Directions by Car
Complete the sentence: “_____ north on King Street and keep going till you get to the Public Library.”
Go north on King Street and keep going till you get to the Public Library.”
Complete the sentence:
“Just _____ the number 15 bus to the end of the line.”
“Just take the number 15 bus to the end of the line.”
Choose the best word:
“Go _____ on Weston Road for about a mile and you’ll come to Brunswick.”
a) up b) continue c) straight/along
“Go straight/along on Weston Road for about a mile and you’ll come to Brunswick.”
You want to know the cost of the white-water rafting tour.
Make a direct wh-question.
“How much does the tour cost?”
(or: “How much do the tours cost?”)
You want information about a rafting tour. Give one way to open an inquiry politely.
1. “I’d like some information about the white-water tours.”
2. “I’m calling to ask about the rafting tours.”
3. “I’m interested in finding out about the tours.”
You want to tell someone which highway to use:
“_____ Highway 36 going east and get off at Exit 13.”
“Take Highway 36 going east and get off at Exit 13.”
You want the driver to stop at a particular corner. What polite sentence could you use?
Begin: “Can you…”
“Can you ask the driver to let me off at [name of stop]?”
You want to reassure someone that the directions are not difficult. Give one short reassuring phrase.
“That’s easy.”
“It’s not complicated.”
“It’s really quite simple.”
“You can’t miss it.”
You need to know if you must reserve seats in advance.
Make a yes/no direct question.
“Do I have to reserve seats in advance?”
Make this question more polite and indirect:
“Do you have any tours on Monday?”
Begin with: I’d like to know…
“I’d like to know if you have any tours on Monday.”
You are giving directions:
“Stay on Rosecliff till you get to the second set of traffic lights and then _____ left. That’s Park Road.”
“Stay on Rosecliff till you get to the second set of traffic lights and then turn left."
Fill in the blanks:
“Take the Central line going east to Wilson. Then you _____ the number 15 bus north to the end of the line.”
“Then you take the number 15 bus north to the end of the line.”
Decide if this is by car or by bus/subway:
“Transfer to the 148 bus going east.”
It’s for bus/subway directions (public transit).”
Change this into a correct direct question:
“You provide life jackets?”
“Do you provide life jackets?”
Make an indirect yes/no question using I was wondering…:
“Do I have to reserve seats in advance?”
“I was wondering if I have to reserve seats in advance.”
Your friend is driving:
“Go straight along Simpson Street till you get to the Coliseum.”
What is another way to say “go straight along”?
“Go straight on Simpson Street till you get to the Coliseum.”
Your friend is going by public transit:
“Take line number 1 going south all the way to the terminus. Then change to line number 2.”
Which two verbs describe changing transportation?
“Take (line number 1) and change/transfer to line number 2.”
Decide if this is by car or by bus/subway:
“Get on the Queensway at O’Connor Street.”
“It’s for car directions (driving).”
Ask directly where Iroquois Rapids is.
“Where is Iroquois Rapids?”
Make an indirect wh-question using Can you tell me…:
“When do they leave?”
“Can you tell me when they leave?”
Put the steps in a logical order for giving car directions (say them in order):
1. Make a right at MacDonald Drive.
2. Go north along Georgia Street.
3. Continue along MacDonald Drive till you get to Forest Crescent.
4. Turn left on Forest Crescent.
“First go north along Georgia Street, then make a right at MacDonald Drive, then continue along MacDonald Drive till you get to Forest Crescent, and finally turn left on Forest Crescent.”
Say a full direction using both “get off” and “transfer”:
You start downtown. You go by subway to York Avenue, then take the 117 bus east to Simpson Road.
“Take the subway to York Avenue, get off there, and transfer to the 117 bus going east to Simpson Road.”
Fix the sentence so it sounds natural:
“Continue north on King Street till you will get to the bridge.”
“Continue north on King Street till you get to the bridge.”
(We don’t use will here.)
Correct the word order:
“card I pay can credit by?”
“Can I pay by credit card?”
Fix the indirect question:
“Can you tell me when do they leave?”
What is the correct form?
Correct form: “Can you tell me when they leave?”