Giving and asking for directions

There’s one on Main St.

It’s across from the department store.

No, there’s not / there isn’t one.

Plural

Are there any cash machines near here?

Yes, there are. There are some outside the bank.

Yes, there’s one over there.

No, there aren’t (any).

of Main and First

Main Ave.

Across (the street) from
Opposite

- Avenida

Boulevard – BLVD – Avenida Larga

Highway – HWY – Rodovia

Parkway – PKWY

Road – RD – Estrada

Square – SQ – Praça

Street – ST – Rua

the intersection.

Turn left/right into Devon St.

Take the first/second/third turn at the roundabout.

your car
get fuel for your car
buy clothes
buy bread
study
post a letter
get a haircut
watch a movie

Places In Town - Exercise

1. barber shop
drugstore
bank
subway station
department store
parking lot
gas station
bakery
travel agency
movie theater
post office
school

Match the words and the definitions. Then practice asking the questions with a partner.

What’s a …….?

It’s a place where you ……

Now practice

with Is there a or Are there any. Complete the answers with one, some, any, and location expressions.

Driver _________ bank around here?
Jack Yeah, there’s ____ right ___ Main St. It’s ______ the deli. Do you see Sam’s Deli – just _______ the street?
Driver Oh, yeah. Can I park there? I mean, _________ parking lot?
Jack Well, there’s ____ just _______ the bank, but the entrance is ___ Lincoln.
Driver ____________ public restrooms there?
Jack No, there aren’t ___. But there’s a department store ______________ Main and Third. I’m sure there are _____ there, ______ the store.
Driver Thanks. Oh, and _________ supermarket anywhere?
Jack Uh, there’s ____ over there – ____________ the bank.
Driver And one more thing – ____________ shoe stores near here?
Jack Yes, there’s Riviera Shoes on Main St, ________ Second and Third Avenues.

Is there a

one

on

next to

across

is there a

one

behind

on

Are there any

any

on the corner of

some

inside

is there a

one

across from

are there any

between

is _____________Jefferson Street.

on

The department store is _____________the movie theater.

across from

The parking lot is _____________ the movie theater.

behind

The bank is _____________ the restaurant and the shoe store.

between

The subway station is _____________ the shoe store.

in front of

The park is _____________ the school.

across from

location expressions.