PLACES (53) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

PLACES (53)

A	GENERAL PLACE WORDS Come here, please. [to me, to where I am] Have you been to Lima? I’m going there in April. [not here, another place] Max is coming back from Portugal in May. [to here again, to this place] There are books and papers everywhere in my room. [in all parts / all places] (See Unit 42: Come / came / come.)
B	PREPOSITIONS Luke is in the kitchen, making dinner. There are two restaurants in the village. Samantha lives in Seoul / South Korea / Asia. I’ll meet you at the station. I always sit at the front of the class. I like that photo on the wall. Don’t put your books on the chair. I want to sit on it!
C	POSITIONS the beginning of the motorway the end of the motorway
D	LEFT AND RIGHT This is his left hand. This is his right hand. In York Street, there is a cinema on the left and a restaurant on the right.
E	HOME AND AWAY Is Eleanor at home [in her house / flat]? No, sorry, she’s out [not here for a short time, e.g. at the shops or at work]. No, sorry, she’s away [not here for a longer time, e.g. on holiday]. No, sorry, she’s abroad [in another country].

Exercises

53.1	Fill the gaps with here, there, back or everywhere. 1 Thanks for lending me your dictionary. I’ll bring it _____back____ soon. (See Unit 44: Bring/ brought/ brought.) 2 Come ______________ Emma! Don’t go near the road! (See Unit 42: Come / came / come.) 3 This letter is for a teacher at the university. Can you take it ______________. (See Unit 43: Take / took / taken.) 4 I opened the washing machine too soon. Now there’s water______________ 5 I want to leave this letter in Nora’s office. Are you going______________ 6 I’m going to Italy tomorrow, but I’m coming ______________ on Friday.
53.2	Fill the gaps with the correct preposition. 1 My brother works _____in________ Paris. 2 Why do you always sit _____________ the back of the class? 3 Let’s go and sit _____________ the sofa. 4 What time do you arrive? I’ll meet you _____________ the bus station. 5 There was a picture of an old man _____________ the wall. 6 Do you usually study _____________ your bedroom or _____________ the living room?
53.3	Mark the positions on the bus and on the tree. 1 the front of the bus 2 the side of the bus 3 the back of the bus 4 the middle of the tree 5 the top of the tree 6 the bottom of the tree
53.4	Fill the gaps with out, away or abroad. 1 I’d like to work and learn _______abroad_____ about a new country. 2 Is Lily here? No, she’s _____________ but she’ll be back in about five minutes. 3 I’m going _____________ tomorrow. I’m going to stay with my sister for a few days. 4 When we go _____________ we like to go _____________ and see new countries.
53.5	Answer these questions about yourself and about this book. 1 Are you studying English at home or abroad? 2 Are you going away this year? 3 What have you got in your left or right hand at the moment? 4 What is there at the end of this book? 5 Where is Unit 3 in this book? (beginning / middle / end?) 6 Where is Unit 36 in this book? (beginning / middle / end?)

ANSWER KEY

53.1	2	here
	3	there
	4	everywhere
	5	there
	6	back

53.2	2	at
	3	on
	4	at
	5	on
	6	in; in

53.3

53.4	2	out
	3	away
	4	away; abroad

53.5	Possible answers
	1	I’m studying English in the UK.
	2	Yes, I’m going to Dublin and to the US.
	3	At the moment I have a pen in my right hand.
	4	The Answer key is at the end of this book.
	5	Unit 3 is at the beginning of this book (Unit 3 out of 60 units). ( Note: we say at.)
	6	Unit 36 is in the middle of this book (Unit 36 out of 60 units). ( Note: we say in.)