LESSON 7.3 | GIVING DIRECTIONS

LESSON 7.3 | GIVING DIRECTIONS 

Giving and asking directions English lesson

This lesson you will be learning how to give directions to another person when they ask you for directions on how to go somewhere.  and also give examples of how to ask for directions as well. 

Important verbs and prepositions when giving directions

Asking somebody for directions

** Hint The key words are highlighted ** 

Questions you can ask about directions

Can you please tell me how I can get to Oxford Street?

Where is the nearest supermarket?

How can I get to the  local market?

I'm trying to get to Downing Street.

How do I get to the office?

What's the best way to get to your house next ?

Where is Mc Donalds can you tell me please?

How to give directions to somebody else 

Go straight on till you see the hospital then turn left.

Turn back, you have gone past the turning.

Turn left when you see a roundabout.

Turn right at the end of the road and my house is number 67.

Cross the junction and keep going for about 1 mile.

Take the third road on the right and you will see the office on the right

Take the third road on the right and you will see the shop on the left

Take the second road on the left and you will see the house on the left

Take the second road on the left and you will see the hospital straight ahead

The hospital is opposite the railway station.

The shop is near the hospital.

The house is next to the local cricket ground.

The shop is in between the chemist and KFC.

At the end of the road you will see a roundabout.

At the corner of the road you will see red building.

Just around the corner is my house you will need to stop quickly or you will miss it.
Go straight on at the traffic lights.
turn right at the crossroads.
Follow the signposts for Manchester.

Giving directions conversation

When giving directions to someone it is best to use short basic English sentences. Speak slowly when talking to the other person and spell out words if they don't understand and if possible draw a map.
Mr Bean : - Please tell me how I get to your apartment?
Mrs Smith: - Are you coming by car or by bus?
Mr Bean : - I am coming by car.
Mr Bean : - Please could you tell me the easiest way of getting to your apartment?
Mrs Smith: - Take the M6 to Manchester and come of at junction 6
Mr Bean : - Manchester can you spell that for me
Mrs Smith: - M a n c h e s t e r
Mr Bean : - Thanks
Mrs Smith: -  OK, then turn right at the roundabout and take the first left my house is on the left next to the local food store.
Mr Bean : - Is that the quickest way of getting to your apartment?
Mrs Smith: - Yes, it is the quickest way by car.
Mr Bean : - Would you draw me a map please I don't know the area.
Mrs Smith: - Yes.
Mr Bean : - Thanks.

LESSON 7.1 & 7.2 | COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES (ASO EL SC 2)

Comparatives and Superlatives

English Grammar Rules

We use Comparatives and Superlatives to compare two or more nouns.

The formation of the comparative and superlative depends on the number of syllables in the adjective:

One-syllable Adjectives

To form the comparative, we add -er to the end of the adjective.

To form the superlative, we add -est to the end of the adjective.

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
small	smaller	the smallest
cold	colder	the coldest
light	lighter	the lightest
wide *	wider	the widest
hot **	hotter	the hottest

* When an adjective ends in the letter E, we just add the -R (for comparatives) or -ST (for superlatives). We do not write two Es together. Wider (correct) not wideer (incorrect).

** When an adjective ends in a consonant + short vowel + consonant (C + V + C), we normally double the last letter. big - bigger - biggest, wet - wetter - wettest

• London is bigger than Santiago.
• Mike is taller than John but James is the tallest.
• Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
• It is the oldest building in the village.
• I want a faster car.

Notice how comparatives are often followed by than when comparing two things or people.

Two-syllable Adjectives ending in -Y

To form the comparative, we remove the -y and add -ier to the end of the adjective.

To form the superlative, we remove the -y and add -iest to the end of the adjective.

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
crazy	crazier	the craziest
happy	happier	the happiest
early	earlier	the earliest

• It was the happiest day of my life.
• My joke was funnier than your one.
• This section is easier than the rest.

Adjectives with Two or more Syllables

For Adjectives with 2 syllables (that don't end in -y) and higher (3, 4 syllables etc), we use more for comparatives and the most for superlatives.

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
handsome	more handsome	the most handsome
nervous	more nervous	the most nervous
enthusiastic	more enthusiastic	the most enthusiastic

• My girlfriend is more beautiful than yours.
• Alex is more intelligent than you but I am the most intelligent.
• It was the most wonderful day I have ever had.

Some exceptions with two-syllable adjectives ending in -er and -est:

narrow - narrower, simple - simpler, quiet - quieter

Irregular Forms

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
good	better	the best
bad	worse	the worst
far ***	further / farther	the furthest / farthest
little	less	the least
many/much	more	the most
old ****	older/elder	the oldest / eldest

• I am a better tennis player than you but Marcelo is the best.
• Steve is a worse liar than me but Adrian is the worst.

*** Farther - Further

Further / farther, furthest / farthest are all used for distance.

Only Further / furthest are used to mean 'additional' or 'more advanced'.

• Puerto Montt is further / farther than Valdivia is from here (in Santiago).
• If you require further information, please contact reception.

Remember that the opposites of 'more' and 'most' are 'less' and 'least', respectively.

**** Older - Eldest

We use elder / eldest when we are talking about family relationships and normally only before a noun (not by itself unless it is a pronoun).

• He is my elder brother. (We cannot say: My brother is elder than me. - incorrect)
• The eldest sister would pass on her dresses to the younger one.

Comparative and Superlative of ILL

When comparing how ill people are, you will normally hear worse or the worst and not "iller or illest". Some people may prefer to replace ill with sick (sicker, sickest) when comparing.

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LESSON 6.3 | FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS

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List of regular verbs in English

List of regular verbs in English

Here you will find a list of common English regular verbs. 

An alphabetical list of English regular verbs 

Infinitive	Past simple and Past perfect
Act	Acted
Add	Added
Aid	Aided
Arrest	Arrested
Assist	Assisted
Attend	Attended
Address	Addressed
Advertise	Advertised
Amuse	Amused
Approach	Approached
Ask	Asked
Accompany	Accompanied
Accustom	Accustom
Agree	Agreed
Annoy	Annoyed
Answer	Answered
Appeal	Appealed
Appear	Appeared
Arrange	Arranged
Arrive	Arrived
Board	Boarded
Balance	Balanced
Banish	Banished
Bark	Barked
Bless	Blessed
Brush	Brushed
Behave	Behaved
Belong	Belonged
Beg	Begged
Believe	Believed
Boil	Boiled
Breathe	Breathed
Boost	Boosted
Call	Called
Care	Cared
Carry	Carried
Choke	Choked
Change	Changed
Check	Checked
Charge	Charged
Clean	Cleaned
Climb	Climbed
Comb	Combed
Complete	Completed
Consist	Consisted
Count	Counted
Cover	Covered
Close	Closed
Cook	Cooked
Crash	Crashed
Craw	Crawl
Cross	Crossed
Cry	Cried
Cool	Cooled
Dance	Danced
Dare	Dared
Declare	Declared
Delay	Delayed
Deliver	Delivered
Deny	Denied
Dial	Dialled
Die	Died
Dine	Dined
Drag	Dragged
Dress	Dressed
Drop	Dropped
Dry	Dried
Enclose	Enclosed
Enjoy	Enjoyed
Engage	Engaged
Envy	Envied
Ease	Eased
Erase	Erased
Exchange	Exchanged
Express	Expressed
Exclaim	Exclaimed
Explain	Explained
Fail	Failed
Fasten	Fastened
File	Filed
Fill	Filled
Fish	Fished
Finish	Finished
Fire	Fired
Fix	Fixed
Follow	Followed
Frighten	Frightened
Fry	Fried
Gain	Gained
Guess	Guessed
Happen	Happened
Help	Helped
Hunt	Hunted
Hurry	Hurried
Imagine	Imagined
Iron	Ironed
Judge	Judged
Kiss	Kissed
Kill	Killed
Laugh	Laughed
Leak	Leaked
Like	Liked
Lock	Locked
Look	Looked
Love	Loved
Mark	Marked
Milk	Milked
Miss	Missed
Manage	Managed
Marry	Married
Massage	Massaged
Measure	Measured
Move	Moved
Observe	Observed
Offer	Offered
Open	Opened
Order	Ordered
Park	Parked
Pass	Passed
Perform	Performed
Phone	Phoned
Pick	Picked
Plan	Planed
Play	Played
Please	Pleased
Plough	Ploughed
Polish	Polished
Pour	Poured
Practice	Practiced
Pray	Prayed
Prefer	Preferred
Promise	Promised
Pronounce	Pronounced
Pull	Pulled
Punish	Punished
Push	Pushed
Repeat	Repeated
Report	Reported
Request	Requested
Rest	Rested
Reach	Reached
Refuse	Refused
Raise	Raised
Rain	Rained
Realize	Realized
Register	Registered
Receive	Received
Remain	Remained
Remember	Remembered
Repair	Repaired
Require	Required
Reserve	Reserved
Row	Rowed
Resolve	Resolved
Return	Returned
Save	Saved
Search	Searched
Serve	Served
Settle	Settled
Sign	Signed
Slap	Slapped
Slip	Slipped
Smile	Smiled
Smoke	Smoked
Snow	Snowed
Spill	Spilled
Stage	Staged
Stay	Stayed
Stretch	Stretched
Stop	Stopped
Study	Studied
Suffer	Suffered
Swallow	Swallowed
Switch	Switched
Tackle	Tackled
Talk	Talked
Thank	Thanked
Tire	Tired
Touch	Touched
Trap	Trapped
Train	Trained
Travel	Travelled
Trouble	Troubled
Try	Tried
Turn	Turned
Use	Used
Unpack	Unpacked
Visit	Visited
Wait	Waited
Walk	Walked
Wash	Washed
Watch	Watched
Warm	Warmed
Warn	Warned
Water	Watered
Weigh	Weighed
Wish	Wished
Work	Worked
Wreck	Wrecked