WP1 Describing a Place



LEVEL 1

WRITING PROJECT 1

FALL 2014

MY HOMETOWN

LANGUAGE FOCUS

NAME: ________________________________

STUDENT ID: ________________________________

SECTION : ________________________________

CLASS TIME: ________________________________

TEACHER: ________________________________

WP1 FALL 2014 Describing a Place: My Hometown

Exercises here have been modified from Harrison, R. (1989) Keep Writing 1: A Writing Course for Arab Students. Harlow, Essex. Pearson Education Ltd.

LANGUAGE FOCUS: There is / there are

1. Practice: Complete the sentences below. Use there is / there are.

a) ________________________ a new airport in Ras Al Khaimah.

b) ________________________ a beautiful mosque in Abu Dhabi.

c) ____________________ an old fort in Fujeirah.

d) _____________________many modern buildings in Dubai.

e) ___________________ a small harbour in Dibba.

f) ___________________ a long corniche in Abu Dhabi.

SENTENCE BUILDING

Look at the table below:

2. Practice: Write three sentences using the information from the table.

a) ___________________________________________________________

b) ___________________________________________________________

c) ___________________________________________________________

3. Practice: Write five sentences with There is and There are using the information from the table below.

|There |Verb |What? |Where? |( |

a) ______________________________________________________________

b) ______________________________________________________________

c) ______________________________________________________________

d) ______________________________________________________________

e) ______________________________________________________________

4. Practice: Write two sentences about where you live. Use ‘there is / there are.’

f) _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

g) _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

5. Practice : Abu Dhabi is a big city. Write sentences about Abu Dhabi using ‘there is / there isn’t / there are / there aren’t’. Use the information in the box.

For example:

h). There is a camel race track.

i). There are a lot of hospitals.

j). __________________________________________________________________

k). __________________________________________________________________

l). __________________________________________________________________

m). _________________________________________________________________

n). __________________________________________________________________

Here are some more important or interesting places in towns and cities.

Which of these are there in your village / town / city?

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY

Use the words in the box below to complete the sentences under the pictures.

(a) (b)

(a) The malls are always ________________ (b) The roads are always ____________

at the weekends.

(c) (d)

(c) There are many ____________ …….(d) The Metro makes travelling quick and

Skyscrapers in Dubai. ________________

The tables below have been adapted from the website:

Write new words in your vocabulary log. Write the Arabic translation next to each English word. Use some of these words in your essay.

|Areas |Example Sentences |

|residential area |We live in a residential area on the outskirts of the city |

|Industrial zone |There is an industrial zone just outside Ras Al Khaimah |

|suburbs |Most people live in the suburbs as it is much quieter than the centre of the city. |

|outskirts |Many of the malls – like the Outlet Mall – are on the outskirts of the city. |

|heart of the city |The old museum is in the heart of the city. |

|corniche |People like to walk along the cornice at the weekend. |

|coastline |Many expensive hotels have been built along the coastline |

|Adjectives |Example Sentences |

|quiet / peaceful |It is a fairly quiet place. |

|lively, bustling / vibrant |The centre of town is really lively at night |

|Industrial |There is an industrial area on the outskirts of the city. |

|cosmopolitan |Dubai is a cosmopolitan city. Many people of different nationalities live there. |

|historic |It is an interesting ,historic town. |

|modern |It has some very modern buildings with interesting designs. |

|traditional |There are still many traditional buildings in Dibba. |

|Traffic |Example Sentences |

|rush hour |During rush hour there are a lot of traffic jams on the main roads. |

|congestion |The traffic congestion is usually bad around Dubai Mall on a Friday night and Saturday |

| |afternoon. |

|traffic jams |Like most cities, Dubai has traffic jams in the rush hour. |

|Metro |The Metro is popular and it stops near most of the big malls. |

|public transport |There are many forms of public transport –buses, taxis and the Metro – so it is easy to |

| |get around in Dubai. |

|commute |Some people live in Ras Al Khaimah but work in Dubai so they commute each day. |

|Word |Translation |Other forms |Memory idea |

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|Example: rides | |ride, rode, ridden, riding |She rides her horse every weekend. |

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MY HOMETOWN

Write down ideas for your essay

Now use a mindmap to help plan your essay. You can use an App like Popplet to help you.

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Language: There is / there are

When we write about a place we use sentences such as:

THERE VERB WHAT? WHERE?

There is a camel market in Al Ain.

There are many malls in Dubai.

Note: ‘is / are’ come from the verb ‘to be’.

‘is’ is used for singular nouns (e.g. There is a camel market [1] )

‘are’ is used for plural nouns (e.g. There are many malls. [more than 1 mall] )

town

village

city

Abu Dhabi

Ras Al Khaimah

Dibba

Fujeirah

Sha’am

Dubai

is

small

large

a

Abu Dhabi

Ras Al Khaimah

Dibba

Fujeirah

Sha’am

Dubai

small

large

a

is

There

is

are

a

an

many

some

new

old

modern

beautiful

large

palace

museum

fort

hotels

beaches

mosque

in

Abu Dhabi.

Ras Al Khaimah.

Dibba.

Fujeirah.

Sha’am.

Dubai

Abu Dhabi

Ras Al Khaimah

Dibba

Fujeirah

Sha’am

Dubai

new

old

modern

beautiful

large

a

an

is

palace

museum

fort

hotels

beaches

mosque

There

in

many

some

are

1. A camel race track? Yes.

2. A hospital? Yes ( a lot)

3. An outdoor ice rink? No

4. Any movie theatres? Yes (six)

5. An aquarium? No

6. A university? Yes (many)

7. Any big hotels? Yes (a lot)

Language: The verb ‘to have’

When we write about a place we use sentences such as:

PROPER NOUN VERB WHAT?

Abu Dhabi has an airport.

Al Ain has an old fort.

an airport a zoo a port a factory a museum

many skyscrapers a corniche a harbour date plantations

a wadi an oasis / oases a park an amusement park

many / some large malls a Heritage Village a creek an industrial area a (vegetable/fish/camel) market

a wadi / several wadis

Language: Where? – in / on (prepositions of place)

Notice we write:

Birka is in the north of Oman but: Birka is on the coast

Misfah is in the centre of Oman and: Zallaq is on the west coast

Look at the map of the UAE and answer the questions:

1. Where is Al Ain?________________________________________________________

2. Where is Abu Dhabi?_____________________________________________________

3. Where is Fujairah?_______________________________________________________

4. Where is Sir Bani Yas Island?______________________________________________

5. Where is Ras al-Khaimah?_________________________________________________

6. Where is Umm al-Qaiwain?________________________________________________

Points of the Compass

West

East

South

North

North-West

South-West

North-East

South-East

Points of the Compass

West

East

South

North

North-West

South-West

North-East

South-East

easy tall crowded congested busy convenient

VOCABULARY LOG: WRITING PROJECT 1 MY HOMETOWN

Planning and Organising Information

Name:

Town/city/village

Emirate:

Country:

Situated / located:

Population:

Famous for:

Interesting places:

Industries:

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