Casa ESL · A1 Beginner · Unit 3 of 20 · Step 1

Around Town

Places & Directions

✓Name common places in a town or city
✓Use prepositions of place to describe locations
✓Give and understand simple directions

Name

Date

Vocabulary

bank

noun

A place where people keep and manage their money.

"The bank is on Main Street."

restaurant

noun

A place where you can buy and eat a meal.

"There is a good restaurant near the hotel."

hotel

noun

A building where people pay to sleep and eat.

"We are staying at a hotel in the city."

street

noun

A road in a city or town with buildings on each side.

"The café is on Park Street."

left

noun

The direction opposite to right.

"Turn left at the traffic lights."

right

noun

The direction opposite to left.

"The bank is on the right."

straight

adverb

Without turning, in one direction.

"Go straight and you will see the hotel."

map

noun

A drawing that shows roads, buildings, and places.

"I use a map to find my way."

Grammar Focus

Prepositions of place (next to, opposite, near, between)

Use prepositions of place to say where something is. They come before the place.

The bank is next to the supermarket.

The hotel is opposite the park.

The café is near the station.

The restaurant is between the bank and the cinema.

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: next to, opposite, near, or between.

1. The café is the school.

2. The hotel is the train station.

3. The bank is the supermarket and the post office.

4. The restaurant is the cinema.

5. The park is the bus stop.

Exercise 2

Match the place to what you do there.

1. banksave and take out money
2. restauranteat a meal
3. hotelsleep when travelling
4. supermarketbuy food and drinks
5. pharmacybuy medicine

Reading

Finding the Hotel

Tom is in a new city. He has a map. He is looking for his hotel. A woman helps him. She says: 'Go straight on this street. Turn left at the bank. The hotel is opposite the park, next to a restaurant.' Tom thanks her and walks. He finds the hotel. It is big and nice. There is a café near the entrance. Tom is happy.

1. Where is the hotel?

2. What does Tom use to find his way?

Speaking

Discuss these questions with a partner or your teacher.

1Describe where you live. What places are near your home?
2Give your partner directions from your school to the nearest café or shop.

Writing

Write 3–5 sentences to describe your neighbourhood. Use prepositions of place.

Example: There is a park near my house. The supermarket is opposite the bank. My school is next to the library.

Answer Key — For Teacher Use

Exercise 1

1. near · 2. opposite · 3. between · 4. next to · 5. near

Exercise 2

1. bank → save and take out money · 2. restaurant → eat a meal · 3. hotel → sleep when travelling · 4. supermarket → buy food and drinks · 5. pharmacy → buy medicine

Reading Comprehension

1. The hotel is opposite the park, next to a restaurant. · 2. Tom uses a map.

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