GIVING DIRECTIONS

In this lesson we´re going to learn how to give directions.

Let´s begin:

Excuse me,

How can i get to el Prado?

Can you tell me the way to the Cibeles?

Those are the questions you ask,when you are looking for a place to visit.Well,you´ll hear the answers like these:

Yes.certainly/Sure

Well,I´m afraid I don´t know

or

Let´s say if you´re looking for an A.T.M./cash machine,you say

Excuse me

Is there an A.T.M./cash machine near here?

-Yes,there is. or

No,not around here,I´m afraid.

or

Is it far?

-No,it isn´t far.You can walk there in ten minutes/It´s ten minutes walking distance.

-Well,it is quite far.You´d better take a bus

Here is vocabulary:

Go straight ahead/Go straight on;Go down this street/Go up the street/Go over the bridge/Go through the park

Go across the street/Cross the street/Go past the post office or bank office/Go past traffic lights./Go by car/by bus

Turn right/Turn left.,Take the first on the right(on your right).

Take the line 1,five stops.Take the underground(subway) line 10,get off at Tribunal,change to line 1.

Now try to guide a tourist to the destination,