UNIT 6 LESSON 02: WHERE IS IT?

LESSON 02: WHERE IS IT?

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Let’s find places around town! 🗺️

🎯 WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

ask where a place is
understand simple directions around town
use common words to describe position and location
give simple directions to a place
understand and use left, right and straight
follow simple directions on a map

Ready? Let’s find the way! 🗺️

📍 WHERE IS IT?

When you are in a town, you sometimes need to know where a place is. You can ask:

Where is the bank?
Where is the cinema?
Where is the train station?
Where is the library?

You can answer with a place and a simple location:

It’s near the park.
It’s next to the bank.
It’s opposite the school.
It’s between the café and the library.

🧭 USEFUL WORDS FOR DIRECTIONS

Expression	Meaning	Example
left	lado izquierdo	Turn left.
right	lado derecho	Turn right.
straight	todo recto	Go straight.
near	cerca de	It’s near the park.
next to	al lado de	It’s next to the bank.
opposite	enfrente de	It’s opposite the school.
between	entre	It’s between the café and the library.

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➡️ GO STRAIGHT, TURN LEFT OR TURN RIGHT

These are some of the most useful expressions when we give directions.

Go straight.
Turn left.
Turn right.
Go straight and turn left.
Go straight and turn right.

Example: Go straight. Turn right at the bank. The cinema is on your left.

🗺️ FOLLOW THE MAP

Imagine this simple town map:

🏫 School	🌳 Park	🏥 Hospital
📚 Library	☕ Café	🏦 Bank
🛍️ Shop	🎬 Cinema	🚉 Train station

Now practise giving directions:

How do you get from the school to the park?
How do you get from the café to the bank?
Where is the cinema?
Where is the train station?

Try to use go straight, turn left, turn right, next to and opposite.

💬 ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

Here are some useful expressions for asking someone for help.

Ask	Answer
Excuse me, where is the bank?	It’s next to the café.
Where is the cinema?	It’s opposite the park.
How do I get to the library?	Go straight and turn left.
How do I get to the station?	Go straight. It’s on your right.

📖 A WALK AROUND TOWN

Read about Emma’s walk around town.

Emma is visiting her cousin in a new town. They want to go to the cinema, but Emma doesn’t know the way.

First, they walk along the main street. They go straight past the library and the café. Then they turn right at the bank.

The cinema is opposite the park. Emma can see the cinema on the left, next to a small shop.

After the film, Emma and her cousin walk to the train station. They go straight and turn left at the hospital. The station is between the hospital and the shopping centre.

Emma thinks the town is easy to explore!

🔎 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Why is Emma visiting a new town?
Where do Emma and her cousin want to go?
What places do they pass?
Where do they turn right?
Where is the cinema?
What is next to the cinema?
Where is the train station?
Why does Emma think the town is easy to explore?

🗣️ GIVE DIRECTIONS

Now it’s your turn! Complete the directions with your own ideas.

Go straight to the __________________.
Turn left at the __________________.
Turn right at the __________________.
The __________________ is next to the __________________.
The __________________ is opposite the __________________.
The __________________ is between the __________________ and the __________________.

Challenge: Choose two places in your town and explain how to get from one to the other in 4–6 sentences.

🏆 A2 CHALLENGE

Can you help a tourist?

Imagine that a tourist asks you how to get to the cinema from the train station. Give clear directions.

Use:

go straight
turn left or turn right
at least one location expression
at least 4 steps

Example: Go straight from the train station. Turn right at the bank. Go straight past the café. Turn left at the park. The cinema is opposite the park.

🎮 GAMES — WHERE IS IT?

Practise what you’ve learned! Try these games and practise places, position and directions.

JUEGO 1

JUEGO 2

JUEGO 3

¿Cómo pregunto dónde está un lugar?

Usamos Where is…?: Where is the bank? / Where is the cinema?

¿Cómo digo “gira a la izquierda”?

Decimos Turn left. Para la derecha, usamos Turn right.

¿Qué significa go straight?

Go straight significa “sigue todo recto”.

¿Qué significa next to?

Next to significa “al lado de”: The bank is next to the café.

¿Qué significa opposite?

Opposite significa “enfrente de”: The cinema is opposite the park.

¿Qué significa between?

Between significa “entre” dos lugares: The café is between the bank and the library.

¿Cómo doy varias instrucciones seguidas?

Podemos unir instrucciones sencillas: Go straight. Turn right at the bank. Turn left at the park.

¿Necesito aprender todas las expresiones de una vez?

No. Empieza por las más importantes: go straight, turn left, turn right, near, next to y opposite. Después podrás añadir otras expresiones.

📥 Fichas descargables

📝 Ficha de ejercicios — Where Is It? · Nivel sencillo

ficha de ejercicios inglés A2 where is it?

📝 Ficha de ejercicios — Where Is It? · Nivel avanzado

📝 Resumen

En esta lección de inglés A2 aprenderás a preguntar y explicar dónde están diferentes lugares de una ciudad o pueblo. Practicarás expresiones para indicar posición, como near, next to, opposite y between, además de instrucciones básicas como go straight, turn left y turn right. A través de ejemplos, una lectura original, mapas, juegos y actividades prácticas, aprenderás a pedir y dar indicaciones sencillas en inglés.

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