A1 First level

Finding my way

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 Warm-up

Nice to see
you again!
Welcome to this new learning material!
Here, we are going to review some
contents and do some practical
exercises to learn how to ask for and
give directions in order to get from one
place to another.

Come and help me find my new home.

Let’s see what we can do!

Warm-up
Linda: Excuse me, I am lost, can you help me find my way, please? I need to get to
the Tenth Avenue.

Police: Sure! let me see, mmm…you’re going the wrong way

Linda: Is it far from here? I`m new in this neighborhood and I don`t know how to
move around. Can you tell me how to get there?

Police: Of course! Listen carefully! We are on Great Avenue. From here...

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1. Police: Take this road, keep going for two blocks.

2. Police:Then, turn left

3. Police: Go on past the park until you find the first traffic light.

4. Police: The place is next to the bank. You can’t miss it

Linda: You are so kind, thanks a lot.

Police: Welcome to the neighborhood!

Let´s get inside

Hi, dear apprentices !

Where are you going ? Are you lost ? I can help you find your way to the place you
need to go.

Come with me and help me guide Linda through her new neighborhood.

To learn how to do it click on a topic to start.

How can I get to Sunshine Hostel?

1 To get to the Sunshine Hostel go straight on until El Poblado Avenue. 2 Then, cross
the avenue and keep going for other two blocks. 3 Turn left and walk for about 50
meters. 4 Sunshine Hostel is on your right.

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Let’s analyze
How do I get to Pomona El Poblado?

1 Go on past El Poblado Park. 2 Turn right and keep going until you come to El Poblado
Avenue. 3 Take your left and keep walking. 4 Cross 10A street. Pomona is on your right

How do I get to Apartments and Suites Travelers?

1 Go on past the Car Park and the drugstore. You will see a traffic light. 2 Go straight
on and cross 9th Street. 3 Take the next street on the right. The Apartments are on
your right.

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Let´s analyze

To learn how to give and ask for directions, click on a topic to start.

Let´s do it together!

Giving directions

Useful vocabulary

Giving directions
We use prepositions of movement when we want to show movement to or from a
place. They usually appear with a verb in its imperative form.

Let´s check some common expressions we use to give directions that include
these prepositions.

Go straight

Turn left

Turn right

Go through

Go across

Go to /towards

Go away from

Go up

Go down

Go around

Go past

Go over

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Useful vocabulary
Let´s check a few words that can be useful when giving or asking for directions.

Listen carefully to the pronunciation and practice as much as you can.

Remember, practice makes perfect!

Police Officer

Traffic Warden

Corner

Pedestrian Crossing

Bus top

Crossroads

Traffic Lights

Sign

Let´s talk
Useful expressions
In this section, you can listen to and practice some common expressions for asking
and giving directions. Notice their pronunciation…

You can use these expressions to ask where a place is.

How do I get to the bank ?

Where is the bank ?

What´s the best way to get to the bank ?

You can use these expressions to ask about distance.

Is the bank far from here ?

Is the bank close to here ?

Is the drugstore near the apartment ?

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You can use these expressions to indicate the road.

You’re going the wrong way

Is this way?

Take this road/ don´t take this road

You can use these expressions to ask for instructions.

I´m lost. Can you help me find this place?

Can you show me on the map?

Can you tell me how to get to the bank?

References
• Richards, J. (2005). Interchange Intro Third Edition. New York: Cambridge
University Press.

• Richards, J. (2005). Interchange Third Edition 1. New York: Cambridge University

Press.

• Macmillan English Campus, 2000- 2013. Prepositions relating to movement and

position – article. Retrieved on May 20th 2013, from: http://www.onestopenglish.
com/grammar/grammar-reference/nouns-and-phrases/prepositions-relating-to-
movement-and-position-article/152827.article

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 Credits

Credits
Pedagogical Direction
Paul Cifuentes
Carlos Javier Amaya

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César Páez

ICT Leadership
Yeison Ospina

Quality management
Juan Carlos Rojas

Script Composition
Ingrid Flórez

Content Support
Robert Livingston
Karen Manuel Palmer
Dinah Ines Pinzon Mitchell
Ernesto Wright
Multimedia Development

Graphic designers

Jose Mario Alzate

Harry Zamudio
Edmundo Watts
Diana Duque

Programming engineers

Miguel Angel Guevara

Voices
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