LOST IN A CITY (How to ask and give directions)
Asking for directions:
- Excuse me, where is the bank, please?
- Excuse me, is there a bank near here?
- Excuse me, can you tell me where the bank is, please?
- Excume me, how can I get to the bank, please?
Giving directions:
- Go straight on. - Go through the park.
- Go straight ahead. - Go to the end of the street.
- Go along this street. / Go along - It’s on your right / left.
Oxford street. - It’s next to …
- Turn left / right (at the traffic light, - It’s opposite the…
at the zebra crossing, …). - It’s not very far from here.
- Turn first (second, …) left / right. - You can´t miss it.
- Take the first (second) turning on the - It’s quite far from here. You should
left / right. take a bus (taxi, …).
- Go past the supermarket… - I’m sorry. I’m no from here
- Go across the bridge or Cross the
bridge.
Turn left (at…) Turn right (at…) Go straight on Turn second left
Go along... Take the 2nd turning on the left
Go past … Go through Cross the road Turn second right
1. Exercise: Where are you? Read, look at the map on the previous page and answer.
1) Go straight on. Turn first left and then turn second right. It’s on your left.
I’m at the ___________________________
2) Go straight on. Go across the bridge and turn first right. Go till the end of the
street. => I’m at the ________________________
3) Go straight on. Go across the bridge and go straight ahead. Turn left at the end. Go
past the information office. It’s on your left. I’m at the ________________
2. Exercise: Complete the dialogues:
1) How to get to the supermarket:
A: Excuse me, can you tell me how _do I get_ to the nearer supermarket?
B: Yes. Go _____________ and turn first right. Go past the ________________
and turn second right. The supermarket is on the _______________. You can’t
miss it.
A: Thank you very much.
B: That’s all right. Bye
A: Bye, bye
2) How to get to the taxi rank
A: Excuse me, is there a _____ _______________ near here?
B: Yes. Go _____________ and turn first _______. Go past the
________________ and turn ________ left. The taxi right is on your
_______________. You can’t miss it.
A: Thank you very much.
B: _________________. Bye
A: Bye, bye
1) Exercise: Write new dialogues:
Now, write more dialogues to go to some of these places:
The public toilet The train stations.
The garage The Starlight Disco
The hospital The Car Park
1) A: Excuse me, ________________________________________?
B: ___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
A: _______________________________________
B: _______________________________________
A: _______________________________________
2) A: Excuse me, ________________________________________?
B: ___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
A: _______________________________________
B: _______________________________________
A: _______________________________________
3) A: Excuse me, ________________________________________?
B: ___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
A: _______________________________________
B: _______________________________________
A: _______________________________________
