Δ’ Τάξη – Unit 3

This Is Where I Live

Countries, nationalities, cities and places in town. Grammar focus: Where are you from?, I am from…, there is / there are and prepositions of place.

Unit map

Theme: countries and places

Vocabulary: countries, nationalities, town places

Grammar: be from, there is/are, place prepositions

Skills: speaking, listening, reading, writing

Lessons

Τα 3 Lessons του Unit 3

Μιλάμε για χώρες, εθνικότητες, πόλεις και τα μέρη που υπάρχουν στην περιοχή μας.

Lesson 1

My country

Andrew talks about the United Kingdom and the children ask about countries and nationalities.

  • Question: Where are you from?
  • Speaking: I am from Greece. I am Greek.
  • Game: Find the country with flags and colours.

Lesson 2

My city

Andrew talks about Oxford and Athens. Students describe buildings and places in a town.

  • Question: Is there a park in your area?
  • Speaking: There is a cinema. There are shops.
  • Map work: next to, between, on the corner of.

Lesson 3

Around Greece

Students work with sights and attractions in Greece and make a small map/poster.

  • Choose a place in Greece.
  • Find sights, mountains, rivers or museums.
  • Present: In my area there is…

Vocabulary EN-GR

Λεξιλόγιο Unit 3

Countries and nationalities

EnglishΕλληνικά
GreeceΕλλάδα
GreekΈλληνας / Ελληνίδα
ItalyΙταλία
ItalianΙταλός / Ιταλίδα
the United KingdomΗνωμένο Βασίλειο
BritishΒρετανός / Βρετανίδα
EnglandΑγγλία
AlbaniaΑλβανία
AlbanianΑλβανός / Αλβανίδα
ChinaΚίνα
ChineseΚινέζος / Κινέζα
EgyptΑίγυπτος
EgyptianΑιγύπτιος / Αιγύπτια
capital cityπρωτεύουσα
languageγλώσσα
flagσημαία

Places in a city / country

EnglishΕλληνικά
cityπόλη
townκωμόπολη / πόλη
villageχωριό
areaπεριοχή
houseσπίτι
block of flatsπολυκατοικία
post officeταχυδρομείο
theatreθέατρο
museumμουσείο
cafeκαφέ
cinemaσινεμά / κινηματογράφος
shopping centreεμπορικό κέντρο
sports centreαθλητικό κέντρο
churchεκκλησία
bankτράπεζα
supermarketσούπερ μάρκετ
parkπάρκο
beachπαραλία
mountainβουνό
riverποτάμι

Vocabulary exercises

1. 24-student flip-card round. Κάθε παιδί παίρνει έναν αριθμό από το 1 ως το 24. Πατάει την κάρτα, βλέπει τη σημασία και λέει μια μικρή πρόταση.

Say it like this:

Number 9: China – Κίνα. Hou is from China. She is Chinese.

2. Match the country to the nationality.

  1. Greece – ________
  2. Italy – ________
  3. the United Kingdom – ________
  4. Albania – ________
  5. China – ________
  6. Egypt – ________
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. Greece – Greek
  2. Italy – Italian
  3. the United Kingdom – British
  4. Albania – Albanian
  5. China – Chinese
  6. Egypt – Egyptian

3. Put the words in groups.

  1. museum
  2. Greece
  3. park
  4. Egyptian
  5. China
  6. post office
  7. Italian
  8. shopping centre
  9. British
  10. river
  11. theatre
  12. Albania
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις

Countries: Greece, China, Albania.

Nationalities: Egyptian, Italian, British.

Places: museum, park, post office, shopping centre, river, theatre.

4. Ask around the class. Ρώτησε 5 παιδιά και συμπλήρωσε.

NameWhere are you from?NationalityOne place in your area
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

5. Finish the sentences.

  1. I am from __________.
  2. I am __________.
  3. My city/town/village is __________.
  4. In my area there is a __________.
  5. There are many __________.
  6. The __________ is next to the __________.
Example answers – Παραδείγματα
  1. I am from Greece.
  2. I am Greek.
  3. My town is Mytilene.
  4. In my area there is a park.
  5. There are many shops.
  6. The bank is next to the cinema.

Grammar Corner

Where are you from?

Μαθαίνουμε να λέμε από πού είμαστε, τι εθνικότητα έχουμε και τι υπάρχει στην περιοχή μας.

1. Be from + nationality

English: Use am / is / are from with a country. Then use the nationality word.

Ελληνικά: Χρησιμοποιούμε am / is / are from για να πούμε από ποια χώρα είναι κάποιος. Μετά λέμε την εθνικότητα.

QuestionAnswerΕλληνικά
Where are you from?I am from Greece. I am Greek.Από πού είσαι; Είμαι από την Ελλάδα. Είμαι Έλληνας/Ελληνίδα.
Where is Roberto from?He is from Italy. He is Italian.Από πού είναι ο Roberto; Είναι από την Ιταλία. Είναι Ιταλός.
Where is Amanda from?She is from the United Kingdom. She is British.Είναι από το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο. Είναι Βρετανίδα.

2. There is / There are

English: Use there is for one thing and there are for two or more things. Use there isn’t and there aren’t for the negative.

Ελληνικά: Το there is σημαίνει «υπάρχει» για ένα πράγμα. Το there are σημαίνει «υπάρχουν» για πολλά πράγματα.

FormExampleΕλληνικά
AffirmativeThere is a cinema in my town.Υπάρχει ένα σινεμά στην πόλη μου.
PluralThere are many trees in Oxford.Υπάρχουν πολλά δέντρα στην Οξφόρδη.
NegativeThere isn’t a theatre near my house.Δεν υπάρχει θέατρο κοντά στο σπίτι μου.
QuestionIs there a park in your area?Υπάρχει πάρκο στην περιοχή σου;

3. Prepositions of place

English: Use place words to say where something is on a map.

Ελληνικά: Οι τοπικές προθέσεις μας βοηθούν να πούμε πού βρίσκεται κάτι.

PhraseExampleΕλληνικά
next toThe bank is next to the cinema.Η τράπεζα είναι δίπλα στο σινεμά.
betweenThe museum is between the cafe and the theatre.Το μουσείο είναι ανάμεσα στο καφέ και το θέατρο.
on the corner ofThe sports centre is on the corner of Bond Street and Baker Street.Το αθλητικό κέντρο είναι στη γωνία της Bond Street και της Baker Street.
nearOxford is near London.Η Οξφόρδη είναι κοντά στο Λονδίνο.

Extra grammar practice

Κάνε πρώτα την άσκηση και μετά πάτησε το κουμπί για να δεις τις λύσεις.

A. Complete the country and nationality sentences.

  1. I am from ________. I am Greek.
  2. She is from Italy. She is ________.
  3. He is from Egypt. He is ________.
  4. Hou is from China. She is ________.
  5. Amanda is from the United Kingdom. She is ________.
  6. Edvin is from Albania. He is ________.
  7. Where are you ________?
  8. I am ________ Greece.
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. Greece
  2. Italian
  3. Egyptian
  4. Chinese
  5. British
  6. Albanian
  7. from
  8. from

B. Make questions with Where … from?

  1. you / Greece?
  2. Roberto / Italy?
  3. Amanda / the United Kingdom?
  4. Omar / Egypt?
  5. Hou / China?
  6. Edvin / Albania?
  7. your friend / Greece?
  8. your teacher / Greece?
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. Where are you from?
  2. Where is Roberto from?
  3. Where is Amanda from?
  4. Where is Omar from?
  5. Where is Hou from?
  6. Where is Edvin from?
  7. Where is your friend from?
  8. Where is your teacher from?

C. Complete with There is or There are.

  1. a cinema / in my town
  2. many trees / in Oxford
  3. a theatre / near my house
  4. many blocks of flats / in Athens
  5. a sports centre / in my area
  6. many shops / in the city
  7. a church / next to the park
  8. a post office / on Baker Street
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. There is a cinema in my town.
  2. There are many trees in Oxford.
  3. There is a theatre near my house.
  4. There are many blocks of flats in Athens.
  5. There is a sports centre in my area.
  6. There are many shops in the city.
  7. There is a church next to the park.
  8. There is a post office on Baker Street.

D. Make the sentences negative.

  1. There is a cinema in my town.
  2. There are many trees in Oxford.
  3. There is a theatre near my house.
  4. There are many shops in the city.
  5. There is a sports centre in my area.
  6. There are houses with gardens.
  7. There is a museum next to the cafe.
  8. There are mountains and rivers.
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. There isn’t a cinema in my town.
  2. There aren’t many trees in Oxford.
  3. There isn’t a theatre near my house.
  4. There aren’t many shops in the city.
  5. There isn’t a sports centre in my area.
  6. There aren’t houses with gardens.
  7. There isn’t a museum next to the cafe.
  8. There aren’t mountains and rivers.

E. Choose the correct place phrase.

  1. The bank is ________ the cinema. (next to / from)
  2. The museum is ________ the cafe and the theatre. (between / in)
  3. The sports centre is ________ Bond Street. (on / between)
  4. The church is ________ the corner of Bond Street and Baker Street. (on / next)
  5. There is a park ________ my house. (near / from)
  6. The supermarket is ________ the shopping centre. (next to / British)
  7. My school is ________ the post office and the park. (between / country)
  8. The cafe is ________ Baker Street. (on / from)
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. next to
  2. between
  3. on
  4. on the corner of
  5. near
  6. next to
  7. between
  8. on

Project

A map of my area

Δούλεψε σε ομάδα και φτιάξε έναν μικρό χάρτη της περιοχής σου ή μιας πόλης στην Ελλάδα.

1. Draw the map

Draw a school, a park, a supermarket, a cafe, a church, a bank, a cinema and your house.

2. Add places

Use labels: next to, between, near, on the corner of. Add a sight or museum if you want.

3. Present it

In my area there is…
There are…
The park is next to…
I want a…

Challenge cards

A. Flag game: Think of a flag. Your partner asks: Is it blue? Is it red?

B. Country chain: One student says a country, the next says the nationality.

C. Map race: Find 5 places on a map and say where they are.

D. Exit ticket: Write one sentence with I am from, one with there is, one with next to.

Videos & extra resources

Βίντεο και έξτρα εξάσκηση

Countries and nationalities

Practice country and nationality words with flags.

Άνοιγμα YouTube

Places in town

Practice city places with pictures and simple sentences.

Άνοιγμα YouTube

Prepositions of place

Practice next to, between, near and on the corner of.

Άνοιγμα YouTube