English A2

VOCABULARY Places in town

1. Label the picture with the words in the box.

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2. Complete the sentences about places where people live with nouns from Exercise 1.
1. There’s a nice _______________ in the park near my house. I sometimes take the kids
there.
2. In the centre of town, there’s a big _______________ to the people who died in war.
3. My dad’s a member of the local council. He works in the _______________.
4. When you come to the _______________, take the second exit.
5. They’re building a new _______________ over the river at the moment.
6. Is there a _______________ near here? I need to report a crime.
7. I live near a big _______________. It gets very noisy on match days.
8. There’s a huge traffic jam in the centre of town because the ______________ aren’t
working.

3. Work in pairs. Tell your partner about where you live, work or study. What things are
there?
There’s an old church near where I work.
There’s a subway under the main road near my house.

LISTENING
4. Listen to a couple on holiday asking for directions. Answer the questions.
1. Where are they trying to get to?
2. What problems do they have in each conversation?
3. How do they travel?
4. Do they get to where they want to go in the end?

5. Complete the directions with the prepositions in the box.

along at on opposite
over past through to

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So, first cross _______________ this big road here. There’s a crossing over there that you can
use or you can go _______________ the subway, under the road. Then walk
_______________ the edge of the park and _______________ an old church until you come
_______________ some traffic lights. Turn left ________________ the lights and go straight
on. It’s _______________ your right – directly _______________ a big bookshop. You can’t
miss it.

6. Discuss these questions.

• Do you ever ask for, or give, directions? Can you remember the last time?
• Can you remember a time you had problems finding a place? What happened?
• Do you like going to museums? If yes, do you have a favourite? Why?

CONVERSATION PRACTICE

7. Complete the sentences with one of the phrases in the box.

near here
1. Excuse me. How do _______________ the sports ground?
I get to
2. Excuse me. Is there a tube station _______________, please?
you tell me
3. Excuse me. Do you ______________ the police station is?
the way to
4. Excuse me. Do you know ______________ the town hall, please?
know where
5. Excuse me. Can _____________ how to get to the museum, please?
the nearest
6. Excuse me. Where’s _______________ bank?

8. Look at the map and give directions from the railway station to the police station by
numbering these sentences in the right order.

a. At the roundabout, go straight on.

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b. Go down the road past the town hall.

c. Come out of the railway station and turn left.

d. Go past the church.

e. You’ll find the police station on the next corner on the left.

f. Turn left.

g. Take the first turning on the right.

h. At the end of the road you’ll see a monument.

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9. You are going to roleplay conversations between a visitor to a town and a person who
lives there.

Guidelines:
Imagine a situation where a visitor is trying to get somewhere in a town, but he/she is lost.
The visitor finds a local and asks for directions.

Use the map below to help you.

Do not forget to set your starting point.