Finding Your Way Around Town
Practice asking for directions, finding places, and following simple routes around town.
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1. Alege răspunsul corect.
What is the visitor looking for?
Visitor: Excuse me. Is there a library near here?
Local: Yes, there's one on King Street.- A library
- A bank
- A bus stop
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- A library
"Is there a ... near here?" is a useful way to ask about a place nearby.
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2. Completează spațiul liber.
You need to stay on the same street without turning.
Go ___ ahead until you reach the park.
- left
- straight
- right
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Go straight ahead until you reach the park.
"Go straight ahead" means keep going in the same direction.
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3. Alege răspunsul corect.
What is beside the bakery?
Visitor: Where is the bakery?
Local: It's next to the pharmacy.- The post office
- The school
- The pharmacy
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- The pharmacy
"Next to" means beside, with no other building between the two places.
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4. Completează spațiul liber.
The café and the bank face each other from opposite sides of the street. The café is ___ the bank.
- across from
- inside
- next to
The street is between the two places.
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The café and the bank face each other from opposite sides of the street. The café is across from the bank.
"Across from" describes places facing each other on different sides of a street.
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5. Alege răspunsul corect.
Where should you stop?
Walk past the bookstore. Stop at the next building. That's the dentist's office.
- At the bookstore
- At the building after the bookstore
- At the building before the bookstore
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- At the building after the bookstore
"Walk past" means continue walking until the place is behind you.
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6. Pune cuvintele în ordine.
You want to ask someone politely for directions to the bus station.
- Could you
- the way
- show me
- to
- the bus station?
Start with the polite question opening.
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Could you show me the way to the bus station?
"Could you show me the way to ...?" is a polite request for directions.
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7. Completează spațiul liber.
Three buildings stand in a row: a bank, a flower shop, and a hotel. The flower shop is ___ the bank and the hotel.
- behind
- across from
- between
The flower shop is the middle building.
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Three buildings stand in a row: a bank, a flower shop, and a hotel. The flower shop is between the bank and the hotel.
Use "between" with two places: "between the bank and the hotel."
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8. Alege răspunsul corect.
Which street should you turn onto?
The streets on your left are Oak Street, Pine Street, then Hill Street. Take the second left.
- Oak Street
- Pine Street
- Hill Street
Pass one street before turning.
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- Pine Street
"Take the second left" means pass the first left turn and turn at the next one.
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9. Alege răspunsul corect.
When should you turn right?
Visitor: Where do I turn right?
Local: At the traffic light, just before the bridge.- At the traffic light
- Before reaching the traffic light
- After crossing the bridge
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- At the traffic light
A traffic light can help you find the turning point. Here, you turn before reaching the bridge.
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10. Completează spațiul liber.
Visitor: How far is the museum?
Local: It's only a five-minute walk. You can get there on ___.- bus
- foot
- car
The local person is talking about walking.
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Visitor: How far is the museum?
Local: It's only a five-minute walk. You can get there on foot."On foot" means walking. For other ways to travel, we say "by bus" or "by car."
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11. Alege răspunsul corect.
How can you enter the museum?
The front door is closed. Walk along the side of the building to the parking lot. The open entrance is at the back.
- Use the front door.
- Use a door on the side of the building.
- Use the back entrance by the parking lot.
Walking along the side takes you to the entrance; it is not the entrance itself.
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- Use the back entrance by the parking lot.
Directions may describe places you pass before telling you where to enter.
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12. Pune cuvintele în ordine.
The hotel entrance is not on this street. It is just past the corner to your left.
- on your left.
- The entrance is
- around the corner
Begin by saying what you are describing.
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The entrance is around the corner on your left.
"Around the corner" means just past the place where the street turns.
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13. Completează spațiile libere.
Your route goes inside the park, then crosses the river by a bridge.
Walk ___ the park, then go ___ the bridge.
- under
- through
- around
- over
The route enters the park and uses the bridge to reach the other side.
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Walk through the park, then go over the bridge.
"Through the park" takes you inside it. "Over the bridge" takes you across the river.
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14. Alege răspunsul corect.
Which street is the clinic on?
From the hotel, turn right onto West Street. At the bank, turn left onto Lake Street. The clinic is the second building on your right.
- West Street
- Lake Street
- The street where the hotel is
Think about which street you are on after the last turn.
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- Lake Street
The clinic's location comes after the turn onto Lake Street, so it is on that street.
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15. Alege răspunsul corect.
You missed the library and reached the park. What should you do now?
From the station, go straight and turn left at the café. The library is on your right, before the park. The park is farther along the same street.
- Turn around. The library will be on your left.
- Turn around. The library will be on your right.
- Keep going. The library will be on your right.
Walking back changes which side the buildings are on.
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- Turn around. The library will be on your left.
When you turn around, a place that was on your right is now on your left.