English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 29: In the town

Word List
  • bank
  • bus
  • bus station
  • Can I...?
  • Can you tell me the way …?
  • car
  • car park
  • cash machine
  • change money
  • directions
  • entrance
  • Excuse me
  • exit
  • get a bus
  • get a train
  • get information
  • get off
  • How do I get to …?
  • I'm looking for ...
  • information
  • Is there...?
  • left
  • library
  • look for
  • museum
  • newspaper
  • no smoking
  • notice
  • number
  • on the left
  • out of order
  • park
  • pedestrian area
  • please keep off the grass
  • post
  • post office
  • railway station
  • right
  • road
  • shop
  • shopping centre
  • side
  • station
  • take the bus
  • there's a ...
  • tourist (information) office
  • town
  • town hall
  • train
  • train station
  • turn
  • Where is …?
Exercises

29.1 ‣ Answer the questions.

  1. Where can I get a bus to London?
  2. Where can I get information about hotels? _____
  3. Where can I change money? _____
  4. Where can I park my car? _____
  5. Where can I see old and interesting things? _____
  6. Where can I get a train? _____
  7. Where can I go to a lot of different shops? _____
  8. Where can I go to post a parcel? _____

29.2 ‣ Which notice from B opposite will help you?

  1. The cash machine doesn’t give you any money.
  2. You are in the shopping centre and you want to leave. _____
  3. You want to sit in a place where there are no cigarettes. _____
  4. You want to know if people can go on the grass. _____
  5. You want to go into the museum. _____

29.3 ‣ Complete these sentences.

  1. Turn right at the of the road.
  2. The bus _____ is over there _____ the left.
  3. For the Town Hall _____ the number 14 bus.
  4. _____ is a post office on the other _____ of the road.
  5. You can find a cash _____ at the bank in High Street.
  6. We can get a map of the town at the tourist _____ office.
  7. Can you tell me the _____ to the railway _____, please?
  8. _____ me. I’m looking _____ a car park.

29.4 ‣ What words are these?

  1. sumuem
  2. nowt hlal _____
  3. brilyra _____
  4. rac prak _____
  5. ywrlaai nttoisa _____
  6. dtaeepsrin raae _____
  7. scah enicmah _____
  8. tsop ffcoie _____
  9. phoss _____
  10. sub post _____

29.5 ‣ Look at the map in C opposite. How do you get from the tourist information office to the shopping centre? Write directions.

_____

29.6 ‣ Does your town have these places? Where are they? Write sentences.

  1. a train station
  2. a bus station
    _____
  3. a shopping centre
    _____
  4. a library
    _____
  5. a town hall
    _____
  6. a pedestrian area
    _____
  7. a tourist information office
    _____
  8. a museum
    _____
  9. a post office
    _____

Tip

Keep a notebook in your pocket. Many towns in different countries have notices in English to help tourists. Write down any English words and expressions that you see in your town.

Answer Key
A ‣ Places in the town

Train station / railway station – you can get a train here.

Bus station – you can get a bus here.

Shops – you can buy things here. (See Unit 19: Shops and shopping.)

Shopping centre – area of town with a lot of shops.

Tourist information office – tourists can get information here.

Museum – you can see interesting old things here.

Bank – you can change money here or get money from a cash machine.

Post office – you can post letters and parcels here.

Library /ˈlaɪbrəri/ – you can read books and newspapers here.

Town hall – local government officers work here.

Car park – you can park your car here.

Pedestrian area /ˈeəriə/ – you can only walk here, you can’t come here by car.

B ‣ Notices in towns

C ‣ Asking for and giving directions

A: Where is the bus station?
B: Go left here and it’s at the end of the road.

A: How do I get to Market Street?
B: Take the first right and then the second left.

A: Is there a shopping centre near here?
B: Yes, turn right here. The entrance is on Market Street on the left.

A: Can I park here?
B: No, but there’s a car park on Park Street.

A: Excuse me, I’m looking for the museum.
B: It’s on Bridge Road. Take the number 31 bus and get off at the second stop.

A: Can you tell me the way to the nearest bank, please? I need a cash machine.
B: No problem. Go left here and there’s one on the other side of the road.

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