Asking for Directions: How Do I Get To …? (A2 Vocabulary)

Ask How do I get to a place. The answer can be go down the street, and the place is on your left or on your right.

Asking the way

• Try it: Woman: I have some books for the library. ___ Magaff Library? Farid: Take the number 12 bus. It stops at the door. Choose what the woman says. (How do I get to / Is there a cafe at / Do you like) Answer: How do I get to — Farid's answer is a bus, the way there, so the question is How do I get to.

Word	Pronunciation	Example
How do I get to …?		Excuse me. How do I get to the bank?
go down the street		Go down the street and turn left at the bank.
on your left		The pharmacy is on your left.

On the street

People walk on the sidewalk. At the crosswalk, you walk to the other side of the street. A traffic light tells cars and people to stop or go.

• Try it: Lani: What are those men painting on the street? Farid: A new ___. Look at the picture. Choose what Farid says. (crosswalk / sidewalk / block) Answer: crosswalk — The men make white lines over the street, so it is a new crosswalk.

Word	Pronunciation	Example
sidewalk		The sidewalk is wet. Be careful.
crosswalk		Always use the crosswalk.
traffic light		Turn left at the traffic light.

Blocks and intersections

A block is the street from one corner to the next. An intersection is where two streets meet. across from means on the other side of the street.

• Try it: Lani: Where's the cafe? Farid: It's ___ the pharmacy. Look at the picture. Choose what Farid says. (next to / across from / between) Answer: across from — From the pharmacy window you look over the street at the cafe door, so it is across from the pharmacy.

Word	Pronunciation	Example
block		Walk one block, then turn right.
intersection		There's a traffic light at the intersection.
across from		The gym is across from the bank.