This document outlines an English lesson plan focused on road idioms. The objectives are to review and practice road idioms, learn the grammar of "there is" and "there are", do a speaking activity about travel plans, write a description of a travel picture, and reflect on learning. The lesson includes exercises to fill in blanks with road idioms, practice using "there is" and "there are" with location and time, and a writing prompt to describe the given travel picture.

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Objectives
• Review and practice Road Idioms. Use them in a related
activity
• Grammar - Learn how to use “there is” and “there are”
• Speaking - Make virtual travel plans
• Write – Describe a travel picture in 3-4 sentences.
• Reflect on your learning today

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Review the idioms
in this related lesson
https://livelearn.ca/lessons/living-in-manitoba/road-idioms/

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Review the idioms in this related lesson
“to hit the road ”– to begin a journey; to leave
“middle of the road”– ordinary or acceptable; not exciting or special in any way
“on the road ” – travelling from place to place
“to get the show on the road – to get started
“a fork in the road ” – making a difficult decision when several options are
available

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
1. The dress rehearsal was a success, now it was time to ____the ___
with our play.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
1. The dress rehearsal was a success, now it was time to hit the road
with our play.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
2. The cruise was nice but the vacation at a whole was ____of the road.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
2. The cruise was nice but the vacation at a whole was middle of the
road.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
3. My cousin Gary is always ____the road.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
3. My cousin Gary is always on the road.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
4. Our boss has approved the marketing campaign and told us to get
the ____on the _____.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
4. Our boss has approved the marketing campaign and told us to get
the show on the road.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
5. After Covid-19 many people felt like it was a ____in the
road in their lives.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
5. After Covid-19 many people felt like it was a fork in the
road in their lives.

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Agenda
1. Grammar
2. Speaking
3. Writing
4. Reflect on learning

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Grammar

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There is/There are
Use “there is” to state facts about a person or thing.
For example:
There is a general store at the end of the street.
Use ”there are” to talk about people or things.
There are three students in the classroom.
Be careful! Don’t confuse “there are” and “they are”.
There are two good restaurants in town.
They are at the restaurant.

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There is/There are
We use “there is” and “there are” to tell the location of people or
things or the time of events.
For example:
There is a sofa bed in the guest room. (location)
There is a mass on Sunday. (time)
There are two camping grounds in these woods. (location)
There are concerts on Friday and Saturday (time)

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There is/There are
Let’s practice:
1. Write a statement in the chat using “there is” to show location and
one statement to show time.
2. Write a statement in the chat using “there are” to show location
and one statement to show time.

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There is/There are
Contractions
There is – there’s
There are – they aren’t
Let’s practice:
Re-write the following sentences using contractions:
1. There are many trails at Blue Mountain.
2. There is a lake near the village.
3. There are malls is all major cities.
4. There is a nurse in every school.

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There is not/There are not
For negative statements use “there is not” and “there are not”.
For example:
There is not a cloud in the sky.
There are not any gyms in the neighbourhood.
Let’s practice:
Write a negative statement in the chat using “there is not” to show
location and one negative statement to show time.
Write a negative statement in the chat using “there are not” to show
location and one negative statement to show time.

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There is not/There are not
Contractions
There is not – there isn’t
There are not– they aren’t
Let’s practice:
Re-write the following sentences using contractions:
1. There are not any banks nearby.
2. There is not a movie at 6:30.
3. There are not any shows on Mondays.
4. There is not a pizza place at the eatery.

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Speaking

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Speaking activity
Imagine you are making plans to travel and see some
places. Use sentences like:
“There is a zoo in Winnipeg. I plan to see it this summer.”
“There is a cabin in the woods. We plan to stay there.
Unfortunately there is not a bath tub in the cabin.”
Can you use any of the idioms learned today as well?

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Writing

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Writing activity
Describe the following picture in 3-4 sentences.

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Reflect
on
learning

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What did you learn today?

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Homework
Describe a room in your house using there is/there are.
Send your homework to your instructor.

30. Thankyou!
Questions?
Created by : Ruxandra Nicolescu – English Online
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