Dialogue
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: around the neighborhood. First, read the following dialogue out loud with your tutor, then switch roles and try again.
Dorothy and Kevin are talking about things you can find in a neighborhood.
Kevin:
I want to talk about things that are in a neighborhood. I live near an intersection.
Dorothy:
I live in the city so I have lots of things in my neighborhood. There’s a bus stop close to my home.
Kevin:
Are there a lot of apartment buildings in your area?
Dorothy:
Yes, there are. We also have a parking garage nearby.
Kevin:
Right outside my home is a streetlight. It helps to see when we arrive home at night.
Dorothy:
I have a fire hydrant close to my home.
Kevin:
That’s important in case there’s a fire. What about a mailbox?
Dorothy:
There’s one down the road on the corner.
Kevin:
Do you have to walk on the sidewalk to get to it?
Dorothy:
Yes, I do. The mailbox is next to the stop sign.
Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| intersection | (n) a place where two streets come together and cross I live at the intersection of Main and Front Street. |
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| bus stop | (n) a place where the bus stops to let people on and off the bus There are many people waiting at the bus stop. |
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| buildings | (n – plural) a structure like a house, hospital, or school with walls There are many buildings in a city. |
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| parking garage | (n) a building where people usually pay to park their cars The parking garage is full of cars. |
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| streetlight | (n) a light on a tall pole so people can see at night The streetlight is bright. |
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| fire hydrant | (n) a large water pipe in the street that firefighters use to put out fires Firefighters connect a hose to the fire hydrant. |
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| mailbox | (n) a public box where letters and packages are placed for pickup She has three letters she needs to put in the mailbox. |
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| corner | (n) the place where two streets meet The supermarket is on the corner of Main Street. |
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| sidewalk | (n) a concrete or cement place to walk on the side of a street You should walk on the sidewalk and not the street. |
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| stop sign | (n) a sign telling drivers to stop and wait until it’s safe to go The stop sign is on the corner of the street. |
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Exercise
Practice answering the following questions with your tutors. You can use the sample answers to come up with your own answer.
- Where are some places to park cars in your neighborhood?
- There’s a parking garage down the road from my home.
- In my neighborhood, we park our cars on the street.
- Your answer:
- What would you change about your neighborhood?
- It’s dark on my street at night. I would like to see more streetlights.
- There are not enough places to park. I would like to see a parking garage built.
- Your answer:
- What do you like about your neighborhood?
- It has a lot of stores we can walk to.
- My children’s school is close by. We don’t have to drive there and get stuck in a traffic jam.
- Your answer:
- How far are you from the center of the city?
- I don’t live in the city. I have to drive one hour to get to the center.
- I’m within walking distance of the city center
- Your answer:
- How do neighbors help each other?
- My neighbors watch our house when we are away on vacation.
- One time my neighbor helped me mow the lawn when I was sick.
- Your answer:
Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Tell me about some of the things in your neighborhood.
- What do you like and dislike about your neighborhood?
- Why don’t people use the sidewalk sometimes?
- What do people do in your neighborhood?
- Do you have good neighbors? Why or why not?
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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