This document provides guidance on how to ask for and give directions. It lists common phrases for asking for directions like "Excuse me, where is the nearest bank?" and describes how to locate places by mentioning nearby landmarks. When giving directions, it recommends saying things like "Go straight on" or "Turn left." An example is given walking step-by-step from one place to another using terms like "go down this street" and "turn right at the zebra crossing." Online resources for practicing directions are also included.

1. ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTIONS:
HOW TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS
• Excuse me, where is the nearest bank?
• How do I get to (the) . . . ?
• Can you tell me how to get to (the) . . . (from here)?
• What’s the best way to get to (the) . . . ?
• Excuse me, do you know if there is a . . . near here?
HOW TO LOCATE PLACES
• The bank is next to the library.
• The library is on the corner of Main Street and Park Avenue.
• The park is in front of the department store.
• The shoe shop is opposite the hospital.
HOW TO GIVE DIRECTIONS
• Go straight on
• Go up / down High Street
• Turn left / right
• Take the second (turning on the) left /right
• Walk past the (post office)
• Cross the street
• The (bookshop) will be on your left / right
• Take Baker Street
• Walk two blocks
EXAMPLE
• (First,) go down this street (for three blocks)
• (Then,) turn right at the zebra crossing.
• (After that,) go straight on Park Avenue until you get to the traffic
lights.
• (When you get to the traffic lights), turn right again.
• The bank will be on your left, next to the police station. You won’t
miss it.
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Listening game elllo (directions):
http://www.elllo.org/games/games/12-LG-Directions.htm
- Listening how to get to the station: http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb7th/tostation.htm
- Reading instructions game:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/texttypes/instructions/game.shtml
- From bbc directions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1212_how_to_instruct/page2.shtml