Task 1: Prepositions.
above behind between in front of next to on opposite under

The flat is … the 4th floor of a building … Delancey Street and Grand Street. The building is … a 24-hour garage and … an Indian restaurant, so there are always lots of cars and people in the street. The cars are quite noisy.
It’s a studio flat with only one room. My bed is on a shelf … the kitchen. The toilet and the shower are … the shelf. In the kitchen, there is a sink, a fridge, and a cooker, but there isn’t a dishwasher or a washing machine – I go to the launderette on Grand Street to wash clothes. … the window, there is a red carpet on the floor and there’s an armchair and table with a television on it. From the window, I can see the East River. It’s … the building.

Task 2: Articles. Choose the correct option.
It’s very difficult to find … (a/the/-) flat in … (the/-) New York. I’m very lucky. I like my flat because it’s in … (the/-) centre of the city. There are … (the/-) shops and restaurants all around me. The Lower East Side isn’t the best district in the city but my flat is near a theatre and it’s also near … (the/-) East River and … (the/a) small park. One of the things I don’t like about my flat is that there isn’t … (a/the) lift. Also, unfortunately, I’m not near … (a/the) underground station, but there’s … (a/the) bus stop opposite … (a/the) door of my building.