UNIT 2: MY COMMUNITY

PRE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

MRS. SANDRA MOLINA C.
UBB CHILLAN
• MY COMMUNITY
 OBJECTIVES:
• To describe past events, daily activities.
• Describe public places, common
surroundings.
• To ask and answer for directions
• To describe places
• Regular and irregular verbs
 PLACES IN A COMMUNITY
• PUBLIC PLACES
 ORAL PRACTICE
• Where do you live?
• Can you describe your city or town?
• Which are the most interesting places
there?
• Which are the principal facilities you can
find in your city?
• Can you describe your block?
• Is there any public place near your house?
• travel agent's
• bank
• telephone box
• café
• butcher's
• chemist's
• hardware shop
• florist's
• greengrocer's
• hypermarket
• jeweller's
• laundry
• bookshop
• optician's
• baker's
• stationer's
• bus stop
• cake shop
• hairdresser's
• fish shop
• supermarket
• clothes shop
• record shop
• sports shop
• dry cleaner's
• shoe shop
• GIVING DIRECTIONS:
• Asking for and Giving Directions
– How do I get to …?
– What's the best way to …?
– Where is …?
– Go straight on (until you come to …).
– Turn back./Go back.
– Turn left/right (into …-street).
– Go along …
– Cross …
– Take the first/second road on the left/right
– It's on the left/right.
– straight on
– opposite
– near
– next to
– between
– at the end (of)
– on/at the corner
– behind
– in front of
– (just) around the corner
– traffic lights
– crossroads, junction
– signpost
• Exercise on Asking and Giving Directions
• What's the best way to the post office? (Use the
map for orientation.)

• Excuse me, where is the post office, please?

• …………………….at the next corner.
• Then ……………..until you come to the traffic lights.
• ………………there.
• The post office is……………. the cinema.
• Fill in the words below correctly. (Use the map
for orientation.)
• continue, end, excuse, get, left (2x), next,
opposite, right, second, straight on, thank, turn,
welcome
………me, how do I……………. to the cinema?
• Go ……………..
• Turn ……………………..at the corner.
• Then take the……………….. road on your …………………….
• …………………to the …………………………………….of the road.
• ……………………………left there.
• The cinema is on your ……………………………., the castle.
• ………………………….you very much.
• You're ………………………..