Giving & Understanding Directions in English: A Guide
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Question: How do you say 'go straight' when giving directions on a street map?
Answer: Go straight.
Question: What phrase means to change direction to the left?
Answer: Turn left.
Question: What phrase means to change direction to the right?
Answer: Turn right.
Question: Which preposition describes position directly across from another place on a map?
Answer: Opposite (e.g., There's a park opposite the school.)
Question: Which preposition describes position beside another place on a map?
Answer: Next to (e.g., There's a ... next to the park.)
Question: Complete the direction: 'Go straight on past the school, turn ... at the shoe shop.'
Answer: Turn left (or turn right depending on map; example answer from content: turn left).
Question: Complete the direction: 'Go straight, the café is on the left, ... the pet shop.'
Answer: Next to the pet shop (or 'by the pet shop' — content uses '... the pet shop' meaning near/next to).
Question: Complete the direction: 'Go straight on ... the school, turn left at the ...' (for finding the toy shop).
Answer: Go straight on past the school, turn left at the shoe shop.
Question: Complete: 'The toy shop is ... the right, opposite the ...'
Answer: On the right, opposite the bookshop (based on map tasks asking for opposite bookshop).
Question: How would you start when asking for directions politely?
Answer: Excuse me, where's the [place], please?