COULD YOU TELL ME

THE WAY?
• Asking for directions
• Giving Directions
PROLOGUE

--- Asking for and Giving Directions is used to

express some questions and answers about
directions ---

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Excuse me, I
am looking for
a Bank of
America. Do
you know
where is it? ASKING FOR
DIRECTIONS

When asking for directions, it

is better to start with
‘excuse me’ as a polite
way of trying of asking for
direction
“How do I get to…”
“What’s the best way to…”
“Where is…”
“Can you show me the way
to…”

The following questions can be

used to ask for directions
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GIVING
DIRECTIONS
Giving directions should be
given using the imperative
form in order to list the
directions. Such as:

Take a left turn

Go straight
 o go straight
o turn left/right
o turn back/go back
o go past
o roundabout
o opposite
o next to
o between
o on/at the corner (of)

SOME PHRASES TO SHOW DIRECTIONS o traffic light

o take the first/second road on
Beberapa frasa yang bias digunakan untuk
menunjukan arah: the left/right
o on the left or right
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IN Y TUN
BOFF FU NK

go straight
turn right
turn left

some phrases to
show directions

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 Ambil belokan ke-(1/2/3/4/...) disebelah
kanan (atau kiri)

Belokan ke-empat

Belokan ke-tiga
Putaran/
Bundaran
Belokan ke-dua

Belokan ke-satu/pertama
berhadapan

Pergi lewati….
lampu Example:
lurus di pojok Go past the cinema
lalu
(pergilah melewati bioskop)
lintas
Dipojok Disamping Dihadapan Diantara

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 “You can go straight
ahead on this way,
and take the second
road on the left. The
hotel is on the
right.”

GIVING
DIRECTIONS Could you tell
me the way to
the nearest
hotel?

Contoh penggunaan kata kerja dan preposisi dalam kalimat menunjukan arah
 “Yes, sure. Turn
“Excuse me, can you
show us the best way left at the end
to the National of this street.”
Monument?” “At the
traffic
light?” Yes, right. Near to the
And at the
Merdeka Barat roundabout, turn right to
Street?”
the Merdeka Barat street.

Thank you
so much, Just go
Sir! straight, your
destination is
on the right

My
pleasure!

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A young couple wanted to visit National Monument
(Monas).
It was their first time to Jakarta, so they asked a man
THANK YOU
Dwi Sinta Septiani

0896-0130-1501

dwisinta.bangtan@gmail.com