(How to give and understand directions, main places, getting around)
🎯 Lesson goal
In this lesson you learn the basic vocabulary to:
- ask for and give directions 🗺️
- describe where places are 🏫
- understand street directions 🚦
- use prepositions of place correctly 📍
🗣️ Useful expressions and phrases (with key verbs)
| Expression in English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Turn left ⬅️ | 👈 go towards your left side |
| Turn right ➡️ | 👉 go towards your right side |
| Go straight ahead ⬆️ | ⬆️ do not turn, keep going |
| Cross the street 🛣️ | 🚶 go from one side of the road to the other |
| Take the first/second street | 1️⃣ choose the first or second road |
| It’s on your left/right 🧭 | 📍 it is on one side of you |
| Next to the bank 🏦 | 🏦 very close to the bank, at its side |
| Behind the station 🚉 | 🚉 at the back of the station |
| In front of the hospital 🏥 | 🏥 facing the front of the hospital |
📚 VOCABULARY – PLACES IN THE CITY
| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Street 🛣️ | 🏘️ a road in a town with buildings on both sides |
| Avenue 🛤️ | 🌳 a wide street, often with trees |
| Road 🚗 | 🛣️ a way for cars between places |
| Crosswalk 🦓 | 🚶 black and white lines for crossing the road |
| Traffic light 🚦 | 🚦 red, amber and green lights |
| Roundabout 🔁 | 🔄 a circle where roads meet |
| Corner ↪️ | 📐 the place where two streets meet |
| Bus stop 🚌 | 🚏 where you wait for a bus |
| Train station 🚉 | 🚉 where trains stop |
| Subway / Underground 🚇 | 🚇 trains under the city |
| Taxi rank 🚕 | Posteggio taxi |
| Parking lot 🅿️ | 🅿️ a place to leave your car |
| Pharmacy 💊 | 💊 a shop for medicine |
| Hospital 🏥 | 🏥 a place for sick people |
| Police station 👮♂️ | 👮 where police officers work |
| Bank 🏦 | 🏦 a place for money |
| Hotel 🏨 | 🏨 a place to sleep on holiday |
| Post office 📮 | 📮 where you send letters |
| Supermarket 🛒 | 🛒 a big shop for food |
| School 🏫 | 🏫 a place where children learn |
| Church ⛪ | ⛪ a place of Christian prayer |
| Cinema 🎬 | Cinema |
| Park 🌳 | 🌳 a green place with grass and trees |
💬 MINI DIALOGUES (with a simple paraphrase)
| 🇬🇧 English Dialogue | 💬 In other words |
|---|---|
| Excuse me, how do I get to the train station? 🚉 | Please tell me the way to the place where trains stop. |
| Go straight ahead, then turn right at the traffic light. 🚦 | Keep walking, then go to your right at the red, amber and green lights. |
| It’s next to the bank, in front of the hotel. 🏦🏨 | It is right beside the bank, facing the hotel. |
| Don’t cross here. Use the zebra crossing. 🦓 | Do not walk across here. Use the black and white lines. |
| Is there a pharmacy near here? 💊 | Is there a shop for medicine close to this place? |
| The post office is behind the supermarket. 📮🛒 | The place for letters is at the back of the big food shop. |
| Turn left at the corner, the park is on your right. 🌳↪️➡️ | Go to your left where two streets meet; the green park is on your right. |
| Let’s meet at the bus stop, next to the school. 🚌🏫 | Let’s meet at the place where you wait for a bus, beside the place where children learn. |
❌ COMMON MISTAKES
| Mistake ❌ | Correct ✅ | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| “Go always straight” | ✅ Go straight ahead | “Always” is wrong here: “straight ahead” is enough. |
| “Where is the station of trains?” | ✅ Where is the train station? | In English, the adjective comes before the noun. |
| “In the left” | ✅ On the left | Directions need on, not in. |
| “Cross the road in the zebra” | ✅ At the zebra crossing | The correct preposition is at. |
| “It is near to the bank” | ✅ It is near the bank | “Near” does not take “to”. |
📌 FINAL GLOSSARY – USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
- Excuse me = a polite way to get someone’s attention
- Turn = change direction
- Straight ahead = without turning
- Corner = where two streets meet
- Near here = not far from this place
- Behind = at the back of
- Next to = at the side of
- In front of = facing, before
- Cross / Don’t cross = go across / do not go across
- Zebra crossing = black and white lines for walking across the road
- On your left/right = on one side of you
✨ Your turn!
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✍️ Write 5 sentences in English using the city and directions vocabulary.
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Talk about how to reach a place, describe where something is or help a tourist.
SOME EXAMPLES:
Where is the cinema? 🎬
Go straight ahead and turn left. ⬆️⬅️
The school is behind the hospital. 🏫🏥
There’s a bank next to the post office. 🏦📮
Don’t cross here, it’s dangerous! 🚷
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