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Asking for and giving information by Jorge Luis Bautista Reyes
is licensed under a Creative Commons
Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 3.0 Unported
License.
Explanation:
You can use some expression in order to get information if you
want to get to a place. For example:
Activity: You are supposed to be on the red cross which says You
are here.
Exercise 1
A: Excuse me Sir.
B: Yes, how can I help you?
A: _________________________(can/I/to/get/bank?/How)
B: Its very easy, ______________________(right/turn/on/Pine
Street) up to the corner. Then,
_________________________ (left/turn/ The Third Avenue/on), the
Bank is on the Third Avenue and
Oak Street.
A: Thank you!
B: Youre welcome.
Exercise 2
Situation A:You ran into a woman in the bus station but shes a
little bit lost, she asked you the way she
could get to the Caf. How can she get to Caf from the bus
station? (Choose the shortest route and write
your answer)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Situation B: After giving the direction to the woman to get to
caf, you must go to hotel because you are
having a meeting in the afternoon, so you have time enough to
walk around the city. How can you get to
hotel from the bus station? (Choose the longest route and write
your answer)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
How can I get to? /How may I go to....?
Eg.: How can I get to the bank?/ How may I go to the park?**
** The previous examples, two both refer to the same idea.
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Asking for and giving information by Jorge Luis Bautista Reyes
is licensed under a Creative Commons
Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 3.0 Unported
License.
Answer Sheet
Exercise 1:
A: Excuse me Sir.
B: Yes, how can I help you?
A: How can I get to the bank?
B: Its very easy, turn right on Pine Street up to the corner.
Then,
Turn left on the Third Avenue, the Bank is on the Third Avenue
and Oak Street.
A: Thank you!
B: Youre welcome.
