Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:
• Learn how to describe places in a city.
• Learn how to say where things are.
• Practise asking and answering simple location questions.

Exercise 1: Warm-up

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

ride a bicycle
take a ferry
take a taxi
take a bus
take a train
walk
drive

Let's Practise
Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.
For example:
“take a train”

Can you think of any other ways to travel?

Exercise 2: Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

convenience store
supermarket
pharmacy
train station
school
park
bank
apartment building

Let's Practise
Say what you see in each picture.
For example:
“park”

Can you think of more places in a city?

Exercise 3: More Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these phrases with your tutor.

far from
The school is far from the hospital.

near
The supermarket is near the park.

between
The convenience store is between the bank and the school.

next to
The school is next to the convenience store.

opposite
My apartment building is opposite the bank.

Let's Practise
Say the phrase shown in each picture.
For example:
“far from”

Exercise 4: Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor, then answer the questions.

Teacher: Where is the bank, Maya?
Maya: It is near my apartment building. It is opposite the train station.

Teacher: Can you walk there?
Maya: Yes, I can. It’s not far from here.

Teacher: Is the supermarket near your apartment building?
Maya: No. The supermarket is far from here.

Teacher: How do you usually get there?
Maya: I usually take a train.

Teacher: Where is the convenience store?
Maya: It is between my apartment building and the bank.

Teacher: How do you get there?
Maya: I usually walk, but sometimes I take a taxi.

Check Your Understanding
Where is the bank?
How does Maya usually get to the supermarket?
Where is the convenience store?

Exercise 5: Matching

Tell your tutor the correct answer.

Where is the supermarket?
• It is between the bank and the train station.
• It are between the bank and the train station.
• It am between the bank and the train station.

Can you take a ferry there?
• Yes, you can't.
• Yes, you can.
• Yes, you take.

Is the school next to the bank?
• Yes, it be.
• Yes, there are.
• Yes, it is.

How do you usually get to the convenience store?
• I usually take a taxi.
• I usually takes a taxi.
• I usually taking a taxi.

Can you walk there?
• No, you can't.
• No, you can.
• No, you walk.

Where is the park?
• It are far from here.
• They are far from here.
• It is far from here.

Exercise 6: Fill in the Blanks

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor and fill in the blanks. You will be Arisa.

Teacher: Where is the supermarket, Arisa?
Arisa: The supermarket is far (1) my apartment building.

Teacher: Can you walk there?
Arisa: No, you (2). It’s too far (3) here.

Teacher: How do you get there?
Arisa: You (4) a train and then walk. It is (5) to the train station.

Teacher: Is the bank near your house?
Arisa: Yes. It (6) near my apartment building.

Teacher: How do you get there?
Arisa: I usually (7).

Answer Pool
can't
next
from
is
take
walk
from

Exercise 7: Ordering

Put the words in the correct order.
For example:
“park is the Where?” → “Where is the park?”

park is the Where?
walk you Can there?
I train a take sometimes.
Is near your house the pharmacy?
bank is opposite supermarket the The.
from here It is far.
apartment building near my It is.
station train It is from far the.

Exercise 8: Your Turn to Ask

Ask your tutor these questions.

Is the train station near your house?
How do you get there?
Is the convenience store far from your house?
How do you get there?
Is the supermarket near your house?
How do you get there?
Where is the pharmacy?
How do you get there?

Exercise 9: Your Turn to Answer

Answer using the language from this lesson. Talk about yourself!

Is the convenience store near your house?
How do you get there?
Is the supermarket far from your house?
How do you get there?
Is the train station near your house?
How do you get there?
Where is the bank?
How do you get there?

Corrections (Exercise 7)

Where is the park?
Can you walk there?
I sometimes take a train.
Is the pharmacy near your house?
The supermarket is opposite the bank.
It is far from here.
It is near my apartment building.
It is far from the train station.