The vocabulary introduced here is from the “Unlock 1”, Listening and Speaking book. Specifically, it comes from the fourth unit (places) and it is the second vocabulary set.

Food court Definition: An area in a shopping center where many restaurants and food vendors are located.

• We ate pizza at the food court in the mall with our friends.
• The food court has many choices, like burgers, noodles, and ice cream.
• She met her family at the food court to have lunch together.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Food court on Youglish

Shopping center Definition: A large building or group of buildings with many shops and services.

• The shopping center has shops, a cinema, and a food court.
• She bought new shoes at the shopping center near her house.
• We spent the day walking around the shopping center to look at stores.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Shopping center on Youglish

Car park Definition: A place where cars can be parked.

• He left his car in the car park while shopping at the mall.
• The car park was full, so we had to find another spot.
• The car park near the park is free on weekends.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Car park on Youglish

Playground Definition: An outdoor area where children can play.

• The kids had fun on the swings at the playground in the park.
• She took her little brother to the playground to slide and climb.
• The playground has colorful slides and a sandbox for children.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Playground on Youglish

Cinema Definition: A place where movies are shown.

• We went to the cinema to watch a new adventure movie.
• The cinema was crowded because it was showing a popular film.
• She bought popcorn before entering the cinema to see a comedy.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Cinema on Youglish

Hospital Definition: A place where sick or injured people are treated.

• The hospital helped her feel better when she had a fever.
• He visited his friend in the hospital after a small accident.
• Doctors and nurses work in the hospital to care for patients.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Hospital on Youglish

Campus Definition: The grounds and buildings of a university or college.

• The campus has a big library where students study every day.
• She walked across the campus to get to her science class.
• The campus is beautiful with green grass and tall buildings.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Campus on Youglish

Toilets Definition: A room or small building with a toilet or toilets in it.

• The toilets in the mall are clean and easy to find.
• She asked where the toilets were in the train station.
• The school has toilets on every floor for students to use.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Toilets on Youglish

Supermarket Definition: A large self-service store selling foods and household goods.

• We bought milk and bread at the supermarket near our house.
• The supermarket has fruits, vegetables, and snacks on its shelves.
• She goes to the supermarket every week to buy food for her family.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Supermarket on Youglish

Department store Definition: A large store divided into several different sections, each selling different types of goods.

• The department store sells clothes, toys, and kitchen items.
• She found a new bag in the department store on the second floor.
• They went to the department store to buy gifts for the holidays.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Department store on Youglish

Interactive Vocabulary

Multiple Choice Quiz Fill in the Blanks Sentence Builder

Activity 1: Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the correct definition for each word.

1. What does “Shopping center” mean?

a place where children can play outside, especially at school or in a parkanother word for ‘public bathrooms’a building with many different kinds of shops insidea shop with a lot of different things, like clothes, towels, furniture and toys

2. What does “Department store” mean?

a place with many small restaurants, usually in a shopping centrea shop with a lot of different things, like clothes, towels, furniture and toysa large shop that sells fooda place to get help if you are sick or hurt

3. What does “Playground” mean?

a large shop that sells fooda building with many different kinds of shops insidea place where children can play outside, especially at school or in a parkanother word for ‘public bathrooms’

4. What does “Supermarket” mean?

a place where people go to watch filmsa place to get help if you are sick or hurta large shop that sells fooda place where you can leave your car

5. What does “Toilets” mean?

a large shop that sells fooda shop with a lot of different things, like clothes, towels, furniture and toysa place where you can leave your caranother word for ‘public bathrooms’

6. What does “Food court” mean?

a place where children can play outside, especially at school or in a parklots of university/college buildings in one placea place with many small restaurants, usually in a shopping centrea place where people go to watch films

7. What does “Hospital” mean?

a place to get help if you are sick or hurta place where you can leave your carlots of university/college buildings in one placea place where children can play outside, especially at school or in a park

8. What does “Campus” mean?

a place where you can leave your cara place with many small restaurants, usually in a shopping centrelots of university/college buildings in one placea shop with a lot of different things, like clothes, towels, furniture and toys

9. What does “Car park” mean?

a place where you can leave your cara place where people go to watch filmslots of university/college buildings in one placea building with many different kinds of shops inside

10. What does “Cinema” mean?

a large shop that sells fooda shop with a lot of different things, like clothes, towels, furniture and toysa place where people go to watch filmsa building with many different kinds of shops inside

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Activity 2: Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words.

1. I need to stop by the to pick up groceries for dinner.

Hint: a large shop that sells food

2. The school has a large with swings and a slide.

Hint: a place where children can play outside, especially at school or in a park

3. She bought a new coat at the .

Hint: a shop with a lot of different things, like clothes, towels, furniture and toys

4. You can find a variety of stores at the local .

Hint: a building with many different kinds of shops inside

5. The new superhero film is showing at the this weekend.

Hint: a place where people go to watch films

6. Excuse me, could you tell me where the are?

Hint: another word for ‘public bathrooms’

7. He went to the when he broke his arm.

Hint: a place to get help if you are sick or hurt

8. Let’s get a quick bite at the before the movie.

Hint: a place with many small restaurants, usually in a shopping centre

9. The was full, so we had to find parking on the street.

Hint: a place where you can leave your car

10. She lives in a dormitory on the university .

Hint: lots of university/college buildings in one place

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Activity 3: Sentence Builder

Write sentences using each vocabulary word. Click ‘Check Sentence’ for writing analysis.

Writing Analysis: This tool uses academic correction symbols (agr, sp, cap, etc.) to provide feedback on grammar, spelling, and style.

Use “Cinema” in a sentence:

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Vocabulary Activities

Here are some engaging vocabulary activities related to the words mentioned above. These activities will reinforce the vocabulary you’ve just taught your students.

Matching – Vocabulary Quiz

In this activity, the students will match the words with their respective definitions.

Word Search – Find the hidden words in a letter Grid

In this activity, the students will search for the words that the teacher has taught. The words are hidden in a letter grid.

Spin the Wheel – Find the word

In this game, the teacher will spin a wheel, and eventually, it will stop. When the wheel stops, the students will see the meaning of a specific word. Then, the teacher will ask one of the students to guess the word by carefully reading its definition. The teacher may ask the student to make a sentence for the word.

Unscramble the word or phrase – Vocabulary Quiz

In this activity, the students will move the letters around to put them in the right order and reveal a word or phrase. All these words are connected to the above vocabulary.

Open the box

In this fun activity, the teacher will choose one of the students to participate. First, that student will pick a number. Then, the teacher will click on the chosen number. What happens next? Well, the student will see the meaning of a word—a word related to the vocabulary the teacher has taught in class. Now comes the exciting part: the student needs to read the meaning and guess the word! If the guess is correct, the teacher might even ask the student to create a sentence using that word.

Vocabulary Presentation

Unit 4 – L & S – Vocabulary 2.pptx by Zahid Khan