CITY FACILITIES

Complete the sentences with words from the boxes.

there are – does – meet – need – There’s – pray -waiting – wasting – send – buy –
knitting – take – book - shouldn’t - know

hairdresser’s – bank - bookshop – chemist’s - coffee shop – flower shop -hotel – church –– newsagent's
shop - – police station – post office - supermarket

I like buying books and magazines at Many people still go to the

the (1)………………………….. next to that (16) ……………….. to (17) ……….. cards,
big hotel. (2)…………………….. comics letters, gifts and documents. You can
and football stickers for my new (18)….………….. stamps there.
collection, too.

My parents still buy newspapers at

I’m going to stay here for a week.
PARK HOTEL the (19) ………………………….. but I read
Where’s the (3) ……..…………..?
books and magazines online. Can you
It’s between the flower shop and
see the old lady (20) ……………………
the bookshop.
next to the (21) …………………………….
Is it expensive?
Not at all!

She (4) …………… her hair at the

………………… but she herself ………….
her nails. Where do boys go
when they (5)……………….. a haircut?
You often have a snack and some
coffee at the (6)……………………………
above the bookshop . You can
(7) ………………….. your friends there
sometimes.
Do people usually go to a (8)………………
…………….. to buy flowers for
someone?
Yes, they do. (9)…………………… a big
one around the corner. It’s below
the ……………………………
Most people go to (10)……………………..
once a week. Christians ………… at
(11) ………... People get married there.
Do you (12) ……………… before you
sleep?
Some people don’t mind (13) …………
in a queue at a (14)………………… to
withdraw or deposit a big amount of
money. Other people can’t stand
(15)……………………. time.
When you want an aspirin, a band-aid
or some cough syrup you go to the
(22)…………………….. Some people
(23) ………………….. sleeping pills before
going to bed. You (24) ………….… a
prescription to get them at the
chemist’s.
Are you going to the (25).……………………
to buy your flight tickets? They can
(26)………….. you a room at a good
hotel and even (27)…..………. you
tickets for the theatre.
It’s necessary to go to the
(28)….……. ………………………. when we
want to report an incident.
You (29)…………………forget to take
your own reusable shopping bag to
the (30)………………………… . Did you
know that plastic bags are rarely
recycled?

A.M. de Almeida
2014
I like buying books and magazines at the (1) bookshop next to that big hotel. (2)There are comics
and football stickers for my new collection, too.

I’m going to stay here for a week. Where’s the (3) hotel ?
It’s between the flower shop and the bookshop.
Is it expensive?
Not at all!

She (4) does her hair at the hairdresser’s but she herself does her nails. Where do boys go
when they (5) need a haircut? I suppose they go to a barber’s.

You often have a snack and some coffee at the (6) coffee shop that is above the bookshop . You can
(7) meet your friends there sometimes.

Do people usually go to a (8) flower shop to buy flowers for someone?

Yes, they do. (9)There’s a big one around the corner. It’s below the hairdresser’s.

Most people go to (10) church once a week. Christians pray at (11) church. People get married there.
Do you (12) pray before you sleep?

Some people don’t mind (13) waiting in a queue/line at a (14) bank to withdraw or deposit a big amount of
money. Other people can’t stand (15) wasting time.

Many people still go to the

(16) post office to (17) send cards, letters, gifts and documents . You can (18) get stamps there.

My parents buy newspapers at the (19) newsstand but I read books and magazines online. Can you see
the old lady (20) knitting next to the (21) newsstand?

When you want an aspirin, a band-aid or some cough syrup you go to the (22) chemist’s/ drugstore
.Some people (23) take sleeping pills before going to bed. You (24) need a prescription to get them at
the chemist’s.

Are you going to the (25) travel agent to buy your flight tickets? They can (26) book you a room at a
good hotel and even (27) get/buy you tickets for the theatre.

It’s necessary to go to the (28) police station when we want to report an incident.

You (29) shouldn’t forget to take your own reusable shopping bag to the (30) supermarket. Did you
know that plastic bags are rarely recycled?
SUGGESTION FOR A SPEAKING ACTIVITY:

Ss talk to each other using the vocabulary in the WS

A- Where can I buy some football stickers?

B- There’s a bookstore near here.

A – Is there a hotel near here?

B – Yes. there’s a good hotel between the ………… and the ………

A – I need to go to church. Where’s it?

B – It’s next to the flower shop.

A – Is the bank far from here?

B – No, it’s over there, at the corner./ next to the church

A – I’d like to send a parcel to Italy.

B – You can go to the post office. It’s next to the newsstand.

A- Where can I buy some magazines?

B- The newsstand is next to the chemist’s.

A – Where can I get some aspirin?

B - The chemist’s is opposite the flower shop.

A- Do you take a reusable bag when you go to the supermarket?

B- I sometimes forget to do that./ Yes, I always take my reusable bag to the
supermarket.

A – I have to report an incident.

B – The police station is next to the travel agency

A – Do I have to book a hotel room before I buy my flight tickets?

B – No, you don’t . The travel agency can do that for you.