III –
6 Asking and Giving Directions
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excuse
me, could you tell me how to get to ...?
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the
bus station
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excuse
me, do you know where the ... is?
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post
office
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I'm
sorry, I don't know
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sorry,
I'm not from around here
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I'm
looking for ...
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this
address
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are
we on the right road for ...?
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Brighton
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is
this the right way for ...?
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Ipswich
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do
you have a map?
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can
you show me on the map?
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Giving directions to drivers
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follow
the signs for ...
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the
town centre
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Birmingham
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continue
straight on past some traffic lights
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at
the second set of traffic lights, turn left
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go
over the roundabout
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take
the second exit at the roundabout
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turn
right at the T-junction
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go
under the bridge
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go
over the bridge
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you'll
cross some railway lines
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Giving directions
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it's
this way
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it's
that way
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you're
going the wrong way
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you're
going in the wrong direction
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take
this road
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go
down there
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take
the first on the left
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take
the second on the right
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turn
right at the crossroads
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continue
straight ahead for about a mile (one mile is approximately 1.6
kilometres)
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continue
past the fire station
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you'll
pass a supermarket on your left
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keep
going for another ...
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hundred
yards (about 91 metres)
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two
hundred metres
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half
mile (about 800 metres)
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kilometre
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it'll
be ...
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on
your left
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on
your right
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straight
ahead of you
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how
far is it to ...?
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the
airport
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how
far is it to ... from here?
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the
beach
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is
it far?
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is
it a long way?
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it's
...
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not
far
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quite
close
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quite
a long way
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a
long way on foot
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a
long way to walk
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about
a mile from here (one mile is approximately 1.6 kilometres)
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A.
Go straight on. Then take the first left on to Green Street.
Walk past the library and it’s the building next to the library on the
left.
B.
Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights. You will see a
shop on the right. Go past that and it’s on the right next to the
shop.
C.
Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights and go straight
on until you get to the roundabout. At the roundabout turn left. Go past the
theatre. It’s the building next to the theatre, opposite the
hospital.
D.
Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights and take the
second right on to King’s Road. Go past the bookshop. It’s the building next to
the bookshop opposite the café.
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