Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners

Chapter 5 55 Asking for and giving directions There are many ways to ask for directions in English. 1) Ask for a specific place ● Excuse me, where is the bank? - The bank is in front of the hotel. ● Excuse m , do you know wher the mall is? - The mall is across from the park. The prepositions below are used to d scribe where places are in a city. In front of behind up/down the street on the corner between around the corner to the right of / to the left of across from across the street from Next to /Beside at the end of the block 2) Ask for the address of a place ● Excuse me, can you tell me the address of the bank? - The bank is located at 1234 S.W. 12th St. ● Excuse m , could y u give me the address of the hospital? - The hospital is located at 176 N. 23rd Ave. Addresses in English often have shortened words: ● Ave. = Avenue St. = Street Blvd.= Boulevard Rd. = Road ● N. = North S. = South E. = East W. = West Addresses use both ordinal and cardinal numbers ● Ordinal = first, second, third Cardinal= one, two, three Watch this video for specific information on how to say numbers in English: ● Ordinal and Cardinal numbers presentation