This document is an English lesson about talking about neighborhoods. It provides vocabulary words related to neighborhoods and asks students to practice describing their own childhood neighborhoods. It also gives example dialogs for learners to practice talking about changes in their neighborhood over time using phrases like "I grew up in this neighborhood" and "There have been a lot of changes here in the last decade." The lesson concludes by asking students to compose their own sentences using the phrases.

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English Basics for Intermediate Learners
Lesson 4: Learn How to Talk About Your Neighborhood

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Exercise 1: Warming Up
Words
neighborhood n
spend v
change n
decade n
for instance -
supermarket n
hypermarket n
grocery n
Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know the
meaning of a word, just ask your teacher!
Words (continued)
convenient adj
friendly adj
actually adv
bought v
In addition -
build v
assume v

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Exercise 2: Answer the Question
Can you talk about your childhood neighborhood in 45
seconds? Include as much information as possible.
Q

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Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued)
Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds?
Include as much information as possible.
Q
You are here!
Your friend’s house

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Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases
A Did you grow up here in this neighborhood?
B
Yes, I grew up in this neighborhood. I lived here until I
was 15. I moved to another town later, but I spent most
of my childhood here.
A Have you noticed any changes around here?
B
There have been a lot of changes here in the last
decade. For instance, you can see there is a large
supermarket on the corner, right?
A Actually, that’s a hypermarket.
B
There used to be only small grocery stores when I lived
here.
Dialogue practice Complete the sentences
1. I ( )( )( ) New York.
up, grew, in
2. I ( )( )( )( )( ) in New
York.
spent, childhood, of, my, most
3. There ( )( )( )( ) and
downs.
ups, been, many, have
4. ( )( )( )( ) a church over
there.
used, be, there, to
• I grew up in …
• I spent my childhood …
• There have been …
• There used to be …

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Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued)
A Are your neighbors friendly?
B
Yes, we all know each other pretty well. But recently
many new people moved here. Actually, a young
married couple moved in next door to us yesterday.
A Who bought that house down the street?
B
My friend bought that house. In addition, my other friend
is building a new house up the street from where I live.
A Why have so many people moved here recently?
B
I really don't know why, but I assume they love the trees
on the streets in this neighborhood.
Dialogue practice Complete the sentences
1. I saw people ( )( )( )( ) .
walking, the, down, street
2. Go ( )( )( )( ) for 100
meters.
street, up, straight, the
3. I saw ( )( )( )( ).
the, Bob, on, street
• … down the street
• … up the street
• … on the street

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Exercise 4: Exercise
Compose sentences using the useful phrases you just learned.Q
• I grew up in …
• I spent my childhood …
• There have been …
• There used to be …

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End of Lesson
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