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44-50 TRAVEL
46 Maps and directions
46.1.1 MAPS AND DIRECTIONS
Pronunciation
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Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/ˈævɪnjuː/
avenue
2
/bɛnd/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /rəʊd/
bend in the road
3
/blɒk/
block
4
/ˈkʌmpəs/
compass
5
/daɪˈrɛkʃᵊn/
direction
6
/ˈdɪstəns/
distance
7
/iːst/
east
8
/ˈfriːweɪ/ / /ˈməʊtə/ /weɪ/
freeway / motor way
9
/ˌɪntəˈsɛkʃᵊn/ / /ˈkrɒsˌrəʊdz/
intersection / crossroads
10
/ˈʤʌŋkʃᵊn/
junction
11
/kiː/
key
12
/ˈkɪləʊˌmiːtə/ / /ˈkɪləʊˌmiːtə/
kilometer / kilometre
13
/meɪn/ /rəʊd/
main road
14
/ˈmiːtə/ / /ˈmiːtə/
meter / metre
15
/maɪl/
mile
16
/nɔːθ/
north
17
/ˌnɔːθˈiːst/
northeast
18
/ˌnɔːθˈwɛst/
northwest
19
/ˈrəʊd mæp/ / /ˈstriːtmæp/
roadmap / streetmap
20
/skeɪl/
scale
21
/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/
signpost
22
/saʊθ/
south
23
/ˌsaʊθˈiːst/
southeast
24
/ˌsaʊθˈwɛst/
southwest
25
/striːt/
street
26
/tɜːn/ / /ˈtɜːnɪŋ/
turn / turning
27
/wɛst/
west
28
/jɑːd/
yard
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46.1.2 MAPS AND DIRECTIONS
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/ˈfʊtpɑːθ/
footpath
2
/wʌn/-/weɪ/ /striːt/
one-way street
3
/pəˈdes.tri.ə.naɪzd/ /striːt/
pedestrianized street
4
/ˈʃəʊldə/ / /hɑːd/ /ˈʃəʊldə/
shoulder / hard shoulder
5
/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ / /ˈpeɪvmənt/
sidewalk / pavement
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46.2 PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/əˈkrɒs/ /frɒm/ / /ˈɒpəzɪt/
across from / opposite
2
/bɪˈhaɪnd/
behind
3
/bɪˈtwiːn/
between
4
/hɪə/
here
5
/ɪn/ /frʌnt/ /ɒv/
in front of
6
/nɛkst/ /tuː/
next to
7
/ɒn/ /ðə/ /ˈkɔːnə/
on the corner
8
/ɒn/ /ðə/ /lɛft/
on the left
9
/ɒn/ /ðə/ /raɪt/
on the right
10
/ðeə/
there
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46.3 VERBS
Pronunciation
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Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/tuː/ /ɑːsk/ /daɪˈrɛkʃᵊnz/
to ask directions
2
/tuː/ /ɡəʊ/ / /tɜːn/ /lɛft/
to go / turn left
3
/tuː/ /ɡəʊ/ / /tɜːn/ /raɪt/
to go / turn right
4
/tuː/ /ɡəʊ/ /pɑːst/
to go past
5
/tuː/ /ɡəʊ/ /streɪt/ /əˈhɛd/ / /ɒn/
to go straight ahead / on
6
/tuː/ /plæn/ /jɔː/ /ruːt/
to plan your route
7
/tuː/ /riːd/ /ə/ /mæp/
to read a map
8
/tuː/ /stɒp/ /æt/
to stop at
9
/tuː/ /teɪk/ /ðə/ /fɜːst/ /lɛft/
to take the first left
10
/tuː/ /teɪk/ /ðə/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /raɪt/
to take the second right
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