Location and

Directions
 Today we will discuss:
» Location vs Direction

» Explaining Locations (prepositions)

» Explaining Directions

» Use in Daily Conversation

 Location vs. Direction
Location
» Where something is (located)
Q: Where are my keys?
A:Your keys are on the table.
Direction
» How to get to a location
Q: How to I get to the High Street?
A: Go straight ahead and take the second
turning on the left after the Church.
 Location Preposition
We use prepositions to connect a
noun or a pronoun to another word.

It stands on a hill
Pronoun + verb + preposition + article
Location Prepositions
Location Prepositions

under above opposite

behind below between

Location Prepositions
Location Prepositions

in into next to

on out of over
 Let’s Read

» I work in an office on the 5th floor

of the building near the river.

» I sit at the back by the window.

» Dan sits at his desk in front of me.

» There is a photocopy machine
behind Dan’s desk.
» The clock is above the door and
there is a large mat under our
desks.
» The lunch room is two floors
below ours.
Describe where the people are…

Old
man Eric
Tim

boy
John
Couple

Alice
Where are John and Alice?

Old
man Eric
Tim

boy
John
Couple

Alice
The old man and the boy are
__________ of the shop.

Old
Eric
man Tim

boy
John
Couple

Alice
Tim and the dog are _______
the shop.

Old
man Eric
Tim

boy
John
Couple

Alice
Now it’s your turn to make a
location sentence!

Old
man Eric
Tim

boy
John
Couple

Alice

Hint: under, between, inside, on, through…

Directions
 Giving directions:
2. From where you are now

3. From one location to another

4. Can depend on which way you

are facing.
Go straight
ahead
 Turn Left

It’s on the left

Take the
second on the left
 Turn right

It’s on the right

Take the
second on the right
 Facing

Up the road
Down the road

(behind) (in front)

 Asking for directions
» How do I get to the nearest ____?

» Can you tell me the way to _____?

» Do you know how to get to _____?

Excuse me, how do I get to the Main Office?

Main Office

CEO’s
Offices Conference Room office

IT

Offices
Department
Giving Directions:
Sam is in room 29
and needs to get to the
elevator.

Excuse me, can

you tell me where
the elevator is?
Give Sam directions around the office…

Turn left out of the

door and keep left
along the corridor.
Turn right and go
straight ahead. The
elevator is at the
end of the corridor.
 Giving Directions:

Sam is at Stairwell B but

needs to get to Stairwell A.
B

Excuse me, where

A
is Stairwell A?
 Give Sam directions around the office…

Turn right and then

left. Go straight
A down the corridor.
After the
Reception Office
turn right again and
you will see
Stairwell B on your
left.
 Conversation 1
A. Excuse me. Is there a bank near here?
B. Yes. There are a few banks.
» How do I get to the nearest one?
» Go straight ahead and turn right. The bank
is on the left.
A. Thank you.
B. You're welcome.

bank

Park bank
 Conversation 2
» Excuse me. Is there a supermarket near here?
» Yes, there is.
A. How do I get there?
B. At the traffic lights, take the first turning on the
left and go straight ahead. It's on the right.
» Is it far?
» Not really.
A. Thank you.
B. My pleasure. (You’re welcome.)

Supermarket
 Today’s Lesson
Location & Directions

» Definitions

» Use of prepositions
» How to describe the location of an object
» Different ways to ask for directions
 Any
questions?
Thank you.