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Describing Places and Neighborhoods

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  • Communicative Objective: Learn to describe a place in detail, including its atmosphere, facilities, advantages, and changes.
  • 5 Core Functional Sentences:
    1. I live in a neighborhood that has several parks and small restaurants.
    2. There is a shopping center where people can buy almost everything they need.
    3. The area has become much busier since I first moved here.
    4. One thing I like about this neighborhood is that most places are within walking distance.
    5. Although traffic can be heavy, it is still a convenient place to live.
  • Grammar Focus: Relative clauses with that and where, present perfect for change, and concession with although
  • Vocabulary Focus: neighborhood, facility, convenient, sidewalk (pavement), atmosphere
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