Unit 2 · All about me
“It’s a small town. It’s very quiet.”
In this lesson you talk about your home town:
what it’s like and what is in or near it, using
it’s / it isn’t and possessive adjectives.
Grammar · be: it’s / it isn’t
Grammar · possessive adjectives
Vocabulary · common adjectives
Vocabulary · in / near
Pronunciation · /h/
Objective: At the end, you can describe your home town
and say what is in it or near it.
Slide 2
Warm-up · My home town
Work in pairs. Answer these questions quickly:
- What is your home town?
- Is it big or small?
- Is it quiet or noisy?
Share:
“My home town is ______. It’s big / small. It’s quiet / noisy.”
Slide 3
Grammar · it’s / it isn’t
We use it for a town, a city or a place.
| Form |
Example |
| It’s (+ adjective / noun) |
It’s big. / It’s a quiet town. |
| It isn’t (negative) |
It isn’t very big. / It isn’t noisy. |
Practice:
Complete with It’s or It isn’t.
1. ______ a small town.
2. ______ very noisy.
3. ______ a beautiful place.
Slide 4
Vocabulary · Adjectives for towns
Useful words to describe places:
- big · small
- quiet · noisy
- beautiful · ugly
- old · modern
- safe · dangerous
in / near
in = inside the town or city.
near = not far from the town or city.
- There is a park in my town.
- There is a big lake near my town.
Slide 5
Grammar · Possessive adjectives
We use these words to say who something belongs to.
| Subject |
Possessive adjective |
Example |
| I |
my |
My home town is small. |
| you |
your |
Your city is very modern. |
| he |
his |
His home town is near the sea. |
| she |
her |
Her village is very quiet. |
| we |
our |
Our town is beautiful. |
| they |
their |
Their city is noisy. |
Practice:
Complete with my, your, his, her, our, their.
1. ______ home town is very big. (I)
2. ______ town is near the mountains. (we)
3. ______ city is very modern. (she)
4. ______ village is quiet. (they)
Slide 6
Pronunciation · Sound and spelling: /h/
The letter h usually has the sound /h/ at the beginning of words:
home · hotel
house · hospital
history · hello
Practice:
Say the words slowly. Feel the air at the start:
home, house, hotel, hospital, history, hello.
Slide 7
Controlled practice · It’s / It isn’t
Complete the sentences about the town.
- 1. ______ a big city. (positive)
- 2. ______ very noisy. (negative)
- 3. ______ a beautiful place. (positive)
- 4. ______ very dangerous. (negative)
Example answers: It’s / It isn’t / It’s / It isn’t
Exercise
Controlled practice · Possessives
Complete with the correct possessive adjective.
- 1. ______ home town is near the sea. (my)
- 2. ______ town is very old. (his)
- 3. ______ city is beautiful. (their)
- 4. ______ village is small. (our)
Slide 8
Speaking · My home town
Work in pairs. Use this model to talk about your home towns.
Model
“My home town is San Cristóbal.
It’s small and very beautiful. It’s in the mountains.
There is a big square in the centre. There is a river near the town.”
Your turn:
Talk for 30–40 seconds about your home town. Use:
It’s… / It isn’t… / in / near / my / our.
Slide 9
Homework · A postcard from my home town
Write a short text (6–8 sentences) about your home town as if it is a postcard.
- What is the name of your home town?
- Is it big or small, quiet or noisy?
- What is in your town? (park, square, shops, museum…)
- What is near your town? (mountains, river, lake, sea…)
Start like this:
“Hello from my home town! It’s a small town. It’s very quiet and beautiful…”
