My City's Landmarks
The student is the guide: describe, compare and defend the landmarks of your own city. Speaking-first lessons from A2 to C1.
Who it's for
Marked for all levels: the topic carries the lesson, and you set the difficulty by what you ask of the answer.
Famous places, natural wonders and the landmarks of your student's own city. More Landmarks lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
Lessons
- What Makes a Landmark?Look at a city, find the building everybody knows, and describe one from your own town. Simple describing language for A2 students.48 minA2Free
- Show Me Around: a tour of your city in five stopsPlan a five-stop walking tour of your own city and give the directions out loud. Sequencing and directions for B1 students.48 minB1Outline
- The Landmark Tourists MissThe place locals love and guidebooks ignore: talk about your own city's hidden favourite and recommend it. Recommending language for B1 students.48 minB1Outline
- Old or New? Protect it or replace itAn old building on valuable land, and a plan to replace it. Argue both sides using a real case from your own city, for B2 students.48 minB2Outline
- Pitch Your City: convince a film crew to shoot hereA film crew is choosing between cities and yours is on the list. Build and deliver the pitch, for B2 students.48 minB2Outline
- Whose City Is It? Heritage, tourism and the people who live thereWho a city is really for when visitors, residents and heritage rules pull in different directions. Nuanced argument for C1 students.48 minC1Outline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 48 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "What Makes a Landmark?": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach My City's Landmarks with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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