Town and City ESL Worksheets and Lessons
212 worksheets, 52 lessons, 12 vocabulary decks and 9 shadowing scripts · Places & travel
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Town & city worksheets
212 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Town & city lessons
52 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
Town & city vocabulary
12 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
Town & city shadowing
Listen, repeat, record and compare: short scripts for pronunciation and fluency.
About Town & city
Places in town and asking for directions are essential survival language, and the topic gives a clear, practical context for prepositions, there is/there are and imperatives. Maps make it ideal for information-gap and pair work.
Kids and A1 learners learn park, shop, school, hospital, library and supermarket, with there is/there are and prepositions such as next to, opposite and between. A2 learners ask for and give directions (go straight on, take the second left), describe their town and use can for what you can do there. B1 learners compare cities, describe changes with present perfect and write about their area. B2 to C2 learners discuss urban planning, gentrification, city versus country living and the language of describing places vividly.
On this page you will find printable worksheets, ready-to-teach lessons and vocabulary flashcard decks on town and city life.
Teaching tips: Town & city
- Use an information-gap map where each partner has different places marked and must ask for directions to find the missing ones.
- Drill direction phrases with learners physically following instructions around the classroom.
- Watch for "in the left" and teach "on the left" and "on the corner" as fixed phrases.
- At B1 and above, ask learners to plan improvements to their own town and present them persuasively.
Questions teachers ask
What directions language do A2 learners need?
Questions such as "Excuse me, how do I get to...?" and "Is there a ... near here?", plus go straight on, turn left/right, take the first/second on the left, and it's opposite/next to/on the corner.
Which places in town should young learners know?
Park, school, shop, supermarket, hospital, library, café, movie theater and zoo cover most of what children need, taught with pictures and a simple map.
How can I make this topic engaging for adults?
Use real maps of your own town or a city students want to visit, and discuss issues such as housing, traffic and what makes a city liveable.