Directions and Signs

I 、 Introduction

1. When a person get lost in a strange place, he has

to ask somebody for direction, on the other hand,
when others ask you the way, you must express it
clearly so that he can find the place.
2. Some useful signs are quite important in our daily
life.
II. Teaching tasks

1.Read and translate maps on the book, understand and

remember the signs and places on them.
2.Learn some samples about asking for and giving
directions.
3.Practice asking for and giving directions.
4.Remember some useful signs.
Task 1

Look at the maps and understand the

meaning of each sign.
Task 2

Learn some samples

about asking for and
giving directions.
Sample 1: Asking how to get to the manager’s office
A: Excuse me,where is the manager’s office?
——asking direction
B: The manager’s office? It is not on this floor. It is on the fourth floor
downstairs. You can just walk down the stairs there. ——
giving direction
A: Would you please tell me how I can find his office?
——asking direction
B: Sure. Go down the stairs to the fourth floor and turn left, at the end of the
corridor, turn left again.
——giving direction
A: Left, and left again. ——confirming direction
B: It’s the second door on the right next to the meeting room.
——giving direction
A: Thank you very much. ——expressing thanks
Sample 2: Asking for directions to get to the railway station

A:Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the railway

station?——asking for direction
B:Sure. Go down this street and turn left at the traffic light.
——giving direction
A:Left at the traffic light?
B:Yes. You’ll see the railway station when you get there.
——confirming direction
A:Thank you very much.——expressing thanks
Sample 3 Asking how to get sales manager’office

A: Good morning. Can you tell me where the Sales Manager’s office
is?
——greeting and asking for the way
B: Sure, the Sales Manager’s office is on the filth floor Room 512.
——giving direction
A: Where is the lift, please?——finding lift
B: Over there in the middle of the hall. Take the lift to the filth floor
and then turn left. It’s the second room on the right.——telling
direction of the lift
1. Sentences for asking for directions
Excuse me, can you tell me the way to…?
Could you please tell me the way to …?
Can you tell me where the…is?
How can I get to …?
Could you tell me which stop to get off at?
Excuse me, where is …?
2. Sentences for giving directions
It's just around the corner.
Go straight ahead and turn left at the second crossing.
Go on for about 100 meters. It's on your left side. You
can't miss it.
Go along the corridor and it's on your right side.
Take the first turning on the left and walk straight.
Just walk on until you get to Hill street, which is about
three blocks from here.
Go up the road to the third turning on the left.
Walk 10 minutes/200 meters/two blocks and you’ll
be there.
Go up the road to the third turning on the left.
Go down the street till the crossroads and turn left
there.
You will see it on the/your right.
The shop will be on the right-hand side of the
second block.
It’s only 2 bus-stops. You may go there on foot.
Take the lift or go upstairs to the third floor.
Notes
1. The focal point of this section is asking for and giving
directions. Between the two parts, the later one is more
difficult. We should know usually there are several
kinds of situations, namely, on foot, by car/bus, etc.
The most important thing we should do is to remember
the usual way to express them and accumulate such
kind of sentences as many as possible.
2. In addition to speech, when somebody asks us the way,
we can tell them the way by means of sign language.
In this way, we can express it more clearly.
Task 3

Practice asking for and giving directions.

1.Suppose you are a stranger in a city, you want to
go to West Avenue, compose a short dialogue
with your partner, asking how to get there,
A: Excuse me, do you know West Avenue?
B:West Avenue? Look, you see the Market Road over
there?
A: Yes.
B: Well, you go all the way down Market Road pass the
market, and turn left. West Avenue is the first turning
on the right.
A: Thank you very much!

Task after class: Ask how to get somewhere in your city.

2. Suppose a person ask you how to get the nearest
bank, tell him clearly.
A: Excuse me, do you happen to know if there is a bank
near here?
B: Just a minute. Let me see, the nearest bank is on South
Street.
A: Is it possible to walk there?
B: Yes, you go straight on till the crossroads, then turn left
at the crossroads. You will see the bank across the street.
A: Thanks.

Task after class: Ask how to get a post office nearby.

Subject of task 3:

Look at the map, you can find a named place or

sign quickly, and then tell others how to get
there.
Exercises:
1.Complete the following sentences by using the correct number of
the nouns given in brackets.
(1)Don’t always stay at home. You need a lot of (sunshine, sunshines
(2)The (sheep, sheeps) are in the meadow eating grass.
(3) Some of his (advice is, advices are ) quite useful.
(4)Marco Oplo brought (firework, fireworks) to Europe.
(5)Before the automobile, the horse-drawn carriage was a popular
(mean, means) of transportation.
(6)He has made (much progress, many progresses) in his field.
(7)Children less than five years old have emotional (need, needs)
that only parents can fill.
(8)You can increase your (knowledge, knowledges) by studying
history.
(9)We get all (kind, kinds)of information from newspapers.
(10)I found that I didn't’t have any (cash, cashes).