Present Simple for Giving Directions and Schedules
● Schedules and timetables
● Vocabulary
● Directions
Do you have a schedule for your plans and meetings?
If yes, where do you store information about events?
If no, why not?
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Follow
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You commute from London to Oxford every day. You need to get to work at 10 AM. When does your train leave? |
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Your working day in Leicester finishes at 6 PM. You need to get home in Coventry. By what means of transport can you get there? Which one is the cheapest? Which one is the fastest? Which is the most suitable for you as you |
want to get home as early as possible?
Listen
Listen and fill in the gaps:
What time does the next train to ____ leave?
At ____ from platform 8.
Is it a ____ train to London?
You have to ____ trains at Birmingham.
Single or ____, sir?
Here is your ticket and ____, sir!
The buses to Rome run every half hour.
The train to Paris departs from platform three.
The British Museum opens at 9 AM and closes at 5PM.
● Schedules and timetables ● Vocabulary ● Directions |
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Turn left/right |
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Turn the second on the left/right |
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Go straight on/up/down/along the street |
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Go past sth |
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Traffic lights |
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Roundabout |
Vocabulary
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Next to sth |
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Opposite |
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Between A and B |
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At the corner of sth |
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Cross the street |
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Go along/up/down |
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Sidewalk |
● Schedules and timetables ● Vocabulary ● Directions |
Watch
Watch the video and answer these questions:
What questions can we use to ask for directions?
Which words help us sound more polite?
Where is the bus station?
What does “go through the park” mean?
With which phrase can we replace “go along the second street on the left”? (“______ the second street on the left”)
A: Excuse me. How can I get to the post office?
B: Go straight ahead. Take the second street on the right. Then take the first street on the left and go straight on. It’s on the left, opposite the park.
A: Thank you.
B: You’re welcome.
A: Excuse me. Where’s the library, please?
B: Go straight on, cross the park and turn left. Then take the first street on the right. It’s on the right.
A: Thank you.
A: Excuse me. How can I get to the swimming pool?
B: Go straight ahead. Take the first street on the left. Then take the first street on the right after the park. Go straight on and cross the road. It’s on the left, opposite the library.
A: Thank you.
B: You’re welcome.
A: Excuse me. Where‘s the bank, please?
B: Go straight on and take the second street on the right. Then go straight on. It’s on your left, opposite the petrol station.
A: Thank you very much.
Look at map and say
A: Excuse me. Where’s the bus station?
B: _________________________
A: _________________________
Look at map, find the school, ask for and give directions to the school
A: Excuse me.
B: _________________________
A: _________________________
● Schedules and timetables ● Vocabulary ● Directions |
Thanks!