UNIT 3: AROUND THE TOWN
Vocabulary:
- Hospital: hospital
-Train station: estación de tren
-Café: cafetería
-Police station: comisaría de policía
-Museum: museo
-Supermarket: supermercado
-Newsagent´s: quiosco de prensa
-Cinema: cine
-Shops: tiendas
-Sweet shop: tienda de chuches
-Pet shop: tienda de animales
Shoe shop: zapatería
-In our town: en nuestro pueblo
Prepositions:
Next to: al lado de
Between: entre/ en medio de (dos cosas)
Behind: detrás
In: dentro
On: encima
In front of: en frente de
Turn right: gira a la derecha
Turn left: gira a la izquierda
Go straight on: sigue recto
-Song (prepositions):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xERTESWbqhU
Grammar:
THERE IS/ ARE:
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There is: hay...(singular, hay una cosa). Ex: there is a hospital in our town.
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There are: hay....(plural, más de una cosa). Ex: There are two hospitals in our town.
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There isn´t: No hay..(singular). Ex: There isn´t a supermarket in my town
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There aren´t: No hay...(No hay). Ex: There aren´t supermarket in my town.
Is there a train station in your town? Yes, there is/ No, there aren´t
Are there three shops in your town? Yes, there are/ No, there aren´t
Where is the cinema? (¿Dónde está el cine?)
The cinema is between the shop and the bank.
Story
piper: flautista
rats: ratas
town hall: ayuntamiento
major: alcalde
give: dar
go away: irse lejos
follow: seguir
keep a promise: mantener una promesa
adventure story: historia de aventuras
biography: biografía
fable: fábula
enjoyble: divertido
scary: de miedo
silly: tonto
unhappy: infeliz
Types of transport in cities
car: coche
boat: barco
bicycle: bicicleta
tram: tranvía
road: carretera
village: pueblo pequeño
town: ciudad o pueblo grande
city: ciudad grande
cottage: casa
flat: piso
street: calle
neighbourhood: barrio
Project
Write about the place where you live
I live in a .....................(city/town/village).
My city is...............
In my city there are...................................
I live in a.......................(cottage/flat)
I live in .............................street
In my street there are / there is.........................., but there aren't/ isn't ...........................
I go to school by car / on foot / by bus
My friend lives in........................street.
He goes to school ......................
My dad goes to work by car/ by bike / by bus
Activities
1- Answer
- Is there a supemarket in Cortijo Alto?
- Are there any shops in your street?
- Are there rats in Hamelin?
- Are there lots of biclycles in London?
2- Correct the sentences
Málaga is a small village
You live in acottage
People in Venice travel by car
People in Ansterdam travel by waterbus
3- Translate
Hay un hospital en mi pueblo
Hay un supermercado al lado de la tienda de chuches
Hay cuatro tiendas detrás del cine
Hay cinco tiendas de animales en frente del quisco