The town that disappeared: There Is/There Was

VOCABULARY

Students learn and practise environmental words such as flood, reservoir, drought, abandoned buildings, evacuate, submerged. Through matching, listening, and repetition activities, they memorise new vocabulary and apply it in simple sentences.

GRAMMAR

The lesson focuses on there is / there are and there was / there were in affirmative, negative, and question forms. Learners study visual charts, practise with gap-fill tasks, and use grammar to describe places now and then.

READING & DISCUSSION

Using the story of Villa Epecuén in Argentina, students explore how a tourist town disappeared underwater. They answer comprehension questions, select true/false statements, and find evidence in the text. This leads to discussions about environmental disasters and their impact.

SPEAKING & WRITING

Learners describe pictures of cities before and after disasters, tell short environmental stories, and complete a creative writing task called “The Lost Town of Eldoria”. Homework includes labelling pictures, sentence practice, and a video on modern flooding.