ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

Dialogue
John:
Man:
John:
Man:

1
Can you tell me how to get to Monroe Street, in Pueblo West? (ask directions)
Sure. You should take the number 2 subway. (give directions)
Thank you.
You're welcome.

Dialogue 2
Judy:
Where is Mackenzie Street, please? (ask directions)
Man:
That's easy. Walk to the corner. Then make a right turn. Then walk three blocks to the traffic light. Make
a left to Mackenzie. (give directions)
Dialogue 3
Judy:
Excuse me, ma'am. I'm looking for 44 Mackenzie Street. (ask directions)
Woman:
Mackenzie Street is three blocks, and 44 is to the right, about four houses. (give directions)
Judy:
Thank you!
Woman:
You're welcome.
VOCABULARY:
right (DIRECTION) the side of the body opposite the side that contains the heart, or the direction that is the
opposite of left
Most people throw a ball with their right hand.
Our house is on the right.
After you go over the bridge, make a right (= turn to the right).
The opposite of right is left (DIRECTION).
turn (CHANGE DIRECTION) verb
to change the direction in which you are facing or moving, or to cause (someone or something) to face or move in a
different direction
They told us to turn right at the first traffic light.
ahead (IN FRONT) (directly) in front
She only had a few things in her shopping cart, so I told her she could go ahead of me in the checkout line.
Go ahead and then turn left on Wooster Street.
A traffic light (also light, stoplight) is a set of red, yellow, and green lights that control the movement of vehicles at
a point where two or more streets meet.
A traffic circle (also rotary) is a place where roads come together into a circle around which traffic moves in only
one direction.
block (AREA OF A CITY) the buildings next to each other between crossing streets, or the distance from one street
to the next in a city or town
There's a good deli on this block.
Source: Cambridge Dictionaries Online