Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Hometown and places in town

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How to use this lesson

For Teachers

Guide learners through the table and practice items in about 20 minutes. Check the auto-graded questions together and listen to their shadowing recordings.

For Learners

First, read the word table and listen to each word. Next, complete the 16 practice questions and practice speaking out loud in the shadowing section.

Word table

Study these 10 words before you start the practice tasks.

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
Giving directions
turn	to change direction	turn left, turn right	Turn left at the bank.	Think of a wheel turning round.
cross	to go from one side to the other side	cross the street, cross the road	Cross the street carefully.	Picture walking across an 'X' on the ground.
straight	in one line without turning	go straight, straight ahead	Walk straight ahead for two minutes.	Picture a straight ruler with no curves.
corner	the place where two streets meet	on the corner, street corner	The cafe is on the corner.	Corners make sharp angles like a box.
Places on the way
bridge	a road built over water or a railway	walk over the bridge, old bridge	Cross the bridge to reach the park.	Bridge connects two banks like a ridge.
crossroads	a place where two or more roads cross each other	at the crossroads, busy crossroads	Stop your car at the crossroads.	Two words together: cross + roads.
traffic lights	colored lights that tell cars to stop or go	red traffic lights, wait at the traffic lights	The traffic lights turned red.	Think of the red, yellow, and green lights.
Where things are
opposite	across from someone or something	opposite the bank, sit opposite	The bakery is opposite the library.	Two things look right into each other's eyes.
between	in the middle of two things	between two shops, between the trees	The post office is between the shop and school.	It sounds like 'two-in' – in the middle of two.
behind	at the back of something	behind the building, stand behind	The car park is behind the cinema.	The opposite of 'in front of'.

Practice

Complete these 16 practice questions from easy to hard.

Part 1: Collocation matching

Choose the verb that goes naturally with each phrase.

1. Match the right verb to each noun phrase:

Phrase

turn

cross

... left at the shop

____turn____cross

... the road safely

____turn____cross

... the bridge

____turn____cross

... right into Green Street

____turn____cross

Part 2: Gap-fill with word bank

Word bank: straight | traffic lights | crossroads | corner

Dialogue 1:

A: Where is the supermarket?
B: Walk ____ ahead and you will see it.

Dialogue 2:

A: Why are the cars stopping?
B: The ____ are red right now.

Sentence 3:

Two main roads cross each other here, so be careful at this busy ____.

Sentence 4:

There is a lovely fruit shop on the ____ of King Street.

Part 3: Choose the word

9. The small bookstore is ______ the school and the library.

____a. opposite____b. between____c. behind

10. We parked our car ______ the cinema because the front lot was full.

____a. straight____b. between____c. behind

11. The pharmacy is right ______ the hotel, on the other side of the road.

____a. opposite____b. behind____c. between

12. Walk over the ______ to see the boats on the river.

____a. corner____b. bridge____c. crossroads

Part 4: Sentence building

Put the given words in the right order. Type the complete sentence.

13. Words: the / Turn / corner / at / left

____

14. Words: Cross / the / safe / bridge / now

____

15. Words: straight / lights / Go / at / the

____

16. Words: The / station / behind / is / museum / the

____

Shadowing

Listen to each item, repeat it clearly, and record your voice.

Collocations

1. Collocation:

turn left

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

2. Collocation:

cross the street

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

3. Collocation:

on the corner

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

4. Collocation:

wait at the traffic lights

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Sentences

5. Sentence:

Go straight ahead.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

6. Sentence:

Cross the bridge carefully.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

7. Sentence:

The park is behind the school.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

8. Sentence:

The bank is between the two cafes.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Long sentences

9. Long sentence:

Turn right at the corner, then go straight.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

10. Long sentence:

Wait at the traffic lights before crossing.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Focus words

11. Focus word:

crossroads

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

12. Focus word:

opposite

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

How to use this lesson

Word table

Practice

Part 1: Collocation matching

Part 2: Gap-fill with word bank

Part 3: Choose the word

Part 4: Sentence building

Shadowing

Collocations

Sentences

Long sentences

Focus words

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