Grammar: Hometown and places in town

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How to use this lesson

For the teacher

Guide learners through the rule table for 3 minutes, then give 9 minutes for the 12 questions. Review answers together using the short feedback notes.

For the learner

Read the four grammar rules and examples first. Then answer each practice question carefully and check your score.

Rules: Directions and Places

Rule	Example
Use the plain verb to give directions.	Turn left at the bank.
Don't + plain verb says what not to do.	Don't cross here.
Opposite, between and behind say where a place is.	The bank is opposite the park.
Across and along say how to move.	Walk along the river.

1. Choose the correct sentence to tell someone the way. (straight)

____ You going straight to the corner.____ Go straight to the corner.____ To go straight to the corner.

2. Choose the correct sentence to tell someone what not to do. (bridge)

____ Don't turn before the bridge.____ Not turn before the bridge.____ No turning before the bridge.

3. Choose the correct sentence to describe the location. (crossroads)

____ The cafe is along the crossroads and the bank.____ The cafe is across the crossroads and the bank.____ The cafe is between the crossroads and the bank.

4. Rewrite the sentence as a direction: "You turn right at the traffic lights." (turn)

____ (Type the new sentence here)

5. Rewrite the sentence as a direction: "You cross the road at the corner." (cross)

____

6. Rewrite the sentence to say what not to do: "You do not walk across the old bridge." (don't)

____

7. Fill the gap with a preposition of movement: "Walk ___ the street until you see the crossroads." (along)

____

8. Fill the gap with a preposition of place: "The cinema is ___ the bus station, on the other side of the road." (opposite)

____

9. Fill the gap with a preposition of place: "The small car park is ___ the shop, so you cannot see it from the road." (behind)

____

10. Fill the gap with a preposition of movement: "Carefully walk ___ the busy street at the traffic lights." (across)

____

11. Find the mistake in this message: "Hi! To find my house, you turning left at the corner." Type only the correct word to replace "turning". (turn)

____

12. Find the mistake in this message: "Please doesn't wait opposite the bridge." Type only the correct word to replace "doesn't". (don't)

____

How to use this lesson

Rules: Directions and Places

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