Locations Around Town: Questions

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Locations Around Town

Where is your local Post Office?

Questions

Excuse me. Where is the Post Office?


Excuse me. Is there a bank near here?
Excuse me. Could you tell me where the nearest supermarket is?

Responses

Its between the bank and the big department store.


Yes, there is. Its on the corner of Queen Street, next to the
museum.
Certainly. Its behind the library, near the park.

Follow-up Questions

Thank you very much.


Thanks. Is it far?
Behind the library, near the park? Thank you for your help.

Responses

You are welcome.


Not really. It is about five minutes on foot.
No problem. You are very welcome.

Sounds Like...
1. Could you tell me where... //kudju//
2. Do you know where... //djuno//
3. It is next to the department store. //depaarmen//

Practice i Use the information to practice asking and answering questions. i.e.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Bank/Queen Street
A) Excuse me, is the Bank near here?
B) Yes, it is. The Bank is on Queen Street.
Post Office/Central Avenue
Bookstore/Ocean Way
Hospital/Dunlop Road
Park/Acorn Avenue
London School of English/St. Peters Street
Thompsons Department Store/Oxford Street

Practice ii Use the map on the next page and the information below to practice giving
locations around town. i.e.
Bookstore - the Bank and the Post Office/between
A) Excuse me, could you tell me where the bookstore is?
B) Certainly, the bookstore is between the bank and the Post Office.
1. Coffee shop - on the corner/Chinese Restaurant/next to
2. Cinema - Fish & Chip shop/next to
3. Newsagents - Bookstore/behind
4. Library Park/next to

5. Bank on the corner/Park/opposite


6. Flower shop Post Office/behind/Newsagents/next to

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Exercise i Match the statements on the left to the endings on the right. i.e.
a. The department store is...

1. ...behind the bank on the left side of


Central Avenue.
2. ...in front of the flower shop, next to
the book shop on Sunset Street.
3. ...on Sunset Street, next to the
Chinese restaurant.
4. ...opposite the Royal Hotel and the
department store.
5. ...on South Road, between the
Royal Hotel and the train station.
6. ...next to the cinema, behind the fish &
chip shop.

b. The hair salon is...


c.

The Indian restaurant is...

d. The sushi restaurant is...


e. The Park is...
f.

The Post Office is...

Exercise ii Using the map, fill in the blanks with the vocabulary from the box below.
John: Excuse me, do you ______ where the Newsagents is?
Mr. Smith: Sure, its ______ Sunset Street.
John: Thank you. Is Sunset Street ______ here?
Mr. Smith: Yes, it is. Just follow this road and ______ left ______ the Park.
John: Okay, left after the park.
Mr. Smith: Yes, thats Sunset Street. Go straight along the street and youll see a Book shop
on the _____. The Newsagents is ______ the Book shop.
John: Got it.
Mr. Smith: Its ______ the Flower shop and the Hair Salon.
John: Thank you very much for your help.
Mr. Smith: Youre welcome.
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