GIVING
DIRECTIONS
MENUNJUKKAN ARAH
GIVING DIRECTION
If you're in a new town or city and you want to know where a place or
building is, these are useful phrases for asking for directions. There are also
phrases for giving directions to other people who ask you for help.
How you can ask for directions
Say "Excuse me" before you ask a person. Then say:
How do I get to ?
What's the best way to ?
Where is ?
Example:
"Excuse me. How do I get to (the railway station) please?"
"Excuse me. Where's the nearest (post office) please?"
"Excuse me. I'm looking for the Number 6 bus stop."
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS OF GIVING DIRECTION
Here are some useful words and phrases for giving directions on the street.
Maybe you're helping a driver, or someone who stops you to ask for
directions. Example:
"Turn left / right."
"Go straight on at the lights / when you come to the crossroads." (Lights =
traffic lights; crossroads = where two roads cross)
"Go across the roundabout." (Roundabout = where all the cars go round a
circle in the middle of the road)
"Take the first turning/road/street on your left/right." (Turning= road that
goes left or right)
"You'll see / You'll come to a (bank). Then "
"Don't take the first road."
"Go on for about (2 minutes / 100 metres)."
USE PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION
Go past = continue past something so that is is now behind you
Go across = cross something, like a road or crossroads
Go along = continue down a road
Go straight on = don't turn left or right
Go up = walk / drive up a hill
Go down = walk or drive down a hill or a road
Go through = pass through something, such as a tunnel or a town
Go out of = exit (i.e. a railway station)
It's in front of you = you can see it facing you
It's opposite the bank = it faces the bank
It's on the corner = it's where two roads meet at a 90 angle
LANDMARKS
We often make reference to landmarks when we give directions to help the other
person. Here are some common landmarks:
level crossing =
underpass =
overpass / flyover =
zebra crossing =
pedestrian crossing =
tunnel =
crossroads =
junction =
fork in the road =
turning =
main road =
lane =
Can you explain what are those? Look at your dictionary!
A. STATEMENT
QUOTED SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
I can handle my problem myself. He said that
I hope I can be a useful person. She said that
I am cooking for dinner now. She said that
I bought a new laptop yesterday. He said that
I know Sarah very well. He said that
I learned to drive a car with my father. He said that
I have run for two hours. She said that
B. YES/NO QUESTION
QUOTED SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Do you know where my book is?
Are you sick?
Does she know my name? Andi asked
me.
Did you just buy a new smartphone?
Can you drive a car?
Will you accompany me to the library?
Have you finished your homework?
B. INFORMATION QUESTION (5W + 1H)
QUOTED SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
What are you doing?
Why do you come late?
How do you go to school?
Where is the headmaster?
Who broke this glass?
When does she leave to Bali?
Where will you go?
