jueves, 18 de noviembre de 2010

BASIC & INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Hi guys,

These are the additional expressions to give directions I told you I would upload...Have a look at them!!!

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS TO LEARN --------------------

ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

Excuse me...
Where is ...?
How do I get to ...?
What's the way to ...?
Can you tell me the way to... ?

GIVING DIRECTIONS

movement:
Go straight on (until you come to ...).
Turn left/right (into ...-street).
Take the 1st turning on the left/right
Take the first/second road on the left/right
Go along/down [a street]
Go on for 3 blocks and then...
Cross [a street]
Go straight on/ahead
Go past the traffic lights
You can't miss it.

location:
It's on the left/right.
It's opposite X
It's near X
It's next to X
It's between X and X
It's at the end of [a street]
It's on/at the corner of X
It's behind X
It's in front of X
It's (just) around the corner
careful!: it's right here/there = it's exactly here/there (different from: it's here on the right)

EXAMPLE

- Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the station?
- Sure. Go straight ahead and take the second turning on the right. Then go down the street until you see a church. Turn left at the church and the station is on the right, next to the post office and opposite a big bank. You can't miss it.
- Thanks a lot.
Bye.

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