IN THE TOWN (29) ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

                                                   IN THE TOWN (29)

A	Places in the town Train station / railway station - you can get a train here. Bus station - you can get a bus here. Shops - you can buy things here. Shopping centre - area of town with a lot of shops. Tourist information office - tourists can get information here. Museum - you can see interesting old things here. Bank - you can change money here or get money from a cash machine. Post office - you can post letters and parcels here. Library /ˈla br ri/ - you can read books and newspapers here. Town hall - local government officers work here. Car park - you can park your car here. Pedestrian area /ˈe ri / - you can only walk here, you can’t come here by car.
B	Notices in towns
C	Asking and giving directions A: Where is the bus station? B: Go left here and it’s at the end of the road. A: How do I get to Market Street? B: Take the first right and then the second left. A: Is there a shopping centre near here? B: Yes, turn right here. The entrance is on Market Street on the left. A: Can I park here? B: No, but there’s a car park on Park Street. A: Excuse me, I’m looking for the museum. B: It’s on Bridge Road. Take the number 31 bus and get off at the second stop. A: Can you tell me the way to the nearest bank, please? I need a cash machine. B: No problem. Go left here and there’s one on the other side of the road.

Exercises

29.1	Answer the questions. 1 Where can I get a bus to London? at the bus station 2 Where can I get information about hotels? 3 Where can I change money? 4 Where can I park my car? 5 Where can I see old and interesting things? 6 Where can I get a train? 7 Where can I go to a lot of different shops? 8 Where can I go to post a parcel?
29.2	Which notice from B opposite will help you? 1 The cash machine doesn’t give you any money. Out of order 2 You are in the shopping centre and you want to leave. 3 You want to sit in a place where there are no cigarettes. 4 You want to know if people can go on the grass. 5 You want to go into the museum.
29.3	Complete these sentences. 1 Turn right at the ____end_____ of the road. 2 The bus _____________ is over there _____________ the left. 3 For the Town Hall _____________ the number 14 bus. 4 _____________ is a post office on the other _____________ of the road. 5 You can find a cash _____________ at the bank in High Street. 6 We can get a map of the town at the tourist _____________ office. 7 Can you tell me the _____________ to the railway _____________, please? 8 _____________me. I’m looking _____________ a car park.
29.4	What words are these? 1 sumuem            museum 6 dtaeepsrin raae 2 nowt hlal 7 scah enicmah 3 brilyra 8 tsop ffcoie 4 rac prak 9 phoss 5 ywrlaai nttoisa 10 sub post
29.5	Look at the map in C opposite. How do you get from the tourist information office to the shopping centre? Write directions.
29.6	Does your town have these places? Where are they? Write sentences. 1 a train station          There’s a train station. It’s at the end of Station Road 2 a bus station 3 a shopping centre 4 a library 5 a town hall 6 a pedestrian area 7 a tourist information office 8 a museum 9 a post office Tip Keep a notebook in your pocket. Many towns in different countries have notices in English to help tourists. Write down any English words and expressions that you see in your town.

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