Places
1 VOCABULARY
Places
Listen and say the words in the list.
town • castle • market • forest • skyscraper • river • factory •
bridge • village • town hall • field • building • farm
Find the words in the pictures. Click on the correct pictures.
2 PRESENTATION
What was it like?
A Listen and follow the story of the town.
B Match these sentences with the pictures. Some sentences are true for several pictures.
Example:
1 There wasn’t a bridge across the river. Pictures a and b.
Try this!
Think of places in Slovenia and give an example of each of the following:
• a bridge • a castle • a forest • a river • a medieval town • a church
A famous castle in Slovenia is Ptuj Castle.
3 GRAMMAR
There was / It was
A How do you say these sentences in your language?
There was a church.
It was near the river.
There were two shops.
They weren’t very big.
B Complete the questions and answers.
4 PRACTICE
A Write complete answers with there, it, or they.
B Test a friend Think of a true/false sentence about one of the pictures.
C Imagine you were a teenager in the 13th century. Work with a partner and complete the conversation.
A: Were you and your family rich?
B: …
A: What was your house like?
B: …
A: Was there a school in your village?
B: …
A: Were there any shops?
B: …
5 LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Sounds from the past
A Listen to the sounds and match them with the pictures.
B Listen again. Say what you heard for each picture.
6 SPEAKING AND WRITING
Your town
Use what you know
Imagine your town or village two hundred years ago. What was it like? Share your ideas, then write at least four sentences.
It was quite small. There weren’t any big shops.