1. Complete the names of these places and match them with the pictures (a-h) below.
1) t__wn h__ll __e …
2) c__r p__rk _________
3) __rp__rt _________
4) f__r__st__t__n _________
5) g__m _________
6) sq__r_________
7) sw__mm_ng p__l _________
8) b__s st__t__n _________
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2) car park d 3) airport a 4) fire station g 5) gym c
6) square b 7) swimming pool f 8) bus station h
2. Match the sentences with the places in town below.
bank cinema hospital hotel library museum park
police station post office shopping centre train station zoo
1) ‘Hello. I’m Doctor Langton. How is your arm today?’
________.
2) ‘Excuse me. I’m looking for a book about the rainforest.’
________.
3) ‘The 9.35 from London to York is arriving at platform four.’
________.
4) ‘I need to report a crime.’
________.
5) ‘Can I have a room for three nights, please?’
________.
6) ‘I need to send this letter to Canada, by air.’
________.
7) ‘Excuse me. Where are the lions and tigers?’
________.
8) ‘Look at that Greek plate. It’s 3,000 years old!’
________.
9) ‘I’d like to change some money into euros, please.’
________.
10) ‘Be quiet! The film is starting!’
________.
11) ‘Let’s play football, then have a picnic.’
________.
12) ‘You can stay here in the café. I need to go to the clothes shop and then the bookshop.’
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1) hospital 2) library 3) train station 4) police station
5) hotel 6) post office 7) zoo 8) museum 9) bank
10) cinema 11) park 12) shopping centre
3. Look at the pictures and listen to the sentences. Are the sentences true or false? Tick the correct answer.
1a True False
b True False
c True False
2a True False
b True False
c True False
3a True False
b True False
c True False
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1) a F b T c T 2) a T b T c F 3) a T b T c F
Transcript
1)
a The hospital is between the car park and the cinema. True or false?
b The park is behind the hospital. True or false?
c The car park is next to the cinema. True or false?
2)
a The man with the hat is in front of the hotel. True or false?
b The hotel is opposite the train station. True or false?
c The bank is next to the train station. True or false?
3)
a The swimming pool is in the park. True or false?
b The town hall is behind the park. True or false?
c The bus station is behind the town hall. True or false?
Extra exercises
1. Match words 1-6 with words a-f to make places in towns and cities.
1) bus
2) car
3) post
4) shopping
5) swimming
6) town
a centre
b hall
c office
d park
e pool
f station
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1) F 2) D 3) C 4) A 5) E 6) B
2. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions of place.
1) There’s a bank o__________ the cinema. You have to cross the road to take some money out.
2) The library is b__________ the museum and the supermarket.
3) The train station is n__________ house. It’s a ten-minute walk.
4) There’s a gym i__________ the hotel. It’s free for guests.
5) There’s a park n__________ t__________ the hospital, on the left.
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1) opposite 2) between 3) near 4) inside 5) next to
3. Complete the definitions.
1) a big area of water with land all around it __________
2) a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain __________
3) a lot of people together __________
4) a piece of land used for animals or growing crops __________
5) a big group of trees __________
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1) lake 2) hill 3) crowd 4) field 5) wood
4. Choose the correct answers.
1) grandparents usually fly to Spain on holiday. They go by coach / plane / train .
2) We often ride to the park at the weekend. We go by motorbike / ship / plane .
3) dad always drives to work. He goes by bus / car / underground .
4) sister sometimes stays out late on Saturday nights, so she goes home by plane / ship / taxi .
5) There’s always a lot of traffic on the roads in the morning, so we go to school by car / coach / underground .
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1) plane 2) motorbike 3) car 4) taxi 5) underground
5. Complete the sentences with the words below.
Africa Asia east Europe North America south
1) France is in __________
2) Marseille is in the __________ of France and Paris is in the north.
3) Kenya is in __________
4) China is in __________
5) Berlin is in the __________ of Germany and Düsseldorf is in the west.
6) Canada is in __________
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1) Europe 2) south 3) Africa 4) Asia 5) east 6) North America
6. Complete the directions with the verbs below. You can use one verb more than once.
go take turn
1) _____ over the bridge.
2) _____ the first left.
3) _____ past the fire station.
4) _____ straight on.
5) _____ left at the crossroads.
6) _____ along Station Road.
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1) Go 2) Take 3) Go 4) Go 5) Turn 6) Go