ENGLISH 2- UNIT 13

GIVING DIRECTIONS
Teacher: Ángela Echeverry

Learning Outcome: You will be able to ask for and give step by step directions in a city using imperatives and ordinal
numbers.

Description: You will complete different tasks for the theme “asking for and giving directions”, based on a series of
online activities to be done independently. First, you will work on identifying vocabulary necessary to give directions,
and later some practice exercises.

PLACES IN A CITY

Vocabulary
TIP for learning vocabulary: Think about images
All of the big experts in memorization agree on one thing: to have a good memory, you must be able to make
mental visualizations. If you have to remember information, try to associate it to an image. In language learning,
it’s especially important to come up with mental images.

1. Write the correct words in the boxes below the pictures.

train station library café amusement craft market sports center
park
post office bank factory bus stop supermarket castle

1. factory 2. bank 3. library amusement park

bus stop 6. train station 7. post office 8. supermarket

9. sports center 10. craft market castle 12. café

2. Check your vocabulary: Write a word from the previous activity to complete the sentences

1. A _ bank ___is a place that deals with money.

2. A __ amusement park __ is a place where people can go to enjoy games, rides, and other activities.

3. A _ bus stop ___ is a place where you catch the bus.

4. A _ library _ is a place where you borrow books.

5. A _ post office ___ is a place where you send letters and parcels.

6. A _ factory __lace, which makes something in big quantities.

7. A _ café __ is a place where you can have a drink or a snack.

8. To catch a train, you go to _ train station __

9. A ___ craft market __ is a place where people sell handmade products.

10. A __ castle __ is a big, strong building used in the past to protect the town.

IMPERATIVES AND POINTS OF REFERENCE

3. Write the correct word in the boxes below each picture.

TURN LEFT ROUNDABOUT NEXT TO GO PAST TAKE THE

(A TRAFFIC
SECOND LEFT
CIRCLE)

TURN RIGHT OPPOSITE TAKE THE TRAFFIC GO STRAIGHT

SECOND RIGHT LIGHTS ON

”
 1. 2. TAKE THE SECOND 3. NEXT TO 4. TURN RIGHT 5. GO PAST
ROUNDABOUT RIGHT

6. TAKE THE 7. TRAFFIC LIGHTS 8. GO STRAIGHT ON 9. OPPOSITE 10. TURN LEFT

SECOND LEFT

GRAMMAR PILL
THE IMPERATIVE

The imperative mood in English is generally used to give an order, to prompt someone to do something, to give a
warning or to give instructions.

AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVES
This is the most common and direct form of the imperative. It is formed by using the infinitive of the verb
without the “to“.

- Go straight on. Then take the first left on to Green Street.

- Switch the TV off.
- Put the flour, milk, and eggs in a bowl and whisk until smooth.

NEGATIVE IMPERATIVES
The negative form of the affirmative imperative requires the addition of the auxiliaries do + not (don’t in its
contracted form) to be added to the infinitive version of the verb without the “to“.

Don’t be late!
Do not use your cell phone now.

4. Giving Directions
Driver: Is there a..?
Matt: one / on
- Next to - across
- is there a
- one- behind- on
street lincoln
-are there any
-any- on the corner of
main and third-some-
in front of
-are there
-one-between
-is there
- one - inside - in fornt
of