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