Week 28 · Unit 12 (B): giving directions, 'Turn left/right', 'next to', a map project · 3 lessons
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It's next to …
Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 12
GoalSay where a place is with next to.
New words
next to · very close, side by sidemap · a drawing of a place from abovefar from · a long way fromIt’s next to … · say where a place iscorner · where two streets meet
Explanation
Next to means very close, side by side. The school is next to the shop. We can add this to directions: Go straight. Turn right. It’s next to the park. The words far from mean the opposite: the park is far from the school. A map helps us to find a place. Draw a map of your street.
Place
Next to …
the school
the shop
the shop
the school
the park
the beach
Worked examples
Look at the street. The school is next to the shop.
Rahma
Dad, where is the library on the map?
Dad
Go straight, turn left. It’s next to the park.
Rahma
I can see it! The school is far from it.
Dad
Yes. Let’s go.
Listen. Rahma and her dad use a map.
This is a map of my street. Go straight and you see my school. It is next to a shop. Turn right at the corner. My house is next to a small park.
Read and listen to the text.
Now you. Say: My home is next to … . My school is next to … .
Class activity
Map project. Draw a map of the way from your home to your school. Put in the streets, the shop and the park. Write: Go straight. Turn left. It’s next to … . Then walk the map with your finger and tell a grown-up the way.
Practice
1
Look. The shop is next to the school. Is the park next to the shop?
No, it isn’t. It is far from the shop.
2
Fill in: The school is ___ to the shop. (next or near)
next.
3
Is your home next to a shop? Answer with a full sentence.
For example: Yes, my home is next to a shop. / No, it isn’t.
4
Put the words in order: next / to / is / the school / The shop
