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    Useful English Phrases For Giving Directions

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    The document provides useful English phrases for giving directions, including phrases about landmarks, prepositions of direction, and specific instructions. Common landmarks mentioned are taxi ranks, level crossings, underpasses, overpasses, zebra crossings, and pedestrian crossings. Prepositions like past, across, along, straight on, up, down, through, out of, in front of, opposite, and on the corner are used to describe direction. Specific direction phrases include turn left/right, go straight at the lights/crossroads, take the first/second turning, and you'll see a landmark then.

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    The document provides useful English phrases for giving directions, including phrases about landmarks, prepositions of direction, and specific instructions. Common landmarks mentioned are taxi ranks, level crossings, underpasses, overpasses, zebra crossings, and pedestrian crossings. Prepositions like past, across, along, straight on, up, down, through, out of, in front of, opposite, and on the corner are used to describe direction. Specific direction phrases include turn left/right, go straight at the lights/crossroads, take the first/second turning, and you'll see a landmark then.

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    The document provides useful English phrases for giving directions, including phrases about landmarks, prepositions of direction, and specific instructions. Common landmarks mentioned are taxi ranks, level crossings, underpasses, overpasses, zebra crossings, and pedestrian crossings. Prepositions like past, across, along, straight on, up, down, through, out of, in front of, opposite, and on the corner are used to describe direction. Specific direction phrases include turn left/right, go straight at the lights/crossroads, take the first/second turning, and you'll see a landmark then.

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    Useful English phrases for giving directions

    Giving directions
    The person who helps you often says how near or far the place is:
    "It's about five minutes from here."
    "It's about a ten-minute walk."
    "It's easier if I can show you on the map"
    Specific instructions
    Here are some useful words and phrases for giving street instructions.
    "Turn left / right."
    "Go straight on at the lights / when you come to the crossroads." (Lights = traffic
    lights; crossroads = where two roads cross)
    "Go across the roundabout." (Roundabout = where all the cars go round a circle in
    the middle of the road)
    "Take the first turning / road / street on your left / right." (Turning = road that goes left
    or right)
    "You'll see / You'll come to a (bank). Then "
    "Don't take the first road."
    "Go on for about (2 minutes / 100 metres)."

    Landmarks
    We often make reference to landmarks when we give directions to help the other
    person. These can be places in a town, such as cinema, bank, bus stop, etc. They
    can also be parts of the road system. Here are some common terms:
    taxi rank = a place where taxis queue for passengers
    level crossing = where the road and railway meet. There are barriers that go up and
    down to signal when a train is coming
    underpass = a walkway that goes under a busy road so pedestrians can get to the
    other side safely

    overpass / flyover = a road that goes over another road (or railway)
    zebra crossing = black and white markings in the road for pedestrians to cross the
    road (the markings look like a zebra's stripes)
    pedestrian crossing = a place in the road where pedestrians can cross. Often there
    are traffic lights.
    tunnel = a road under (or through) mountains
    crossroads = where two roads cross each other
    junction = where one road meets another, and you can either go left or right
    fork in the road = where the road divides, and you decide to go left or right
    turning = a road off to your left or right
    main road = a big road where there is lots of traffic
    lane = a small road, or a part of a road (the left-hand lane / the right-hand lane; the
    bus lane)

    Use prepositions of direction


    Go past = continue past something so that is is now behind you
    Go across = cross something, like a road or crossroads
    Go along = continue down a road
    Go straight on = don't turn left or right
    Go up = walk / drive up a hill
    Go down = walk or drive down a hill or a road
    Go through = pass through something, such as a tunnel or a town
    Go out of = exit (i.e. a railway station)
    It's in front of you = you can see it facing you
    It's opposite the bank = it faces the bank
    It's on the corner = it's where two roads meet at a 90 angle

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