GIVING AND ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS Asking for

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 – RDSTEstrada – Rua Parkway – Street Alley ALY – Rodovia Square – SQ––Viela Praça Highway ––HWYPKWY

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. Lot Subway Station Travel. Station Movie Theater Barber Shop Gas Office Parking Store Post Agency Drugstore Bakery School Bank

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

Exercise: Giving Directions in behind on restaurant The Look at betweenisandthefront of the movie theater. store. banksubwaypark is _______Jefferson Street. is The lot _______ across from andshoe theater. station _______the shoe _______ school. The drugstoremap across from the sentences. department store_______ thethemovie store. parking the is _______ complete

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