Lesson 5 - Vocabulary of Places

Moulay Ismail University
School of Arts and Humanities,

French Studies
Course: Langue 2 - Semester 2
Teachers: Ms. Ouidad Infi (GRs. 1, 2, 3, 4) ; Ms. Soukaina Oulaich (GRs. 5, 6, 7, 8)
Lesson 5: Vocabulary of places + Prepositions of place

Outline:
I. Vocabulary of places in the city
II. Prepositions of place
III. Exercises
I. Vocabulary of places in the city
airport bakery bank
bookstore bus stop butcher
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cafe/café cinema / movie court
theatre
fire station dry cleaner gas station
market gym hair salon / hairdresser
hospital hotel library
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park pharmacy police station
post office restaurant school
supermarket museum zoo

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II. Prepositions of place

A preposition of place describes the position of a person or thing in relation to another person
or thing. It answers the question “where?” It usually comes before a noun, not a verb.
 at, on, in:

 ‘at’ is used for a specific point: Ex: at the bus stop, at the top of the page, at the end
of the road (or street), at ‘a specific address’, at the entrance, at the crossroads, at the
bottom.
o Ali is waiting for you at the bus stop
o The shop is at the end of the street.
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 Common expressions with ‘at’:
 at home, at work, at the office, at school, at university, at the bridge, at
reception.
Ex : o I will see you at home.
o When will you arrive at the office?
 ‘on’ is used for a surface. Ex: on the wall, on the ceiling, on the shelf, on the door, on
the cover, on the floor, on the carpet, on the menu, on a page, on a street (or road).
Ex : o There are no prices on the menu.
o There was a “no smoking” sign on the wall.
 Common expression with on’:

 On a bus, on a train, on a plane, on a ship, on a bicycle, on a motorbike, on a
horse, on the radio, on the television, on the left, on the right, on the way, on a
farm, on Fiji (island).
Ex : o Quick, come and see, my father is on TV!
o I heard the news on the radio.
 ‘in’ is used for enclosed space. Ex: in the garden, in ‘country’, in ‘city’, in a box, in
my pocket, in my wallet, in a building, in a car, in a taxi, in a lift (elevator), in a
helicopter, in a room, in water (lake, river, sea, pool) …
Ex : o The keys are in my bag.
o We are going swimming in the pool.
 Common expression with ‘in’:

 in a boat, in the newspaper, in the sky, in ‘a country’, in ‘a neighborhood’, in a
town, in a village, in a square, in a forest, in a wood, in a field, in a desert, in
bed.
Ex : o We live in Morocco.
o Let’s go for a walk in the forest.
 Other important prepositions include (see the picture below):
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Ex : o The teacher stands in front of the students.

o I slowed down because there was a police car behind me.
o Number 5 is between number 4 and 6.
o I live across from/ opposite a supermarket. (= It is on the other side of the road)
o The ball is next to / beside the box.
o Our house is close to / near a supermarket.
→ For next to and beside, there is usually no space between the two objects or
nothing between them.
→ For close to and near, there is usually a little space between the two objects.
o Planes normally fly above the clouds. / I accidently spilled juice all over the carpet.
→ ‘above’ normally refers to being directly (vertically) above you.
→ ‘over’ means: physically covering the surface of something and is often used
with ‘all’.
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o Your bag is under / below your bed.
III. Exercises
1. Search for the words below in this word search. The words are arranged in these
directions: → [Left to right] ↓ [Up to down] ↘ [Upper-left to bottom-right]
↗ [Upper-left to bottom-right]
C Q U A W O V V I S N N S Y B K M A L G
B H W G I S Q N E Z V F C V A M T J J L
C D V A O R I O I Y L H H F M U E L F C
X B F O B Q P O D D U A O L O S A C M A
O A K S U D O O R U W L O L H E B T V D
J A O U T M H U R E Q T L A D U L C S B
C J Q I C W Q A K T S C A O Y M I Z S V
L X F K H G O Z I L K T J S J I B L H N
Y M E P E S Q Y F R R A A T B J R N O W
J J K Y R H C Y J M D Y I U F Y A K S B
L D T K L A C K Y O O R J Q R P R F P K
S L J D M S J G U E Z C E O S A Y F I Q
Z M A R K E T N W U F N E S H Z N N T Q
X E A T A H N U Z V H P J K S O Z T A I
J H P O L I C E S T A T I O N E Q L L Y
P O B Q I T L J P B O O K S T O R E A T
Q C B A K E R Y R T A Z B H Y V Q N G O
V M Y A V D V O W R F Z C C I N E M A F
Z S Z A P G P C K T S Q X H R S T C B Y
M V G Y K P H U A U D V R I L D N Y Q G
restaurant museum butcher airport market

pharmacy gym police station bookstore hairdresser
library school bakery cinema hospital
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2. Complete the following sentences with either ‘at’, ‘in’, or ‘on’.
a. I always keep some extra money ___ my bag in case of emergencies.
b. I’ll read it tonight ___ home.
c. Do you live ___ a house or an apartment?
d. Did you learn English ___ Malta?
e. She grew up ___ a farm.
f. I read about it ___ the newspaper.
g. He went for a swim ___ the river.
h. The dog is sleeping ___ the carpet.
i. The information is ___ the top of the page.
j. Were you ___ the party too?
3. Based on the picture complete the text with the prepositions from the list: (on – next to
– behind - out of – under – above – in front of)
This is Adam’s room. The room is messy.

The laptop is…………... the bed. The red
jacket is ……………….the bed. The t-
shirts are ………………………..the
drawers. The juice bottle is ………………
the plant. The storybooks are
………………. the table. The clock is
………………… the photo. The yellow
jacket is ………………..the door. The
radio is up on the rack ………………. The
bed. The stop sign is …………... the door.
4. Complete the following sentences with prepositions of place as appropriate.
a. The shop is ___________ the supermarket.

b. The supermarket is _____________ two shops.
c. The coffee shop is ______________ the shop.
d. The park is _________________ the bank.
e. The school is ______________ the post office.
f. The post office is _______________ the library.
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ANSWERS
Exercise 1:
Exercise 2:
a. I always keep some extra money in my bag in case of emergencies.

b. I’ll read it tonight at home.
c. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
d. Did you learn English in Malta?
e. She grew up on a farm.
f. I read about it in the newspaper.
g. He went for a swim in the river.
h. The dog is sleeping on the carpet.
i. The information is at the top of the page.
j. Were you at the party too?
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Exercise 3:
This is Adam’s room. The room is messy.

The laptop is on the bed. The red jacket is
under the bed. The shirts are out of the
drawers. The juice bottle is in front of the
plant. The storybooks are under the table.
The clock is next to the photo. The yellow
jacket is behind the door. The radio is up
on the rack above the bed. The stop sign is
on the door.
Exercise 4:
a. The shop is next to / beside the supermarket.

b. The supermarket is between two shops.
c. The coffee shop is behind the shop.
d. The park is in front of the bank.
e. The school is near / close to the post office.
f. The post office is across from the library.
If you need any help or clarification, please contact us:

Contact information:
 Ms. Ouidad Infi : [email protected]
 Ms. Soukaina Oulaich : [email protected]

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Moulay Ismail University

School of Arts and Humanities,

Lesson 5: Vocabulary of places + Prepositions of place

I. Vocabulary of places in the city

airport bakery bank

bookstore bus stop butcher

fire station dry cleaner gas station

market gym hair salon / hairdresser

hospital hotel library

post office restaurant school

supermarket museum zoo

II. Prepositions of place

 at, on, in:

 Common expression with on’:

 Common expression with ‘in’:

 Other important prepositions include (see the picture below):

Ex : o The teacher stands in front of the students.

restaurant museum butcher airport market

This is Adam’s room. The room is messy.

4. Complete the following sentences with prepositions of place as appropriate.

a. The shop is ___________ the supermarket.

a. I always keep some extra money in my bag in case of emergencies.

This is Adam’s room. The room is messy.

a. The shop is next to / beside the supermarket.

If you need any help or clarification, please contact us:

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