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GIVING DIRECTIONS
Questions you may hear
How do I get to Main Street?
Where is the closest gas station?
Can you tell me where the community centre is?
I’m looking for Jane Street.
Are you from around here?
How do I get to Main Street?
Where is the closest gas station?
Can you tell me where the community centre is?
I’m looking for Jane Street.
Are you from around here?
If you know the way…
It’s on the left/right
It’s on the left/right
Turn left/ right at ... street / after the
first corner
go straight on
It’s opposite / next to / near / on the
right / at the end of the road...
go / walk / drive past ( the cinema)
take the first / second / third turning to
the left
walk / drive up / down to (the church)
and you are there...
You arrive at a roundabout, then take the
second exit
The easiest way is to…
The quickest way is to…
The best way is to…
The quickest way is to…
The best way is to…
go + direction (right, left, down, up, through)
take + road name
turn + right/left
stay on + road name for + distance or time
take + road name
turn + right/left
stay on + road name for + distance or time
Examples:
The easiest way is to go right on Commercial Avenue.
The quickest way is to take Road Number 1.
The best way is to turn right on Main Street.
Stay on Route 1 for about ten minutes.
The easiest way is to go right on Commercial Avenue.
The quickest way is to take Road Number 1.
The best way is to turn right on Main Street.
Stay on Route 1 for about ten minutes.
Use transitions
Separate each leg of the route with a transition.
Separate each leg of the route with a transition.
after that
then
next
when you get to…go…
finally
then
next
when you get to…go…
finally
Offer “Ballpark Figures” (rough
estimates of time or length of travel)
Some people feel better knowing how long it will take to get from A to B.
Some people feel better knowing how long it will take to get from A to B.
It’s just around the corner (not far).
It’s not far.
It’s a bit of a way. (it takes a while)
It’s about a five minute walk.
It’s about a twenty minute bus ride.
It’s not far.
It’s a bit of a way. (it takes a while)
It’s about a five minute walk.
It’s about a twenty minute bus ride.
Use landmarks
Tell the person what to watch for.
Tell the person what to watch for.
You will see a large clock on the right.
You will pass a gas station.
It’s across from the blue church.
You will pass a gas station.
It’s across from the blue church.
More useful language
It’s on + street name
It’s across from
It’s opposite
It’s near
It’s around the corner from
It’s on + street name
It’s across from
It’s opposite
It’s near
It’s around the corner from
Offer warnings
Stay in the right lane.
It’s a very busy road.
It’s a big hill. (if they are walking or on a bike)
There might be construction.
If you pass the … you went too far.
There’s no parking.
Stay in the right lane.
It’s a very busy road.
It’s a big hill. (if they are walking or on a bike)
There might be construction.
If you pass the … you went too far.
There’s no parking.
Repeat yourself
If YOU repeat the directions again, the other person will feel more confident. Repeat important details including street names and turns. You can also ask the other person to repeat the directions back to you.
If YOU repeat the directions again, the other person will feel more confident. Repeat important details including street names and turns. You can also ask the other person to repeat the directions back to you.
If you are in the car with the
driver…
Give a lot of warning.
Give a lot of warning.
Turn right at the next street
Get in the left lane.
Go one more block. Then turn right.
At the next traffic lights turn…
It’s going to be on your right.
Get in the left lane.
Go one more block. Then turn right.
At the next traffic lights turn…
It’s going to be on your right.
Clarify
Make sure that the other person understood your directions. Say: “Did you get all that?”
Make sure that the other person understood your directions. Say: “Did you get all that?”
You are at Simpson way. Go to the end of the street,
turn left, go along Park Avenue and it’s on the first corner on the left.
corner /ˈkɔːnə/ UK US
sustantivo & verbo
at/on the corner en la esquina
(just)
around the corner aquí a la vuelta (de la esquina)
a shop around the corner from my school
una
tienda a la vuelta de mi colegio
Take the first turning to the left, go along Hammond
Street, turn right and the Internet café is on the left on the corner before
Barrett Lane.
You are in Simpson way, take the first turning to the
right, the police station is in the middle of the street.
roundabout /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/
UK US sustantivo & adjetivo
• sustantivo BrE
1
rotonda
[en una calle]
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cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/ UK US sustantivo
armario
sink /sɪŋk/ UK US
verbo & sustantivo
• sustantivo
1
(en la cocina) fregadero
2 AmE (en el baño) lavabo
▶ En inglés británico
se usa washbasin
corridor /ˈkɒrɪdɔː/ UK US sustantivo
pasillo,
corredor
hall /hɔːl/ UK US sustantivo
1
vestíbulo, recibidor
orchard /ˈɔːtʆəd/ UK
US sustantivo
huerta [de árboles frutales]
uˈtility ˌroom noun
[countable]
a room in a house where washing machines, freezers etc
are kept
cup‧board /ˈkʌbəd $ -ərd/ ●●● S2 noun [countable]
office /ˈɒfɪs/ UK US sustantivo
1 (edificio) oficina
2
(habitación)
despacho
Walk-in wardrobe
store
room
trastero
sustantivo
lie/laɪ/ UK US verbo [intransitivo] (pasado
lay,
participio lain, gerundio lying)
1
estar acostado -a/tumbado -a
2
acostarse, tumbarse
to lie on your back/front tumbarse boca arriba/boca
abajo
lie
down
phrasal verb
tumbarse,
echarse
lay /leɪ/ UK US verbo &
adjetivo
• verbo [transitivo] (pasado & participio laid)
1 poner, colocar
2 to lay the table poner la mesa
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