Directions

Asking for and giving directions

Asking somebody for directions:

Excuse me, how do I get to the post office?

Excuse me, how can I get to the library?

Could you help me, I’m trying to get to Central Park?

Excuse me, is there a pharmacy near here?

Excuse me, where is the hospital?

Excuse me, can you show me the way to the next town?

Could you tell me the best way to get to downtown?

Giving directions to somebody else:

Go straight on till you see the bookshop, then turn left.

Turn back, you have gone past the turn.

Turn around at the traffic light to change direction.

Turn left when you see a roundabout.

Turn right at the end of the road.

Cross the junction and keep going straight.

Take the third road on the right and you will see the post office on the right.

Take the second road on the left and you will see the library on the left.

The hospital is opposite the railway station.

The park is near the hospital.

The pharmacy is next to the hospital.

The hospital is beside the pharmacy.

The library is in between the museum and the theater.

At the end of the road you will see a roundabout.

At the corner of 15^th and 18^th street you will see a church.

Just around the corner is the school, be prepared to stop because there is a crossroad.

Go straight on at the traffic lights.

Follow the signposts for the next town.

Go down through the tunnel.

Go up the next hill.

Go back through the driveway.

Go past the security check.

Go along the river till you reach the next village.

Go through the valley to reach the mountain.

Go over the bridge and keep straight ahead till the end of the road.

Close to the school is a library.

Near the library is a cinema.

Behind the church is the park.

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Prepositions of place and direction