1. Community Places
ESL Vocabulary
Mrs. Coverdale

2. Bank
Place where people
deposits money.
Ex:
 My mom has a bank
account.
 Wilmington Trust is a
bank.
 The thief stole money
from the bank.
Wilmington Trust

3. Barber shop
Place where you can get
a haircut.
Ex:
 Peter works at the barber
shop.
 My mom went to the
barber shop.
 The barber shop is
closed.

4. Bus stop
Place where the
school bus stops
Ex:
 The bus stop is at the
corner of the street
 My friends and I meet
at the bus stop every
morning.

5. Church
Place where you go
to pray.
Ex:
 My family and I go to
church on Sundays.
 I sing for the church
chorus.

6. Coffee shop
Place where you can
enjoy different flavors
of coffee.
Ex:
 Starbucks is a coffee
shop.
 My friend Amy went
to the coffee shop
and bought a latte.

7. Fire station
Place where you can
find fire fighters and
fire trucks.
Ex:
 The fire fighters
quickly report to the
fire station when there
is a fire.

8. Furniture Store
Place where you can
buy furniture like
sofas, couches,
chairs, etc.
Ex:
 My mom bought the
new dining room at
the furniture store.

9. Gas Station
Place where you can
buy gas for your car.
Ex:
 Cathy works at the
gas station.
 My brother went to
the gas station to put
gas in his car.

10. Gym Place where you can
exercise. It has a lot
of exercising
equipment.
Ex:
 I go to the gym every
day.
 The gym teacher is
very nice.

11. Hospital
Place where you go when
there is an emergency or
you are sick.
Ex:
 The ambulance took
the patient to the
hospital.
 The sick girl was taken
to the hospital.

12. Park
Place where you go
to relax, has a lot of
grass and trees.
Ex:
 My friends and I play
soccer at the park.
 The park is a relaxing
place.

13. Pet shop
Place where you can
buy a pet like dogs or
cats.
Ex:
 My dad bought me a
dog from the pet shop.
 I went to the pet shop
to buy some dog food.

14. Playground Place where you can
play with your friends.
Ex:
 My elementary school
had a nice playground.
 During recess, we use to
play in the playground.

15. Police station
Place where you can find
policemen and police
cars.
Ex:
 The police station was
busy during the shootings.
 The police car went to the
police station.

16. Post office
Place where you can mail a
letter or buy stamps.
Ex:
 The Post office was closed.
 The letter arrived to the Post
Office.
 I bought some stamps at the
Post Office.

17. Restaurant
Place where you can
buy something to eat
Ex:
 My favorite restaurant
is Applebee's.
 The food in that
restaurant was
delicious.

18. School Place where students go
to learn and to meet new
friends.
Ex:
 I go to school in the
mornings.
 I have several teachers in
the school.
 My friends also go to
school.

19. Supermarket
Place where you can buy
groceries and other
household items.
Ex:
 My family went to the
supermarket on Friday.
 Wal-Mart is a
supermarket.

20. Swimming pool
Place where you can
swim.
Ex:
 During summer time I
went to the swimming
pool.
 The swimming pool is
closed at night.

21. Temple
Place where you can
pray.
Ex:
 The temple is open
on Sundays.
 The temple is located
on Main Street.

22. Toy store
Place where you can
buy toys for kids.
Ex:
 My dad went to the toy
store and bought some
toys for my birthday.
 The toy store is colorful.

23. Zoo
Place where you can visit
animals from different
places of the world.
Ex:
 The zoo is one of my
favorite places.
 The elephant was the main
attraction at the zoo.

24. Airport Place where the
airplanes land and
depart.
Ex:
 I went to the airport to
pick up my sister.
 The airport was
closed due to the
weather.

25. Ice cream shop
Place where you can
buy different flavors of
ice cream.
Ex:
 I went to the ice cream
store and got a Blizzard.
 If I finish my homework,
I will go to the ice cream
shop.

26. Jewelry store
Place where you can buy
necklaces, rings,
bracelets and other
pieces of jewelry.
Ex:
 The jewelry store has a
huge sale.
 The diamond ring was
stolen from the jewelry
store.

27. Movie theater
Place where you can
watch movies and eat
popcorn.
Ex:
 The movie theater has
a huge screen.
 I bought some popcorn
at the movie theater.