0080 Asking for Directions

Question 1

• Busa has high blood pressure and diabetes, and __ ____ __ ____, she just found out that she has a bad hip!

in addition; moreover; also

Answer 1

on top of that

• Busa has high blood pressure and diabetes, and on top of that, she just found out that she has a bad hip!

Question 2

• I wanted to ___ __ _____ ___ you, but I couldn’t find your phone number or email address.

to communicate with someone, especially if one hasn’t spoken with that person in a while

Answer 2

to get in touch with (someone)

• I wanted to get in touch with you, but I couldn’t find your phone number or email address.

Question 3

• We’d like to _____ you ____ for coffee and dessert next Friday evening.

to ask someone to come to one’s home

Answer 3

to invite (someone) over

• We’d like to invite you over for coffee and dessert next Friday evening.

Question 4

• Quentin is really nervous about letting his girlfriend see his ______, because it’s so dirty and messy.

home; house or apartment; where one lives

Answer 4

place

• Quentin is really nervous about letting his girlfriend see his place, because it’s so dirty and messy.

Question 5

• It’s really easy to ___ _____ in a big city, especially if you don’t have a good map.

to not know where one is or how to go where one wants to go

Answer 5

to get lost

• It’s really easy to get lost in a big city, especially if you don’t have a good map.

Question 6

• If you get ________ _____ in the woods, remember that the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.

disoriented; not knowing where one is or which direction one should go; not knowing which way is north, south, east, or west

Answer 6

turned around

• If you get turned around in the woods, remember that the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.

Question 7

• _______ me , ______ ___ ____ __ ___ __ ____ __ the library?

a very polite phrase used to ask a stranger how to go somewhere

Answer 7

Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to (somewhere)

• Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the library?

Question 8

• Normally, I’d be happy to drop off those papers at the office for you, but unfortunately it’s in the ________ _______ from where I need to go today.

the other way; right if one is going left, or backward if one is moving forward

Answer 8

opposite direction

• Normally, I’d be happy to drop off those papers at the office for you, but unfortunately it’s in the opposite direction from where I need to go today.

Question 9

• You used to be in the army? ___ ________! You always talk about how important peace is, so I would never have guessed that you used to be a soldier.

a phrase used when one is very surprised by what another person has just said and almost does not believe it because it seems so unlikely

Answer 9

you’re kidding

• You used to be in the army? You’re kidding! You always talk about how important peace is, so I would never have guessed that you used to be a soldier.

Question 10

• As you ____ toward the river, you’ll pass by a lot of great restaurants and coffee shops.

to go in a particular direction; to go a particular way

Answer 10

to head

• As you head toward the river, you’ll pass by a lot of great restaurants and coffee shops.

Question 11

• In this city, many young families live toward the south, and most retirees live in the ______ ________.

the opposite way; the opposite direction; west if one was going east, or north if one is going south

Answer 11

other direction

• In this city, many young families live toward the south, and most retirees live in the other direction.

Question 12

• They live on a noisy ______ that’s almost in the center of downtown.

the distance along a street from where one street crosses it to where the next street crosses it

Answer 12

block

• They live on a noisy block that’s almost in the center of downtown.

Question 13

• My mother always told me to look both ways for cars before walking across a busy ___________.

where two streets cross each other, often with a stoplight or at least stop signs

Answer 13

intersection

• My mother always told me to look both ways for cars before walking across a busy intersection.

Question 14

• When you get to the park, ___ _ ___ and then you’ll be on Glisan Street.

to turn left, especially when driving

Answer 14

to hang a left

• When you get to the park, hang a left and then you’ll be on Glisan Street.

Question 15

• __ _______ ____ that road for about one mile until you see the sign for the park.

to move forward; to move ahead without turning

Answer 15

to go straight down

• Go straight down that road for about one mile until you see the sign for the park.

Question 16

• If you stay on this road, you’ll ___ the museum.

to approach a street or building; to find or encounter

Answer 16

to hit

• If you stay on this road, you’ll hit the museum.

Question 17

*____ _ ___ immediately after passing the gas station.

to turn left

Answer 17

to make a left

• If you stay on this road, you’ll hit the museum.

Question 18

• As you drive north on Burnside Avenue, the pharmacy will be on your ____ ____ ____.

on the left; on one’s left

Answer 18

left hand side

• As you drive north on Burnside Avenue, the pharmacy will be on your left hand side.

Question 19

• That’s right! You’__ ___ __!

to understand something correctly or completely

Answer 19

to have got it

• That’s right! You’ve got it!