GIVING DIRECTIONS IN ENGLISH

1. ASKING FOR AND GIVING
DIRECTIONS
● ASKING FOR
DIRECTIONS
How do I get to...?
How can I get to...?
Can you tell me the
way to...?
Where is...?

2. ASKING FOR AND GIVING
DIRECTIONS
● GIVING DIRECTIONS
Go straight on
Turn left/right (into …
street).
Go along /up / down …
street
Take the first/second road
on the left/right
It's on the left/right.
● GIVING DIRECTIONS
opposite
near
next to
between
at the end (of)
on/at/ around the
corner
behind
in front of

3. WHAT WORDS ARE MISSING?
GO _______
THE STREET
GO _________
ON GO ____ THE
STREET
TURN
_________
THE CORNER
TAKE THE
FIRST ON THE
_______
TAKE THE
FIRST ON THE
________
TURN______
TURN _______

4. WHAT WORDS ARE MISSING? Check your answers
GO _along_____
THE STREET
GO _straight_
ON GO _up___
THE STREET
TURN
_around_ THE
CORNER
TAKE THE
FIRST ON THE
_left_____
TAKE THE
FIRST ON THE
right_____
TURN_right TURN
_left_____

5. -Excuse me, Can you _________ me the way
to the post office?
- Sure, go __________ this street and
___________ left at the crossroads. The post
office is ______ the left.
-Thank you!
-You're welcome!
DIALOGUE
Fill in the gaps:

6. -Excuse me, Can you ___tell______ me the
way to the post office?
- Sure, go ___along_______ this street and
_____turn______ left at the crossroads. The
post office is __on____ the left.
-Thank you!
-You're welcome!
DIALOGUE Check!
Fill in the gaps:

7. FILL THE GAPS WITH THE WORDS PROVIDED:
can / excuse / welcome / opposite / along / right / turn / take / straight / end
A- __________ me, how ________ I get to the castle?
B- Go __________ this road, then ___________ left and continue for about
100 metres. Then____________ the second turning on the ____________.
Go ______________ on for about 150 metres. The castle is at the _______ of
the road, __________ the cinema.
A- Thank you very much.
B- You're ____________.

8. FILL THE GAPS WITH THE WORDS PROVIDED: Check!
A- ___excuse _______ me, how __can______ I get to the castle?
B- Go ___along______ this road, then _turn_______ left and continue for
about 100 metres. Then___take_________ the second turning on the
__right__________. Go ___straight_________ on for about 150 metres.
The castle is at the _end______ of the road, __ opposite________ the
cinema.
A- Thank you very much.
B- You're __welcome__________.