DESCRIBING SIMPLE LOCATIONS

Conversation

Ali: Hello, Fatima! Where is the library?
Fatima: It’s next to the school.
Ali: Oh, I see. Is the park behind the school?
Fatima: Yes, it is. The park is behind the school and in front of the hospital.
Ali: Thank you! Where is the bus station?
Fatima: The bus station is across from the market.
Ali: Great! Now I know where everything is.

 

Story: “A Walk Around the Town”

Amina and her brother Omar walk around their town on Saturday morning.
The school is next to the library, and the park is behind the school.
They see the hospital in front of the park.
Then, they go to the market. The bus station is across from the market, and many people are waiting there.
Amina says, “Our town is small, but everything is easy to find!”

 

Vocabulary Table

Word	Meaning
Library	A place where you can read and borrow books
School	A place where students learn
Park	A public place with trees and grass for people to relax
Hospital	A place where sick people get treatment
Market	A place where people buy and sell goods
Bus station	A place where buses stop for passengers
Next to	Very close to something
Behind	At the back of something
In front of	Before or facing something
Across from	On the other side of the street

 

Word Family

Base Word	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
Learn	Learning	Learn	Learned	—
Help	Help	Help	Helpful	Helpfully
Relax	Relaxation	Relax	Relaxed	Relaxedly
Use	Use	Use	Useful	Usefully
Locate	Location	Locate	Local	Locally

 

Exercises

Exercise 1: Circle the Correct Answer

1.     The library is (next to / behind) the school.

2.     The park is (in front of / across from) the hospital.

3.     The bus station is (under / across from) the market.

4.     The school is (behind / inside) the park.

5.     The hospital is (in front of / next to) the park.

✅ Answer Key:

5. in front of 4. behind 3. across from 2. in front of 1. next to

 

Exercise 2: Completion

Fill in the blanks with the correct location words:
(next to, behind, in front of, across from)

1.     The school is ______ the library.

2.     The park is ______ the school.

3.     The hospital is ______ the park.

4.     The bus station is ______ the market.

✅ Answer Key:

4. across from 3. in front of 2. behind 1. next to

 

Exercise 3: True or False

1.     The library is behind the school.

2.     The hospital is in front of the park.

3.     The bus station is across from the market.

4.     The park is next to the school.

5.     The market is behind the hospital.

✅ Answer Key:

5. False 4. False 3. True 2. True 1. False

 

Exercise 4: Cross-Matching

A	B
1. Library	a. Where buses stop
2. Park	b. A place to read books
3. Hospital	c. Where sick people go
4. Market	d. A place to buy and sell goods
5. Bus station	e. A place for rest and play

✅ Answer Key:
5–a 4–d 3–c 2–e 1–b