关于方位的作文用英语三年级小学

关于方位的作文用英语三年级小学
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篇1
My Directions Essay
Hi, my name is Jamie and I'm going to tell you all about directions! Directions are really important for getting where you need to go. There are four main directions that everybody needs to know - north, south, east, and west.
North is the direction that points to the North Pole, where Santa Claus lives with his reindeer and elves. If you face north and walk that way, you'll be going towards the North Pole. South is the opposite direction from north. It points towards the South Pole, where there are penguins and lots of ice and snow. East is the direction where the sun rises in the morning. If you face east and keep going that way, you'll see the sunrise. West is the opposite of east - it's the direction where the sun sets at night.
Remembering which way is which can be tricky sometimes. My teacher showed us an easy way to remember using our hands. Make your hands into fists with your thumbs sticking out. Your left hand makes an "L" shape for west, because west starts
with "W". Your right hand makes a backwards "L" for east! Isn't that clever? Now put your hands out flat, palms down. Your left hand is pointing north and your right hand is pointing south. See how handy that is?
Besides the four main directions, there are some in-between directions too. Like northeast is between north and east. Southeast is between south and east. Northwest is between north and west. And southwest is between south and west. Those are called the ordinal directions.
Sometimes you might need to give really specific directions using streets and landmarks. Like if I was telling you how to get to my house from the school, I would say: "First go north on Maple Street for two blocks. Then turn right onto Oak Road and go east for one block. My house is the blue one on the corner." See how I used north, right, and east to explain it? That's how you give directions.
Maps are really useful for finding directions too. They show you a picture looking down on an area from above. There's a compass rose that shows you which way is north, south, east and west. Then you can see all the streets and landmarks marked. There are even maps of the whole world that show the different countries and oceans!
Whenever you're going somewhere new, it's a good idea to know the directions or have a map. That way you won't get lost! My family gets lost pretty much every time we go somewhere without directions. One time we were trying to find my uncle's house and ended up driving around in circles for over an hour because we didn't know where we were going. Finally we had to stop and ask for directions. It was so embarrassing! Another time, my dad thought he knew the directions to the mall, but he got us completely turned around. We ended up way out in the country on some back roads in the middle of nowhere! We had to call mom at work to look up the directions for us on her computer. She gives us such a hard time about getting lost now.
I always make sure to pay close attention whenever someone gives me directions. Like when we went on a field trip to the museum last month, our teacher gave us very specific directions for how to walk there from the bus parking lot and how to find the entrance. I repeated the directions over and over in my head so I wouldn't forget. Sure enough, when we got there I was able to lead my group right to the door because I had listened so carefully!
Giving directions is something I've been practicing too. Just last week, my friend Ashley called me and asked how to get to
my house because she wanted to ride bikes after school. I told her, "First go west on Elm Street towards the park. Then turn left onto Cedar Avenue and go south. Keep going past the library and the elementary school. My house is the fourth one from the corner with a red door." She said she wrote it all down and followed my directions with no problem.
Whenever I go somewhere new, I always try to pay really close attention to the route and directions for how to get there. That way, if I need to go back again, I'll know the way. My brain is like a little GPS! I especially have to remember directions for places I go a lot, like to my grandma's house or to my best friend Maya's house. Maya lives just a few blocks over, so I could probably walk from my house to hers with my eyes closed at this point!
Knowing directions is just a really important skill for getting around. I use them every single day, even if it's just knowing which way to walk home from the bus stop or where the bathroom is at a store. My mom jokes that my future career will be a navigator or a truck driver since I'm so obsessed with directions. Hey, you never know, that actually sounds kind of fun to me! I'll just need to work on my sense of direction so I don't get lost and turned around as much as the rest of my family does.
Maybe someday I'll be the one calling home for directions instead of the other way around!
篇2
My Cousin's Direction Disaster
Hi! My name is Jamie and I'm going to tell you a funny story about what happened when my cousin Timmy came to visit last summer. Timmy is 8 years old, just like me, but he's not very good with directions. This made his visit pretty entertaining!
It all started when Timmy got off the plane from Ohio. My parents and I went to pick him up at the airport. As soon as he saw us, he ran over and gave us all big hugs. Timmy was really excited to be in California for his summer vacation.
On the way home from the airport, Timmy kept looking out the window at all the tall palm trees and bright sunshine. "This is so cool!" he kept saying. "Everything is different here than back home in Ohio."
When we got home, my mom told Timmy, "The guest bedroom is upstairs and the first door on the left." She pointed towards the stairs as she said it. But I could already tell Timmy wasn't paying much attention.
A few minutes later, my dad called out, "Timmy? Where did you go?" There was no answer. We started looking around the house and finally found him...in my parents' bedroom! He had gone upstairs and then turned right instead of left at the top of the stairs.
"Whoops, sorry!" Timmy said with an embarrassed grin. "I'm not good with lefts and rights." We all started laughing.
The next day, we decided to go to the beach. My dad told Timmy, "We're going west towards the ocean." Timmy nodded like he understood. But after driving for a while, my dad suddenly said, "Hey, wait a minute...we're going east, away from the ocean!"
He had to turn the car around and go the other direction. Timmy laughed and said, "Oopsie! You said west and I thought you meant east." We all cracked up again.
Later that week, we went to the San Diego Zoo. It's a huge zoo with lots of cool animals like pandas, polar bears, and gorillas. My parents gave Timmy a map and said, "Take a look and pick which exhibits you want to see first."
Well, Timmy studied that map really hard for several minutes. He was turning it all around, squinting at it, and tracing the paths
with his finger. Finally he said, "Okay! I've figured it out. Let's go see the exit first." We couldn't stop laughing at that one.
By the end of Timmy's visit, we had lost track of how many times he had gotten turned around or mixed up his directions. Like the time he got lost in the backyard because he couldn't remember where he had come from. Or when he somehow ended up in the basement when he was supposed to be getting a snack from the kitchen. My poor cousin was really having a hard time!
One morning, my dad joked, "Hey Timmy, do you know what your biggest problem is? You have no sense of direction!" Timmy just laughed and replied, "You got that right, Uncle Mike!"
I felt a little bad for all the times we had laughed at Timmy's mistakes. But he didn't seem to mind one bit. He was always smiling and laughing right along with the rest of us. Timmy's a good sport like that.
My favorite Timmy moment was towards the end of his visit. We had just gotten home from the movies and Timmy piped up, "Hey, does anyone know how to get to the bathroom from here?" We all absolutely lost it! That time, even Timmy was cracking up at himself.
I'm really going to miss my cousin when he goes back to Ohio next week. Spending the summer with him was so much fun! I'll especially miss his total lack of direction leading to silly situations. Everywhere we went, there was another hilarious moment where Timmy got turned around or confused.
I've learned that getting directions mixed up happens to a lot of kids my age. We're still working on understanding concepts like left/right, east/west, and using maps. It's no big deal though - we'll get there eventually! Timmy proves it's better to just laugh it off when you head the wrong way.
I can't wait until Timmy visits again next summer. Who knows what kind of directional madness he'll provide then? Maybe I'll have to make him a compass out of a paper plate just to keep him headed in the right direction! One thing's for sure, it will definitely be an adventure having my cousin back in town.
The end!
篇3
Directions, Directions Everywhere!
Hi, my name is Jamie and I'm going to tell you all about directions. Directions are super important for finding your way around. Without them, you could get really lost!
There are four main directions - north, south, east, and west. North is towards the top, south is towards the bottom, east is towards the right, and west is towards the left. You can remember them by thinking "Never Eat Shredded Wheat"! The first letter of each word matches the first letter of the directions.
Sometimes people use other words for directions too, like "port" and "starboard" on ships. Or they might say "upstream" and "downstream" when talking about rivers. But north, south, east and west are the most common.
Using a Compass
One really cool tool for finding directions is a compass. A compass is a little round thing with a needle that always points north. The needle is attracted to the North Pole, kind of like a magnet. When you have a compass, you can easily see which way is north and figure out the other directions from there.
Using a Map
Another great way to learn about directions is with a map. Maps show you where different places are located and how to get from one place to another. They usually have a little compass rose that shows you which way is north, south, east, and west on the map.
Maps can show countries, states, cities, roads, landmarks, and lots of other useful information. You have to look at the map key to understand what all the symbols and colors mean. Otherwise, the map would just look like a bunch of random lines and shapes!
Cardinal Directions
The main four directions we just talked about - north, south, east, and west - are called the "cardinal directions." Cardinal is just a fancy word that means "main" or "most important." The cardinal directions point towards the four main compass points.
In between the cardinal directions, there are four other directions called the "ordinal directions." They are:
Northeast (between north and east)
Southeast (between south and east)
Southwest (between south and west)
Northwest (between north and west)
So if you combined all the cardinal and ordinal directions together, you'd have a total of eight main directions.
Giving Directions
Directions are really important for telling someone how to get somewhere. If you want to explain how to get from your house to the park, you would give them step-by-step directions. It might go something like this:
"First, start off by going north on Maple Street for two blocks. Then turn right (east) onto Oak Avenue. After one block, Oak Avenue will meet up with Main Street - make a left to go north on Main Street. The park will be on your right about halfway down the block."
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