Asking and Giving Directions
Asking for Directions
How can I get to …?
Where is the …?
How far is the … from the …?
Is there a … around here?
Could you tell me how to get to …?
How do I find …?
Pardon me, I’m lost. how do I get to …?
Which is the best way to …?
Could you direct me to …?
Which way do I go to get to …?
What’s the best way to …?
Excuse me, do you know where the … is?
Is this the right way for …?
…
Giving Directions
Go straight ahead.
Turn back./Go back.
Turn left/right.
Go along …
Cross …
Take the first/second road on the left/right.
It’s on the left/right.
Go past.
The easiest way is to …
The best way is to …
It’s on the corner
It’s in the middle of the block.
…
Examples of Asking and Giving Directions
1. A: Excuse me sir. Is there a bank around here?
B: Yes, there is one right across the street next to Library.
2. A: Can you give me directions to the petrol station?
B: Of course I will, just follow this road until you come to the main road. Turn right and then continue for about 100 metres. You will see the petrol station on the left.
3. A: Is there a bank near here?
B: Yes, there is one in Orange Street. Orange Street is the third road on your right.
4. A: Excuse me, where is the School?
B: It is across from the police office.
5. A: Excuse me! Could you tell me where the nearest bank is, please?
B: Walk two blocks and turn left at the bookstore. The bank will be across the street, next to the post office.
A: Is it far from here?
B: No, it’s just a ten-minute walk.
A: Thank you very much.
B: You’re welcome.
2. The girl wants to eat, she (has not eaten) anything.
3. The words of the poem (had been forgotten) by Pete at the last lesson.
4. By 2 o’clock tomorrow all the students (will have been asked) by the professor.
5. By the end of the term two English novels (had been read) by us.
1. The teacher let us go home.
2. My mother told me to buy some meat in the shop.
3. Alice said that her friend lived/lives in Moscow.
4. The teacher said to me that I had not done the work well.
5. I asked Nick where he was going.
6. I asked Boris if his friend lived/lives in Moscow.
1) Is a tornado one of nature's most destructive forces?
(Yes, it is. A tornado is one of nature's most destructive forces.)
2) Can a tornado demolish houses or pick up cars?
( Yes, it can. It can pick up cars, rip trees out of the ground and, of course, demolish houses.)
3) Do people panic when they realize that there is a tornado near here?
(Certainly, they do. Most of us would panic at this point, and take cover.)
4) What about Warren Faidley? Does he panic? What does he do at this point?
Warren Faidley grabs his camera, jumps in his car and heads right for the storm.
Warren Faidley is a storm chaser and makes his living by capturing them in
photographs or on video.
5) Warren Faidley’s video footage has been shown on television around the world, hasn’t it?
Yes, it has.
6) Faidley's first chase nearly killed him, didn’t it?
(Yes, exactly. He was only twelve, and he was swept away by a flash flood, but he managed to escape.)
7) Does Faidley consider storm chasing to be dangerous?
(Yes, he does. He says: "Chasing is extremely dangerous - especially when I started and there was no on-board radar to show us where and when the tornado would hit.)
8) What does he say about his last chasing a terrible storm in Texas?
(The winds became so intense that his chase truck could hardly move; rocks were being lifted and smashed into the windshield. He was literally being sucked into the tornado!)
9) Does he like to be a storm chaser?
(Yes, he does. He says he has devoted his life to chasing and turned it into a million-dollar career.)
10) How does Faidley describe his emotions from his activity?
( He says that chasing involves so many things he enjoys in life: adventure, danger, travel, science, friendships and, of course, the excitement.)
11) Do people like his photos?
(Faidley's photography has been greatly admired.)
Объяснение:
1) Является ли торнадо одной из самых разрушительных сил природы?
(Да, это так. Торнадо-одна из самых разрушительных сил природы.)
2) Может ли торнадо снести дома или унести автомобили?
( Да, может. Он может подбирать машины, вырывать деревья из земли и, конечно же, сносить дома.)
3) Паникуют ли люди, когда понимают, что рядом торнадо?
(Конечно, так оно и есть. Большинство из нас запаниковало бы в этот момент и укрылось от него.)
4) А как насчет Уоррена Фейдли? Он паникует? Что он делает в этот момент?
Уоррен Фэйдли хватает камеру, запрыгивает в машину и мчится прямо навстречу шторму.
Уоррен Фейдли-охотник за штормами, и зарабатывает себе на жизнь, снимая их на фотографии или видео.
5) Видеозапись Уоррена Фейдли была показана по телевидению по всему миру, не так ли?
Да, это так.
6) Первая погоня Фейдли чуть не убила его, не так ли?
(Да, именно так. Ему было всего двенадцать, и его унесло внезапным потоком воды, но он сумел .)
7) Считает ли Фейдли погоню за штормом опасной?
(Да, считает. Он говорит: "Погоня чрезвычайно опасна - особенно когда я начинал всё это, и не было бортового радара, чтобы показать нам, где и когда ударит торнадо.)
8) Что он говорит о своей последней погоне за ужасной бурей в Техасе?
(Ветер стал таким сильным, что его грузовик едва мог двигаться; камни поднимались и били в лобовое стекло. Его буквально засасывало в торнадо!)
9) Нравится ли ему быть охотником за штормами?
(Да, нравится. Он говорит, что посвятил свою жизнь погоне, и превратил ее в карьеру на миллион долларов.)
10) Как Фэйдли описывает свои эмоции от своей деятельности?
( Он говорит, что погоня включает в себя так много вещей, которыми он наслаждается в жизни: приключения, опасность, путешествия, а также наука, дружба и, конечно же, волнение.)
11) Нравятся ли людям его фотографии?
(Фотографиями Фэйдли восхищаются все.)