Learn how to ask and answer "Where do you live?"
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| Welcome to EnglishClass101.com’s British English in Three Minutes. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn English. |
| Hey everyone, I’m Gina! |
| In this series, we’re going to learn some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English. It’s really useful, and it only takes three minutes! |
| In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to ask and say where you live. |
| Usually, someone will ask you where you live as a polite question after they’ve asked you your name, where you’re from, and what you do for a living. |
| They’ll say: |
| “So where do you live?” |
| This is inviting you to keep making conversation. |
| There are lots of ways you could answer this question, but here are some of the most common. |
| You could say: |
| “Do you know...? and then the name of the area you live in. |
| “Do you know County Down?” |
| Or, you could mention a local landmark. Like: |
| “Near the library.” or |
| “Near the movie theatre.” |
| You could also answer by telling the person what train line you live on, if your city has a train network. Or what station is the nearest to your house. |
| “On the Central Line.” or |
| “Near Piccadilly” |
| So as you can see, there are lots of possible ways to answer the question “Where do you live?” |
| Once you’ve told them, the other person might respond in one of the following ways: |
| “Oh, yeah, I know it!” or |
| “I live near there!” |
| Or maybe: |
| “I’m afraid I don’t know it.” |
| The other person is just being polite by showing interest, so you can reply by saying something like “Oh, really?” |
| Since the other person is asking you this question to be polite, a good way to continue the conversation is to ask them the same question in return. |
| You can just say: |
| “How about you?” |
| Or: |
| “Where do you live?” |
| Put some stress on the you: “Where do you live?” |
| Now it’s time for Gina’s Tips! |
| Asking where someone lives is a way to try to find something you have in common with the person you’re talking to - so if you’re familiar with the area the other person lives in, make some comments about it! “That’s a really nice area”, or “The park there is really pretty”. Anything is fine - as long as you don’t say anything negative that could be taken as offensive, like “That area has a high crime rate”, or “I hear that area’s really dangerous”...! |
| Do you know how to ask which school someone goes to? |
| Find out next time in the eighth English in 3 Minutes Lesson! See you next time! |
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