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    The document provides examples of asking for and giving directions. It lists common phrases used when asking for directions such as "How can I get to..." and when giving directions such as "Turn left." It also lists useful prepositions for describing locations such as "next to", "opposite", and "between." The document then provides a matching exercise pairing descriptions of locations around town with their positions relative to other locations.

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    Asking and Giving Directions FINAL

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    The document provides examples of asking for and giving directions. It lists common phrases used when asking for directions such as "How can I get to..." and when giving directions such as "Turn left." It also lists useful prepositions for describing locations such as "next to", "opposite", and "between." The document then provides a matching exercise pairing descriptions of locations around town with their positions relative to other locations.

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    The document provides examples of asking for and giving directions. It lists common phrases used when asking for directions such as "How can I get to..." and when giving directions such as "Turn left." It also lists useful prepositions for describing locations such as "next to", "opposite", and "between." The document then provides a matching exercise pairing descriptions of locations around town with their positions relative to other locations.

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    Asking and Giving Directions FINAL

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    Maria Carmen Pinto
    The document provides examples of asking for and giving directions. It lists common phrases used when asking for directions such as "How can I get to..." and when giving directions such as "Turn left." It also lists useful prepositions for describing locations such as "next to", "opposite", and "between." The document then provides a matching exercise pairing descriptions of locations around town with their positions relative to other locations.

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    Asking and

    Giving Examples of Asking


    and Giving Directions
    Directions 1. A: Excuse me, sir. Is there a bank
    around here?
        B: Yes, there is one right across the
    street next to Library.

    Asking for Directions 2. A: Can you give me directions to the


     How can I get to …? petrol station?
     Where is the …?     B: Of course I will, just follow this
     Is there a … around here? road until you come to the main road.
     How do I find …? Turn right and then continue for about
     Pardon me, I’m lost. how do I get 100 metres. You will see the petrol
    to …? station on the left.
     Excuse me, do you know where
    the … is? 3. A: Is there a bank near here?
    …     B: Yes, there is one in Orange Street.
    Orange Street is the third road on your
    right.
    Giving Directions
     Go straight ahead. 4. A: Excuse me, where is the School?
     Turn back./Go back.     B: It is next to the police office.
     Turn left/right.


    Go along …
    Cross … Useful Vocabulary
     Take the first/second road on the
    left/right.
    (prepositions of


    It’s on the left/right.
    Go past.
    place)
    Next to /opposite / between / behind
     The easiest way is to …
    /near/on / left/ right / along / past /
     The best way is to …
    corner / between /in front of /across
     It’s on the corner
     It’s in the middle of the block.
    …
    b. The hair salon is...

    c. The Indian restaurant is...

    d. The sushi restaurant is...

    Locations Around Town

    Match the statements on the left to the


    endings below.

    e. The Park is...


    a. The department store is...
    f. The Post Office is...
    DO YOU KNOW MY
    TOWN?

    1. ...behind the bank on the left side of


    Central Avenue.
    2. ...in front of the flower shop, next to
    the book shop on Sunset Street.
    3. ...on Sunset Street, next to the
    Chinese restaurant.
    4. ...opposite the Royal Hotel and the
    department store.
    5. ...on South Road, between the
    Royal Hotel and the train station.
    6. ...next to the cinema, behind the fish
    & chip shop
    True or false
    1) Where is the school is next to the
    pharmacy
    T F
    2) The bar is on the corner of Main
    St and Pine St.
    T F
    3) The police station is next to the
    Fire Department
    T F
    4) The toy store is across from the
    Chinese Restaurant
    T F
    5) The pharmacy is between the
    trains station and the hospital
    T F
    6) The hospital is across from the
    parking lot
    T F
    7) The neswsstand is between the
    library and the clothing store
    T F
    8) Cal’s Cafe is on the corner of Hill
    Ave. and Main St.
    T F
    9) The movie theatre is next to the
    dry cleaners
    T F
    10) The gas station is across from
    Cal’s café.
    T F
    CAN YOU TELL ME THE WAY TO… ?

    True (t) or False (f)?


    1. The stadium is opposite the swimming-pool
    2. The cinema is between the shoe shop and the florist
    3. The tourist office is next to the hospital
    4. The school is on Elton Street
    5. There are 4 banks
    6. The florist is next to the bakery
    7. There is a pub at the corner of Marley Avenue and Queen Street
    8. The city hall is beside the station
    Ask and give directions
    (you are at the market square and want to go to to the tourist
    office)______________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________
    (you are having lunch at the pizzeria and want to go to the swimming
    -pool)_______________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    (you are at the police station and want to go to the
    school)_____________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    (you are at school and want to go to the
    stadium)____________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    (you are at the stadium and want to go to the florist)
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    (you are at the pub and want to go to the shopping centre)
    __________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________
     YOU ARE HERE

    True or false
    1) The school is next to the pharmacy T F
    2) The bar is on the corner of Main St and Pine St. T F
    3) The police station is next to the Fire Department T F
    4) The toy store is across from the Chinese Restaurant T F
    5) The pharmacy is between the trains station and the hospital T F
    6) The hospital is across from the parking lot T F
    7) The neswsstand is between the library and the clothing store T F
    8) Cal’s Cafe is on the corner of Hill Ave. and Main St. T F
    9) The movie theater is next to the dry cleaners T F
    10)The gas station is across from Cal’s café. T F

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