Ever felt lost in a new city? In this episode, Lucas and Mia practise asking for and giving directions. It’s B1-friendly: short sentences, clear pronunciation cues, and lots of repetition.
You’ll hear imperatives like Go straight ahead, Turn left/right, and Stop at the traffic lights. We also focus on five high‑frequency words: traffic lights, crossroads, on the corner, straight ahead, pedestrian street.
Podcast Notes
In this episode of the Vocaburger Podcast, Lucas and Mia how to ask and give directions in English.
1. Vocabulary Glossary:
Traffic lights — red, yellow, and green lights that control cars. Go straight to the traffic lights and turn right. Crossroads — a place where two roads cross. Turn left at the crossroads. On the corner — where two streets meet. The museum is on the corner of King St and Park St. Straight ahead — go forward without turning. Walk straight ahead for two minutes. Pedestrian street — a street for people, not cars. The café is on a pedestrian street behind the bank. Also useful:past, on the left/right, at (the lights), block (US: one short city street).
Imperatives for directions = base verb + place phrase. Go straight ahead. Turn left at the traffic lights. Walk past the post office.
Place phrases at the traffic lights / the crossroads on your left / your right on the corner (of X Street and Y Street) past the bank (go by it; do not stop)
Polite ways to ask Excuse me, how can I get to…? Could you tell me the way to… , please? Is there a … near here?
Check information So, I turn right at the lights? The second left?
