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In a new town

1 Com p le t e t he sen t ences w i t h the r e i sn t , the r e aren t , i s the re , a re t he re

o r the re s .

a)__________a big supermarket near here?b) No, __________ any cinemas in the town.c) __________a cashpoint in the square?d) No,__________a bus stop on Greek Street.e)__________ any restaurants near here?f) Yes,__________ an Italian restaurant in the square.g) No,__________ a French restaurant in the town.h) __________ any good markets near here?

2 Make the sen tences in to negat iv e sen ten ces.

a) Theres a caf in the square.

b) There are some good galleries in the town.

c) Theres a museum near here.

d) There are some nice restaurants in the town.

e) Theres a castle near the square.

f) There are some big department stores in Blue Street.

3 You ar e i n a new t ow n . W r i t e f i ve p laces you w an t t o v i s i t .

a)__________b)__________c) __________d)__________e)__________

W or k i n pa i r s . Ask and answ er quest i ons .

Fo r exam p le ,

Studen t A : I s t he re a museum i n t he t ow n?

Stud en t B : Yes, the re i s a m useum.Stud en t A : I s the re a n ice restaur an t?

Stud en t B : No , the re i sn t a n ice restaur an t .

Now change . St uden t B asks ques t i ons and St uden t A answ er s .

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In a new town

TEACHERS NOTES:

A i m : to provide further practice of asking for and understanding basicinformation about a new town. This worksheet is designed to be usedin conjunction with unit 5.2.

T im e : 40 minutesMater ia ls : copy of the worksheet for each student

1 Students fill the gaps with the appropriate phrase.Elicit answers from the class.

Answer s :a Is thereb there arentc Is thered there isnte Are theref theresg there isnth Are there

2 Students read the sentences and then rewrite them as negative sentences. Elicit

answers from the class.

Answer s :

a There isnt a caf in the square.b There arent any good galleries in the town.c There isnt a museum near here.d There arent any nice restaurants in the town.e There isnt a castle near the square.f There arent any big department stores in Blue Street.

3 Students roleplay out a situation in a new town. Student A writes down five

places he/shed like to visit in a new town. Student B tells Student A whetherthese places are in the town. When they have asked and answered about all five

places, tell them to change roles. Monitor as they work to check on accuracy.Note down any common errors and write them on board at the end of theactivity. Ask the students to spot the (anonymous) errors!