One of the main goals in learning English is to become independent.

Learning about
giving and asking for directions put ourselves a step closer to reaching that goal. With this, we get
to know how to move around thus becoming more confident.
When learning how to give directions to a location, we also practice some valuable
skills such as how to navigate the town and, of course, city vocabulary. It’s important to take baby
steps while learning this topic, starting first with moving left or right, or up and down. By doing this
we’ll be able to start making more precise sentences to communicate our thoughts. Remember to
practice the prepositions, which are also used when giving directions in English.

Giving directions in English:

go straight

Go straight on Main Street. go past

Go past the cinema and you’ll find the library.

turn left

Turn left at the supermarket. cross

If you cross the street, you’ll find a bookstore there!

turn right

Turn right on the next corner.

 go along in front of
Go along the main road until you find the gas station.
The market is in front of the City Hall.

around the corner beside

The museum is just around the corner.
My school is beside a small park.

between near
You can find the coffee shop between the office
I live near the forest.
building and the movie theater.

behind around the corner

The museum is just around the corner.

There’s a nice park behind the parking lot.

turn back / go back between

You can find the coffee shop between the office

If you get to the bridge, you went too far, you’ll have to
building and the movie theater.
turn back.

go down behind

There’s a nice park behind the parking lot.

Go down the hill and you’ll find the entrance to the
park.

go over
turn back / go back
To get to the building, you have to go over the
walkway. If you get to the bridge, you went too far, you’ll have to
turn back.

go through
go down
Take a shortcut to the school going through the park.
Go down the hill and you’ll find the entrance to the
park.

go up

Go up the hill and you’ll find the bus stop. go over

To get to the building, you have to go over the

walkway.
ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS IN ENGLISH:

Excuse me, where is the __________________?

Excuse me, how do I get to__________________?
Excuse me, is there a __________________ near here?
How do I get to__________________?
What’s the way to__________________?
Where is __________________ located?

Roundabout traffic lights

Street

Sidewalk

Corner

zebra crossing

Highway
 Signpost
Crossroad

Avenue

Junction

Bridge

T-junction

Freeway

Intersection

Overpass

Exit ramp
Tunnel
PRACTICING LISTENING:

This Is War
Thirty Seconds To Mars

“…To the right, to the left

We will fight to the death
To the edge of the Earth
It's a brave new world from the last to the first”

Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Bonnie Tyler

“Turn around
Every now and then I get a little bit lonely
And you're never coming 'round
Turn around
Every now and then I get a little bit tired
Of listening to the sound of my tears…”
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman

“…Won't have to drive too far

Just to cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living”

Dancing On My Own
Calum Scott

“I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her

Oh oh oh
And I'm right over here, why can't you see me?
Oh oh oh
And I'm givin' it my all
But I'm not the guy you're takin' home, oh
I keep dancin' on my own
I just wanna dance all night
I'm all messed up, I'm so out of line
Stilettos and broken bottles
I'm spinning around in circles…”