What do you know?
1. Can you use a may, much, a lot of, a few, few, a little, and little?
2. Can you to give directions correctly.
3. Learn the correct prepositions and vocabulary in general, when giving directions.
2. Can you to give directions correctly.
3. Learn the correct prepositions and vocabulary in general, when giving directions.
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Giving Directions
Tips for Asking and Giving Directions
1. Build Your Vocabulary. You should know the basic vocabulary that can be used when getting directions. It may be useful to remember frequently visited places too!
Examples:
Places: bakery, bank,bookstore, bus station, church, craft market, department store, cinema.
Vocabulary: Traffic lights, bank, post office, constructions, block.
2. Know How to Ask a question. Try not to leave any information out, if you ask a specific question there are more chances of getting a specific answer.
Examples:
3. You should also use specific verbs and prepositions with them.
Examples:
4. Familiarize Yourself with the Cardinal Points. North, South, East and West.
Examples:
“At the foot of John Street, on the south side of Front Street, there’s a set of stairs that takes you to the entrance of the CN Tower.”
5. Some important prepositions to remember when getting or giving directions are: Between,Left, Right, Next to,Straight and Ahead. And the adverbs near, nearer, nearest and close, closer, closest. Will be very useful when you need to find something fast.
Examples:
6. Use Imperative Sentences when Giving Instructions. And expect people to use them when explaining to you where to go.
Examples:
Examples:
Places: bakery, bank,bookstore, bus station, church, craft market, department store, cinema.
Vocabulary: Traffic lights, bank, post office, constructions, block.
- It’s about two blocks from here.
- Go along the street until you reach the traffic lights.
- You will see construction on the road.
- That place is very close to Dundas Square.
2. Know How to Ask a question. Try not to leave any information out, if you ask a specific question there are more chances of getting a specific answer.
Examples:
- How can we get to High Park?
- Where is Chinatown? Where am I on this map?
- Which subway line should I take to get to the Rogers Centre?
3. You should also use specific verbs and prepositions with them.
Examples:
- Is it far? No, it isn’t very far. It will take you 10 minutes to walk there.
- Well, it is quite far. You’d better take the streetcar.
- Take the bus / go by streetcar / go by bus
- Get on at ____ station/street/stop
- Change at ____station/street/stop
4. Familiarize Yourself with the Cardinal Points. North, South, East and West.
Examples:
“At the foot of John Street, on the south side of Front Street, there’s a set of stairs that takes you to the entrance of the CN Tower.”
5. Some important prepositions to remember when getting or giving directions are: Between,Left, Right, Next to,Straight and Ahead. And the adverbs near, nearer, nearest and close, closer, closest. Will be very useful when you need to find something fast.
Examples:
- Go straight ahead, then turn right at the crossroads.
6. Use Imperative Sentences when Giving Instructions. And expect people to use them when explaining to you where to go.
Examples:
- Go down this street!
- Go straight and up the stairs!
- Go down the escalators!
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