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Asking for and giving directions

• To ask for directions, we use questions such as:

Where is the…?
Is there a…?
How do I get to…?
Is this the way to…?

• To give directions, we use phrases such as:

Go straight on…
Continue until…
Turn left/right at…
Go past the…
Take the exit/turning on the left/right.
Cross the…
Go down this…
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Asking for and giving directions

• To say where a place is, we use prepositions of place such as:

It’s on… street.

It’s next to…
It’s opposite the…
It’s between the... and the…
The… is on the left/right.
It’s at the end of…
It’s on the corner of… and…

Tip: To ask questions we say ‘Excuse me’ first and ‘Thank you’ at the end.

Excuse me, is there a cinema near here?... Thank you.

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Asking for and giving directions

Match the pictures a-g with the sentences 1-7.

1. Go down Cox Road. ____ 5. Turn left. ____

2. It’s on the left, before the hotel. ____ 6. It’s on the left, after the hotel. ____

3. Turn right. ____ 7. Go past the hotel. ____

4. Go straight on. ____

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Asking for and giving directions

Look at the map in the next slide and complete the conversation.

From New Hotel to the station

A _____________ me. _____________ the station?

B It’s on _____________ _____________.

A _____________ do I get there?

B Go out of the hotel and _____________ right. Go straight on. Then _____________

_____________ into Queen’s Road. The station is on the _____________,

_____________ the park.

A Thank you very much.

B No problem.
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Asking for and giving directions

Look at the map. You are in the New Hotel on Elgar Road. Complete the
conversation in the previous slide.
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Asking for and giving directions

Listen to three conversations with visitors to the town. Write 1-3 in the boxes on the
map.

You are here

X
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Asking for and giving directions

Listen again and complete the conversations.

Conversation 1
A _____________, I’m looking for the shopping center.
B _____________ the road and walk down Princes Street. _____________ left at the
crossroads, then turn _____________. The shopping center is about 50
meters along that road on the right.
A So, _____________ Princes Street, left at the crossroads and then second right?
B Yes, that’s right.
A Thanks a lot.
Conversation 2
A Excuse me, is the museum near here?
B Let's see ... yes. Go _____________ here. At the traffic lights turn left and go
_____________ to the square. The museum is in the square, on the right.
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A Sorry, could you say that again?
B Yes. Go right down here. At the traffic lights turn left. Then go straight on to
the square. The museum is in the square, _____________.
A Thank you very much.
Conversation 3
A Excuse me, is the sports center _____________?
B No, the sports center is left down here. _____________ this road. There’s a bridge
on the left. _____________ the bridge, then turn _____________, then first left. The
sports center is _____________ of the road, on the left, after the cinema.
A Many thanks.
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Asking for and giving directions

Work in pairs. Ask for and give directions to get to three different places on
the map.
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Asking for and giving directions

Complete the map to show how to go from your house to a nearby point of
interest. Tell the class how to get there.

My house