Public places

What is your neighborhood like? What kind of places are there near your home? When do you go to each place?

People go to a specific place when they need or want something in specific. For example, we visit a restaurant when we are hungry and we go to the cinema when we feel like watching a movie. Which places do you like visiting?

In this section you can find vocabulary about public places. Study the vocabulary so that you can talk about the places you want or need to visit.

Listening practice

  • Theater

  • City hall

  • Park

  • Laundromat

  • Craft market

  • Newsstand

  • Music school

  • Arcade

  • Parking lot

  • Fashion mall

  • Coffee shop

  • Drive-in theater

  • Comic store

  • Concert Hall

  • Café

  • Tourist information office

  • Cinema

  • Museum of Modern Art

  • Jail

  • Subway station

Select exercise

When we want to watch a movie we don’t go to a museum, instead of that, we visit a cinema. The place we visit depends on what we want or need. Choose the correct place to complete each sentence in the correct way.

1. When I want to watch a play I go to a .

2. When someone needs to wash their clothes they need to go to a .

3. Everytime we want to play some video games we go to a(n) .

4. When we feel like listening to our favorite singer while he is on stage, we go to a .

5. When someone commits a crime, they go to .

6. When we want to have lunch we can go to a .

7. If you want to learn how to play the piano, you can go to a .

8. She likes going to the to admire beautiful sculptures and paintings by famous artist.

Writing exercise

Read the following conversations. These people need to go to different places, complete each conversation with the correct place.

A: Hi there! I need to get a newspaper… Is there any , newsstand near here?

B: Sure, there’s one on Central Avenue.

A: Thanks.

Complete all the gaps to get feedback.

A: So? Where are we going now?

B: It’s my sister’s birthday and she likes plays, so I want to go to the theater to get some tickets for today’s performance.

A:That’s a good idea, let’s go!

A: Excuse me, are you from this city?

B: Sure, I am. How can I help you?

A: Well, I can’t find a place to leave my car. There’s no room anywhere.

B: It’s always crowded around here, but there’s a parking lot just around the corner. I’m sure you can find a place there.

A: Thanks a lot!

B: You’re welcome.

A: I want to get some souvenirs from this beautiful town, but I don’t want anything fancy.

B: There’s a big craft market near here. You can buy something nice there, like handmade dolls, traditional decorations, etc.

A: That’s a good idea! Let’s go there.

A: What can we do in this city?

B: No idea, It’s my first time here.

A: Well, then let’s ask in that tourist information office, I’m sure we can get some useful information.