Resources

RESOURCES

Below, we have a set of examples and resources that include, verbs, expressions, vocabulary and prepositions that are totally essential when trying to give or ask for any kind of direction or information, we also have the meaning in Spanish, sentences with each one of them. At the and there is a conversation about a tourist and a person, you can use this one as a guide.

EXAMPLES OF DIALOGUES:

Tourist: Excuse me, can you help me? I'm lost!
Person: Certainly, where would you like to go?
Tourist: I'd like to go to the museum, but I can't find it. Is it far?
Person: No, not really. It's about a 5 minute walk.
Tourist: Maybe I should call a taxi ...
Person: No, no. It's very easy. Really. (pointing) I can give you directions.
Tourist: Thank you. That's very kind of you.
Person: Not at all. ... Now, go along this street to the traffic lights. Do you see them?
Tourist: Yes, I can see them.
Person: Right, at the traffic lights, turn left into Queen Mary Avenue.
Tourist: Queen Mary Avenue.
Person: Right. Go straight on. Take the second left and enter Museum Drive.
Tourist: OK. Queen Mary Avenue, straight on and then the third left, Museum Drive.
Person: No, it's the SECOND left.
Tourist: Ah, right. The second street on my left.
Person: Right. Just follow Museum Drive and the museum is at the end of the road.
Tourist: Great. Thanks again for your help.
Person: Not at all.

How to ask and give directions

How to ask and give directions


This is not so much a lesson plan but is instead a collection of resources that can be used to teach how to give and ask for directions. In this section I've identified three common ways to give directions based on different situations.



Part I: Street Name and Nearby Landmark.
Perhaps, the easiest way to give directions is just to say what street it is on. Granted, it's not so easy in countries like Korea where there are no street names, but even there it can be modified to fit. For countries that don't use street names you can give an area and a landmark.
Examples:


It's on Pine Street.
It's on 4th Avenue.
It's on the corner of Fourth and Pine.
It's next to the bank.
It's across from the school.
It's opposite the bookstore.
(It's in Yeonsu Dong
across from the CGV theater.)

Part II: Subway or Bus Directions
Another common way to give directions is to tell somebody what bus or subway to take, where to transfer, and where to get off.
Examples:

Take the Green Line to Central Station.
Transfer to the Main Line.
Get off at Market Station.
Go out exit number 4.

Part III: Directions by Foot or Car
A third common way to give directions is to tell somebody which streets to go down and where to turn.
Examples:

Go down Main Street to Broadway.
Turn left on Broadway.
It's on your right.