Prepositions of location

.Study the map of the town then correct the wrong sentences

hotel

The park is between the school and the .1

.cinema

.The museum is behind the zoo .2

.There are four cars next to the supermarket .3

.There are two lions in the zoo .4

restaurant .There are two parks in the town .5

.The restaurant is behind the museum .6

Complete the sentences using the prepositions .Complete the blanks with the words in the box

.of place zoo ~ behind ~ schools ~ small ~ read ~ quiet

opposite ~ next to ~ behind ~ between ~ near giraffe ~ everybody ~ zookeeper ~ car park ~ next to

My town is …………………and ………………… There is a………………

.The school is …………………………………… the park .1
opposite the museum. My father works there. He is the
The cinema is ……………………………… the supermarket .2 ……………………… I love animals. My favourite animal is the
………………………. There are three ………………………in my town.
.and the toy shop
My school is ………………the supermarket. In the afternoon,
.The toy shop is ……………………………… the school .3 I sometimes go to the library to ………………………books. At
the week end, my mother does the shopping in the
.The zoo is ……………………………… the museum .4 . ……………………………supermarket …………………………… the
,I really like where I live. I know ………………………in our town
.The hotel is ……………………………… the library .5
. so it’s friendly and safe
.The cinema is ……………………………… the toy shop .6

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.Read the text and do the activities that follow

Granville is a beautiful old town. There’s a square in the town centre. 1) It’s called Market Square
because there’s a market there every morning. Once a year there’s a jazz festival in Market Square,
.too. 2) It’s usually very good
At the end of the square there’s a museum. There are old photographs of the town in 3) it. 4)They’re
.really interesting
There are some restaurants in the square. 5) They’re great. Opposite the restaurants there’s a
theatre, a bookshop and a pub. The theatre’s called The Opera House. The bookshop is between the
theatre and the museum. The pub is on the corner of the square. There’s a car park in Castle Street,
.next to the pub
Opposite the square there’s a big hotel – 6) it’s called The Castle Hotel. I work at the hotel. There’s a
club in the cellar. 7) It’s called Ringo’s. The hotel is in Castle Street. 8) It’s a pedestrian street with a
.lot of shops – music shops, clothes shops and shoe shops. There are three banks, too
At the end of Castle Street, there’s a park. We often go there at the weekend to meet friends or
.play games

.Label the places on the map. Use the words in the box

bookshop  hotel  museum  pub  theatre Match the places and the things with
.pronouns 1-8 underlined in the text

Castle Street
The jazz festival
The hotel
The old photographs
The club in the hotel
The square
The restaurant
The museum

Write a short description of the area where

.you live

.Complete the sentences about the text I really like where I live. It’s a ........................
.Use the expressions in the box
...................................... .and ...........................place
on the corner of  between  behind .................................................. ..............................
at the end of  opposite  next to
....................................................................................

1) The museum is _____________ the square. .

2) The theatre is __________ the restaurants. ....................................................................................

3) The pub is ________________ the square. .
4) The bookshop is ___________ the museum. ....................................................................................
5) The bank is ___________ the clothes shop .
and the music shop. ....................................................................................
6) The car park is _______________the pub. .
Newport is a beautiful seaside resort. There are no big factories, so the air is fresh and healthy.
There are some parks with trees and flowers in my neighbourhood. You can walk in South Park and
even go out in a boat if you like sailing. There is also a zoo in the park. Many animals live there:
.monkeys, zebras, giraffes and huge elephants
There are some new shops in the centre of my town, but there is no supermarket. If you want to
.buy some fresh fruit and vegetables, you can go to the market in High Street
There are many old buildings that you can visit, and three hotels where tourists can stay. There is
an interesting museum opposite the town hall. It is open every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a
small cinema next to the museum. We also have a big sports centre and a library in Rose Street.
There is a beautiful theatre between the library and the Art Museum

.Read the text about Newport and answer the questions

1. Is Newport an industrial town? __________________________________

2. Is there a lot of pollution in Newport? _____________________________
3. What can children do in South Park? ______________________________
4. What places of interest can people visit in Newport?__________________
_______________________________________________________________
5. Where is the sports centre situated?_______________________________
6. Where can people go shopping in Newport?_________________________
7. How can you get to Newport?____________________________________
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:Read and complete with prepositions SHOP
.ST
This is Granville Town. It is a small town. There is a hotel ____________ the disco. There is a church

____________ the hotel and the drugstore. They are ____________Washington Street. There is a bus

.station ____________the church

There is a hospital and a supermarket ____________ to the drugstore. There is another hotel ___________

Washington Street, ____________ the hospital. And there is a gas station ____________ the hotel. There

.is a bar ____________ Hide Street, and there is a toy shop ____________ the gas station and the bar

There are two restaurants: one is ____________ the bar and the other restaurant is ____________ Park

Avenue. The bookstore is ____________the bank and the restaurant. And there is a bakery ____________

.the corner of Park Avenue and Washington Street. There is a big park too

:Answer these questions

________________________________________________________ ?What is the name of the town .1

______________________________________________ ?Is there a church in the town? Where is it .2

______________________________________________ ?Is there one restaurant in Granville Town .3

__________________________________________________________ ?Where you can buy bread .4

_________________________________________________________ ?Where do the doctors work .5

_________________________________________________________ ?Where can you buy a book .6

_____________________________________________________ ?Is there a fire station in the town .7

_________________________________________________________ ?Where can you get money .8

_________________________________________________________ ?How many hotels are there .9

______________________________________________________ ?Where can you ride your bike .10

.Read the text about Newport and answer the questions

.

.We’ve got a railway station and an airport in Brighton, which is twenty miles away
-ty certainty» safety loyalty, simplicity, visibility
y difficulty, honesty, delivery, burglary, harmony-

a) reduce --induce --seduce --produce b) reduction --induction --seduction --

productionproductionCompare:Compare:a) receive --conceive --deceive --perceiveperceiveb) b)
reception --conception --deception –perception perception

.commission; expression; aggression; admission; succession; impression; emission

collision; division; revision; persuasion; explosion; decision; seclusion
comprend comprehension
.addition; duration; nation; solution; ambition; edition; caution; position

loyal/loyalty

mature /maturity
..…………………

?Which verbs can be derived from these nouns

Information insurance location equipment accommodation
Nouns ending in –ion
Impress attract act

nouns ending in –ation

examine examination invite invitation prepare preparation

nouns ending in –ance

assist assistance appear appearance

nouns ending in –ment

amuse amusement agree agreement develop development

Nouns derived from adjectives

honest honesty modest modesty
happy happiness ill illness

relax

creativity
stupidity
 perform
)SECURE(

WEAK(PERFORM)(

Nouns formed from verbs. Nouns formed from adjectives

eg. discreet – discretion - ion eg. use - usage age -
eg. delicate – delicacy eg. produce – production - cy tion -
eg. distant – distance - ance eg. depart – departure ure -
- ence eg. patient – patience eg. arrive – arrival al -
- ness eg. happy – happiness eg. prefer – preference ence -
- ity eg. secure – security eg. agree – agreement ment -
eg. certain – certainty - ty eg. invite – invitation ation -
eg. honest – honesty eg. perform- performance -y ance -
eg. discuss – discussion ion -
eg. decide - decision sion -
y eg enquire - enquiry -
Exercise: Make nouns from these words
Words Nouns Words
Nouns
weak _______________ prepare
_______________
fail _______________ honest
_______________
_______________ refuse _______________ assist
mature _______________ revise
_______________
_______________ modest _______________ decide
_______________ attract _______________ argue
explore _______________ perform
_______________