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1. CHAPTER 1: I am…
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Unit 4: My Neighborhood
Exercise 1: Picture Description
What do you see in the picture?

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Exercise 2: Vocabulary
Repeat after your tutor.
neighborhood
hàng xóm
I live in a nice neighborhood.
supermarket
siêu thị
You can buy food at the supermarket.
park
công viên, khu
vui chơi
Children play in the park.
busy
bận rộn, nhộn
nhịp
The market is busy.
street
đường phố
There are small shops along the
street.
bank
ngân hàng
I save money in the bank.
post office
bưu điện
People mail letters at the post office.
turn
rẽ
Turn left at the supermarket.
café
cà phê
Please meet me at the café.
friendly
thân thiện
The store owner is friendly.

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Exercise 3: Let’s Talk
A. Read the dialogue with your tutor.
Tutor How’s your new neighborhood?
Student It’s very nice! My neighbors are friendly.
Tutor What are the nearby places?
Student There are shops, cafés, and a park.
Tutor Let’s try one of the cafés.
Student Sure. There’s one near my house.

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Student Excuse me. Where is the post office?
Tutor The post office is along 6th
Street.
Student Can I walk there?
Tutor Yes. It’s only two blocks away.
Student Thank you for your help.
Tutor You’re welcome!
B. Repeat after your tutor.
1. neighbor - /ˈneɪbər/ or [ney-ber]
2. nearby - /ˈnɪərˈbaɪ/ or [neer-bahy]
3. block - /blɒk/ or [blok]
4. post office - /poʊst ˈɔfɪs, ˈɒfɪs/ or [pohst aw-fis, of-is]
5. sixth (6th
) - /sɪksθ/ or [siksth]
hàng xóm
sát ngay bên
khóa
bưu điện
thứ 6 (thứ tự)

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Exercise 4: Street Shops
カフェ 花屋
Complete the sentence by choosing the right word inside the
parentheses.
Butcher
Example:
The café is (across from, beside) the tailor.
The café is (across from, beside) the drug store.
The drug store is (across from, between) the café and the flower shop.
A.
1. The tailor is (across from, beside) the butcher.
2. The drug store is (across from, beside) the butcher.
3. The tailor is (beside, across from) the café.

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4. The grocery is (beside, between) the butcher.
B.
5. The butcher is (beside, between) the tailor and the grocery.
1. What shop is across from the butcher?
2. What shop is between the café and the flower shop?
3. What shop is across from the grocery?
4. What shop is beside the flower shop?
5. What shop is across from the drug store?

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Exercise 5: Where is it?
Using the map in Exercise 4, answer the following questions. Choose from the choices inside the
box.
1 Where is the drug store? The drug store is between the and
the flower shop.
2 Where can I find the flower shop? The flower shop is across from the .
3 Where can I buy coffee? You can buy at the café. It is the tailor.
4 Where is the meat shop? The meat shop is the tailor and
the grocery.
5 Is the between the café and the flower
shop?
Yes, it is.
drug store across from between
café grocery

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Exercise 6: What is Your Neighborhood Like?
Think about your neighborhood and choose the word that best describes it.
What is your neighborhood like?
1. It is . quiet noisy
2. It is . small large
3. It is . dirty clean
4. It is . dangerous safe
5. It is . unfriendly friendly

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Exercise 7: Rose’s Neighborhood
Read about Rose’s neighborhood, and then decide if the statements below are true or
false.
I live in New York. I am renting an apartment
with my friend.
I like the street where I live. It is quiet and safe.
There are shops nearby. It’s easy for me to buy
things I need.
There’s also a park where I can relax. Sadly,
there’s no library near my place.
What is Rose’s neighborhood like?
1. Her neighborhood is busy. T/F
2. Her neighborhood has a park. T/F
3. There are nearby shops
4. She can go to a library. T/F
T/F
5. Her neighborhood is dangerous. T/F

10. Exercise 8: Find Your Way Around the Neighborhood
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Give directions to the post office using the map below and the words inside the box. The X marks your
position.
beside left right end
1. Go to Main Street.
1.
2. Turn at the salon, and then walk to the barber shop.
2.
3. Then, turn at the police station.
3.
4. The post office is at the of the street.
4.
5. It is the city hall.
5.

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Exercise 9: Describe your Neighborhood
Fill in the blanks with your own answer.

12. A. Complete the following dialogue with your tutor.
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Student: Where do you live?
Tutor: I live in a place called .
Student: Is that a big or small neighborhood?
Tutor: It is .
Student: What is it like?
Tutor: My neighborhood is
Student: What places are in your
neighborhood?
Tutor: There are
Student: How are your neighbors
like?
Tutor: My neighbors are
B. Answer the following questions from your tutor.
Tutor: Where do you live?
Student: I live in a place called
Tutor: Is that a big or small neighborhood?
Student: It is
Tutor: What is it like?
Student: My neighborhood is .
Tutor: What places are in your
neighborhood?
Student: There are
Tutor: How are your neighbors like?
Student: My neighbors are .