FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH : ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

This session aims at how we ask and give directions to get to a place.

ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

This is a very straight forward expression

Excuse me, how do you get to ?

GIVING DIRECTIONS

First we need to know certain expressions. These are the things you are going to need:

TURN LEFT TURN RIGHT GO STRAIGHT ON

You may also need to know some places in a city

ZEBRA CROSSING
TRAFFIC LIGHTS

You can say WHERE to do an action with AT. For example: Turn right at the traffic lights.

You can say move after a place in particular with PAST. For example: Go straight on, past the
traffic lights.

ESTE DOCUMENTO ES PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL DE MAXUS SERVICIOS LINGISTICOS S.L. CIF B-95719118.
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 SUPERMARKET COMPUTER SHOP BUTCHERS

SHOE SHOP
CLOTHES SHOP
GREENGROCERS

BOOKSHOP

DEPARTMENT STORE
BAKERS

LIBRARY

CHEMISTS
CAR DEALER

NEWSAGENTS

FISHMONGERS

CORNER SHOP SPORTS SHOP

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 GARAGE BUS STOP SQUARE

FURNITURE SHOP BUS STATION

ROUNDABOUT

TAXI RANK
CITY HALL / TOWN HALL
BRIDGE

POLICE STATION

CHURCH

HANGING BRIDGE

FIRE STATION
TRAIN STATION

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 EXAMPLE:

IMAGINE THIS MAP

YOU WANT TO GET DIRECTIONS TO GO FROM THE START HERE TO THE CINEMA.

DIRECTIONS:

Go straight on and turn right at the toy shop.

Then turn left and go straight on past the hotel.
Turn right at the corner and go straight on.
The cinema is at the end of the street.

NOW GO TO THE NEXT PAGE AND COMPLETE THE PRACTICE EXERCISE

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 PRACTICE EXERCISE: GIVING DIRECTIONS

IMAGINE THE FOLLOWING MAP

What directions would you give to go from the red dot to the toy factory?

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What directions would you give to from the green dot to the supermarket?

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YOU CAN PRINT THIS PAGE TO DO THE EXERCISE. THE ANSWERS WILL BE GIVEN TOMORROW.
ESTE DOCUMENTO ES PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL DE MAXUS SERVICIOS LINGISTICOS S.L. CIF B-95719118.
QUEDA PROHIBIDA LA COMERCIALIZACION O USO CON FINES COMERCIALES POR PERSONAS Y COMPAIAS AJENAS A MAXUS SERVICIOS
LINGISTICOS U AQUELLAS QUE NO HAYAN PEDIDO AUTORIZACION EXPRESA PARA SU USO COMERCIAL.