My Town: Let's Chat

Objective & content

By the end, A1 students can talk aloud about their town using there is/there are and present simple. This speaking deck gives 24 "My town" chat prompts about places, shops and getting around, each with a sentence-frame scaffold. It plays on screen (draw and shuffle) or prints as a single A4 sheet of cut-out cards.

Pedagogical guide

Use this deck once there is/there are and basic place vocabulary are introduced — talking about one's own town makes an abstract structure concrete and personal. Each frame supplies the structure ("In my town there is ___."), so students focus on naming real places. No question-forming is expected at A1.

Suggested procedure

1. (2 min) Form groups of 3–4 and shuffle or display the deck.
2. (1 min) Model one card: read the question, complete the frame aloud.
3. (8–10 min) Students take turns drawing a card and answering aloud using the frame; the teacher circulates and prompts extra detail where possible.
4. (2 min) Whole-class share-out: ask 2–3 students about their favourite place in town.

Adaptations

• [S] Accept one completed sentence per card; pre-teach a short place-word bank (park, shop, school, cinema).
• [A] Add one more sentence beyond the frame, naming a second place or giving a direction.

Materials & prerequisites

Plays on screen (draw/shuffle) or prints as a single A4 sheet of cut-out cards. Assumes there is/there are, present simple, and vocabulary for town places and transport.

Curriculum alignment

Maps to Cycle 3 "child and close environment" (FR 6e) — the child's town and surroundings.

Assessment & extensions

Listen for correct there is/there are forms as an informal speaking check. Extend with a simple class map of the town, or move to the A2 My Town deck once comparatives and opinions are the goal.