Turn into Sadovaya street
Turn left / right.
You can get to the hospital by underground / bus / tram / trolleybus / taxi / on foot
Ex. 1 Look at the map below and give directions. Start from the point marked X and direct people to:
Model: the cinema __Turn left at the cafe and the cinema is on your right_______
1. the shoe shop _____________________________________________________
2. the record shop ___________________________________________________
3. the book shop _____________________________________________________
4. the chemist’s _____________________________________________________
Ex. 2 a) Talk about the places using next to:
Model: There’s a record shop next to the chemist’s.
There’s a ……. .
b) Ask questions with near here.
Model: - Is there a bank near here?
- Yes. There’s one next to the newsagent’s.
c) Ask for these places. Answer with “next to”.
Model: – Excuse me, but where exactly is the wine shop?
– It is in King’s street next to the video shop.
| a record shop a wine bar a book shop | a video shop a newsagent’s a shoe shop | a cinema a café a flower shop |
d) Ask for these places. Answer with “opposite”.
Model:-Is there a chemist’s near here?
-Yes. There’s one opposite the post office.
| a record shop a cinema | a flower shop a book shop | a wine shop a post office |
e) You are outside the cinema. Ask where you can buy the following. Answer giving directions.
Model:- Where can I buy a film?
- At the chemist’s. Turn left at the flower shop and it’s on your right.
| a newspaper a cassette | a book about London a cup of tea and a sandwich |
Ex. 3 Read the following dialogue and then answer the questions:
One Friday, Rod drove out to Portland on business. Then he realised that he needed some money for the weekend so he parked his car near the bus station.
ROD: Excuse me. Is there a bank near here?
MAN: Yes, the nearest one is in Oak Street.
ROD: I’m afraid I’m a stranger here. How do I get to the Oak Street?
MAN: You walk down Birch Street as far as the first traffic lights. Then you turn right and the bank is at the end of the street on the right. In fact it’s on the corner of Oak Street and Poplar Street.
ROD: I see – walk down Birch Street, turn right at the traffic lights into Oak Street and it’s at the end of Oak Street on the right.
MAN: That’s it. You can’t miss it; it’s Midland Bank.
ROD: Fine. Thank you very much.
MAN: You are welcome.
Answer the questions.
1.Why is Rod in Portland?
2. Why did he want a bank?
3. Where did he park his car?
4. Is he close to the bank?
5. What’s the name of the bank?
6. How do you get from the bus station to the bank in Oak Street?
Ex.4 Mark and Lola have invited some friends to a party at their home. Read the directions they sent to their guests. Complete the gaps with these words or phrases.
| cross past opposite Get off along take it takes towards about turn on the left the train |
How to get to Mark and Lola’s flat.
From Liverpool street station take (1) .......... which goes to Stansted airport. (2) .......... at Banfield Hill (9th stop – (3) .......... about 25 minutes).
When you come out of the station, (4) .......... the road and (5) .......... right. Walk
(6) .......... Bush Hill Road (7) .......... Banfield. Go up the hill and (8) .......... the garage.
New Road is the third road (9) .......... .
No.5 is the big house (10) .......... the school. Just press the bell marked “Bottom Flat”.
See you there!
Mark and Lola.
Ex. 5 Read the article and answer the question: “In your opinion, what is the best way to manage the journey happily?”
Daily Commuting
Over the course of the working year, the average person will spend about 348 hours commuting. Many commuters think that commuting can be compared with a nightmare but others, instead of seeing the journey as a burden, value this time.
Samantha Soormally, 27, lives in one of the London suburbs and commutes by the Underground to her job in the heart of London. She has travelled just under one hour a day for nearly three years. “I usually read a novel, but have recently decided to improve my knowledge of languages. At the moment, I am reading a teach-yourself German grammar book and I listen to the accompanying tape of my Walkman. I am a bilingual secretary using my French on a regular basis, but I thought that learning another language would be a bonus.”
Helen Tomas, 24, works as an administration officer in Cardiff. Her routine trip takes three-quarters of an hour on a bus from the outskirts of Cardiff to Cardiff Bay. “I always use my journey to think about my work for the day, so I can be focused on my work and it’s beneficial to organize the thoughts. I tend to read something like a science-fiction novel to get away from the office environment when I go home.”
Maureen Nugent, 35, is a secretary at the University of Manchester and commutes daily either by car or tram. “If I’m in the car, my trip normally takes an hour. I manage to listen to the radio. The tram is a 25-minute journey and I’m lucky if I get a seat because we are packed in like sardines. Then I read a good novel or the newspaper.
It is likely that many commuters are finding way to cope with this daily challenge. Also, seeing the journey in a positive way helped enormously.
Ex. 6 Circle the correct answer.
Samantha Soormally has commuted to work for …
a) a day;
b) about three years;
c) about one hour.
She is learning …
a) French;
b) Chinese;
c) German.
Helen Tomas …
a) always thinks about work on the journey;
b) tries not to think about work on the journey;
c) thinks about work in the morning but not in the afternoon.
Maureen Nugent …
a) always listens to the radio when she commutes;
b) often has to stand in the traim;
c) always commutes to work by car.
Ex. 7 Describe a journey you often make. Write about 10 sentences:
1. How often do you travel to it?
2. Where do you usually travel?
3. How do you travel?
4. How long do you travel?
5. What do you see on the journey?
6. What do you do on the journey?
7. Do you like it? Why/why not?
Ex. 8 Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. Вы выходите на следующей остановке?
2. Метро находится прямо за углом следующего дома.
3. Этот парк в пяти минутах ходьбы отсюда. Идите прямо до первого поворота направо.
4. Гостиница находится довольно далеко. Вам лучше проехать на метро.
5. На какой троллейбус мне надо сесть, чтобы доехать до Финляндского вокзала?
6. До Эрмитажа можно дойти пешком. Это займет у Вас 15 минут. Идите прямо, перейдите улицу у светофора, затем поверните налево.
7. Вы можете сесть на автобус №26. Он довезет Вас прямо до Московского вокзала.
8. Попросите водителя сказать вам, где нужно выйти, чтобы попасть на Садовую улицу.
9. Сколько времени понадобится, чтобы доехать до вокзала?
10. Возьмите такси, оно доставит Вас прямо в аэропорт.