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Exercise 1
Vocabulary
Direction: Listen and repeat after your tutor.
Neighborhood
/ˈneɪ.bɚ.hʊd/
Meaning:
The area where someone lives.
- My neighborhood is quiet and friendly.
Suburb
/ˈsʌ.bɝːb/
Meaning:
An area outside the city center where people live.
- I live in a suburb with lots of green spaces.
Move in
/muːv ɪn/
Meaning:
To start living in a new place.
- We moved in last weekend.
Settle down
/ˈset̬.əl daʊn/
Meaning:
To begin living in a stable and permanent way.
- They settled down in the suburbs after getting married.
Exercise 2
Conversation
Listen to the dialogue & Role-play with your tutor.
Situation: Grace and George are talking about where they live.
Grace
Hi George! Where do you live?
George
Hi Grace! I live in a quiet suburb outside the city.
Grace
Oh, that sounds nice. What’s your neighborhood like?
George
It’s peaceful and has a lot of green spaces. How about you?
Grace
I live in a small apartment in the city center.
George
Do you like living there?
Grace
Yes, it’s convenient, but I’d like to settle down in a quieter place someday.
George
That makes sense. Maybe you’ll move in somewhere quieter soon!
QUESTIONS
1. Where does George live?
2. What is George’s neighborhood like?
3. What does Grace want to do someday?
Exercise 3
Let's Practice
Direction: Complete the exercise.
Example
I ___ that teamwork is essential.
(A) agree
(B) believe
Answer ( believe )
1. They ___ ___ to their new apartment last month.
(A) moved in
(B) settled down
2. After years of traveling, he decided to ___ ___.
(A) move in
(B) settle down
3. There is a park in my ___.
(A) neighborhood
(B) apartment
4. She moved to a quiet ___ last year.
(A) suburb
(B) neighborhood
5. The ___ is on the top floor of the building.
(A) apartment
(B) suburb
Prepositions of Place
Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition: in, at, on, to, next to, near.
1. I live ___ a small village outside the city.
2. Their house is ___ the end of the street.
3. There’s a grocery store ___ the corner.
4. My apartment is right ___ the subway station.
5. She just moved ___ New York for work.
Exercise 4
Your Turn To Ask
Ask your tutor these questions
1. Where do you live ?
2. What is your neighborhood like?
3. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
Exercise 5
Your Turn to Answer
Talk about yourself using the expressions you have learned in this lesson.
1. Where do you live, and do you like living there ?
2. Do you prefer living in the city or in the suburbs? Why?
3. What is your ideal neighborhood — bustling, peaceful, full of green spaces, or something else?
4. How do people in your area usually travel — by car, bus, bike, or ferry?
5. Where do you prefer to live a house or an aparment ? Why ?
6. Would you prefer to buy or rent a house ?
7. Have you ever moved to a new place? How was the experience?
8. What makes a good neighborhood?
9.What do you think about greenspaces new homes ?
10. If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?
