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Vocabulary and prepositions of place

Do you know this vocabulary in English? Look at the picture to try to remember them.

Here are some prepositions of place. Have a look at them

Now, using the different prepositions we studied, write six sentences stating where things are in the
office. Look at the example.
Example:
The screen is in front of the chair.

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Work in pairs. Look at the plan of a conference centre below. Complete the sentences with these words.

bus stop cloakroom conference room drinks machines lecture theatre restaurant shop

The _________ is opposite the lifts on the first floor.

The _________ is in front of the conference centre.

The _________ are next to the lifts on the first floor.

The _________ is on the right of Meeting Room 4.

The _________ is between the cloakroom and the toilets.

The _________ is on the left of the Conference Room.

The _________ is behind the reception.

Look at the plan again. Complete the sentences with these prepositions. next to on the right on between
opposite

1- The business centre is _______ the ground floor.

2- Meeting room 1 is _______ meeting room 2.
3- Meeting room 4 is _______ meeting room 3 and the restaurant.
4- The toilets are _______ of the restaurant.
5- The restaurant is _______ the lecture theatre.

Match the words 1-10 with the places at a train station a-j.

1- main entrance ………… 6- ticket office …………

2- bookshop ………… 7- tourist information office
3- café ………… 8- ATM …………
4- restaurant ………… 9- chemist's …………
5- newsagent's ………… 10- toilets …………

Look at the plan of the train station. Are the sentences true or false?

1- The ATM is between the ticket office and the chemist's.

2- The cafe is next to the bookshop.
3- The restaurant is opposite the tourist information office.
4- The bus stop is in front of the station.
5- The toilets are on the right of the restaurant.
6- The ticket office is on the left of the chemist's.
Listen to some people in the station arranging to meet before they catch their trains. Look at the plan of the
train station again and write the correct place of where each of the person is next to his/her name. Looat at
the example:

Example:

Martin is in front of the ticket office

1- Sharon
2- Francesca
3- Laura
4- Tom
5- Dani

Communicative activity!!!!

Work in pairs. Choose two or three places on the train station plan. Call a friend to say where you are.

Example:

A: Hello …….. Where are you?

B: Hi, I'm in the ...

A: Where's that?

B: It's next to / opposite / in front of …