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GIVING DIRECTIONS

EXERCISE 1

Match the directions to their corresponding picture:

Opposite Go straight Turn left Next to Traffic lights

Go past Take the

second left Turn right

Take the

second right Turnabout

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EXERCISE 2 Put the words in the box into the blank spaces below:

across front miss take

your how moment to

corner left next transfer

down looking off way

exit lost on where

far

a) Directions by Street Name and Nearby Landmarks:

A: You look _________________. Can I help?

B: Yeah. I’m __________________ for the Caprice Theater. Do you know

______________ it is?

A: It’s on the _________________ of Elm Street and 22nd

Avenue. It’s

______________ to the Art Gallery. You can’t _________________ it.

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b) Directions by Subway or Bus: A: Excuse me. Can I trouble you for a _____________?

B: Sure. What’s wrong?

A: I’m lost. Do you know _________ to get ________ the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium?

B: The easiest _________ to get there is probably by subway. Just __________ Line 7 towards

Olympic Stadium. Then, _____________ to the Dark Blue Line (Line 10) towards Infant Sofia

Hospital and get __________ at Santiago Bernabeu Station. Once you __________ the

station, the Stadium should be right in ____________ of you.

c) Directions by Foot or Car: A: Can I get to the Harlton Hotel from here _____________ foot?

B: Sure. It’s not that ______________. Just go ______________ 4th

Avenue to Main

Street. Turn ______________ on Main. It should be on _____________ right. It’s _______________ from the park.

EXERCISE 3 Take a look at the map and try to identify the different buildings it contains. Then, try to find

the place described:

1. Go straight on. Then take the first left on to Green Street. Walk past the library and it’s

the building next to the library on the left.

2. Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights. You will see a shop on the right. Go past that

and it’s on the right next to the shop.

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3. Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights and go straight on until you get to the

roundabout. At the roundabout turn left. Go past the theatre. It’s the building next to

the theatre, opposite the hospital.

4. Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights and take the second right on to King’s Road. Go

past the bookshop. It’s the building next to the bookshop opposite the café.

EXERCISE 3 Take a look at the map of Madrid’s underground. Can you follow it?