Listening, speaking and vocabulary: Getting around

VThe senses

1Match the body parts to the senses. 

eyes

ears

skin

nose

tongue

• hearing
• taste
• smell
• sight
• touch

VThe senses

2Complete the sentences about Kim and Dan's trip to North America with the verbs and adjectives in the box. Write the correct form of the verbs. 

MOVE
• taste
• tasty
• see
• smelly
• hear
• feel

• 1In Chicago, we ate an American hamburger for the first time. It was very big and it  really nice!

• 2In New York, we  a show on Broadway. It was exciting.

• 3In Toronto, in February, it was so cold that I couldn't  my fingers. They were like ice!

• 4In Yellowstone National Park, we  a loud noise at night! It was a bear and it was in our camp.

• 5New Yorkers love eating bagels with cheese. I think they're very . I love eating them, too.

• 6During the trip, I didn't wash my socks. They were so !

VPrepositions of movement

3Read about Kim and Dan's first day in Washington DC, the capital of the USA. Choose the correct prepositions of movement to complete the text. 

Our day in Washington DC

We came 

¹downout ofunder

 

our hotel at 8 a.m. and walked 

²acrossthroughpast

 

the road, looking both ways to see if there was any traffic. Then we went 

³outdownunder

 

the steps into the underground (or 'subway' as they call it in the USA), and got on the train. We got off the train at Gallery Place Metro Station, walked 

⁴uptowardsout of

 

the steps and came 

⁵upout ofacross

 

the station into 9th Street. We went 

⁶throughout ofalong

 

9th Street all the way from G Street to F Street. We walked 

⁷towardsacrossup

 

the International Spy Museum. On the way, we went 

⁸throughpastinto

 

the National Portrait Gallery, but we didn't go in. In the Spy Museum, we walked 

⁹underalongthrough

 

the rooms and learned about the CIA, the KGB and some famous spies who worked for them.

Asking for and giving directions

4It is the second day of Kim and Dan's holiday in Washington DC. Play the recording and listen to the dialogue. Are the sentences True or False? 

• 1Kim and Dan don't have a map.TrueFalse

• 2They ask an American woman for directions.TrueFalse

• 3They're in front of the White House.TrueFalse

Asking for and giving directions

5Play the recording and listen to the dialogue. Choose the map of the city with Kim and Dan's route. 

ABC

A

B

C

Asking for and giving directions

6Play the recording and listen to the dialogue. Study the sentences and choose Dan or American woman next to the phrases that they use in the dialogue. 

• aIt's near here. American womanDan

• bSorry, I didn't catch that. American womanDan

• cAre you from Washington? American womanDan

• dTurn right into Pennsylvania Avenue. American womanDan

• eYou can't miss it! American womanDan

• fCould you tell us how to get there? American womanDan

• gGo down this road … American womanDan

Asking for and giving directions

7Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box. Then play the recording, listen and check. 

MOVE
• It's near here.
• Sorry, I didn't catch that.
• Are you from Washington?
• Turn right into Pennsylvania Avenue.
• You can't miss it!
• Could you tell us how to get there?
• Go down this road

DanExcuse me. ¹ 

WomanYes, I am.

DanGreat! Can you help us? We're looking for the White House. ² 

WomanOh, sure. Er … ^3  4  towards Pennsylvania Avenue. When you reach Pennsylvania Avenue, turn right and walk along the road to the White House.

Dan⁵  Did you say turn left or right?

Woman⁶  You'll see the White House on the right. ⁷ 

DanOK. Well, thank you very much.

8  Look at  the map of Washington DC. You are a tourist and you want to go to Ford's Theatre. You are in front of the White House. Ask for directions. Write the dialogue.

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