Relative Clauses — Places in the City (a place where...)

A1 — grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading, writing

Common mistake: “A hospital is a place which people get better.” — Correct: “A hospital is a place where people get better.”

We use 'where' to define a place by what you do or what happens there: 'a place where + subject + verb'.

• Library — read and study
• Bank — keep money
• Hospital — get better
• Restaurant — eat food
• School — learn and study
• Supermarket — buy food
• Park — relax and play
• Cinema — watch films
• Pharmacy — buy medicine
• Gym — do exercise
• Airport — take a plane
• Hotel — sleep when you travel
• Museum — see art and history
• Post office — send letters

• A library is a place where you read and study.
• A gym is a place where people do exercise.
• A bank is not a place where you buy food.
• A park isn't a place where you sleep.
• What do you call a place where you watch films?
• Is a hospital a place where people get better?
• Is a library a place where you read? Yes, it is.
• Is a park a place where you buy medicine? No, it isn't.

Practice

1. A park is a place ___ you relax. (which, where, who)
2. We use 'where' to define a place by what happens there.
3. A library is a place where you ___ books.
4. A bank is a place where you keep ___.
5. A restaurant is a place where you ___ food.
6. A pharmacy is a place where you buy ___.
7. Find the mistake: A gym is a place which you do exercise.
8. A museum. You see art there. — Join them into a definition with 'where'.
9. What do you call a place where you watch films?

Listening

Kenji: Let's continue the game! I say what you do, you say the place.

Ben: Ready!

Kenji: It's a place where you keep money.

Ben: A bank!

Kenji: Yes! And a place where you watch films?

Ben: A cinema! I'm good at this.

Reading

Medellín is a city with many places. A library is a place where you read and study, and a park is a place where you relax. Sofía loves the gym, a place where she does exercise every week. Ben prefers the cinema, a place where you watch films. 'What is your favourite place?' asks Kenji. 'The airport,' says Ben, 'because it's a place where new adventures begin!'

• A park is a place where you relax.
• Sofía hates the gym.
• Ben likes the airport because adventures begin there.