In the neighborhood I

Unit 3

Pre-beginner 2
2020 - I

Videoconference 4
UNIT OBJECTIVE

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I

By the end of the unit, the students will be able to ask for and give directions to
get to specific places.
Topic: In the neighborhood I
WE WILL LEARN

1. Places in the neighborhood.

2. Prepositions of Place

3. Questions with “Where is/are…?”

and “How do I get to…?”

GIVING DIRECTIONS
Watch this video

Asking for and giving directions in English - Video

Asking for and giving directions in English - Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JFqKRUB2vc
NEIGHBORHOOD
VOCABULARY
In your neighborhood you can find:

Facilities:

• A church
• A post office
• A bank
• A restaurant
• A police station
• A hospital
• A bakery
• A pharmacy (or drugstore)
• A school
• A cinema (or movie theater)
• A library
Places in the neighborhood
Topic: In the neighborhood I
Match the words and the places. Then listen and check your answers.
d a j
a. bank 2
b. bookstore 9
c. bus stop 7
g i
d. coffee shop1
e. gas station10
h
f. hotel 8 c
g. library 4
h. newsstand 5 f b e
i. subway station 6
j. supermarket 3
Prepositions of place:

In this picture Where is the library?

• The library is ON Main Street.

• The park is ON THE CORNER OF Pine
Street and Main Street.
• The grocery store is NEXT TO the
bank.
• The bank is BETWEEN the grocery
store and the bakery.
• The library is OPPOSITE the grocery
store.
Giving directions:

Turn right

Turn left

Go straight (ahead)
 HOW DO I GET TO…?
Give directions from Start to the
coffee shop and the bus station.
1
Go up Main Street.
Turn left on Ninth Street.
Go one block.
It’s on the right, next to a school.
2
Walk down Main Street.
Take a right on Fifth Street.
Walk two blocks.
It’s on the left, across from the park.
Read the conversation:

Alex: Excuse me. How do I get to the park?

.

Laura: Go down Seventh Street and take a

left on Elm Street. Walk one block to
Sixth Street. It’s on the right, across
from the bus station.
.

Alex: Turn left on Elm Street?

.

Laura: Yes.
.

Alex: Great! Thank you very much.

Asking for directions

How
How do
do II get
get to…?
to…?
How
How can
can II get
get to…?
to…?
 Now, it´s your turn:

A: Excuse me, how do I get to Megaplaza?

B: We are on Elm Street. Turn right and go straight
one block. Turn left and cross the Street.

A: Turn left and cross the Street?

B: Yes. You are on Baker Street. Megaplaza is
opposite Cineplanet.
A: Thank you very much.
EXERCISES
 Look at the map. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1. coffee shop 2. bank 3. supermarket in on

next to across from
6. subway station between on the corner of
4. library
in the park.
1. The newsstand is ____________

across fromthe
2. The subway station is ____________
park.
5. newsstand

7. bus stop
next to the hotel.
3. The bookstore is ____________

on
10. gas station 4. Mama’s Place is ____________ Second
Avenue.
8. hotel
9. bookstore 5. The gas station is on the cornerSecond
____________ of
Avenue and Grand Street.

between the coffee

6. The library is ____________
shop and the bus stop.
SPEAKING Where’s the drugstore in your town?

drugstore Supermarket School

A: Where’s the drugstore in your town?

B: It’s next to the bank.
Can you give examples of :

• Facilities (or buildings) in your town?

• Bank, …
• Prepositions of place?
• Next to, ….
• Expressions to give directions?
• Turn left, ….
Tema: CONSULTAS

Realiza consultas a través del

chat o levanta la mano
METACOGNITION PART

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.WHAT WAS TODAY´S CLASS SESSION?

2.WHAT DID YOU FIND MOST INTERESTING?

3.IN WHICH SITUATIONS CAN YOU USE THIS CLASS SESSION?

Presentación del curso

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Sources

Giving and asking for directions

How to ASK FOR and GIVE DIRECTIONS in English 👉 Daily English Conversation (Part I)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB2HWzg-rjs

ASKING FOR and GIVING DIRECTIONS in English | English Conversations (Part II)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WscyaYR-TOw&t=0s
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