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Places in town
Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 12
GoalName places in a town, a village and a city.
New words
street · a road with houses and shopsvillage · a small place in the countrysidetown · bigger than a villagecity · a very big town, like Cairocountry · a land with its own flag, like Egyptworld · all the countries together
Explanation
A street has houses and shops. A village is small and has fields. A town is bigger. A city is very big, like Cairo. A country is a land with its own flag. Egypt is a country. The world is all the countries together. In a town we can find a park, a library, a school, a store, a museum and a beach. A museum is a place with old and interesting things.
| Small | Big |
|---|---|
| street | town |
| village | city |
| city | country |
| country | world |
Worked examples
Look and say the places.
Mariam
Mum, is this a town or a city?
Mum
It is a city. It is very big.
Mariam
Is there a museum here?
Mum
Yes. And there is a big library and a park.
Listen and say. Some words have no picture.
Now you. Say: I live in a (village / town / city). Say one place near your home.
Class activity
Map of my town. Draw a big picture of a town with streets. Add a school, a store, a park, a beach and a museum. Write a label for each place. Show it to a grown-up and say: This is the school. That is the park.
Practice
1
Which is bigger: a village or a city?
A city.
2
Look. Which place is it?
A school.
3
Listen. Which place is it?
…
A park.
4
Which word is a country: Egypt or Cairo?
Egypt.
5
Writing: copy ‘I live in a big city.’
I live in a big city.