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Everyday Dialogues: Asking For Directions

The document contains a sample dialogue between Andrea and two men asking for directions to the post office. It then provides exercises for practicing similar dialogues asking for directions to other locations using different expressions. The exercises include role playing the sample dialogue with different locations, listing new vocabulary, drawing a map to practice giving directions, and writing an original dialogue to present.

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Everyday Dialogues: Asking For Directions

The document contains a sample dialogue between Andrea and two men asking for directions to the post office. It then provides exercises for practicing similar dialogues asking for directions to other locations using different expressions. The exercises include role playing the sample dialogue with different locations, listing new vocabulary, drawing a map to practice giving directions, and writing an original dialogue to present.

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Everyday Dialogues

Asking for Directions


1. Dialogue Reading
Read the dialogue with your partner a few times. Take turns
being each character. Practice your intonation and
pronunciation.
Andrea: Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the
post ofce?
Man on the street:
out of town.

No, Im sorry. I dont know. Im from

(a minute later)
Andrea: Excuse me. Do you know where the post ofce
is?
Second Man: Sure. Its not far from here. Walk straight
ahead until you get to Main street. Then

Find New Expressions

Andrea: Sorry to interrupt you. How many blocks is that?


Second Man: Its about two or three blocks. Its the rst
trafc light you come to. When you get to Main Street, turn
right and walk one block to Broadway. Then turn left and go
about half a block.
Andrea: Which side of the street is it on?
Second Man: Coming from this direction, itll be on your
right side. Its in the middle of the block, next to the
Sweets Ice Cream Shop. You cant miss it. Do you want
me to repeat any of that?
Andrea: No. thats okay. Ive got it. Thanks a lot.
Second Man: You re welcome.

2. Practice
Work with your partner. Role-play the dialogue, substituting
the different expressions below. Then reverse roles.
Can you tell me how to get to the post ofce?
Can you tell me where the post ofce is?
Do you know where the post ofce is?
the museum
the theater
... continued on the next page
1

Write down any useful or new expressions and words in


the elds below.

New Words List

Everyday Dialogues
Asking for Directions
2. Practice - continued
How do I get to the bank?
to the zoo
to the school
to the train station

Im sorry. I dont know.


Im afraid not.
Im afraid I cant.

Sure. Its not far from here.


Yes. Its quite close to here.
Its only about a ten minute walk from here.

Walk straight ahead until you get to Main Street.


Walk down the street
Walk three blocks
Walk up the block
Keep walking in this direction until

How many blocks is that?


How far is that?

Its about two or three blocks.


Its about a ve minute walk.

Its the rst trafc light you come to.


Its the second intersection you come to.

Turn right.
Turn left.

Its next to the Sweets Ice Cream Shop.


Its beside the bank.
Its between the pharmacy and the bank.
Its across the street from a big church.

Its in the middle of the block.


Its at the end of the block.
Its on the corner.

Do you want me to repeat any of that?


Is that clear?
Do you understand?

Im from out of town.


I don t live here. Im just a visitor.
I really dont know the city very well.

Itll be on your right side.


Its on your left.
You cant miss it.
Its easy to nd.

No. Thats okay. Ive got it.


Its okay. I understand.
Yes. Its very clear.

3. Review
In the space below, draw a neighborhood map with streets and avenues. Include several buildings such as a
bank, post ofce, grocery store, pharmacy, school, beauty salon, restaurant, gas station, etc. Then work with a
partner and practice giving directions to different locations. Use the following expressions: walk along, turn right,
turn left, go two blocks, its on the corner, its beside, its next to, its in the middle of the block, its on the corner,
its across the street from, etc.

Everyday Dialogues
Asking for Directions
4. Dialogue Building
Complete the dialogue below with appropriate expressions.

Andrea:

Excuse me. _________________________________ the post ofce?

Man on the street:

No. ____________________________________________________

(a minute later)
Andrea:

Excuse me. __________________________________ post ofce is?

Second Man:

Sure. Its ________________________________________________


________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________

Main Street.

Andrea:

_______________________________________________________ ?

Second Man:

Its about two or three blocks. Its the rst ___________ you come to. When you get to
Main Street, _____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

Andrea:

Which side of the street is it on?

Second Man:

Coming from this direction, _______________________ _________side. Its


___________________________of the block, ___________________________ the
Sweets Ice Cream Shop. ____________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________?

Andrea:

No. Thats okay._________________________________. Thanks a lot.

Second Man:

Youre welcome.

5. Write your own dialogue


Work with a partner and write your own new dialogue using any phrases from
page 2. Then practice the dialogue and present it to your class.

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