Where Do You Live?
2023-02-17
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1Imagine a person asking you about where you live.
2How do you respond? How do you give details or more information?
3In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore ways to talk about where you live.
4You will learn about questions, answers, and different situations where such discussions might be important.
5Let's start with some useful terms and ideas.
6Imagine a person asks you the following question:
7Where do you live?
8Let's break the question into its individual parts.
9We have the question word "where." Then we have the helping verb "do."
10Finally, we have the subject and main verb "you live."
11The kind of answer you give will depend on the situation in which the question is asked.
12For example, if a friend at school asks that question, they might only want to know the neighborhood or general area where you live.
13So, for example, a person in New York might give the following answer:
14I live in Queens.
15Or
16I live in Brooklyn.
17A person in Cairo might say,
18I live in Agouza.
19Or
20I live in Shubra.
21Note that we used the following structure for all of these statements:
22subject + live + in + the name of the neighborhood
23It is possible that the person might ask for more information or details.
24For example, imagine the following exchange with a friend at school or work:
25Where do you live?
26I live in Brooklyn.
27Really? My brother lives there too. Where in Brooklyn?
28There are a few nice ways to respond to this kind of question.
29Your response can involve the prepositions "by" or "near," as in:
30I live by Prospect Park.
31Or
32I live near Prospect Park
33Or
34I live near the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Lincoln Road.
35These answers involve important locations - a famous park, an intersection.
36There are, of course, other ways to give details about where you live.
37So far, we have explored how you might talk about where you live in a friendly, everyday sort of situation.
38But what should you do if the request is specific?
39So for example, official documents or situations often require an exact address instead of a general description.
40So, an official might ask you, "What is your name and address?"
41In this case, you could provide your name and the address of where you live.
42For example, an American person might say:
43My name is John.
44My address is 1234 Maple Street, Pleasantville, Alaska, 51099
45Note that the general way of giving an address in the United States is as follows:
46number street, city, state, zip code
47Let's take some time to work with these ideas.
48Ask a friend about where they live.
49Pause the audio to consider your answer.
50Here is the answer:
51Where do you live?
52Now imagine a friend asks you about where you live.
53Use the name of the neighborhood "Manhattan" in your answer.
54Pause the audio to consider your answer.
55Here is one possible answer:
56I live in Manhattan.
57Now imagine that someone asks the following:
58Where in Manhattan do you live?
59Use the noun "Penn Station" in your answer. Pause the audio to consider your answer.
60Here are two possible answers:
61I live near Penn Station.
62I live by Penn Station.
63In today's report, we learned about some ways to talk about where you live.
64You learned about the importance of question words such as "where."
65You also learned about the importance of short words such as "in," "by" and "near," as well as how nouns play an important part in talking about locations.
66The next time you talk about where you live, we hope that you are able to use some of what you have learned today.
67I'm John Russell.
1Imagine a person asking you about where you live. How do you respond? How do you give details or more information? 2In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore ways to talk about where you live. You will learn about questions, answers, and different situations where such discussions might be important. 3Let's start with some useful terms and ideas. 4Asking questions and giving answers 5Imagine a person asks you the following question: 6Where do you live? 7Let's break the question into its individual parts. We have the question word "where." Then we have the helping verb "do." Finally, we have the subject and main verb "you live." 8The kind of answer you give will depend on the situation in which the question is asked. For example, if a friend at school asks that question, they might only want to know the neighborhood or general area where you live. So, for example, a person in New York might give the following answer: 9I live in Queens. 10Or 11I live in Brooklyn. 12A person in Cairo might say, 13I live in Agouza. 14Or 15I live in Shubra. 16Note that we used the following structure for all of these statements: 17subject + live + in + the name of the neighborhood 18Giving details 19It is possible that the person might ask for more information or details. For example, imagine the following exchange with a friend at school or work: 20Where do you live? 21I live in Brooklyn. 22Really? My brother lives there too. Where in Brooklyn? 23There are a few nice ways to respond to this kind of question. Your response can involve the prepositions "by" or "near," as in: 24I live by Prospect Park. 25Or 26I live near Prospect Park 27Or 28I live near the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Lincoln Road. 29These answers involve important locations - a famous park, an intersection. There are, of course, other ways to give details about where you live. 30Specific information 31So far, we have explored how you might talk about where you live in a friendly, everyday sort of situation. But what should you do if the request is specific? So for example, official documents or situations often require an exact address instead of a general description. 32So, an official might ask you, "What is your name and address?" 33In this case, you could provide your name and the address of where you live. For example, an American person might say: 34My name is John. 35My address is 1234 Maple Street, Pleasantville, Alaska, 51099 36Note that the general way of giving an address in the United States is as follows: 37number street, city, state, zip code 38Practice 39Let's take some time to work with these ideas. Ask a friend about where they live. Pause the audio to consider your answer. 40Here is the answer: 41Where do you live? 42Now imagine a friend asks you about where you live. Use the name of the neighborhood "Manhattan" in your answer. 43Pause the audio to consider your answer. 44Here is one possible answer: 45I live in Manhattan. 46Now imagine that someone asks the following: 47Where in Manhattan do you live? 48Use the noun "Penn Station" in your answer. Pause the audio to consider your answer. 49Here are two possible answers: 50I live near Penn Station. 51I live by Penn Station. 52Closing thoughts 53In today's report, we learned about some ways to talk about where you live. 54You learned about the importance of question words such as "where." You also learned about the importance of short words such as "in," "by" and "near," as well as how nouns play an important part in talking about locations. 55The next time you talk about where you live, we hope that you are able to use some of what you have learned today. 56I'm John Russell. 57John Russell wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 58________________________________________________________________________ 59respond - v. to say something as an answer to a question 60intersection - n. the place or point where two or more things come together 61specific - adj. clearly and exactly presented or stated : precise or exact