My Town: Let's Chat (A2)

Objective & content

By the end, A2 students can describe and compare their town aloud, giving opinions and reasons. This speaking deck gives 24 "My town" chat prompts using comparatives, superlatives and past simple, 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 A2 deck once comparatives, superlatives and past simple are familiar — comparing one's town to a big city, or recalling a recent outing, gives students an authentic, personal context for both. The frame scaffolds each card's target structure; encourage students to extend past it once confident.

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, answer using the frame plus a reason.
3. (8–10 min) Students take turns drawing a card and answering aloud, always giving a reason; the teacher circulates and asks a follow-up where useful.
4. (2 min) Whole-class share-out: 2–3 students repeat their favourite answer and reason.

Adaptations

• [S] Complete the frame with one reason only; skip cards needing past simple if not yet secure.
• [A] Add a second reason, or ask the speaker a follow-up question themselves.

Materials & prerequisites

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

Curriculum alignment

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

Assessment & extensions

Listen for correct comparative/superlative forms as an informal speaking check. Extend into a short "welcome to my town" written guide for a visitor, or pair with the A1 My Town deck for mixed-level classes.