Exploring a New City

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Exploring a New City
Activity Type Introduction

Vocabulary and Writing Here is a city vocabulary worksheet to help students practice
Exercises: unscrambling, words related to cities and towns.
categorising, binary
choice, gap-fill, writing a Procedure
paragraph
Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet.
Focus Students start by reading a text and unscrambling words related

to cities and towns.
Vocabulary related to
cities and towns
Exercise A - Answer key
1. tower 11. college

Aim
2. harbour 12. shopping mall
To practice vocabulary 3. castle 13. art gallery
related to cities and 4. prison 14. bar
towns. 5. pharmacy 15. stadium
6. butcher's 16. playground
7. bookshop 17. bench
Preparation 8. clinic 18. pond
9. hostel 19. litter
Make one copy of the
10. bus stop 20. pollution
two-page worksheet for
each student.
Next, students put the words into their correct categories.
Level Exercise B - Answer key
Intermediate (B1) Other Outdoor

Shops Other nouns
buildings features
Time tower, castle,
pharmacy, prison, harbour,
40 minutes
butcher's clinic, hostel, bus stop, bench, litter,
bookshop, college, playground, pollution
shopping mall art gallery, pond
bar, stadium
Students then complete sentences using vocabulary from a box

and underlining the correct word in each sentence.
Exercise C - Answer key
1. harbour, ferry 5. around, bench

2. butcher's, convenient 6. regularly, bus stop
3. dirty, litter 7. stadium, crowded
4. hostel, noisy 8. tower, views
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Activity Type Procedure continued

Vocabulary and Writing Lastly, students use cities and towns vocabulary from a box to
Exercises: unscrambling, write a short story about exploring a new city, changing word
categorising, binary forms as required.
choice, gap-fill, writing a
paragraph Exercise D - Sample answer
I was interested in the city's architecture, and I really wanted

Focus to explore it. My first stop was a busy shopping mall filled
Vocabulary related to with people and noise. After that, I decided to take a break
cities and towns and visit a peaceful pond nearby. Unfortunately, the water was
polluted, and the smell was very bad. Feeling disappointed, I
continued my journey to the nearby stadium, where a major
Aim football game was taking place. The atmosphere was electric,
and the views of the city from the stadium were amazing. Next,
To practice vocabulary I visited a beautiful castle, followed by the harbour, where
related to cities and I took a regular ferry to explore the old part of town. The
towns. hostel where I stayed was in an old tower and conveniently
located near a bus stop, an art gallery, and a famous college.
After a day of exploring, I stopped by a bar and sat on a bench
Preparation outside, enjoying the noisy but fun atmosphere. The city was
Make one copy of the crowded, but I couldn't help but appreciate its convenience and
two-page worksheet for beauty.
each student.
Afterwards, students read their stories to the class.
Level
Intermediate (B1)
Time
40 minutes
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CITIES AND TOWNS
A. Read the text and rearrange the letters to form words related to cities and towns.
Greetings from Sunnyton. I can't believe I've been here for
six months already! I have so much to tell you that I don't
know where to start. My flat is in a tall (1) ..........................
(RETOW) and has excellent views of the (2) ..........................
(OURBHAR). When I go out on my balcony, I can see a
beautiful 400-year-old (3) .......................... (CSTLEA) and
a famous (4) .......................... (SONPRI) that was built in
the thirteenth century. It is located on a busy road with a (5) .......................... (YPHMACAR),
a (6) .......................... (UTCBHERS), and a (7) .......................... (OOKBHOPS) just minutes
away. There is also a (8) .......................... (CCILNI) down the road, and a (9) ..........................
(LHOTES) where tourists stay when they visit the city. The transportation is excellent, and there
is a (10) .......................... (SUB TOPS) just outside where I catch the bus to (11)
.......................... (LLCOGEE) every day. There is so much to do here that I am never bored.
On weekends, my friends and I often meet at the (12) .......................... (PPSHOING LLAM)
or the (13) .......................... (TAR LLGAYER) and then go for a drink in a (14) ..........................
(RBA). There is also a (15) .......................... (MIUSTAD), where we sometimes watch concerts.
My favourite place, however, has to be the park. On sunny days, I take my sister to play in the
(16) .......................... (OURDNGLAPY) while I sit on a (17) .......................... (CHBEN)
and watch the ducks swimming in the (18) .......................... (DONP). Of course, nowhere is
perfect, and there are a few things I don't like, such as the (19) .......................... (TLIERT)
on the ground and the (20) .......................... (LLPOUTNOI) from the traffic. Apart from these
things, I'm happy here. I hope you visit soon, so I can take you to my favourite places.
B. Put the words from Exercise A into their correct categories.
Shops Other buildings Outdoor features Other nouns

CITIES AND TOWNS
C. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Then, underline the correct
word in each sentence.
crowded regularly dirty ferry noisy views convenient around
1. There is a large harbour / pond where you can catch a ............................ down the river.
2. Having a butcher's / clinic next door is ............................ as I can buy meat every day.
3. Parts of my city look ............................ as there's a lot of litter / traffic on the ground.
4. The people staying in the hostel / pharmacy can be quite ............................ at night.
5. After walking ............................ the park, I sat down on a pond / bench.
6. Buses run ............................, so I never have to wait long at the bus stop / harbour.
7. The stadium / pond was ............................ as there were 5,000 fans watching the concert.
8. My office is in a tall art gallery / tower and has excellent ............................ of the city.
D. Write a short story about a day out exploring a new city or town using the words
from the box, changing the word forms as needed.
shopping mall pond pollution stadium castle harbour

hostel art gallery bar college tower bus stop
crowded regular ferry noisy views convenient bench
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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Exploring a New City

Activity Type Introduction

Focus Students start by reading a text and unscrambling words related

1. tower 11. college

Level Exercise B - Answer key

Intermediate (B1) Other Outdoor

Students then complete sentences using vocabulary from a box

Exercise C - Answer key

1. harbour, ferry 5. around, bench

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I was interested in the city's architecture, and I really wanted

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Exploring a New City

Greetings from Sunnyton. I can't believe I've been here for

six months already! I have so much to tell you that I don't

know where to start. My flat is in a tall (1) ..........................

(RETOW) and has excellent views of the (2) ..........................

(OURBHAR). When I go out on my balcony, I can see a

beautiful 400-year-old (3) .......................... (CSTLEA) and

a famous (4) .......................... (SONPRI) that was built in

a (6) .......................... (UTCBHERS), and a (7) .......................... (OOKBHOPS) just minutes

(16) .......................... (OURDNGLAPY) while I sit on a (17) .......................... (CHBEN)

B. Put the words from Exercise A into their correct categories.

Shops Other buildings Outdoor features Other nouns

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crowded regularly dirty ferry noisy views convenient around

5. After walking ............................ the park, I sat down on a pond / bench.

shopping mall pond pollution stadium castle harbour

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