How do I get there?

lesson description
You will be able to give directions to friends and tourists using the vocabulary, prepositions of direction, and the present progressive form of the verbs drive, ride, walk, turn, stop, and exit.

objectives
D  escribe modes of transportation and give directions  Employ prepositions of direction  Practice the present progressive verb tense

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vocabulary

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BUS STOP
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bicycle motorcycle ambulance truck taxi

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speed limit subway bus car stop sign

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yield block road/street plane/airplane stop light

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boat train helicopter intersection left

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right highway bus stop

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verbs
q Infinitive q Present Tense q Simple Past Tense q Future Tense q Present Progressive

to drive I drive I drove I will drive I am driving to walk they walk they walked they will walk they are walking

to ride you ride you rode you will ride you are riding to turn you turn you turned you will turn you are turning

to stop he stops he stopped he will stop he is stopping to exit they exit they exited they will exit they are exiting

to get We already learned that to get can be used when talking about to buy or to become or show a state of change. There are other ways in which get can be used: To reach or arrive at a place: When did you get in the shower? What time will we get there? We got home around 6 P.M. To obtain/ To receive : I got the letter from the mailbox. Johnny got an A on his test. She will get an answer by tomorrow.

key phrases
You will turn right at the stop sign. Take a left at the corner. Go straight for one mile. Turn right at the stop light. Keep going straight until you see a white house. The beach is at the corner of XYZ Street and ABC Avenue. The bus stops in front of the store. We are taking a taxi to the airport.

your turn
Fill in the blank with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses. For example: They will exit the theater in 15 minutes. (exit) 1. I ______________ to the supermarket yesterday. (drive) 2. She ___________ to the bank in an hour. (walk) 3. He ______________ the bus last week. (ride) 4. They ___________ the car to the right at the next light. (turn) 5. The vehicles ____________ at the stoplight. (stop) 6. The passengers are __________ the subway right now. (exit) 7. The policeman __________ the cars to see if all the seat belts were buckled. (stop) 8. We are ____________ to school in ten minutes. (drive) 9. Peter is ______________ at 10:00 P.M. (arrive) 10. We should ___________ the dog. (walk)

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conversation
Read the following conversation out loud five times. Todd:  Do you know where Ocean Avenue is? Ned: Its by the ocean. Todd:  Oh, that makes sense. Wow, thats far. How do I get there? Ned:  You want to go out of the garage, turn right until you reach the stop sign, turn left, go to the stop light, stop, wait for it to turn green, cross that intersection and then youll eventually go under the highway. Todd:  There isnt a helicopter that could take me there, is there? Ned: No. Todd: Boat? Ned: Theres no water.

Bonus Feature: Watch the English Highway video to follow along! (Lesson ID: #0342)

your turn
Match the image with the correct word.

bike

ambulance

speed limit sign

stop light

train

stop sign

boat

bus

taxi

helicopter

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prepositions of direction
Prepositions of direction are used to clarify the direction of someone or something. They appear with verbs of motion.

across along around down into off onto out of past through toward up

from one side to the other parallel to the length or direction of to go along the outside of a place to get to the other side along the course of to move inside of something moving away / down from to a place or position on; upon to move outside of something beyond in position in at one end and out at the other in the direction of to move toward an elevated place

She ran across the bridge. I was walking along the road. Go around the park to get to the train station. Walk down the street and turn left. He got into the ambulance. Laura and Paul got off the ship. The tow truck drove onto Main Street. He got out of the truck. I ride my bicycle past the park on my way to school. The train passes through town every Sunday. He drove toward the stop sign. Walk up the stairs.

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your turn
Choose the correct preposition of direction to complete the sentence. 1. We drove ________ the tunnel. a. down b. into 2. They got ________ the helicopter. a. out of b. through 3. The car drives ________ the stop sign. a. into b. out of

c. off

c. along

c. toward

4. The red airplane flew ________ the other airplane. a. past b. through c. inside 5. Ned walked ________ the bus. a. off b. onto 6. We are home! Get ________of the car. a. out b. down

c. through

c. onto

7. Walk ________ the stairs to get to the subway underground. a. through b. along c. down 8. Go ________ the tree to get to the other side. a. into b. out c. around

There are several verb-preposition combinations that have the meaning of continuing or resuming an action. These are casual expressions, often used with an exclamation for emphasis. Some of the expressions have idiomatic meanings. hang on (to the rope)! carry on dream on lead on rock on continue to hold tightly or please wait! resume what you were doing continue dreaming; a funny way of saying that is an unrealistic goal resume or continue leading us continue playing rock music or continue doing a great job!

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putting it all together

Think about your home. I am a tourist. Give me directions from your house to the following locations: For example: Question: Where is the bakery? Answer: You go down the block, around the corner, past the bookstore, and toward the bank. Question: How do I get to the post office? Answer: Question: Where is the library? Answer: Question: How do I get to the bookstore? Answer: Question: Where is the supermarket? Answer: Question: Where is the park? Answer: Question: How do I get to the police station? Answer: Question: Where is your best friends house? Answer:

along across past through around down

up into out of off onto toward

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answer key

your turn - exercise 1

1. drove 2. will walk/walks/walked 3. rode 4. will turn 5. stopped/will stop/stop 6. exiting 7. stopped 8. driving 9. arriving 10. walk

your turn - exercise 2

bike stop sign

ambulance

boat

speed limit sign

bus

stop light

taxi

train

helicopter

your turn - exercise 3

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. b a c a b a c c

putting it all together - exercise 4

Students should use the prepositions to give directions to the different places from their houses in a dialogue form.

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