Asking for and giving directions on the street 2

Unit 5 Asking for and Giving Directions Section B: Asking for and Giving Directions on the Street
主讲人：宋媛媛
Asking for and Giving Directions on the Street
art gallery museum of art
cinema grand theatre
metro station subway station undergound station
coffee house
coffee room
coffee palace
cafe pharmacy
chemist's shop
drugstore
shopping mall
shopping center
plaza
gas station filling station service station
garage
war memorial Monument of the People's Heroes
bakery
forest zoo
safari park
piazza
square esplanade
Basic Patterns about Asking for Directions
A Excuse me, could you please show me the way to....?
B Excuse me, do you happen to know the way
to....?
C Excuse me, how can i get
to ....?
D Excuse me. could you tell me where the.... is?
E
Excuse me, where is.....?
Basic Patterns about Giving Directions
At the end of the ...road/street, you will find .....
Go
along/up/down
the ....street,
then take the
first turning on
the right
Walk up this
street until you
get to ...., and
then turn right/left
at the first traffic
lights.
It is far from here. In
that case, you'd better
take(a bus/taxi/the
subway)
You can't/won't
miss it.
You will see ....in
front of..../opposite....
Go this way
and turn
right/left over
there.
It is within
walking distance.
It takes about
(...minutes)to walk
there.
Just go across the
street, and wait on
the other side.
Speaking Activities
Maps are very useful for giving and understanding directions. Read the following sample maps carefully and try to use the information to practice short dialogues.
Speaking Activities
1 Task: Look at the street map. Suppose you are at the bus stop at the corner of Hall Street and Wynn Street. Ask how to get to Low Street Underground Station.
Could you please
show me the way to
Low Street
Undergound station?
Go up Hall Steet. Turn
right at North Street. It
is at the corner of
North Street and Low
Street.
Speaking Activities
2 Task: Look at the street map. Suppose you are at the bus stop at the corner of Hall Street and Wynn Street. Ask how to get to the church.
Excuse me, do you
happen to know the
way to the church?
Go up Hall Street and
take the first turning
on the right. That's
the Church Street.
The church is on the
left.
Speaking Activities
3 Task: Look at the street map. Suppose you are at the bus stop at the
corner of Hall Street and Wynn Street. Ask how to get to the car park.
Excuse me, how
can i get to the car
park?
The car park is on
North Street. You can
go along Hall Street
until you come to
North Street and then
turn right.
A.Listen to a short dialogue between a man and a woman, and then choose the best answer.
1. What is the possible relationship between the man and the woman?
● A. Friends.
● B. Strangers.
● C. Colleagues.
2. The man is going to ________________.
● A. the National Park
● B. the National Bank
● C. the war memorial
3. According to the woman, the war memorial is ___________.
●A. easy to find
●B. impossible to notice
●C. a little difficult to see
4. The man finds the woman’s directions ___________.
●A. difficult to catch
●B. a little confusing
●C. easy to follow
B. Listen to the dialogue again, and then choose the best answer.
1. The nearest branch is on ___________.
A. New Street
B. Memorial Street
C. War Street
2. Where should the man go at the first traffic lights?
A. Walk straight ahead.
B. Turn left.
C. Turn right.
Listening Activities
3. How far are the first traffic lights?
●A. 150 meters.
●B. 115 meters.
●C. 105 meters.
4. The war memorial is ____________.
●A. a small statue of a general ●B. a big statue of a soldier
●C. a small statue of a soldier
Speaking Activities
Role play.
Make a similar dialogue with your partner, replacing the names of the shops and streets with those you are familiar with.。