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ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

Listening and Speaking Activity

1. Listen to the recording “1. Directions Around town.”

2. Complete la oración y responda Verdadero (T) o Falso (F) de acuerdo con el mapa.

i) The hotel is next to the __BANK______. ( T )

ii) The zoo is _opposite____ the police station. ( T )
iii) The _LIBRARY_____ is between the post office and the supermarket. ( F )
iv) The bowling alley is on __EAST_______ Street. ( F )
v) The BAR_IS _ON____ corner of _WEST_____ Street and _SOUTH_____ Street. ( T )

3. Escuche el audio “2. Giving directions in English” y complete la conversación.

Woman: Excuse me?

Man: Yeah?

Woman: _____IM SORRY______ to bother you, but I’m completely _LOST____. Are you

from here?

Man: ___WHERE____ are you trying to get to?

Woman: Well, I was looking for the art ___MUSEUM_______, but I think I’ve taken a
wrong turn somewhere.

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Man: I think so! You’re miles away.

Woman: __REALLY_____? This always happens to me. Directions just aren’t my thing, I

suppose.

Man: I think the best thing is to take a __BUS____. It’ll take ages6 if you walk from here.

Woman: That’s a shame… I wanted to walk ________ and get a feel for the city7.

Man: I wouldn’t worry—there’s ___ARROUND____ to see around here, anyway. Take the
bus into the _CENTER____ and walk around there—it’s much more interesting.

Woman: Oh, okay. Where can I take _THE__ ___BUS___?

Man: It’s about __FIVE___ minutes’ walk from here. You see that __HOTEL___, on the
corner, there?

Woman: The one that says “Royal __HOTEL____?”

Man: That’s right. Go down that street to the end, then turn _RIGHT____. Take the first
_LEFT___ and go on until you see a junction with traffic ______. Go over the junction,
keep going ___STREET______, and you’ll see a bus stop on your left.

Woman: Go to the end, first left, turn right at the traffic lights…

Man: _NO____, __NO____. Go straight on, past the traffic lights.

Woman: Oh! Yes, and then…

Man: It’ll be on ___LEFT__ _______.

Woman: Right! Got it, I think…

Man: Well, you can always ask someone else. Good luck!

Woman: ___THANKS_____!

4. Make a recording of the first audio.

Son las 5 oraciones del primer ejercicio.

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5. Con base en el mapa haga un

dialogo en donde pregunte a un desconocido por el lugar que le corresponda, en el cuadro hay
frases útiles que puede usar para hacer el dialogo.

JOSE: HELLO
VANESSA: HI
JOSE: EXCUSE ME, WHERE IS THE BUS STATION
VANESSA: YOU HAVE TO GO STRAIGHT HEAD BLOCK, AND TURN RIGHT
JOSE: THE BUS STATION IN FRONT OF THE ZOO ¿
VANESSA: YES
JOSE: THANK YOU
VANESSA: OK

- POST OFFICE: ALBEIRO, MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ

- SHOE SHOP: ANA MILENA, MIGUEL
- CAFÉ: BLADIMIR, OSCAR
- TOWN HALL: CRISTIAN ALVAREZ, PIEDAD
- LIBRARY: DaNIEL SERRATO, SANDRA
- HOSPITAL: EDUAR OBANDO, WILMER
- BANK: EDUIN, RICARDO
- PUB: ELBER
- SCHOOL: ELIJACH, CARLOS
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- GYM: EXAIN
- CINEMA: EIDER
- HOTEL: GREYSON, JUAN CAMILO
- MARKET: HAROLD
- COFFEE SHOP: JAIME, EDUAR CHINCHILLA
- PET SHOP: JHON FREDY, MAURICIO YATE
- BUS STATION: JUAN JOSE, JOSE GARZON
- PARK: JULIO, JUAN FELIPE
- ZOO: MANUEL

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