This document provides expressions for asking for and giving directions. To ask for directions, one can say things like "How can I get to...", "Where is the...", or "How far is the..." and it's polite to use expressions like "Excuse me" or "Can you tell me...". When giving directions, one can say to "Go to the corner of...", "Turn left", "Turn right", "Pass the...", or "Go straight ahead on..." followed by the street name. Transitional words like "After that", "Then", "Next", and "When you get to..." can be used to connect ideas. An example uses these expressions in a sample direction giving interaction.
2. Asking for directions
expressions
• How can I get to…?
• Where is the…?
• How far is the … from the…?
• Is there a … around here?
• Use polite expressions like «excuse
me» or «Can you tell me…?» to ask for
directions.
3.
4. Giving directions
expressions
• Go to the corner of… and…
• Turn left
• Turn right
• Pass the…
• Go straight ahead on… Street/ avenue
until you get to
• It’s between the … and the…
• It’s across from / in front of…
5. Transitions
• Use these words to connect ideas
• After that
• Then
• Next
• When you get to… go to…
• Finally
6. Example
• Excuse me. How can I get to the
hospital?
Go straight ahead on King’s Avenue and
turn left when you get to River Street.
Pass the gym and the Post Office. The
Hospital is between the School and the
Church, across from the Hotel.
