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
Lesson ID: #0402
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vocabulary
10
14
15
16
11
12
13
17
18
BUS
STOP
20
21
19
1
2
3
4
5
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bicycle
motorcycle
ambulance
truck
taxi
22
6
7
8
9
10
speed limit
subway
bus
car
stop sign
11
12
13
14
15
yield
block
road/street
plane/airplane
stop light
23
16
17
18
19
20
boat
train
helicopter
intersection
left
21
22
23
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 stop
he stops
he stopped
he will stop
he is stopping
to turn
you turn
you turned
you will turn
you are turning
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
your turn
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.
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
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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
from one side to the other
She ran across the bridge.
along
parallel to the length or direction of
I was walking along the road.
around
to go along the outside of a place to get to the other side
Go around the park to get to the train station.
down
along the course of
Walk down the street and turn left.
into
to move inside of something
He got into the ambulance.
off
moving away / down from
Laura and Paul got off the ship.
onto
to a place or position on; upon
The tow truck drove onto Main Street.
out of
to move outside of something
He got out of the truck.
past
beyond in position
I ride my bicycle past the park on my way to school.
through
in at one end and out at the other
The train passes through town every Sunday.
toward
in the direction of
He drove toward the stop sign.
up
to move toward an elevated place
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
c. off
2. They got ________ the helicopter.
a. out of
b. through
c. along
3. The car drives ________ the stop sign.
a. into
b. out of
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
c. through
6. We are home! Get ________of the car.
a. out
b. down
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
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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:
along
up
across
into
past
out of
through
off
around
onto
down
toward
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:
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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
putting it all together - exercise 4
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Students should use the prepositions to give directions to the
different places from their houses in a dialogue form.
b
a
c
a
b
a
c
c
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