Try this activity from English for Life, conversation practise on the topic of places and saying where people are.

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Download the photocopiable worksheet taken from English for Life Beginner and refer to the Teacher's notes below.

Teacher's notes

1 Aim: To practise saying where people are

2 Activity type: Gapped sentences then pairwork

3 Time: 15 minutes

4 Instructions:

• Make one copy of the worksheet for each student.

• Give students a copy of the worksheet. Focus on the pictures. Say: This is the Benson Family. Explain that the pictures show them in different places. Ask students to look at picture 1 and the example They're in bed. Say: Picture 2 and elicit He's in the shower.

• Students work individually to complete exercise 1. Circulate to help with any problems.

• Check the answers by asking students to read the sentences in number order. Drill the use of in, at, and on with the places if necessary.

• For exercise 2, ask students to cover the sentences. Say: Picture 9 and elicit They're at a party. Say: Picture 7 and elicit They're at the supermarket.

• Put students in pairs. Ask them to take it in turns to cover and describe the pictures their partner asks about.

• As an extension, write the following cues on the board: Ben / on holiday, Helen / at work, Toby / at the doctor's, Maria / out, Mrs Green / in a meeting. Explain that you are going to make phone conversations. Demonstrate the following conversation:

• You Can I speak to Ben, please?

• Student I'm sorry. He's on holiday.

• You Oh, OK. Thanks.

• Ask students to make similar conversations in their pairs, using the cues on the board and their own ideas.

• Ask the confident students to act out the conversations to the class.

Answers

Beginner
British English