Giving DirectionsPrepositions of place and movement

IN

Static (non-movement) verbs, countries, cities, states and places you can walk into

For example:

Stay in the UK

Work in Madrid

Arrive in Bulgaria

In a room/ In a building

AT

Static (non-movement) verbs and places

For example:

At work/ home/ cinema

Arrive at work

At the end of the street

At the bus-stop

TO

Verbs of movement (go, come, drive, get[arrive], etc)

For example:

Go to school

Get to work

Walk to the park

Never with ‘home’ – go home, drive home, walk home, etc

Never with ‘visit’ – she visited Colombia

ON

With directions

For example:

On the left

On the right

Straight on

+ on the corner

Giving directions

Take the first/second/third road on the left/right.

It’s on the left/right.

Turn left/right.

Go straight on (until you see X)

Straight ahead

At the end (of the road) turn…

Points of reference

Roundabout

- first, second, third exit

Junction

Crossroads

Traffic lights

“HELP! I’m lost!”Give directions to destination.Use the vocabularyStart from A, finish at B