Patina · Grammar

Next To, Across From, Between

where a place is  ·  there is, there are

In Class 4 you said where a thing is: in, on, under. Now say where a place is, on a real street. Every sentence on this sheet is true of the same neighborhood map, so what you learn here also works on the map sheet, the game and the reading. Every example is in your language too.

★ four ways to say where  ·  ★★ there is, there are  ·  ★★ between two places  ·  ★★★ read the map, then fix the sentence

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For the teacher · In class

put the map on the screen and read number 1 together. "The pharmacy is BLANK the bank." Everyone types the missing words in the chat. The argument to have out loud is next to or across from, and the answer to watch for is in front of.

Unit 11 teacher's key (PDF)

★ Where is it?

Look at the pictures. Say each sentence out loud. Your language is under every line.

across from

bankChurch Avenuepharmacy

between … and …

post officelibrarybank

on the corner of

coffee shopChurch Avenue & Nostrand Avenue

Two places can be on the same corner. A corner has more than one building.

across from, or in front of?

There is a street between them.
No street. It is just at the front.

A street between them: across from. No street, just the front: in front of.

Watch out in your language

★★ There is, there are

One bank, or two banks? The little word changes. Tap each sentence and listen.

There is + a / one   ·   There are + two / many

The little word follows the FIRST thing after it. One park, so there is.

Count first. One thing takes there is. Two or more takes there are.

★★ Between … and …

Between always needs two places. Write one place in each blank.

  1. 1The library is between and .
  2. 2The supermarket is between and .

★★★ Look at the map

This is one street in the neighborhood. The name is under every picture.

← to Flatbush Avenue

post officelibrarybankrestaurantschoolcoffee shop
Church Avenue
parksupermarketpharmacylaundromathospitalapartment building
subway stationpolice station
Nostrand Avenue
bus stopfire station

Write the words

Look at the map. Write the missing words on the line. Then type your answer in the chat.

  1. 1The pharmacy is the bank.
  2. 2The bank is the library.
  3. 3The library is the post office and the bank.
  4. 4The coffee shop is Church Avenue and Nostrand Avenue.
  5. 5The fire station is the police station.
  6. 6The supermarket is the park and the pharmacy.

★★★ Fix the sentence

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the whole sentence correctly.

  1. 1The supermarket is between the park.Between always needs two places and the word and.
  2. 2There is two banks.Two is more than one, so there are.
  3. 3The bank is in front of the pharmacy.A street is between them, so across from.

For the teacher · Answer key