How's the neighborhood?

Places

A Match the words in columns A and B. Write the names of the places.

A B

P I coffee □ campus 1. coffee shop

F I college □ shop 2.

D 9as ‘ hotspot 3.

P I grocery I""! office 4.

□ hair □ mall 5.

F I movie F I salon 6.

n post n station 7.

F I shopping n store 8.

□ Wi-Fi L j theater 9.

B Write questions with Is there a . . . ? or Are there any. . . ? and the names of places from part A.

1. A: I need a haircut. Is there a hair salon___________near here?

B: Yes, there's one on Grand Street.
2. A: I want to buy some new clothes.__________________________________ near here?
B: No, there isn't, but there's one in Center City.
3. A : I need to mail this package.__________________________________ around here?
B: Yes, there's one next to the bank.
4. A : I want to see a movie tonight.__________________________________ around here?
B: Yes, there's one in the shopping mall.
5. A : We need some g as.__________________________________on this street?
B: No, there aren't, but there are a couple on Second Avenue.
6. A: We need to buy some cereal and some apples.
__________________________________near here?
B: Yes, there's one near the gym on Brown Street.

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 2 Look at these street maps of Springfield and Riverside. There are ten differences
between them. Find the other eight.

Grammar note: There are-, some and any

Positive statement Negative statement

T h ere are some W i-Fi ho tspo ts near the bank. T h ere aren't any W i-Fi ho tspo ts near the bank.
MAPLE

1. There are some movie th e ate rs on 1 s t S tre e t in Springfield, but there aren’t any in Riverside.
2 . T heresa park on the corner o f 2nd S tre e t and Maple in Springfield, but there isn’t one_______
in Riverside. There’s a parking lot.___________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6 . ______________________________________________________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8.
9.

10.

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Answer these questions. Use the map and the prepositions in the box.

across from ] between | | in

□ near |^| next to [ ] on the corner of

1. Where's the nearest bank?

KING STREET
There 5 one next to the grocery sto re
grocery
on 1 5 t Avenue._________________________ store hotel
2. Is there a post office near here?
Yes. There_______________________________ mu■
u L.
• i, movie
movie
ATM
t
bank theater
3. I'm looking for a drugstore. PALM STREET

drugstore | gas station |

1 W I .... LU
S jH H > A S p post office ^
4. Is there a laundromat in this neighborhood? ’* • * q o
(N

LINCOLN STREET
5. Is there a department store on River Street?

laundromat department
store
6. Are there any ATMs around here? gym 1 hotel
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wmmm
RIVER STREET

Answer these questions about your city or neighborhood. Use the expressions in
the box and your own information.

Yes, there is. There's one on . . . Yes, there are. There are some on . . .
No, there isn't. No, there aren't.

1. Are there any good coffee shops around the school?

2. Is there a drugstore near the school?

3. Are there any grocery stores in your neighborhood?

4. Is there a laundromat close to your home?

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The grass is always greener

A Read the interviews. Where would Charles like to live? Where would Arlene like to live?

B How do Charles and Arlene feel about their neighborhoods? Complete the chart.

’’ A d v a n ta g e s D isa d v a n ta g e s
•
Downtown convenient

Small Town no privacy

C Do you think it's better to live downtown or in a small town? Why?

D How do you feel about the place you live? Write about it.
Complete the chart. Use words from the box.

/ bank □ library people n theater

0 crime □ noise □ pollution traffic

□ hospital □ parking F I school □ water

C o u n t nouns N o nco unt nouns

bank crime

Write questions using How much . . . ? or How m any. . . ? Then look at the picture
and write answers to the questions. Use the expressions in the box.

a few a lot many

n n° ne n not any f/ f only a little

1. trash How much tra sh is there? There’s onlv a little.

2. buses

3. traffic

4. bicycles

5. police officers

6 . crime

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 Andrea: Are there______ any______(any / one / none) coffee shops around here, Carlos?

Carlos: Sure. There a re _________________(any / one / a lot). There's a coffee shop

_________________(across from / between / on) the Daily Market, but it's expensive.
Andrea: Well, are there_________________(any / none / one) others?

Carlos: Yeah, there are_________________(a few / a little / one). There's a nice

_________________(any / one / some) near here. It's called Morning Joe.
Andrea: That's perfect! Where is it, exactly?

Carlos: It's on Third Avenue, (between / on / on the corner of) the

National Bank and the Chinese restaurant.

Andrea: So let's go!

■PTO" IT 1 ' ......... ..............—— »

Choose the correct words or phrases.

1. I'm going to the grocery store to get some_________________________

(clothes / gas / food)
2. We're taking a long drive. We need to stop at th e ____________________________ .
(laundromat / gas station / drugstore)
3. I live on the 8th floor of m y____________________________ .
(apartment building / neighborhood / theater)
4. Our apartment is in the center of the city. We live____________________________ .
(downtown / in the neighborhood / in the suburbs)

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