Asking for Directions

1. Asking for Directions In Taipei Source: http://www.etweb.fju.edu.tw/daily_eng/conversation/Units/directions_index.htm

2. Vocabulary and Expressions • Q. Excuse me. 對不起 • How do I get to ____? 我如何去…？ • Is there a ____ near here? 這裡有…？ • Where is the nearest ____, please? • A.a. 在街角／紅綠東處左轉 turn left -- at the traffic lights/at the intersection take a left turn (u turn) at ... • b. 直走三條街go straight ahead for three blocks. • c. 搭地鐵  1. Take MRT Brown line. 2. Get on at the Taipei railroad station. 3. Change to __ line at Zhongxiao Fuxing station. 在南京復興站換車 4. Get off at ___ station and use exit 5. 在__站下車，由五號出口出去 • d.（地方在）On the corner/ On your left(right) 3 Blocks (街) away

3. Drilling • A: Do you know where the Plaza Hotel is? • B: • A: Where is the U.S. Embassy, please? • B:

4. Drilling –Possible Answers • A: Do you know where the Plaza Hotel is? • B: Go under the bridge and take a sharp left and you’ll see it. • A: Where is the U.S. Embassy, please? • B: Cross the bridge and you’ll see it across from the bank.

5. Drilling • A: Excuse me, is there a pay phone near here? • B: • A: Could you tell me where the Hong Kong Restaurant is? • B:

6. Drilling –Possible Answers • A: Excuse me, is there a pay phone near here? • B: Yes, it’s across the street on the left-hand side. • A: Could you tell me where the Hong Kong Restaurant is? • B: It’s two blocks down on the left-hand corner.

7. Drilling 2. From the Taipei City Hall to the Sun Yat-Shen Memorial Hall •     A: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the Sun Yat-Shen Memorial Hall, please?   •     B:

8. Drilling 2. From the Taipei City Hall to the Sun Yat-Shen Memorial Hall •     A: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the Sun Yat-Shen Memorial Hall, please?   •     B: Sure, no problem. You can take the exit on ShihFu Rd., walk straight on Jen Ai Rd. for two blocks, and then you will see the Sun Yat-Shen Memorial Hall on your right.

9. Drilling 3.From the Grand Hyatt Hotel to the Warner Village •     A: Information, how may I help you?  •     B: I would like to go see a movie at the Warner Village.  How do I get there, please? •     A:

10. Drilling 3.From the Grand Hyatt Hotel to the Warner Village •     A: Information, how may I help you?  •     B: I would like to go see a movie at the Warner Village.  How do I get there, please? •     A: Through the front door, sir, you will see the SungShou Rd. Walk towards your right hand side, the Warner Village is only three blocks away, across from the ShinKong Mitsukoshi Department Store. 

11. Drilling 4. From the ShinKong Department Store to the Centra Exhibition Hall •     A: Where could I find the Centra Exhibition Hall?  •     B:

12. Drilling 4. From the ShinKong Department Store to the Centra Exhibition Hall •     A: Where could I find the Centra Exhibition Hall?  •     B: Turn right, take the Sung Shou Rd. Head west and then turn left at the crossroads of  Shih Fu and Sung Shou. Within three minutes, the Centra Exhibition Hall is on your right.

13. Drilling 5. From Tourism Bureau to Sung Yung Road •    A: Do you know any short-cuts from the bureau to Sung Yung Rd.?  •    B:

14. Drilling 5. From Tourism Bureau to Sung Yung Road •    A: Do you know any short-cuts from the bureau to Sung Yung Rd.?  •    B: There are two ways to get there. One is to walk on foot along the Chung Hsiao East Rd., head east, turn right on Sung Jen Rd. and Sung Yung Rd. is one block ahead.  Or you can take the MRT from Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station to the Taipei City Hall Station; it's much quicker to go by the mass transportation.

15. East Area –General Discussion • Where would you recommend foreigners to go to there? • How about yourself? Do you like it there?

16. Taipei Railroad Station to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall