2.1 On the map

Mira el mapa mientras lees las oraciones:

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  • "The Restaurant is on the corner of Blacksea Avenue with Appletree Avenue and opposite the Aquarium"

  • "The Town Hall is in the Main Street next to the Police Station"

  • "The Café is between the Cinema and the Hospital"

  • "The Hospital is opposite the Museum"

  • "There's a pedestrian crossing at the entrance of the Aquarium"

  • "The Department Store  is next to the Bus Station"

  • "There's a roundabout at the junction of Barney Street and Newsbury Road"

 

Importante

Puedes que hayas tenido problemas para entender las frases. Pero seguro que cuando te aprendas el siguiente vocabulario, podrás traducirlas. Para situarte en un mapa es necesario conocer las preposiciones de lugar y los diferentes establecimientos de la ciudad:

Prepositions

far from: lejos de

near: cerca

between: entre

in front of: delante

opposite: frente a

behind: detrás

next to: al lado

around the corner: al volver la esquina

on the corner: en la esquina

Buildings

museum: museo

library: biblioteca

bookshop:  librería

aquarium: acuario

hospital: hospital

café (cafeteria): cafetería

cinema: cine

theatre: teatro

department store: grandes almacenes

bus station: estación de autobuses

park: parque

opera: opera

school: escuela

car park: parking

garage: taller

post office: oficina de correos

police station: comisaría

Town Hall: ayuntamiento

Pregunta Verdadero-Falso

Vuelve a mirar el mapa y decide si las siguientes afirmaciones son verdaderas o falsas:

Pregunta 1

1. The garage is between the car park and the bus station.

Pregunta 2

2. The school is opposite the Town Hall.

Pregunta 3

3. There is a traffic light in front of the aquarium.

Pregunta 4

4. The cinema is next to the hospital.

Pregunta 5

5. The bookshop is near the police station.

Actividad de Espacios en Blanco

Escucha los siguientes diálogos e intenta completar los huecos:

 

 

Dialogue 1:
A:Excuse me, is the post office, please?
B: Turn at the next corner. Then ahead until you come to the traffic lights. left there. The post office is the cinema.

Dialogue 2
A: Excuse . Can you tell me how to to the library?
B: The Library...Yes, straight to the traffic lights, then turn and the Library is just there, on your .

Dialogue 3
A: Excuse me, a supermarket near here?
B: Yes, there's one here.

A: do get there ?
B: straight ahead to the crossroads and turn left, go   straight on and take the second , walk for about forty metres and the is there , your left , next the Post Office and opposite a cafeteria.

 

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Para terminar con el tema y el bloque, puedes visitar el siguiente vídeo para practicar lo aprendido:

Learn English 04 - Directions

Vídeo de EF podEnglish alojado en Youtube