Giving directions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

By the end of this lesson, you...

...know how to ask for directions.

...know how to give directions. 

Table of Contents

Introduction: giving and receiving directions

Look at the Stones

Speaking activity

Which words come to mind when giving directions?

Go straight ahead

Turn right

Turn left

It's opposite where I am now

Go past my house..

Giving directions

Giving directions

What is opposite the Italian Restaurant?

What is opposite the Italian Restaurant?

Giving directions

What is near the museum?

What is near the museum?

Giving directions

What is the first building next to the right side of the roundabout past the underground station?

What is the first building next to the right side of the roundabout past the underground station?

Giving directions

Go straight on. Then take the first left on to Green Street. Walk past the library and it’s the building next to the library on the left.

Where are you now?

Giving directions

Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights. You will see a shop on the right. Go past that and it’s on the right next to the shop.

Where are you now?

Giving directions

Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights and go straight on until you get to the roundabout. At the roundabout turn left. Go past the theatre. It’s the building opposite the hospital.

Where are you now?

Giving directions

Go straight on. Go past the traffic lights and take the second right on to King’s Road. Go past the bookshop. It’s the building next to the bookshop opposite the café.

Where are you now?

Giving directions

How would you give directions to the supermarket? 

Giving directions

Choose a place you would go to that is nearby school. Write down the directions from the entrance of the school. 

When you are done, we switch and your neighbour tries to find out where you wanted to go to!

Over to you...

DO: 26 + 27b