ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

WAYS TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS

Excuse, where is King Street, please?
-Sorry, I don’t know.
-Excuse me, is King Street near here?
-It’s near here but I don’t know where exactly.
- Excuse, can you tell me the way to king street?
-Go straight on, go past the church and then turn left at the traffic
lights , I think it’s the second on the right.
Excuse, how do I get to the post office ?
-Sorry, I’m not from around here.
SOME EXPRESSIONS FOR GIVING DIRECTIONS
Go straight on/ go straight ahead
Go past / walk past
Turn left/ right
Take a right / a left at the junction (Ame)
It’s on the left/right
It’s the first/ second on the right/left
Go along
Take the first right/left (American English)
It’s opposite /it’s next to / it’s close to /near /behind
Up to = jusqu’a / au Ex: up to the roundabout = jusqu’au rond point
Then= ensuite
Some vocabulary related to giving directions
At the traffic lights
At the roundabout
Junction /intersection
Bridge
canal
Practice:
1-You are at G15 and want to go to Auchan Point E but you don’t know
the way. Ask for directions.
2-It’s for your first day at G15. You take a bus and get off at Colobane
but do not know your way to G15. Ask for directions