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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