UNIT 8: PLACES
I.
Put the words in the right column.
plane
hospital
envelope
bank
next to
coach
phone card
between
souvenir shop
bicycle
post office
opposite
near
Police
station
train
letter
stamp
behind
places
means of
transport
prepositions
of location
things
II. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using
the prepositions of location in the list.
near
on top of
between
in the back of
far away from
in front of
under
behind
1. The book is.......the cup
cups.
2. The book is.......two
3. The book is.......the cup.
4. The cup is.......the book.
mum
5. The cup is.......the book.
III.
6. The man is.......the bus.
Look at the picture and complete the passage.
John and Mary are ' .............on the phone. John is 2
...................................................................................
the kitchen. He's standing
3..........................
the refrigerator. There
is a
calendar 4..............................the wall5.................................the refrigerator. Mary
is6
7........................
...........................behind a table. There is a picture
a
mountain
8..............................
the table.
IV. Put the words in the right order.
1.
there / excuse / a /! / post / is / me / near / office / here / ?
2.
shop / there / a / is / souvenir / on / left /, / next / the /
the / to / restaurant.
bank / police / on / the / the /, / is / opposite / right /
station / the.
3.
4.
it / from / how / City / far / Hanoi / is / Ho Chi Minh / to?
5.
it / a / way / took / it's / train / me /./ 36 / get/ long / to /
hours / to
/ about / HCM City / by.
6.
that / you / the /, / want / is / post / letter / to / Mai ?
7.
you / do / ordinary / or / need / envelopes / airmail?
8. me / letter /! / would / America / excuse / to /1 / send / this /
like / to.
VI. Rearrange the sentences in the correct order to
make logical conversation.
A. OK. I'll take them. How much is that all together,
please?
B. Excuse me! I'd like to send this letter to England. How
much is
it?
C. Here you are, madam.
D. It's 11,000 dong.
E. Thank you. Goodbye.
F. And I need some airmail envelopes. How much are
those?
G. Well, the stamps for your letter cost 11,000 dong The
envelopes are 2,000 dong. That is 13,000 dong
altogether then please.
H. They are 2,000 dong.
VII. Make questions for the underlined words and
phrases.
1
...............................................................................................
'
She jogs 5 kilometers a day.
2
...............................................................................................
It's about 3 kilometers from my house to school.
3
...............................................................................................
The dictionary is 200,000 dong.
4..........................................................................................
I'd like some local stamps and some stamps for
overseas mail.