Season 2.Unit 6.

I love my neighborhood
TEXT

Zudi Saide is ten years old. She is from South Africa. She is very smart and she always wants to
learn more. She never has bad grades on tests. She has History homework from school. She
interviews her uncle, Ekon, about his neighborhood. Read it.

Zudi Saide: Hello, uncle Ekon. I have this homework: “Make an

Interview with a family member about his/her neighborhood”.

Uncle Ekon: Ok, dear. It is my pleasure to help you. What are the
questions?

Zudi Saide: The first one is: Do you live in a modern or old
neighborhood?

Uncle Ekon: Dear, I live in an old neighborhood. It has many secular

buildings and houses. The architecture is so beautiful. I like it very
much.

Zudi Saide: Is it a green neighborhood?

Uncle Ekon: Yes, it is. There are two parks. Lots of people have gardens with lots of flowers. The air
is clean, different from your neighborhood. It is much polluted.

Zudi Saide: Yes, my father says there is lots of pollution around our house. Are there stores, banks,
supermarkets, and schools near your house?

Uncle Ekon: There aren’t any banks or stores. But there is a supermarket next to my house. I don’t
go far to buy food. There is also a very good school behind the supermarket.

Zudi Saide: Do you like your neighborhood, uncle Ekon? Why?

Uncle Ekon: Yes, sweetie. I love my neighborhood because it is quiet. I hate noisy places. It is safe. I
am happy I don’t live in a dangerous area of the city. I also have many friends around me. It is easy
to meet them.

Zudi Saide: Thank you very much, uncle Ekon.

1. Answer these questions about the text.

a. Who does Zudi interview?

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b. What is there behind the supermarket?
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c. Does Ekon like his neighborhood? Why/why not?
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d. Is Ekon’s neighborhood green? If it is, give an example.
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e. Is there a bank in Ekon’s neighborhood?
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Prepositions of Place

[A] [B] [C] [D] [E]

[A] The apple is in front of the box.

[B] The boy is behind the books.

[C] The book is next to the apple.

[D]The apple is between the orange and the banana.

[E] The ball is across from the rectangle.

1. Observe the picture and complete the sentences using one of the prepositions above.

a. The teacher is standing ____________the

students.

b. The student wearing red is sitting _________the

student wearing green and the one wearing orange.

c. The student wearing orange is sitting

____________the one wearing blue.

d. The student wearing red is sitting ________the

student wearing green.
2. Look at the text and find out the opposite of these adjectives. The adjective in English
comes before the noun.

QUIET place NOISY place

MODERN neighborhood neighborhood
POLLUTED air air
DANGEROUS area area
DIFFICULT test test

Vocabulary: Places of a Town/City

1. Name the places using words from the box.

HOSPITAL GYM POLICE STATION BUS STATION POST OFFICE MALL

BANK MOVIE THEATER SUPERMARKET DRUGSTORE SCHOOL BAKERY

[1]_______________ [2]________________ [3]________________

[4]_________________

[5]_______________ [6]________________ [7]________________ [8]_________________

[9]______________ [10]_______________ [11]________________ [12]_________________

Asking for Directions

 TURN RIGHT TURN LEFT GO STRAIGHT AHEAD

1. Look at the map. Read the instructions and write the place each person wants to go to.

a. The person is in
front of the clothing store and asks:
A: Excuse-me, how can I get to the_____________________, please?
B: You go straight, and then turn right at the police station. Walk one block and it is on the left,
across from the bus station.
b. The person is in front of the Post office and asks:
A: Excuse-me, how can I get to the______________________, please?
B: Turn left, walk one block. It is on the corner, next to the bus station, behind the post office.

Listening
1. Listen to Alisson Dantas, a Brazilian teacher, describing the places of his street. Mark the
following sentences as true or false. Correct the false ones.

a. [ ] Alisson lives on Albert Einstein Avenue.

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b. [ ] His house is close to downtown.
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c. [ ] The supermarket is next to the park.
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d. [ ] The bakery is behind the park.
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e. [ ] The gym is between the hospital and the drugstore.
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Talking About You

1. Answer the following questions about you.

a. Is there a supermarket around your house?

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b. Do you live in a green neighborhood? If so, give some examples.
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c. What is your favorite place in the town? Why?
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Writing

1. Write about your neighborhood.

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