This document provides an English lesson on places in town, present simple vs. present continuous tenses, and quantifiers like some, any, many, a lot of. It includes examples of how to use there is/there are to describe things that exist in locations. Students practice identifying places in their town and describing current and routine activities using the proper tenses. The lesson encourages students to discuss places in their town and what they do on holidays versus currently in a recorded video dialogue activity.

1. : CGT
WEEK 3: PLACES IN TOWN
Course: English II

2. Let’s remember
What are they doing now?
1. He is watching TV.
2. The cat is sleeping.
3. She is listening to music.
4. The dog is eating.
5. They are reading newspapers.
She is reading a newspaper.

3. At the end of this session, students will be
able to identify and describe places in town
in an e-mail.

4. When do we use there is and there are?
We use “there is” or “there are” to
describe things we can see and things that exist
around us.

5. Places in town

6. Look at the map and mention all the places you can see. Use the chatbox to write your answers.

7. There is & There are

8. There is a park.
There are two
banks.

9. We use “there is” and “there are” to say that something exists or
doesn’t exist.
Structure Examples
Affirmative
Singular There is There is a park in my neighborhood.
Plural There are There are two banks in my town.
Negative
Singular There isn’t There isn’t an airport in my neighborhood.
Plural There aren’t There aren’t any gyms in my town.
Questions Singular Is there…? Is there a supermarket in your city? Yes, there is / No, there isn’t.
Yes/No
question
Plural Are there…? Are there any hospitals in your town? Yes, there are / No, there aren’t.
Wh-Question What is there…? What is there in your city? There are restaurants.

10. We can use the quantifiers “some” and “any” when:
• The exact number is not known.
• The exact number is not important or relevant.
There are some restaurants in my town.
There are some beautiful parks in my town.
There is some milk in the fridge.
There is some money in my wallet.
There aren’t any airports in my town.
Are there any train stations in my town?
There isn’t any flour in the bowl.
Is there any sugar in my coffee?
any
some
We use some with countables and uncountables
in affirmative sentences.
We use any with countables and uncountables in
negative and interrogative sentences.

11. * We use the quantifiers “many” and “a lot of” to talk about quantities, amounts and degrees.
* We use “many” with countables in affirmative or negative sentences and questions.
* We use “a lot of” with countables and uncountables in affirmative sentences.
Quantifiers “many” – “a lot of”
Quantifiers Examples
Many
There are many parks in my town.
Are there many bus stations in your town?
A lot of
There aren’t a lot of gyms in my town.
There are a lot of coffee shops in your town.
There is a lot of sugar in my coffee.

12. 1. He doesn’t have ________ pens, but I have _________ pens.
2. I’m tired. Do we have ________ time to have a nap?
3. A: Do they have ________ library cards? B: No, they don’t have ________.
4. Paul wants to buy _________ new shoes.

13. * We use the quantifiers “many” and “a lot of” to talk about quantities, amounts and degrees.
* We use “many” with countables in affirmative or negative sentences and questions.
* We use “a lot of” with countables and uncountables in affirmative sentences.
Quantifiers “many” – “a lot of”
Quantifiers Examples
Many
There are many parks in my town.
Are there many bus stations in your town?
A lot of
There aren’t a lot of gyms in my town.
There are a lot of coffee shops in your town.
There is a lot of sugar in my coffee.

14. 1. There is __________ money in my bag.
2. There aren’t __________ restaurants in my town.
3. There are ___________ parks in my city.
4. Are there ___________ schools in your town?
5. There are __________ good places to know in my town.

15. Let’s practice!

16. In groups of 5, talk about the places in your town.
What’s
there in
your town?
There are a lot
of restaurants.

17. Present Simple vs. Present continuous

18. From Monday to
Friday…
But…today
it’s
Saturday…

19. He is working right now.
They are playing soccer
this season.
He always works in the
morning.
They play soccer once a
week.
Look at these examples:
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

20. PRESENT
SIMPLE
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
USE – STRUCTURE – TIME EXPRESSIONS
Ongoing Activities, activities in
progress
Subject + Verb BE (present) + V_ING
I – YOU – WE -
THEY
SHE – HE – IT
( + )
( - )
( ? )
don’t doesn’t
Do Does
_s, _es, _ies,
has, goes, does
Now, right now, at the
moment, today, this…
Routines, habits, facts.
Adverbs of frequency,
once, twice, every…

21. sing, dances, play, kicks, act, cooks
She’s drinking, He’s reading, He’s dancing,
He’s eating, He’s playing

22. Metacognitive questions

23. • What did you learn in this unit?
• How did you learn it?
• What strategy can you use to remember?
• Is this topic relevant to you? Why?

24. • Canvas platform
• File's type: Word
• Time: 45 minutos
Through this activity, students, in pairs or
groups of three, record a video
dialogue comparing what they do on
holidays and what they are doing now.