Week 24 · Describing Places — My Culture Connect

Language target語言目標

Descriptive adjectives, prepositions, sensory language.

Seasonal / Taiwan connection季節與台灣連結

Place vocabulary: compare a Taipei street, night market, school, kitchen, bedroom, park, or American city scene.

Power vocabulary核心字彙 · 8 words · 中文與例句由 MCC 補充

crowdedadj.擁擠的The night market is crowded on Saturday nights.形容地方 · 人多用 crowded，不用 many people 當形容詞
peacefuladj.寧靜的The temple courtyard is peaceful in the morning.peace (n.) → peaceful
narrowadj.狹窄的Lukang has many narrow old streets.↔ wide · 不是 thin（thin 用在人或物）
spaciousadj.寬敞的The new library is bright and spacious.space (n.) → spacious · 正面的「大」
ancientadj.古老的An ancient banyan tree stands by the gate.第 12 週學過 · ↔ modern
modernadj.現代的The station is modern and very clean.第 12 週學過
noisyadj.吵雜的Our classroom gets noisy after lunch.noise (n.) → noisy · ↔ quiet
breathtakingadj.令人屏息的The view from Hehuanshan is breathtaking.極端字 · 不加 very · 第 13 週的規則

The lesson, minute by minute · 課堂流程

60 minutes, four moves

0–10 min
Homework review複習作業every week · 每週相同
Review last week's assignment. Ask 2–3 students to share. Correct one common error and celebrate one strong example.
10–20 min
Vocabulary單字every week · 每週相同
Teach 5–10 target words. Always include: meaning, Chinese equivalent when useful, example, synonym, antonym, and/or word family.
35–50 min
Fun / application應用活動
Mystery Place: one student describes a place without naming it; others guess.
50–57 min
Challenge / exit ticket挑戰與出場券every week · 每週相同
Each student produces something before leaving: a sentence, answer, mini-story, explanation, role-play, or spoken response. Keep it quick and visible.

Teaching pack · 教學包

Ready to run, no preparation

Activities you can read straight off this page, written to fit the blocks above.
可以直接照著這一頁上的活動，對應上面每一段課堂流程。

Who wrote what The lesson plan above is Dom Jones's, including her choice of this week's power vocabulary. The Chinese, the example sentences and the practice sets below are added by My Culture Connect so the plan can be taught without preparation.
上面的教案出自 Dom Jones，包括本週核心字彙的選擇；下面的中文、例句與練習由人師教育協會補充，讓這份教案不必備課就能上。

The trap · 有 is not 'have'

陷阱・「有」不是 have

This is the single most recognizable Taiwanese English error, and it comes straight from 有. A place does not 'have' things; there ARE things in it. Once a student hears the difference they rarely go back.
這是最好認的台灣英語錯誤，直接來自「有」。地方不是 have 東西，而是「那裡有」= there is / there are。學生一旦聽出差別，很少再錯回去。

夜市有很多人。 ✗ The night market has many people. ✓ There are many people in the night market.
我房間有一張書桌。 ✗ My room has a desk. ✓ There is a desk in my room.
（have 用在「人擁有」）✓ I have a desk. ✓ She has two brothers.
Your turn — fix this: ✗ Our school has a big library and has many trees.

in, on, at · where Chinese uses one word

in、on、at・中文只用一個「在」

Three English words, one Chinese word, and no logic that transfers. Teach it as sizes: at is a point, on is a surface or a line, in is inside something. The exceptions are learned by ear, not by rule.
英文三個字、中文一個「在」，而且沒有可以搬過來的邏輯。當成大小來教：at 是一個點，on 是面或線，in 是裡面。例外靠耳朵記，不靠規則。

at → at the bus stop · at school · at the corner　(一個點)
on → on the table · on the third floor · on Zhongshan Road　(面或線)
in → in the classroom · in Changhua · in my bag　(裡面)
注意：in the bus 還是 on the bus？→ on the bus（交通工具用 on）
Your turn: The night market is ______ Minzu Road, ______ Beidou.

Mystery Place · with all five senses

神秘地點・五感俱全

Dom's guessing game, and her homework asks for all five senses. Most students write only what they see, so require one line per sense before anyone is allowed to guess.
Dom 的猜謎遊戲，她的作業要求五感俱全。多數學生只寫看到的，所以規定每一種感官都要寫一句，才能開放猜。

See: ______
Hear: ______
Smell: ______ ← 這一句通常最有辨識度
Taste or touch: ______
Feel (the mood): ______
Worked example (do not name it): It is narrow and crowded. You hear oil hissing and someone shouting prices. It smells of garlic and something sweet. The ground is slightly wet. You are hungry before you decide anything.

Exit ticket · one room, three senses

出場券・一個房間，三種感官

Three sentences about a room in their own home. One must start with 'There is' or 'There are'.
寫自己家裡某個房間的三句話，其中一句必須用 There is 或 There are 開頭。

There ______ ______ .
I can hear ______ .
It smells like ______ .

Prep · 備課 No preparation needed. Two Chinese habits collide with this week: 有 becomes 'have' instead of 'there is', and 在 becomes whichever of in/on/at the student guesses first. Both show up in the very first sentence of every place description, so fix them early.
不必備課。這週會同時撞上兩個中文習慣：「有」被翻成 have 而不是 there is，「在」則是 in／on／at 亂猜。每一篇地方描述的第一句就會出現這兩個錯，所以早點修。

Week 24 · Describing Places