Getting Around (3) - Level 4

Getting Around

Objective: Be able to talk about places to go and things to do, etc.

Warm-up

Name verbs that describe movement.

Do you remember the prepositions? Name prepositions that describe the direction of movement.

VocabularyPreposition of movements

We use prepositions after verbs to describe the direction of movement. It's common to use these prepositions after verbs that describe movement (walk, come, go, drive, cycle, fly, etc.), although it is also used after other types of verbs (We talked over the fence, I looked into the room, etc.) or after nouns (the path to the beach, the road from Leeds, the way up the hill, etc.)

Let's practice

Use the map to complete the sentences using on, at, in, near, across from, around the corner from and between.

1. Gail's apartment is __________ Maple Avenue, _________ Central Park.
2. Denny's Restaurant is ________ 42 Fourth Street, _________ Maple Avenue and Scenic Avenue.
3. Gail lives _________ an apartment.
4. The grocery store is _________ the movie theatre.
5. The bank is __________ 31 Fifth Street, __________ the park.
6. Nancy works __________ home.
7. The hospital is __________ Scenic Avenue, __________ the park.
8. The school is __________ Fifth Street, __________ the park.
9. Denny's Restaurant is _________ the hospital.
10. The grocery store is __________ Denny's Restaurant.

Journeys

1 Read Jaynie's description of a journey she likes.

Vocabulary:Prepositions of movement

One of my favourite journeys is walking 1 from my house in Lower Sydenham 2 to the shopping area in Lewisham. I go 3 out of my front door and 4 across Southend Lane and then, after a few minutes, I go 5 down some steps and 6 into a quiet, riverside park. It's really beautiful, with lots of trees, flowers and green grass. I walk for about forty minutes near the river and then go 7 through Ladywell Fields, a large park. Then I go 8 up some steps and right at the top is Bardsley's, my favourite café, and some nice shops.

2 Match the prepositions in Jaynie's description with pictures A - H.

One of my favourite journeys is walking 1 from my house in Lower Sydenham 2 to the shopping area in Lewisham. I go 3 out of my front door and 4 across Southend Lane and then, after a few minutes, I go 5 down some steps and 6 into a quiet, riverside park. It's really beautiful, with lots of trees, flowers and green grass. I walk for about forty minutes near the river and then go 7 through Ladywell Fields, a large park. Then I go 8 up some steps and right at the top is Bardsley's, my favourite café, and some nice shops.

Writing and Speaking

3 Write a short description of a journey you like. 4 Listen to your classmates' journey. Which do you think is most interesting?

Thanks!