A power point to learn how to ask and give directions.

1. Carolina Jaurrieta and
Amaia Olleta

2. OBJECTIVES
0 To know vocabulary related to the town
(hospital, theatre…).
0 To be able to describe a map.
0 To be able to place oneself in the space and in a
map.
0 To know vocabulary related to giving directions
(turn left, go ahead…).
0 To be able to ask for directions (Could you explain
me where is the post office?) and to give and
explain them.

3. In this unit you will learn:
0 THESE LIFE SKILLS:
0 Ask about directions
0 Read a map
How do you get to the post office?
Where is the hair salon?
0 THIS VOCABULARY:
0 Places in the town: mall, park, bank…
0 THIS GRAMMAR:
0 There is/There are
There is a bank on First St.
0 Prepositions of Location: between, next to, opposite to…

4. Let’s explore our city
When do you usually go
there?
Post office
What are these places?
Are there any of these places in your city?
Station
Museum

5. Church
Bank
Why do you usually go to these
places?
Do you think these places are
useful?
High school

6. What are these places?
Bus station
Park
Movie teather
When do you go to these places?

7. Hospital
Library
How often do you go to
that places?
When do you go to these
places?
Gym

8. Café
What are these places?
Do you like going?
Mall
Drug store

9. Now, let’s practice!
1. Look for this link
http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/townTopic.
htm and try to do
some of the
exercises related
to the town
Vocabulary.

11. What can we see in our map?

12. What can we see in our map?
Does anyone remember which
places have appeared in our town?
Let’s write
them!
ATTENTION TO
SPELLING!
Station
Post Office
Museum
Bank
Church
High School
Park
Bus Station
Movie Theatre
Hospital
Library
Gym
Mall
Café
Drugstore

13. What can we see in our map?
0 How can we describe what we see in a map?
0 Does anyone have any idea?
Let’s watch this amusing video and discover it
Pay
attention

14. What can we see in our map?
We use the structure
“There is…”
“There are…”

15. Where is the girl?
In the video there have been used different prepositions. Let’s see which ones.

16. Where is the girl?
These prepositions are called “Prepositions of place”
Let’s see more
prepositions of
place

17. Where is the girl?
Let’s practice now with our map!
Can you describe this map? Tell your partner what you see in the map.
Remember to use what we have learned:
“There is…”, “There are…” and Prepositions of place

18. Asking questions
First, we are going to watch a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUD6SkItQVw
How can we
ask for
directions?
Could you tell me the way to
____________, please?
Can you tell me the way to
____________, please?

19. Asking for repetition
First, we are going to watch this video to see some useful expressions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsE9rmP65lg
Could you repeat it again please?
Can you repeat that?
If you do not
understand something
you can ask for
repetition

20. Let’s practice!
Player 1:
a) Ask for the café.
b) Ask for the School.
c) Ask for the park.
Player 2:
a) Give directions for the café.
b) Give directions for the school.
c) Give directions for the park.

21. Giving directions
0 We are going to see this video. Please pay attention!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUD6SkItQVw
In the video, the people who are interviewed used an specific
vocabulary to give directions to the woman.
Can you remember any expression?

22. Giving directions
0 Turn left
0 Turn right
Some of the expressions
mentioned are the
following ones:
0 Go straight ahead
0 Go down
0 Turn your first on the left
0 Go straight down
0 Go straight up on the road
0 Up the street
0 To back down
Let’s practise now
more useful
expressions...

23. Giving directions
Movement phrases
Phrasal verbs and useful phrases
Until you come to the
Go along this road
For about 4 miles
Go down there
About 4 blocks
Walk down
Drive down this road
Follow
Phrasal verbs and useful phrases
Make a right
Phrasal verbs and useful phrases
Make a left
Take a right
Take a left
Turn right
Turn left
Hang a right
Hang a left

24. Giving directions
Phrasal verbs and useful phrases
Phrasal verbs and useful phrases
Walk past the bank
Is on the left side of the street
Go past the bank
Is on your left
Pass the bank
It’s next to a laundromat
You will see on the…
Let’s practice now the pronunciation
of these expressions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
OsE9rmP65lg
LISTEN AND REPEAT

25. Giving and
explaining
directions
1. Role – playing:
In pairs, you have
to reproduce the
following
conversation.
Pay attention to the
pronunciation
Mr Bean : - Please tell me how I get to your
apartment?
Mrs Smith: - Are you coming by car or by
bus?
Mr Bean : - I am coming by car.
Mr Bean : - Please could you tell me the
easiest way of getting to your apartment?
Mrs Smith: - Take the M6 to Manchester and
come of at junction 6
Mr Bean : - Manchester can you spell that for
me
Mrs Smith: - M a n c h e s t e r
Mr Bean : - Thanks
Mrs Smith: - OK, then turn right at the
roundabout and take the first left my house
is on the left next to the local food store.
Mr Bean : - Is that the quickest way of getting
to your apartment?
Mrs Smith: - Yes, it is the quickest way by car.
Mr Bean : - Would you draw me a map please
I don't know the area.
Mrs Smith: - Yes.
Mr Bean : - Thanks.

26. Giving and explaining directions
2. Using this map, you have to guess which place the teacher
wants to go. Follow the directions and find it!
3. Now, it’s your turn. In pairs give directions to each other
and guess where the partner wants to go.

27. Giving and explaining directions
4. Using this new map,
 Do you know from which city is the map? How can you know
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it?
Describe it in pairs using what you have learned in this
presentation (The vocabulary of the town, “There is…”, “There
are…” and Prepositions of place).
Recreating a real situation in which a person asks an address
on the map and the other person give the correct directions to
reach the place.
Recreating another real situation changing the roles.
Represent the situations in front of the class.