general vocabulary

Location & direction

1 Look at the map and town guide, and complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box.

A B

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D
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E G
H
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K L

ï Airport (8km) M N
Q
O P
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N
ï W + E ð
S R S
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Town guide
A Wellington Road F Shops K Museum P Art gallery
B Shopping centre G Market L Green Street Q Café
C Swan Street H Mill Road M Western Avenue R Town Hall
D Library I Police station N Chestnut Park S Elm Square
E Health club J Lincoln Street O College T Station

at right angles to to the east of on the north side of

diagonally opposite in the middle of on the south side of
directly opposite on parallel to
halfway along on the corner of surrounded by
halfway between on the left-hand side of to the west of

d I
1. The library is ……………………. the police station.
2. The airport is 8km ……………………. the town.
T S
3. The station is ……………………. Elm Square.
N
4. Chestnut Park is ……………………. the town.
R
5. The Town Hall is ……………………. ElmSSquare.
Q N
6. The café is ……………………. Chestnut Park.
K J
7. The museum is ……………………. Lincoln Street.
A
8. Wellington Road is ……………………. MillH
Road.
C J
9. Swan Street is ……………………. Lincoln Street.
B C
10. The shopping centre is ……………………. Swan Street.
M S H
11. Western Avenue is ……………………. Elm Square and Mill Road.
O K
12. The college is ……………………. the museum.
G
13. The market is ……………………. shops. F
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14. The health club is ……………………. Green Street. L
P M L
15. The art gallery is ……………………. Western Avenue and Green Street. 27
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Location & direction
2 Now look at this map and guide. Find where you are on it, then follow the directions to find out
where you are going.

E F
D

A B C G H

I J K L

High Street
M N

P Q R

l
S T You are here ñ

Town guide
A Hotel K Coffee shop
B Internet café L Restaurant
C Post office M Cinema
D Bank N Language school
E Supermarket O Surgery
F Theatre P Book shop
G Hairdresser Q Mobile phone store
H Electrical store R Library
I Bakery S Furniture store
J Travel agency T Department store

Directions: Go along the High Street, and turn left at the crossroads. Carry on and turn right at the
end of the road. Go past the cinema and take the second road on your left. The place you want is
the third building on your right.

You are going to ……………………..

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Location & direction
3 Complete these directions using the words and phrases in the box. In each case, begin from the
place labelled ‘You are here’. You will need to use some words / phrases more than once.

crossroads on your right

first second
go along take the first
go past take the second
go to the end the end
last turn left
on your left turn right

Directions to the supermarket

(1) ……………………. of the High Street and (2) ……………………. . Go along this road and
(3) ……………………. road (4) ……………………. .The supermarket is the (5) …………………….
building (6) ……………………. .

Directions to the language school

(7) ……………………. the High Street, and (8) ……………………. at the (9) ……………………. .
(10) ……………………. road (11) ……………………. and the language school is the
(12) ……………………. building (13) ……………………. .

Directions to the book shop

(14) ……………………. the High Street and (15) ……………………. at the (16) ……………………. .
Go to (17) ……………………. of this road and (18) ……………………. again, then
(19) ……………………. road (20) ……………………. . (21) ……………………. the library,
and the book shop is the (22) ……………………. building (23) …………………….

4 Choose three other places on the map and write your own directions.

1. ………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………

2. ………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………

3. ………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………

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