📝 Daily Short Practice
🎯 Vocabulary Goal
Learn common noun + of phrases for prices, names, addresses and parts of things.
📚 Words & Phrases
| Word or phrase | Simple meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| price of | how much something costs | What is the price of this jacket? |
| name of | what a person, place or thing is called | What is the name of this street? |
| address of | the location details for a place | Do you know the address of the hotel? |
| beginning of | the first part of something | We meet at the beginning of the lesson. |
| end of | the final part of something | See you at the end of the day. |
| middle of | the central part of something | The park is in the middle of the town. |
🔍 See It in Context
Finding Information in Town
Ben is visiting a new town. He asks the name of the hotel and writes down the address of the building. In a shop, he checks the price of a jacket. At the beginning of the afternoon, he walks to the town centre. He meets a friend in the middle of the square, and at the end of the day they have dinner together.
💡 Notice the Pattern
Using noun + of phrases
We often use of after nouns such as price, name, address, beginning, end and middle. The phrase tells us what the noun belongs to or refers to: the price of the ticket, the name of the street, the end of the day.
- What is the name of the hotel?
- We meet at the end of the day.
💬 Useful Examples
- Do you know the price of this bag?
- What is the address of the office?
- The café is in the middle of the square.
- At the beginning of the lesson, we read a short text.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. What is the ____ this ticket? (price of / name of / end of)
2. Do you know the ____ this street? (middle of / name of / address of)
3. Please write down the ____ the hotel. (address of / beginning of / price of)
4. We talk about the plan at the ____ the meeting. (end of / middle of / beginning of)
5. The statue is in the ____ the square. (middle of / price of / name of)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. price of
2. name of
3. address of
4. beginning of
5. middle of
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. You want to know how much a coat costs. What do you ask about?
2. Which phrase is correct?
3. You need to find a hotel. What information helps?
4. Which phrase means 'the first part of the lesson'?
5. A shop is centrally located in a town. Where is it?
📝 Use It Yourself
Write three sentences using price of, name of, address of, beginning of, end of or middle of.
Example:
What is the price of the ticket? I know the name of the hotel. We meet at the end of the day.
🎙️ Speaking Practice
Practice these sentences aloud.
Ask:
What is the price of this bag?
Ask:
What is the name of the street?
Say:
I know the address of the hotel.
Say:
The café is in the middle of the town.
🔎 Answer Key
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. price of
2. name of
3. address of
4. beginning of
5. middle of
Exercise 2 – Matching
1. c – how much something costs
2. e – what something is called
3. a – the location details for a place
4. d – the first part of something
5. b – the central part of something
Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. the price of the coat
2. the name of the street
3. the address of the hotel
4. the beginning of the lesson
5. in the middle of the town