Practice Lab Workshop

Fictional Neighborhood Design Lab

Students design a fictional neighborhood, describe places and routines, then write a short blog entry recommending it.

Unit 6Map design, blog entry and routine descriptionProduction task
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Workshop Brief

Mission and Setup

Students design a fictional neighborhood, describe places and routines, then write a short blog entry recommending it.

Time

60 minutes

Grouping

Design teams

Main output

Neighborhood map plus blog entry

Based on guide

Blog entry: fictional neighborhood; describe routines, places and times

  • Blank map template
  • Place cards
  • Clock cards
  • Adjective bank
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Task Cycle

Activity Rounds

Follow the rounds in order. The teacher can stop after any round for quick pronunciation or grammar feedback.

  1. Map designTeams draw or arrange six places: cafe, park, library, gym, restaurant and school.
  2. Time planningTeams decide what time people go to each place and what they do there.
  3. There is / there are checkTeams write five sentences using there is and there are.
  4. Blog entryStudents write a short paragraph inviting people to visit the neighborhood.
  5. Visitor questionsOther teams ask about time, places and favorite spots.
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Student Worksheet

Complete During the Activity

Students use this board to collect real information before speaking. It can be copied into notebooks or projected for the class.

Fictional Neighborhood Design Lab Worksheet

PlaceThere is/are sentenceTimeActivityAdjective
Place 1
Place 2
Place 3
Place 4
Place 5
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Functional Language

Language Bank and Final Product

There is a cafe.There are two parks.What time is it?Let's have dinner.The park is beautiful.

Final product

A map and blog entry: Welcome to Green Street. There is a big park. People run at six. The best cafe is near the library.