Hi everybody, I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of speak Englishpodcast.com.

My mission is to help you to speak English fluently. I'm going to talk about how to ask and give

directions in English. For example, when you want to go

to a restaurant and you have to ask for directions. Next, an exclusive mini-story to improve your

fluency in English. Remember that you can get the text of this episode at speakenglishpodcast.com.

So let's get started. As you know, it's very useful to know how to ask for directions when you go

to a place for the first time and you're a bit lost. Okay, yes, I know that

nowadays with smartphones you can check the GPS and you don't need to ask for help anymore. But think about

this. Asking for directions is an excellent opportunity to practice English. In this episode, we will see the most

common expressions with some examples. All right, the best way to ask for directions is by using this

expression. Excuse me, how do I get to? Or, can you tell me the best way to get to?

For example, if you want to ask how to get to time square, you say, excuse me, how do I get to

time square? You could also say, excuse me, how do I get to Times Square?

You could also say, what is the quickest way to get to the movies?

Excuse me, where's the nearest post office, please?

Excuse me, I'm looking for... And if you're very close to your destination, you could

simply ask, where is the hotel? And if you get lost, just ask this simple question, where exactly

am I? Okay, great. Now let's see how to give directions. Here are some useful

phrases for giving directions on the street. Turn left, turn right, and go straight ahead.

An example.

Sorry, what is the quickest way to get to the city center?

It's easy.

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