to stay?

SHORT ANSWERS Yes, There _ARE____ . / No, there _ARENT___.

6. Listening: (5.3) Look at these sentences about Keswick. Fill in the gaps in the tables ‘s, is, are, isn’t or
aren’t.
 1. (✓) There _are___ lots of good shops.
2. (✗) There _isn’t_ a station.
3. (✓) There ___IS___ a big theatre by the lake.
4. (✗) There __ARENT___ any five-star hotels.
5. (✓) There _ARE___ three interesting museums.
6. (✓) There _IS___ a nice old cinema.
7. (✗) There _IS__ an airport near the town.
8. (✓) There _ARE__ two lovely parks.

7. Speaking: Choose a favourite place (a town/city/village/ in your country or a holiday place you know).
Tick/Cross the things in the box that are/aren’t in this place.

MY FAVORITE PLACE HAS NICE GREEN AREAS BIG SHOPPING CENTERS HAS A BIG AIRPORT HAS
DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE ONE CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME LIKE DISCOS RESTAURANTS

Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8a61Mdh5is

8. Work in groups of three or four. Tell the other students about your favorite place. Then share to the
classes the chosen places of your group and some information about the places.