The document provides information about locations where common items can be purchased and examples of prepositions used to describe spatial relationships between places. It also includes sample dialogs for asking for and giving directions, with translations to Spanish. Key locations mentioned are a department store, park, bank, train station, school, drug store, post office, movie theater, police station, library, restaurant, and hospital. Common directional prepositions listed are on, corner, across from, next to, and between.

1. You Can't Miss it
Places and Things

2. Activity # 1
Where can you get
these things?
1. Aspirin
2. Bread
3. A dictionary
4. Gasoline
5. A sandwich
6. A suit
7. Traveler's chechks

3. Prepositions of Place
The departmen store is on the Main
Street

4. On the corner of
It's on the corner of Main and First

5. Across from
It's across from the park

6. Next to
It's next to the bank

7. Between
The bank is between the department store and the
restaurant

8. Activity #3
Look at the map and complete the sentences. Then compare
with a partner.

9. ● The Train station is _________ Central Av.
and First St. It’s __________ the School.
● The Drug store is __________ the Post
Office and the Movie Theater.
● The Store is __________ the Police Station.
It’s ___________ of Second and Main St.

10. ● The Library is _____________ the Post Office.
It’s ________ Main St and Central Av.
● The Hospital is ________________ the
Restaurant and ____________ Central Av. And
Main St.

11. Preguntar una Dirección
● Excuse me, Could you tell me how to get to ...?
¿Perdón, Me podría decir como llegar a ...?
Ejemplo:
● Excuse me, Could you tell me how to get to the
bus station?

12. Excuse me, do you know where the Post Office
is?
¿Perdón, sabe usted donde esta la Oficina
Postal?

13. ● I'm looking for...... this address?
(Estoy buscando esta dirección....)
● Are we on the right road for Bringhton?
(Estamos en el camino correto a ...)

14. ● Is this the right way for...?
(¿Es este el camino correcto para...?)
● Do you have a map?
(¿Tiene usted un mapa?)

15. ● Can you show me on the map?
(¿Me lo puede indicar en el mapa?)
● How far is it?
(¿A que distancia esta?)

16. ● How far is it to... the airport?
(¿Que tan lejos está el aeropuerto?)
● How far is it to _____ from the here ?
(¿A que distancia está la playa de aquí?)

17. ● Is it far?
(¿Está lejos?)
● Is it a long way?
(¿Es un largo camino?)

18. Respuestas
● Not far / No esta muy lejos
● Quite close / Bastante cerca
● Quite a long way / Camino bastante largo
● A long way on foot / Un camino largo a pie
● A long way to walk / Un camino muy largo
para ir caminando
● About a mile from here / Al rededor de una
milla de aquí
It's

19. Apologize
● I'm sorry, I don't know
(Lo siento, no lo sé)
● Sorry, I'm not from around here
(Lo siento no soy de aquí)

20. Giving Directions
● It's this way / Es por aquí
● It's that way / Está por allí
● You're going in the wrong direction / Está llendo
en la dirección equivocada
● Take this road / Sigue esta carretera
● Take the first on the left / Tome la primera a la
izquierda

21. ● Take de second on the right
Tome la segunda a la derecha
● Turn right at the crossroads
Cruce a la derecha en el cruce