1. Asking and giving directions
It is important to know how to ask for and give directions to get to a destination: city, street, etc.
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- Where is the chemist's?
![](https://course.lewolang.com/upload/imatges/grammar/a2/03-02-es.jpg)
- Go straight on and turn left.
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2. Asking for directions
To ask for directions, we can use structures as the following:
More informal | More formal |
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Where is the post office? | Could you tell me the way to the bank, please? |
Is there a chemist's around here? | Could you tell me how to get to the cinema, please? |
Can you help me? I'm looking for the theatre. | |
How (can/do) I get to the station? | What's the best way to go to the church? |
To draw the attention of someone we don't know, we use the expression excuse me followed by the interrogative sentence we want to formulate.
Excuse me, how can I get to the bank?
Excuse me, where is the baker's?
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3. Giving directions
To give instructions to someone on how to get to a particular place, we will usually use structures such as the following:
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Turn left
![](https://course.lewolang.com/upload/imatges/grammar/a2/03-05-es.jpg)
Turn right
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Go straight on/ahead
![](https://course.lewolang.com/upload/imatges/grammar/a2/03-07-es.jpg)
Go across the street
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On the corner
![](https://course.lewolang.com/upload/imatges/grammar/a2/03-09-es.jpg)
Go as far as
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Go past the
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Go along the street
![](https://course.lewolang.com/upload/imatges/grammar/a2/03-12-es.jpg)
Go up the street
![](https://course.lewolang.com/upload/imatges/grammar/a2/03-13-es.jpg)
Go down the street
![](https://course.lewolang.com/upload/imatges/grammar/a2/03-14-es.jpg)
Take the 1 st/2 nd/3 rd turning on the right
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Take the 1 st/2 nd/3 rd turning on the left
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Remember!
Asking for directions | Giving directions | |
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Where is the (nearest)...? | Turn left | Turn right |
How (can/do) I get to the...? | Go straight on / ahead | Go across the street |
Is there a... (around / near) here? | On the corner | Go as far as the cinema |
What's the best way to go to the...? | Go past the | Go along the street |
Could you tell me how to get to the...? | Take the 1st / 2nd / 3rd turning on the right | Take the 1st / 2nd / 3rd turning on the left |
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