STREET DIRECTIONS

1. Asking for information:

Excuse me. Can/Could you tell me how to get to the post office, please?

Excuse me. Can/Could you tell me the way to the station, please?

Excuse me. How can I get to the baker’s?

Excuse me. Is there a chemist’s near here?

2. Giving directions:

Turn left/ right (into .../ up…/ down…):

e.g. Turn left into Broad Street.

e.g. Turn right up the hill.

Take the first/ second ... turning/ street on the right/ left:

e.g. Take the first turning on the right.

e.g. Take the second street on the left.

Go straight ahead/ on: e.g. Go straight on.

Walk/ Go/ Drive along…: e.g. Go along King's Road.

Walk/ Go/ Drive up/ down…:

e.g. Walk up the path.

e.g. Drive down the hill to the river.

Cross the street/ road.

It’s opposite/ in front of/ next to/ between/ near/ behind ...:

e.g. The bank is opposite the greengrocer’s.

It’s on the corner of...:

e.g. The post office is on the corner of Station Road and Black Road.

It's at the end of ...: e.g. The library is at the end of the road.

It takes (about)... minutes: e.g. It takes fifteen minutes.

3. Places in a town:

Baker’s /Bakery

Bank

Bar

Bookshop

Bridge

Building

Bus station/ stop

Café

Car park

Castle

Cathedral

Chemist/ Chemist’s

Church

Cinema

Cottage

Disco

Factory

Farm

Field

Flower shop

Greengrocer’s/ Greengrocery

Hill

Lake

House

Library

Market

Museum

Music shop

Newsagent/ Newsagent’s

Night club

Park

Phone box

Police station

Port

Post office

Post box

Pub

Public toilet

Railway station

Restaurant

River

School

Shoe shop

Shopping centre/mall

Square

Supermarket

Swimming pool

Theatre

Tourist information centre

Town hall

Traffic lights

Travel agency/ travel agent’s