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ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTIONS:
HOW TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS
• Excuse me, where is the nearest bank?
• How do I get to (the) . . . ?
• Can you tell me how to get to (the) . . . (from here)?
• What’s the best way to get to (the) . . . ?
• Excuse me, do you know if there is a . . . near here?
HOW TO LOCATE PLACES
• The bank is next to the library.
• The library is on the corner of Main Street and Park Avenue.
• The park is in front of the department store.
• The shoe shop is opposite the hospital.
HOW TO GIVE DIRECTIONS
• Go straight on
• Go up / down High Street
• Turn left / right
• Take the second (turning on the) left /right
• Walk past the (post office)
• Cross the street
• The (bookshop) will be on your left / right
• Take Baker Street
• Walk two blocks
EXAMPLE
• (First,) go down this street (for three blocks)
• (Then,) turn right at the zebra crossing.
• (After that,) go straight on Park Avenue until you get to the traffic
lights.
• (When you get to the traffic lights), turn right again.
• The bank will be on your left, next to the police station. You won’t
miss it.
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Listening game elllo (directions):
http://www.elllo.org/games/games/12-LG-Directions.htm
- Listening how to get to the station: http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb7th/tostation.htm
- Reading instructions game:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/texttypes/instructions/game.shtml
- From bbc directions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1212_how_to_instruct/page2.shtml