I
made 190 flashcards for the Town theme and included places, community, stores,
land features, neighborhood, places for leisure activities. And here are
several ideas to promote speaking using flashcards.
Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Town-Flashcards-for-Elementary-ESL-3713783
The language
objective is to learn the name of the places in a town using the flashcards. Students will learn the
vocabulary related to places they encounter daily such as, school, park,
supermarket, making the lessons more meaningful and relevant.
Use
the demonstratives "This" and "That" to
build Understanding of Proximity. Use the point finger to
introduce this and that.
Teacher:
This is a bank. That is the cinema.
Hand
in the point finger and using more flashcards, have the students say the
sentences.
Make
abstract grammar rules more tangible by using visual aids like the town
flashcards to start a Drill. Nominate an
individual student to be the driller. The class or the group members have to
read each flashcard.
Give
the flashcards to individual students.
Teacher: Where are
you?
Student: I am at the
police station. (shows the card) This
is the police station.
Practice Giving Directions
I
use my Commands Flashcards for this activity. LINK: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Commands-Flashcards-1816475
Place
a location flashcard on each seat or desk. Teacher: Pam, run to the police
station.
Teacher:
Kim, Go to the hospital.
Name
more town places.
Put several
flashcards and have students name a place in your town or city. Write the place
under each flashcard. Have the students make another list with more flashcards.
Here I wrote examples of my hometown.
Sort the
flashcards by buildings, stores, work places, nature.
Make
it a hands-on learning experience.
Speaking activity with- Let´s go ! -Have
the students make sentences using Let´s go to.
Teacher:
Let´s go to the museum!
Students:
Let´s go to the park!
Identifying
locations using There is.
Play Guess game using interrogatives. Have
5 students come to the front and give a flashcard to each one and don´t let
them show the flashcards to the class, but they do have to know what flashcards
are playing. The class has to guess the buildings in town.
Students:
Is there a library?
Student
in the front: Yes, there is. (shows the
card)
Students:
Is there a museum?
Student
in the front: No, there isn´t.
Use
of the structure There are to describe the town.
Place several town flashcards on the board. Have a student come up one at a
time and draw as you say. The students will draw the scene on their notebooks
and write the sentences.
Teacher:
There are two cars at the post office. There are four flowers at the
restaurant. There are three giraffes at the zoo.
Where
is the family? I added a set of family flashcards to
make sentences with the town flashcards.
Teacher: Where is
Mother?
Students: Mother is
in the shoe store.
Or,
you place more place flashcards and tell students where the family members are
and have them attach the corresponding flashcard.
Teacher: Father is
in the restaurant.
The
unit naturally integrates location-based language (e.g., "next to,"
"between," "across from"), reinforcing spatial awareness
and preposition use. Where?. Place several flashcards on the
board. Draw Main Street and start asking questions.
Teacher: Excuse me,
It is on Main Street, between the fire station and the library.
Teacher: Where is
the library ?
Students: It is on
Main Street, next to the hospital.
Use
of the adjectives On the left, on the right.
Draw
the street and arrows, place a flashcard on the right and another on the left.
Teacher: The bus
station is on the right. The beauty salon is on the left.
Have
students write questions to ask you about your street.
Student: Is there a
bus stop?
Teacher: No, there isn´t.
Where
and what number?
A good review for the numbers 1 to 20.
Place
several flashcards on both sides of the road and add a write on each one.
Teacher:
Where is the apartment building?
Students:
It´s on the right.
Teacher:
What number is it?
Students: It´s number 14.
Use
of the preposition At the corner of.
Draw
a street intersection, if it is a known one of your town the better. Add the
flashcards.
Teacher:
The school is at the corner of First Avenue and Main Street.
Have
the students draw more examples and write the sentences. Then dictate to a
student that will go to the board and place the flashcards.
Draw
a street on the board.
Give a set of
flashcards to several students. Have them place the cards in the correct
position on the street. Give them a written text where the cards should go. The
students have to discuss how to place them.
The shoe store is on
Main Street. The clothing store is next to the shoe store. The hotel is next to
the shoe store. The shoe store is between the clothing store and the Hotel. The
bowling alley is across the street. The planetarium is next to the bowling
alley.
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