Describing Towns/Cities A2-B1
somdn_product_pageDescribing places ESL is a printable worksheet for A2/B1 English learners that helps students describe towns and cities with confidence. Through engaging speaking activities, useful city vocabulary and guided discussion tasks, learners practise talking about landmarks, transport, accommodation, safety, nightlife and local attractions in meaningful communicative contexts.
Level: A2/B1
Time: 90 minutes+
This lesson comes with:
Fillable Fields – This digital worksheet can be completed online or printed.
Teacher’s Copy – Includes detailed teacher’s notes and a complete answer key.
Student Version – Ideal for sharing via email for online lessons.
Describing Places ESL Worksheet Overview
1. Warm-up Discussion
Students begin by discussing towns and cities they have visited, sharing opinions and experiences before generating their own questions about places.
2. Question Formation
Learners unscramble common questions used to ask about cities before exploring how to use What is … like? when describing places.
3. City Vocabulary
Students learn and review useful city vocabulary by identifying landmarks and features such as castles, cathedrals, canals, bridges, skyscrapers and town squares.
4. Conversation Board
Using a structured conversation board, students practise describing locations, people, transport, accommodation, safety, attractions and things to do while developing fluency and confidence.
5. Vocabulary & Pronunciation Practice
Students reinforce new language through vocabulary-building tasks before completing pronunciation and word stress activities using key city vocabulary.
6. Speaking Task
Finally, students work in pairs or small groups to describe a town or city they know well, using the target vocabulary and conversation prompts throughout the lesson.
Skills Developed
- Speaking fluency
- Question formation
- City vocabulary
- Pronunciation
- Word stress
- Describing places
- Pair work communication
Lesson Objectives
- Describe towns and cities confidently.
- Use a wide range of city vocabulary accurately.
- Ask and answer questions about places.
- Develop pronunciation and word stress awareness.
- Express opinions and recommendations about different locations.
Try this city vocabulary worksheet in class today!
Help your students build confidence describing towns and cities while developing practical speaking skills they can use in real-life conversations.
Note: This lesson includes printable and fillable field worksheets. For best results, we recommend using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader for digital completion or printing.
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