Word List Asking for and Giving Directions How do I get to …? What's the best way to …? Where is …? Go straight on (until you come to …). Turn back./Go back. Turn left/right (into …-street). Go along … Cross … Take the first/second road on the left/right It's on the left/right. straight on opposite near next to between at the end (of) on/at the corner behind in front of (just) around the corner traffic lights crossroads, junction signpost
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Word List Asking for and Giving DirectionsHow do I get to …?What's the best way to …?Where is …?Go straight on (until you come to …).Turn back./Go back.Turn left/right (into …-street).Go along …Cross …Take the first/second road on the left/rightIt's on the left/right.straight onopposite near next tobetween at the end (of)on/at the cornerbehind in front of(just) around the cornertraffic lightscrossroads, junction signpost
Exercise IFill in the words below correctly. (Use the map for orientation.)
1. Excuse me, where is the post office, please?
2. at the next corner.
3. Then until you come to the traffic lights.
4. there.
5. The post office is the cinema.
Exercise II
Fill in the words below correctly. (Use the map for orientation.)continue, end, excuse, get, left (2x), next, opposite, right, second, straight on, thank, turn, welcome
1. me, how do I to the cinema?
2. Go .
3. Turn at the corner.
4. Then take the road on your .
5. to the of the road.
6. left there.
7. The cinema is on your , the castle.
8. you very much.
9. You're .
Asking and giving directions
Asking directions
excuse me, could you tell me how to get to ...?the bus station excuse me, do you know where the ... is?post office I'm sorry, I don't knowsorry, I'm not from around here I'm looking for ...this address are we on the right road for ...?Brightonis this the right way for ...?Ipswich do you have a map?can you show me on the map?Giving directions
it's this wayit's that way you're going the wrong wayyou're going in the wrong direction take this roadgo down there take the first on the lefttake the second on the rightturn right at the crossroads continue straight ahead for about a mile (one mile is approximately 1.6 kilometres) continue past the fire station you'll pass a supermarket on your left keep going for another ...hundred yards (about 91 metres)two hundred metreshalf mile (about 800 metres)kilometre it'll be ...on your lefton your rightstraight ahead of you
Travel Motoring
Sound is available for all the English phrases on this page — simply click on any phrase to hear it.How far is it?
how far is it? how far is it to ...?the airport how far is it to ... from here?the beach
is it far?is it a long way? it's ...not farquite closequite a long waya long way on foota long way to walkabout a mile from here (one mile is approximately 1.6 kilometres)Giving directions to drivers
follow the signs for ...the town centreBirmingham continue straight on past some traffic lightsat the second set of traffic lights, turn left go over the roundabouttake the second exit at the roundaboutturn right at the T-junction go under the bridgego over the bridge you'll cross some railway lines