Pre-Listening Exercise
Whether you are on a sightseeing trip through Europe or backpacking in Australia, finding your way around the city while on vacation can be difficult unless you know what to say. Understanding directions is a big part of this. Look at the expressions below and be sure to understand the meaning of the places on the map before you begin the listening activity:
- across from
- behind
- between
- in front of
- near
- next to
- opposite
Listening Exercise
Study the map. Then, listen to each sentence and choose TRUE or FALSE. Review the script to this listening activity at the bottom of the page.
Post-Listening Exercise
Draw a neighborhood map of the area where you live (or a place you know well like a school or your work). Write the names of buildings and stores in the area. Then, talk about the map. Another idea is to find a map of a famous area or place in your city and tell a partner how to get there from other locations (for example, your home).
Listening Script
- The hotel is next to the bank (True).
- The zoo is opposite the police station. (True)
- The library is between the post office and the supermarket. (False)
- The bowling alley is on East Street. (False)
- The bar is on the corner of West Street and South Street. (True)
- City hall is in front of the library. (False)
- The hospital is near the bus station. (True)
- The zoo is behind the post office. (False)
- The bowling alley is behind the bookstore. (True)
- The school is between the bus station and the police station. (False)
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