A1#Basic 850Official15 sentences122/850 core words

Excuse me, where's the station? — asking the way

Direction words do the work: left, right, straight, near, far, between. Hold the little map in your head as you write.

New core words in this lesson

betweenfarhappyhelpleftlibrarymarketoverrightstationstraightstreettownturnwalkway

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  1. 1Excuse me, where's the station?
  2. 2Go straight, then turn right.
  3. 3It's on this street.
  4. 4Turn left at the school.
  5. 5Is it far from here?
  6. 6No, it's very near.
  7. 7You can walk there.
  8. 8Is this the way to the station?
  9. 9The market is over there.
  10. 10It's between the store and the library.
  11. 11Thanks for your help.
  12. 12Happy to help.
  13. 13You're almost there.
  14. 14I'll walk with you.
  15. 15This town is not big.

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