2. FUNCTION EXAMPLES IMPORTANT
GRAMMAR
Asking for Excuse me, *Can/Could+
directions *do you know….. verb phrase
*can/could you tell me…. *How can I
a) the way to.... please? get to….?
b) how I can get to
*Doyou know
….please?
c) where the ……is/are? where…..?
Saying you
are unable I’m sorry, I’ve no idea
to give I’m afraid I don’t know
directions
3. FUNCTION EXAMPLES IMPORTANT
GRAMMAR
Giving simple •Go along this road/Mesa y López… •IMPERATIVES
directions · Carry on down this road…. • PREPOSITIONS
· Walk up this street… OF PLACE
· Go straight ahead
· Go across the bridge.
· Go past the bank.
· Take the first turning on the left/right
· Turn right/ left at (aplace)…/into … (the
name of the street)
•It’s on ……(name of the street)
•It’s on the corner of …….and …….
4. FUNCTION EXAMPLES IMPORTANT
GRAMMAR
Estimating · It´s not very far · How far is it to
distance; · It´s only about five …?
time minutes from here. · Is it very far?
· It won’t take you very long · How long does
to get there. it take to get
· It’ll take you about ten there?
minutes to get there
5. Prepositions+nouns
• · on the corner
• · on the left/right
• · at the traffic lights
• · at the roundabout
• · at the crossroads
• · in the square
• · across/under the bridge
• near/close to
• behind