prompts to practice past simple and there is / there are

1. Meeting 4:
HOW TO TALK ABOUT ORIGINS
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What are some questions we
can ask about people's origins?

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Where are you from?
Where were you born?
Where did you grow up?
What was it like growing up in ….?
Where did you go to school?

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Listen and answer:
→ Where is Mariel from?
→ Does she still live in her hometown?
→ What's her hometown like?
→ What do people like about her country?
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Look at these examples:
There is a big park in the centre.
Are there any restaurants?
Is there a cinema?
There aren't any interesting places to see.

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What's your hometown like?
HOMETOWN
LOCATION
INSTITUTIONS
PLACES TO SEE
SAFETY
PEOPLE
JOBS &
BUSINESSES
COMFORT
THINGS TO DO
ATMOSPHERE

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MIND YOUR GRAMMAR:
→ When we talk about finished past events,
past habits and preferences we use
PAST SIMPLE.
→ We often use THERE IS / THERE ARE
when we describe places.