How do you find a place in a new city?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. Do you use a map on your phone?
2. Do you often get lost?
3. Do you ask people for help in a new city?
4. Where is the nearest bus stop to your home?
5. Do you like new cities?
6. What place do you want to find now?

Read each word and the example. Then say one sentence with the word.

Choose the word that fits.

1. Today most people use a on a phone to find a place.
2. A road with houses and shops on both sides is a .
3. A place where two roads cross is a .
4. A road over a river is a .
5. Red means stop and green means go on a .
6. A small place on the street where you wait for a bus is a .
7. Trains stop at a .
8. Go to the crossroads, then left.

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. a map shows
   what time it ishow old you arewhere places are
2. a bridge goes over a
   houserivertree
3. a traffic light has got
   blue and pinkred, yellow and greenonly black
4. to cross a road = to go to the
   topother sidebottom
5. left is the opposite of
   rightupold
6. lost = not knowing
   where you arewhat time it isyour name

Use these phrases to ask for and give directions.

• Excuse me, where is...?Вибачте, де...?Excuse me, where is the station?
• Go straight on.Ідіть прямо.Go straight on for two streets.
• Turn left.Поверніть ліворуч.Turn left at the traffic light.
• Turn right.Поверніть праворуч.Turn right at the bridge.
• Cross the road.Перейдіть дорогу.Cross the road and go on.
• It's on the left.Це ліворуч.The bank is on the left.
• It's on the right.Це праворуч.The shop is on the right.
• Is it far?Це далеко?Is the museum far?

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. Many people use a map on a phone.
   TrueFalse
2. Sometimes the phone does not work.
   TrueFalse
3. In English we say "you must" to give directions.
   TrueFalse
4. In many parts of Japan, small streets often do not have names.
   TrueFalse
5. It is a good idea to remember a big place.
   TrueFalse

1. Is a paper map better than a phone?
2. Is it nice to ask people for help?
3. Is it easy to be lost in your city?
4. What big place helps you in your city?

Common mistakes: use the base verb for an imperative (no -s, no to) and Don't for the negative. ✗ Turns left → Turn left. ✗ Don't to cross the road → Don't cross the road. ✗ Go on straight → Go straight on.

1. TurnsTurn
   left at the traffic light.
2. Doesn'tDon't
   turn right here.
3. CrossingCross
   the bridge.
4. The shop is
   inon
   the left.
5. GoGoes
   straight on.
6. Please
   turnto turn
   right.
7. NotDon't
   go left.
8. CrossCrosses
   the road, please.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. Turns left at the crossroads. →
2. Don't to cross the road. →
3. Go on straight. →
4. It is in the left. →
5. Not turn right. →
6. Please crossing the street. →

Answer with full sentences. Use imperatives and directions.

1. Excuse me, where is the station?
2. How do I get to your home from the station?
3. Is your home near or far from the centre?
4. What is on the left of your home?
5. What is on the right of your home?
6. Do you use a map in your city?

Three people look for a place. Compare them. Who uses a map? Who asks a person? Where do you look for help in a new city?

Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: give directions from your home to a shop.
3. Part 2: say what you do when you are lost.
4. Part 3: ask your teacher for directions to a place.

1. How do you find a place in a new city?
2. Do you use a map on your phone?
3. Do you often get lost?
4. Is the shop near your home?
5. What is on the left of your street?
6. Is your home near a station?
7. Do you ask people for help?
8. Is your street quiet?

1. Who in your family gets lost?
2. Who uses a map?
3. Who knows your city well?
4. Who gives directions to visitors?
5. Who lives near you?
6. Who drives a car?

1. Is a map on a phone better than a paper map?
2. Is it good to ask a person for help?
3. Are big cities difficult for visitors?
4. Should streets have names?
5. Do you like to walk in a new city?