Build It: Where Is It?
Build the sentence left to right. Two things are yours to get right: the red words follow the number (one place, or two), and the green words have to be true on the map above. Choose between and a second place opens, because between always needs two. When the whole sentence is right, tap 🔊 to hear it.
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For the teacher · In class
share this and leave the map up. Say "Marie, build one." She calls out her words and you tap them. Then ask the room: "next to, or across from? Argue." Next: "Now use between." The second box opens on the screen and the class sees why one place is not enough. Finish with the fight worth having: build There are two banks next to the library, ask "Is that good English? Is it true?" and let them find the answer on the map. · ✏️ On paper: circle one word in each column, then write your sentence.
Build the sentence left to right. Count first, then look at the map. Your sentence has to be true on this street.
← to Flatbush Avenue
post office
library
bank
restaurant
school
coffee shop
park
supermarket
pharmacy
laundromat
hospital
apartment building
subway station
police station
bus stop
fire stationTwo things are yours to get right. Count first: a bank → there is, two banks → there are. Then the map decides the rest, so read the street above before you choose the green words.
Between always needs two places and the word and. When you choose between, a second place opens.
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