LOCATION (CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS)

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS

LOCATION

A.       Look at this diagram and complete the sentences opposite using the expressions listed below. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.

 

…directly opposite…	…stands outside…
…on the right-hand side of…	…halfway between…
…in close proximity to…	…in the bottom left-hand corner of …
…to the left of…	…at the right angles to/perpendicular to ….
…to the right of …	…roughly in the middle of …
…at the bottom of…	… on the left-hand side of …
…in the bottom right-hand corner of …	…parallel to…
…surrounded by…	…at the top of …
…in the top left-hand corner of …	…in the top right-hand corner of …
… exactly in the middle of …

B.        How well do you know your country? Write the name of a city, town, village or island which ………

1	________________	is situated in the middle of your country
2	________________	is built on the slopes of a mountain
3	________________	is located on the coast
4	________________	stands on  a cape or peninsula
5	________________	is built on the edge of a river or lake
6	________________	is a two-hour journey by car or bus from the capital
7	________________	is a short distance off the coast
8	________________	is about 10 miles (approximately 16 kilometres) from your hometown.

  

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