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UNIT5

HowShouldIGo?

FindingandGivingDirections

Introduction

Findingthewayorgivingdirectionsisaveryimportantfunctionoflanguageinevery

culture.Itisespeciallytroubomeforstrangersinanewce,becauseiftheydon’tknow

howtoasktofindthewayorfollowthedirections,theymaysimplygetlostandnotbeableto

getanywheretheywanttogo.Imaginewhatwouldhappenifyoulostyourwayinabigcity

likeNewYork.Nothingcouldbeworse.Youwouldbe“trapped”there.Butthingswouldbe

differentifyouknewanumberofdirectionalexpressions.Generally,it’seasytoaskforroad

directions.Youcansimplystartbysaying“Excuseme,couldyoutellmehowtogetto...?”It

canbedifficultforastrangerinanewcetofollowtheanswer.Hereisasuggestion:Learn

someexpressionsfordescribingdirections,distanceandvehic,andwhileyou’relistening

tothedirections,trytoformamentalpictureoftheroads.

AnswerstotheQuestions:

1.Becauseifyoudon’tknowthewayinanewce,youmaygetlostandwon’tbeableto

goanywhereyouwant.

2.Becauseifyoucanrememberonlyonesentence“Excuseme,couldyoutellmehowtoget

to...?”,youcangethelp.

3.It’sdifficulttofollowthedirectionsgivenbyahelper.

PartOneListeningIn

TheMTA

M:Excuseme.

W:Yes?

M:CouldyoutellmehowtogettoHarvardYard?

W:Sure.YoucantaketheMTA.JustwalkacrosstheCommons.Thestationisontheother

side.

M:WhichlinegoestotheUniversity?

W:Theredone.GodownthestairsandtakethetraintoHarvardSquare.

M:Don’tIhavetochange?

W:No,i