Describing Neighbourhoods: Locations and Directions

              Hi students! Today we'll work on describing neighbourhoods using prepositions of locations and directions. So, let's get started.


Locations


I. Look at the map. Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false answers.

1.       The Piermont Museum of Arts is on Harper Street.

2.       Moonbucks Coffee 1 is between Holly Boulevard and First Avenue.

3.       Book World is on the corner of Holly Boulevard and Second Avenue.

4.       The Bell Theater is around the corner on the left side of the street.

5.       The Film Forum is down the street, on the left side.

II. Compare your answers with a classmate.

III. Look at this map now and answer the following questions using prepositions. 

Where is the…

1.       Cinema?

2.       Supermarket?

3.       Hotel?

4.       Church?

5.       Bank?

6.       Park?

7.       Restaurant?

IV. Compare your answers with a classmate.

Directions

I. Use prepositions: match the beginning and end of each sentence.

1.  Walk for 2.  Walk along 3.  Walk to 4.  Get on 5.  Get off

a.   The road for five minutes. b.  The bus at the station. c.   About five minutes. d.  The bus stop. e.   The bus number 14.

II. Look at the map and find Erica’s home and her school.

Complete Erica’s directions. Use one word only.

Toni When you leave the school, turn right and walk (1)______ the traffic lights. Cross the road and then turn left into Garratt Lane. Walk (2)______ the bus stop and get (3)______ the number 39. Stay (4)______ the bus (5)______ about 10 minutes, then get (6)______ at Clapham Junction (you can ask the driver). Walk (7)______ the High Street until you come (8)______ a bridge. Turn right and walk (9)______ about 10 minutes. I live opposite the Eagle pub. My flat is number 10a (10)______ the second floor. Ring me if you get lost! See you on Saturday. Erica

Writing Task

       Write about your neighbourhood describing the locations of places like restaurants, shops, etc. Then, write directions to your house or flat for a classmate. 

           Hand in this to your teacher. This assignment will be evaluated.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

LET'S DO SOME REVISION !                                                                                        

                           
Go to this link and check how much you know about the story:


http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-040411-DorianQuiz.pdf

Now answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.Write complete sentences.

1. How did Basil and Dorian meet? How was Basil impressed by Dorian?

             

2. How did Lord Henry influence the young Dorian?

3. Who said this: “I call him Prince Charming. He’s everything to me.”  Explain this quotation.

4. Why didn’t Basil want to exhibit his picture? What was his secret?

5. Who was the sailor? What did he intend to do? What finally happened to him?

 When you finish hand  in your work to your teacher.

Picture this...

Hello, students! Today you will work with world-known paintings. But first, let’s take a look at some prepositions of place which might help you with your painting descriptions.

Match the prepositions with the pictures. 

Where is the ball?

Read the description about At the Moulin Rouge and answer the following questions.

1. What was the Moulin Rouge famous for?

2. Who did Toulouse-Lautrec include in his paintings?

3. Which person is Toulouse-Lautrec?

4. Why do some people thinkhe liked painting the dancers?

OK, the painting we’re looking at now is by the French painter Toulouse-Lautrec.

The painting is called At the Moulin Rouge is a nightclub in Paris. In the 19^th century, the nightclub was very famous for its beautiful dancers and singers.

Toulouse-Lautrec did a lot of paintings and posters of the Moulin Rouge. He especially loved paintings the dancers. And in these paintings he sometimes included his friends too.

In the middle of the picture, there are five people who are sitting at a table having a drink. The woman who’s wearing a hat is a dancer – her name is la Macarona –, and the man sitting next to her on the right is a friend of Toulouse-Lautrec. He was a photographer. On the right, here, there’s a woman with fair hair, blue eyes, ad very red lips. Her face looks very white. That’s another famous dancer called Jane Avril. At the back of the picture, on the right, there are two women who are standing together. One of them is touching her hair. That’s La Goulue and she was one of the most famous singers at the Moulin Rouge at that time.

Now this is very interesting. If you look carefully to the left of the two women, there are two men walking out of the nightclub. One of them is very tall and the other one is very short. The very tall man is Toulouse-Lautrec’s cousin Gabriel, and the other man is Toulouse-Lautrec himself. Toulouse-Lautrec was only 1.5 metres tall. He had very short legs and couldn’t walk very well. Some people think this is why he loved painting the dancers of the Moulin Rouge… because they all had beautiful, long legs.

Read the description again and write the numbers of the people next to their names.

·         Toulouse-Lautrec
·         His cousin Gabriel
·         His friend, a photographer
·         Jane Avril, a dancer
·         La Macarona, a dancer
·         La Goulue, a singer

Look at the painting below. It's another piece of art painted by Toulouse-Lautrec. This one is called Marcelle Lender Doing The Bolero In Chilperic. Using some of the prepositions from above and your own knowledge about physical description, make a list of what you see in the painting.

1.________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________

3.________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________

6.________________________________________________

Exchange your ideas with a classmate and compare your sentences. Is there anything else you would include?

Journal

Write  a new entry in your journal answering the following questions:

• Do you have a favourite painter? Who?
• Do you have a favourite painting? What? Can you describe it?

Write a description about a painting of your choice. Describe what you see and include some insteresting facts about the painter and the painting itself. 

If you don't have any favourite painter or painting, here are some websites where you can choose from.

http://www.toulouse-lautrec-foundation.org/home-8-24-1-0.html

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/

http://www.leonardoda-vinci.org/

http://www.virtualdali.com/

http://www.franciscodegoya.net/

Hand in this assignment to your teacher on April 18th.

Describing Places

Where in the world are these cities?

Cairo - Tokyo - Sidney - Venice - New Delhi

A Foreign City

How could you best describe a city your readers have never seen? If your description was limited to one paragraph, you’d have to choose your words carefully. Which details would be most interesting to your reader? Which details would you decide to leave out?

A.  Study these facts about Paris, France. Circle five key details that, in your judgment, would give your readers the most enjoyable “armchair travel” experience. Then write your descriptive paragraph in your copybook.

B.     Now do some research of other foreign cities in the world . Use the links below to help you gather some facts about the city you would like to write about. 

• http://www.italylogue.com/things-to-do/what-to-do-in-venice.html
• http://www.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1897812,00.html
• http://www.sydneyguide.net.au/sydney_tours.html
• http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/India/Union_Territory_of_Delhi/New_Delhi-1090674/Things_To_Do-New_Delhi-TG-C-1.html
• http://www.essortment.com/top-10-things-cairo-32050.html

C. Write your list of facts in your copybook.

D. Decide which facts you will use, and then write a first draft of your paragraph in your   copybook. To complete the process, check your paragraph to be sure that your spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct. Write your revision on a separate sheet of paper.

A. Read the following postcard:

B. Buy a postcard of a city of your choice. Imagine you are spending some time there and write a postcard to the classmate whose name has been assigned to you. Bring it next 

class.