This document provides information about places in a city and directions. It includes a matching exercise to define common places like a barber shop, bank, or post office. Sample dialogues demonstrate asking for and giving directions to a library and supermarket. Another dialogue models asking for the location of the nearest ATM and receiving turn-by-turn directions. The document concludes with a review of useful expressions for asking and giving directions, such as "turn left", "go straight", and locational words like "on the corner".

1. Asking / Giving
directions

3. How can I get/go to…?
Where is …?

4. Places
Match the words and the definitions.
What is a … ?
1. Barber shop
2. Drugstore
3. Bank / ATM
4. Subway station
5. Clothing shop
6. Parking lot
7. Mosque
8. Gas station
9. Bakery
10. Post office
11. Library
It’s a place where you …
a. keep your money
b. pray and worship to God
c. buy medicine
d. take a train underground
e. park your car
f. send or receieve mails,
telecommunicate
g. get fuel for your car
h. buy clothes
i. buy bread
j. get a haircut

5. Sample Dialogues
Ali: Excuse me. Is there a library near here?
Betül: Yes. There's a library on the corner.
Ali: Thank you.
Betül: You're welcome.
-------------------------------------------Jane: Excuse me. How can I go to the
supermarket?
Isabella: At the traffic lights, take the first
left and go straight. It's on the left.
Jane: Is it far?
Isabella: Not really.
Jane: Thank you.
Isabella: You’re welcome.

6. Sample Dialogues
Antoine: Excuse me, can you help me?
Jason: Sure, how can I help you?
Antoine: Where is the nearest ATM??
Jason: Uhmmm, it’s three blocks
away. Turn right from the first
corner then pass two traffic lights.
There you will see a movie theatre. It
is next to it.
Antoine: Oh, great ! Well thank you so
much.

7. Where is the Bakery?
Go straight, it is on the right corner

8. Remember… 

9. Where is the restaurant?
Go straight and turn right from the
Grocery store, it is on the left corner

11. Useful expressions about direc
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How do I get to …?
What's the best way to …?
Where is …?
Go straight on (until you
come to …).
Turn back./Go back.
Turn left/right (into …street).
Go along …Cross …
Take the first/second road
on the left/right
It's on the left/right.
straight on
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opposite
near
next to
between
at the end (of)on/at the
corner
behind
in front of(just)
around the corner
traffic lights
crossroads

12. THE END 
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