GIVING DIRECTIONS
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GIVING DIRECTIONS
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GIVING DIRECTIONS
GIVING DIRECTIONS
Knowing how to ask/give directions is
very useful:
• So you don’t get lost!
• You help others
• You interact with local people
HOW TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS
• I’m lost. Can you help me?
• Where can I find main street please?
• Which is the best way to the post
office?
• How do I get to the beach from here?
ASK FOR DIRECTIONS
What you should say first:
• Excuse me
• Excuse me Madam or Excuse me Sir
• Hello! I’m lost, can you help me
please?
FINDING YOUR WAY WITH
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
• In London, you should say:
Where’s the nearest tube station?
• In the States, you should say:
Where's the nearest subway
station?
FINDING YOUR WAY WITH
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
• Does the number 33 bus stop
outside the train station?
• How often does the airport bus
run?
• At what stop do I need to get off at
to reach the Science museum?
HOW TO GIVE DIRECTIONS
• Turn left/right
• Make a left/right
• Take a left/right
• Go straight
• Carry straight on
• Continue straight ahead
HOW TO GIVE DIRECTIONS
• Go north/south/east/west
• Head north/south/east/west
• Walk down this avenue
• Walk up to the next junction
HOW TO GIVE DIRECTIONS
• It’s around the corner
• It’s across the street
• It’s two blocks away
• It’s on the other side of the
street
HOW TO GIVE DIRECTIONS
• It’s too far to walk
• You need to take a taxi or catch
the bus
• You should go by metro
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
• Follow the signs to the airport
• It’s well signposted
• Take exit 55
• It’s a 5-minute drive
• It’s about a mile away
• It’s about a kilometre away
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
• Turn around
• You’re going the wrong way!
• Make a U-turn
GIVING DIRECTIONS USING
A MAP
• Can you show me on the map
how to get to the British
museum from here please?
WALKING
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
HOTEL TO THE
BRITISH
MUSEUM
LET’S PRACTICE TOGETHER!
ANSWER IN THE COMMENTS
BELOW
1. Have you ever had to ask
for directions in English?
Where were you?
ANSWER IN THE COMMENTS
BELOW
2. Describe how to get from
your house to the city
centre.
ANSWER IN THE COMMENTS
BELOW
3. When was the last time you
gave directions?
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