The Weekend - Asking For Directions (C0202)

A:

We have been going around in circles for the past hour! Will you just please stop and ask for directions?

B:

We are not lost! I'm just taking the scenic route.

A:

Yeah, whatever. I told you we should buy that GPS that was on sale, but would you listen to me? No! This is so typical.

B:

Fine! I'll ask this guy for directions if it will shut your trap! Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me how to get to Saint Mary's Church?

C:

Sure! Go down Park Road. turn left, go up as far as the set of traffic lights and turn left. The place you are looking for isthe second building on the right.

A:

Thanks!

B:

See? Was that hard? If you would only listen to me more often, you would be better off.

Key Vocabulary

typical

having the usual characteristics (of)

direction

an instruction leading to a place or point

on sale

special offer or discount

get to

reach;be able to arrive at(in)

better off

be in a better condition

go around

circulate

GPS

Global Positioning System

shut your trap

shut up

Supplementary Vocabulary

freeway

A highway without tolls. Also known as an expressway

Toll

A fixed charge or tax for a privilege, especially for passage across a bridge or along a road.

Pedestrian

a person travelling on foot; walker

middle of nowhere

a remote or far away place where there are very few people or buildings

Hitchhiker

A person that travels by soliciting free rides along a road.

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