Mastering Giving & Understanding Directions in English
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12 cards
Question: What phrase do you use to tell someone to continue in the same direction without turning?
Answer: Go straight
Question: How do you instruct someone to change direction to the left?
Answer: Turn left
Question: How do you instruct someone to change direction to the right?
Answer: Turn right
Question: Which phrase indicates a place is on the opposite side of the street from another?
Answer: Opposite (e.g., There's a park opposite the school.)
Question: Which phrase indicates a place is beside another place?
Answer: Next to (e.g., There's a ... next to the park.)
Question: If a café is located before a pet shop when heading along a street, how could you describe its position?
Answer: The café is on the left, next to / before the pet shop (on the left, next to the pet shop).
Question: How would you tell someone to go past a landmark before turning at a store? Give the structure used in the examples.
Answer: Go straight on past the [landmark], turn [left/right] at the [store].
Question: In the directions examples, what phrase is used to indicate a building is on the same side as you reach it?
Answer: The [place] is on the right/left.
Question: How is the position of a shop described when it faces another across the street?
Answer: It is opposite the [other place] (e.g., The toy shop is opposite the bookshop).
Question: Using map vocabulary, complete: 'There's a museum opposite the ...'
Answer: museum opposite the church (based on map context: There's a museum opposite the church).