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The English Side of Me

Lena's New Life

Chapter 7: Where Is It? • Level A1.1

Listen, practise, and review simple English for places, directions, and asking for help.

In this chapter, Lena gets lost on her way to Camden Market. Practise useful English for places, directions, and asking where something is.

There is / There are + Prepositions of Place

Grammar Focus

Use there is for one thing. Use there are for two or more things. Prepositions of place tell us where something is.

Usage Examples

There is— There is a map.
There are— There are shops.
next to— The stop is next to the shop.
under— The bench is under a tree.
behind— The map is behind the glass.
near— There is a bus stop near the corner.

Listen to the story

Where Is It?

Exercise 1: True / False

Read the sentences and choose True or False.

1. Lena goes to Camden Market alone.

2. Lena has phone signal on the train.

3. Lena gets off the train at Camden Town.

4. Lena asks two men for help.

5. Bus 29 goes to Camden.

6. Lena takes a photo of the sign at Camden Market.

7. Lena says London feels bigger at the end.

Exercise 2: Vocabulary Match

Match each word or expression to its simple meaning.

Exercise 3: Drag-and-Drop

Sort the words into two groups: "There is" (one thing) or "There are" (more than one).

There is

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There are

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Available words (Tap to select, then tap a group):

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Exercise 4: Multiple Choice

Choose the correct preposition of place based on the grammar rules.

1. The stop is ___ the shop.

2. The bench is ___ a tree.

3. The map is ___ the glass.

4. The car is ___ the postbox.

5. There is a bus stop ___ the corner.

6. Walk ___ the tree.

7. The sign is on the ___.

Exercise 5: Word Order

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.