Work in pairs. Practice the following mini-talks about giving directions.

1) Asking How to Get to the Subway

A: Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the subway?

B: Subway? Oh, you mean the metro. Go down this street and turn right at the traffic lights.

A: Right at the traffic lights?

B: Yes. You'll see the sign, a large M, when you get there.

A: Thanks a lot.

询问去地铁站的路

A: 打扰一下，你能告诉我怎么去地铁吗？

B: Subway？噢，你是说那个 metro吧？往南走，看到红绿灯右转。

A: 红绿灯右转？

B: 是的。当你走到那里的时候，你会看到一个大写的M标志。

A: 谢谢。

2) Asking How to Get to West Avenue

A: Excuse me. Do you know where West Avenue is?

B: Well, you go down Market Road, pass the market, and turn left.

West Avenue is the first turn on the right.

A: Pass the market and turn left. First turn on the right. Thanks.

B: You are welcome.

问怎么去西大街

A: 打扰一下。你知道西大街在哪里吗？

B: 呃，你顺着市场大路往南走，路过市场，再左转。西大街就在右边的第一个十字路口。

A: 路过市场再左转。右边第一个十字路口。谢谢。

B: 不用谢。

3) Asking How to Get to the Sales Manager's Office

A: Good morning. Can you tell me where the Sales Manager's office is?

B: Well, the Sales Manager's office is on the fifth floor, Room 512.

A: Where is the lift, please?

B: Over there. Take the lift to the fifth floor, and then turn left. It is the second room on the left.

问怎么去销售经理的办公室

A:早上好。请问你能告诉我销售经理的办公室在哪里吗？

B:呃，销售经理的办公室在五楼，512房间。

A:请问电梯在哪里？

B:在那里。乘电梯到五楼，再左转。左边第二个房间就是。

4) Asking How to Get to the Conference Room

A: Hello, Miss. I'm looking for the conference room.

B: The conference room is on the third floor. You can take the lift or just walk upstairs.

A: When I walk out of the lift, how can I get there?

B: Just go straight ahead. It's in front of you. You can't miss it.

问怎么到达会议室

A: 小姐，你好。我在找会议室。

B: 会议室在三楼。你可以乘电梯或者爬楼梯。

A: 我走出电梯后，怎么到呢？

B: 只需要直走，就在你正前方，那样就找到了。

5) Asking How to Get to the City Center

A: Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the city center?

B: You know the school gate, don't you? There is a bus stop there.

A: Oh, yes, the bus stop is in front of the gate.

B: Take Bus No. 16 or Bus No. 19, and you'll get downtown.

问怎么到达市中心

A: 打扰一下，请问你能告诉我怎么去市中心吗？

B: 你知道校门口，对吧？那里有一个公交站。

A: 噢，是的，公交站台就在校门口前面。

B: 乘坐16号或19号公交车，你就能到市中心。

Maps are very useful for giving and understanding directions. Read the following sample map carefully and try to use the information to practice short dialogues.

Read the following sample dialogues and try to perform your own tasks.

Talking About How to Get to Work

Peter: Mark, do you live far away from the museum where you work?马克，你住的地方离你工作的博物馆远吗？

Mark: Yes. You know I live in an apartment on Wynn Street, and the museum is on Low Street.是的。你知道我住在温尼街的一套公寓里，而博物馆在低地大街。

Peter: How do you usually go to work?你通常怎么上班呢？

Mark: I usually drive my car up Hall Street and park the car behind the convenience store. Then I walk over to the museum.我一般把车开到高地街，把车停在便利店后面。接着我会走到图书馆。

Peter: Oh. Then how about the winter time when it snows?噢。那冬天怎么办呢？

Mark: Well, in winter when it snows, I’d rather not drive. I take the underground from Wynn Street to LowStreet. Then I walk across from Low Street station to the museum.呃，冬天下雪的时候我就不开车了。我会走温尼街到低地接之间的下行通道。接着从低地街站台走到博物馆。

Peter: That’s also convenient, isn’t it?很方便，对吧？

Mark: Yes, it is. I can take Bus No. 16, too. The bus stop is just opposite my apartment.是的。我也能坐16号公交车。公交车站就在我家公寓对面。

Peter: Yeah, nowadays, parking is also a big problem.是的，现在停车就是个大问题。

Mark: Buses are good. Only sometimes you have to wait for a long time.公交车挺好的。只是有时你得等很久。

Asking How to Get to the Manager's Office

Bill: Excuse me, where is the manager’s office?打扰一下，请问经理办公室在哪里？

Clerk: The manager’s office? It’s not on this floor. It’s on the fourth floor downstairs. You can just walk down the stairs there.经理办公室？不在这层楼。在四楼。你可以走楼梯上去。

Bill: Would you please tell me how I can find his office?请问你能告诉我怎么去他办公室吗？

Clerk: Sure. Go down the stairs to the fourth floor and turn left. At the end of the corridor, turn left again.当然。下到四层楼再左转。在走廊尽头再左转。

Bill: Left, and left again.左转再左转。

Clerk: It’s the second door on the right next to the meeting room.在二楼右边靠近会议室。

Bill:  Thank you very much.非常感谢。

Listen to 10 sentences for workplace communication cross-referenced with their Chinese translations. 

human resources      人力资源

reception                  接待

transfer                      转乘

high-speed railway   高铁

blocks                        街区

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