• Students will be able to identify expressions and phrases related to present events.

• Students will be able to pick up the expressions in a dialogue comparing things.

(Making comparisons)

Downtown is busier on Mondays.

A skyscraper is higher than a school building.

Which city is more beautiful?

New York or Istanbul?

The street is more crowded than the park.

Describing what people are doing now.

(Making simple inquirries)

What is s/he doing now/at the moment?

-S/he is feeding the street cats.

-Feeding?

-Yes, s/he is.

What is s/he doing right now?

-S/he is reading a book right now.

crowded

downtown

feed

hometown

high

kiosk, -s

sell

skyscraper, -s

street

town, -s

traffic jam

Brochures

Conversations

Illustrations

Maps

Magazines

Podcasts

Signs

Songs

Stories

Videos

Websites

Drama (Role Play, Simulation, Pantomime) Information/OpinionGap Information

Transfer Games

Labeling

MatchingQuestionandAnswers

True/False/No information

• Students keep expanding their visual dictionary by including new vocabulary items. • Students take/draw a picture of their street/ neighborhood in the morning and describe what everyone is doing (they can use professions as well).

• Students prepare a poster comparing their hometown with another city.