GIVING AND ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS Asking for Directions

GIVING AND ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

Asking for Directions Singular Is there a/an movie theater near here? It’s across from the department store. Yes, there is. There’s one on Main St. No, there’s not / there isn’t one. Plural Are there any cash machines near here? Yes, there are. There are some outside the bank. Yes, there’s one over there. No, there aren’t (any).

Location Expressions Behind In front of Between Next to Inside Outside Main Ave. First St. On the corner of Main and First Across (the street) from Opposite

Types of Streets and Abbreviations Avenue – AVE - Avenida Boulevard – BLVD – Avenida Larga Road –––RD Estrada Parkway –– PKWY Street – ST Rua Alley ALY –––Viela Square SQ Praça Highway HWY Rodovia

Crossroads / Intersection Roundabout At the crossroads / intersection At the roundabout

Turn right Go straight ahead Go Along Go straight and turn left/right at the intersection. Turn left/right into Devon St. Take the first/second/third turn at the roundabout. Turn left

Places In Town Department Subway Travel Movie Barber Gas Parking Post Drugstore Bakery School Bank Station Theater Office Agency Station Shop Lot Store

Places In Town - Exercise Match the words and the definitions. Then practice asking the questions with a partner. 1. barber shop a. keep your money 2. drugstore b. make a reservation for trip 3. bank c. 4. subway station d. take a train underground 5. department store e. park your car 6. parking lot f. get fuel for your car 7. gas station g. buy clothes 8. bakery h. buy bread 9. travel agency i. study 10. movie theater j. post a letter 11. post office k. get a haircut 12. school l. buy medicine watch a movie Now practice What’s a ……. ? It’s a place where you ……

Look at the map on the left side. Complete the questions with Is there a or Are there any. Complete the answers with one, some, any, and location expressions. Is there a bank around here? Driver _____ Jack oneright ___ on. Main St. It’s ______ next to Yeah, there’s ____ the deli. across the street? Do you see Sam’s Deli – just _______ is there a parking Driver Oh, yeah. Can I park there? I mean, _____ lot? Jack behind the bank, but the entrance one just _______ Well, there’s ____ on Lincoln. is ___ Are there any public restrooms there? Driver ______ any But there’s a department store Jack No, there aren’t ___. on the corner of Main and Third. I’m sure there are _____ some there, _______ inside the store. ______ is there a supermarket anywhere? Driver Thanks. Oh, and _____ across from the bank. one over there – ______ Jack Uh, there’s ____ Driver are there any shoe stores near And one more thing – ______ here? Jack between Second Yes, there’s Riviera Shoes on Main St, ____ and Third Avenues.

Exercise: Giving Directions across from in front of the behind on The park _______ themovie school. The bank isdrugstore _______ the restaurant and the shoe store. subway station _______ the shoe store. The department parking lot store ismap isand _______the movie theater. The Look at between the is_______Jefferson complete the sentences. Street.

Use There is or There isn’tthe and the location expressions. GAME Find differences