Listen. Tap the picture.
Match the picture with the word
Say it out loud
Build the sentence
Listen and type it
Getting around a city in English: what this lesson covers
This free interactive A1 lesson in the Mondosol English course teaches getting around a city in English: asking whether a place is far, understanding distances like a five-minute walk, finding the right bus, getting on and off, following directions such as take the second right, and places like on the corner or at the crossroads. Everything runs in your browser, so you can practise on your phone.
What you will learn
- Is it far from here? — asking about distance
- It's a five-minute walk — a common way to give distance in time
- Which bus goes to the city centre? — asking about public transport
- Get off at the next stop — get off = leave a bus or train; get on = enter it
- Take the second right — directions
- on the corner — where two streets meet
- the crossroads — where two roads cross
- You can't miss it — it's easy to find
Practice questions
- To leave a bus, you … Options: get on, get off, get out on.
- “It's a five-minute walk” tells you … Options: the price, the bus number, how far it is.
- “You can't miss it” means … Options: It's easy to find, It's closed, It's very far.
- In British English, the middle of a city is the city … Options: center, middle, centre.
How the lesson works
Each card shows one word or phrase with a picture cue and a short explanation; tap it to hear the English. Then you learn by doing: listen and tap the right picture, match pictures with words, say it out loud, answer a short quiz where a wrong answer costs a heart, build a sentence and listen and type. At the end you earn Mondi, keep your daily streak alive and can practise your mistakes or restart the lesson.
Why getting around a city in English matters
When you're in a new city, quick and clear questions save time and stress. These phrases help you understand the answers too, so you arrive where you want to go.
Keep going
Ready for more? Go back to the full English course to pick your next lesson, or browse all Mondosol courses. For an authoritative reference, see the British Council LearnEnglish site. Mondosol is free to start; Plus unlocks all courses, unlimited hearts and offline practice.