Asking for and Giving Directions /Writing Emails

Week 10^th -12^th

Hi again!!

We started the week learning how to give directions.

 I hate this lesson because I have difficulties in making the difference between right and left!

But I can tell you that I’m not the only one!

Different ways of asking for directions.

·        Excuse me, can/could you tell me the way to the station?

·        Excuse me, do you know where the station is?

·        Excuse me, can/could you tell me how to get to the station?

Turn right/ left, go straight on/ahead, go over the traffic lights, take the second /third turning on the right / left, it’s on / at the corner.

Go out of the hotel and turn right. Go straight ahead, down Sutter Street. Turn left at Stockton. Union Square will be right in front of you.

We finished talking about present perfect, so this is the summary:

·         Use present perfect for general experiences without saying asking “when”

Have you ever been to New York?

She’s been to China twice.

·         Use present perfect to link past with present. To say how long something has been happening or to talk about duration.

I’ve known my best friend since we were children.

(We met when we were kids- past. We know each other- present)

I’ve lived in Madrid for ten years.

·         To talk about actions recently finished.

He’s just left the office, sorry.

I’ve already fed the dog.

And we also compared formal and informal emails.

Formal	Formal	Informal
Starting Dear Sir /madam	Starting: Dear Mr/Ms + surname	Starting: Dear + name
Closing: I look forward to hearing from you	Closing: I look forward to hearing from you	Closing: I hope to…
End: Yours faithfully	End: Yours sincerely	End: Regards Love / lots of love

Remember not to use contractions, abbreviations or acronyms in formal letters or emails. Be polite. Use “could”, “would like” etc.

And that was about it!

See you!

Giving directions- video                        Directions - Vocabulary