ESL resources
describing places
Describing places
English Result Pre-Intermediate Student's Book
Unit 2 My region Page 19 describing places
Unit 2 My region Page 19 describing places
Unit 2 My region Page 24 Writing a description of a region
Inside Out Student's Book Advanced
Unit 3 City Pages 26 - 27 Where in the world
Five travel-guide extracts. Read and guess the destination. Follow up vocabular work
Five travel-guide extracts. Read and guess the destination. Follow up vocabular work
Unit 3 City Pages 28 - 29 Negative limiting adverbials
Examples and analysis Write a short description of a town or city Anecdote about visiting a city
Examples and analysis Write a short description of a town or city Anecdote about visiting a city
Unit 3 City Page 30 One big party
Guidebook-style piece on Leicester Square, London.
Guidebook-style piece on Leicester Square, London.
10 Over the bridge... Page 10
Students write a description of a picture with gaps. Partners must fill the gaps and guess the picture
Students write a description of a picture with gaps. Partners must fill the gaps and guess the picture
33 A good place to live Page 33
Students describe an ideal place to live and then crticize the place they live now using 'too' , 'not enough' etc.
Students describe an ideal place to live and then crticize the place they live now using 'too' , 'not enough' etc.
7a Dream destinations Page 7
(1) Speaking : mill-type activity. Picture cards. Ss have half of a picture and find their partner who has the other half of a picture. (2) Writing : write description of picture in pairs. (3) Pictures and descriptions are then shuffled and re-matched.
(1) Speaking : mill-type activity. Picture cards. Ss have half of a picture and find their partner who has the other half of a picture. (2) Writing : write description of picture in pairs. (3) Pictures and descriptions are then shuffled and re-matched.
7b Landscapes Page 7
Ss write descriptions of pictures; then read out descriptions and others draw.
Ss write descriptions of pictures; then read out descriptions and others draw.
5-8b Descriptions Pages 5 - 8
Ss write descriptions using words taken from two texts. Then compare with original texts.
Ss write descriptions using words taken from two texts. Then compare with original texts.
