My Town

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Look at the text below about my town and do the exercises for at my town to improve your English reading skills.[1]https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/elementary-a2-reading/my-town

Preparation

Match the pictures with the corresponding vocabulary words below.

my town
  1. Surfing ____
  2. Scuba diving ____
  3. Hiking ____
  4. Beach volleyball ____
  5. Shopping ____
  6. Sun bathing ____
  7. Swimming ____
  8. Driving ____
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. H 5. E 6. G 7. F 8. A

Reading

My Town – Los Angeles

By Susie Fleming, 16

I live in Los Angeles. It is a big town in Southern California on the west coast of the United States. It has many beaches and you can do many beach activities. My favorite thing to do is go scuba diving. There are many schools where you can learn. It is very easy and so much fun! I love looking at the sea life underwater. My favorite place to go scuba diving is Redondo Beach where I can play with the seals underwater.

Los Angeles is great because there are many other things you can do other than scuba diving. If you love the beach, you can also go surfing, sun bathing, swimming, and even play beach volleyball. In fact, Manhattan Beach is one of the most famous beach volleyball places. You can always see many people playing volleyball. Sometimes you can even see professional beach volleyball players!

If you do not want to get sandy at the beach, another great activity in Los Angeles is hiking. Just a short drive away, there are many great places to hike and see nature.

If you also love shopping like me, there are also many great places to go shopping. There are many malls and stores where you can spend all day trying on clothes and buying them!

Fill in the blank

  1. Susie lives in _______.
  2. Her favorite activity is _______.
  3. The best place to go scuba diving is _______.
  4. _______ is a great place to play beach volleyball.
  5. If you don’t want to do outdoor activities, Los Angeles is also a great place to go _______.
  6. _______ is another fun outdoor activity to do if you don’t want to go to the beach.
1. Los Angeles 2. scuba diving 3. Redondo Beach 4. Manhattan Beach 5. shopping 6. Hiking

True or False

Select true or false for each statement.

  1. Susie lives in Northern California. True/False
  2. She doesn’t like shopping. True/False
  3. There are a lot of activities to do at the beach. True/False
  4. She likes outdoor activities. True/False
  5. Redondo Beach is a great place to go and place volleyball. True/False
1. False 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. False

Discussion

Now that you have read the article about Susie and Los Angeles and the vocabulary that goes along with it:

  • What activities are there to do in your town?
  • What is your favorite thing to do?

If this is too difficult to understand, check out the A2 grammar points to help out!

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