30-Days of Slow English Speaking — Day 7: Asking for Directions — Transcript

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1. 0:00I have a map,
2. 0:03but I'm a little lost.
3. 0:07I need to find my hotel.
4. 0:16I'm in a new city.
5. 0:19I don't know this place.
6. 0:31I'm looking for my hotel.
7. 0:33I can help you.
8. 0:41Do you know where this hotel is? Yes, I
9. 0:45know it. It is not far from here.
10. 0:53Great. Thank you so much. You don't need
11. 0:57to take a car. You can walk.
12. 1:06Go straight.
13. 1:09Walk straight for two blocks,
14. 1:13then stop at the traffic lights.
15. 1:16Go straight for two blocks. Okay, I
16. 1:20understand.
17. 1:31Turn left at the traffic lights, then
18. 1:34walk for one block.
19. 1:37>> Turn left at the traffic lights, then
20. 1:40walk for one block. Got it.
21. 1:48>> Do I turn left here? No. Turn right
22. 1:51here. The hotel is on your right.
23. 1:54>> Turn right. The hotel is on my right.
24. 1:56Thank you.
25. 2:01>> Excuse me. Where is the train station?
26. 2:05>> Go straight. Turn left at the next
27. 2:08street.
28. 2:12>> The station is across from the bank.
29. 2:14>> Thank you very much.
30. 2:23I found my hotel. I went straight. I
31. 2:26turned left. Then I turned right. I made
32. 2:30it. I'm very happy.
33. 2:38Excuse me. Where is the museum? Can you
34. 2:42help me? The museum is not far. Sure.
35. 2:53Go straight. Go straight. Yes. Go
36. 2:56straight for two blocks. Okay. Thank
37. 2:59you.
38. 3:07Do I turn left here? Yes. Turn left.
39. 3:11Then what? Walk one block. Got it.
40. 3:15Excuse
41. 3:23me. Is the museum near here?
42. 3:25>> Yes, it is near the park.
43. 3:27>> Is it far?
44. 3:28>> No, it is very close.
45. 3:30>> Thank you.
46. 3:39>> Excuse me. Is the museum near here?
47. 3:42>> Yes, it is near the park.
48. 3:52I found the museum.
49. 3:56I went straight.
50. 3:58I turned [music] left.
51. 4:08Then I walked one block.
52. 4:11I made it.
53. 4:14Great.
54. 4:38Hi. I found the museum. Really? How did
55. 4:42you find it? I asked someone for help.
56. 4:45That was a good idea.
57. 4:53First, I went straight. For how long?
58. 4:56For two blocks. Then what did you do?
59. 5:00Then I turned left.
60. 5:08After I turned left, I walked one block.
61. 5:11Was the museum easy to find? Yes, it
62. 5:14was. How did you know? Someone told me
63. 5:18it was near the park.
64. 5:23I finally reached the museum. Was it
65. 5:26difficult?
66. 5:27No, it was easy. Why? Because I asked
67. 5:31for directions.
68. 5:38I'm in a taxi now. Are you going home?
69. 5:42Yes. Did you get lost today? No, I
70. 5:46didn't.
71. 5:53Why didn't you get lost? Because I had a
72. 5:57map. Did you use your phone?
73. 6:00>> Yes, I did.
74. 6:08That's how I reached the museum.
75. 6:10>> Did you know the way?
76. 6:12>> Not at first. So, what did you do? I
77. 6:16asked a person for help. That was smart.
78. 6:23I was in a new city.
79. 6:26I did not know the streets,
80. 6:29but I stayed calm.
81. 6:38I asked for help and I found the museum.
82. 6:43Asking for directions really helped me.
83. 6:52Now let's practice the English from
84. 6:54today's lesson. Listen carefully. I will
85. 6:58speak slowly. Then you will have time to
86. 7:01repeat. Take your time. You do not need
87. 7:05to speak quickly. Just listen, repeat,
88. 7:08and practice. Let's begin.
89. 7:12Excuse me, could you help me, please?
90. 7:18Excuse me, could you help me, please?
91. 7:24Very good. This is a polite way to ask
92. 7:27someone for help. Let's say it again.
93. 7:31Excuse me. Could you help me please?
94. 7:37Great. Now, imagine you are walking in a
95. 7:40new city. You do not know where the
96. 7:43train station is. What can you ask?
97. 7:46Where is the train station?
98. 7:52Where is the train station?
99. 7:57Excellent. Now imagine you are looking
100. 8:00for your hotel. You can ask where is the
101. 8:04hotel.
102. 8:08Where is the hotel?
103. 8:13Very good. Here is another useful
104. 8:15question. Could you tell me how to get
105. 8:19to the hotel?
106. 8:23Could you tell me how to get to the
107. 8:25hotel?
108. 8:29Excellent. You can also ask about a
109. 8:32museum. Could you tell me how to get to
110. 8:35the museum?
111. 8:39Could you tell me how to get to the
112. 8:41museum?
113. 8:45Very good.
114. 8:47Now, let's practice some direction
115. 8:50words.
116. 8:52Go straight.
117. 8:56Now go straight
118. 9:00again. Go straight.
119. 9:05Excellent. Now turn left.
120. 9:11Now turn left
121. 9:16again. Turn left.
122. 9:21Very good.
123. 9:24Now turn right.
124. 9:29Now turn right
125. 9:33again. Turn right.
126. 9:38Great job. Let's put two directions
127. 9:42together. Go straight and turn left.
128. 9:48Now go straight and turn left.
129. 9:55Excellent.
130. 9:56Now try this one. Go straight and turn
131. 10:01right.
132. 10:04Now go straight and turn right.
133. 10:10Very good. Here is another useful
134. 10:14sentence.
135. 10:16Walk for two blocks.
136. 10:20Now walk for two blocks.
137. 10:26Again walk for two blocks.
138. 10:31Excellent.
139. 10:33You can also say walk for one block.
140. 10:39Now walk for one block.
141. 10:44Very good.
142. 10:46And when someone says thank you, you can
143. 10:49say,
144. 10:51"You're welcome."
145. 10:54You're welcome.
146. 10:58Again, you're welcome.
147. 11:02Great job. Now, let's practice a short
148. 11:06conversation.
149. 11:07Listen carefully.
150. 11:10Excuse me. Could you help me, please?
151. 11:13Sure.
152. 11:16Where is the train station?
153. 11:20Go straight and turn left.
154. 11:23Is it far from here?
155. 11:26No, it is only a 5inut walk.
156. 11:31Thank you very much. You're welcome.
157. 11:35Excellent.
158. 11:37Now, let's practice another short
159. 11:39conversation.
160. 11:41Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get
161. 11:45to the museum?
162. 11:48Go straight for one block,
163. 11:51then turn right.
164. 11:54Is the museum next to the park?
165. 11:57Yes, it is.
166. 12:00Thank you for your help.
167. 12:02You're welcome.
168. 12:04Very good. Now, let's practice location
169. 12:08words.
170. 12:10It is next to the bank.
171. 12:14It is next to the bank.
172. 12:17Good. Next to means beside something.
173. 12:22For example, the hotel is next to the
174. 12:25bank.
175. 12:27The hotel is next to the bank.
176. 12:31Excellent.
177. 12:33Now, let's practice another one. It is
178. 12:36opposite the park.
179. 12:38It is opposite the park. Very good.
180. 12:43Opposite means on the other side. Let's
181. 12:47say it again. It is opposite the park.
182. 12:52Great. Now imagine you are walking and
183. 12:56you are not sure about the distance. You
184. 12:59can ask,
185. 13:01"Is it far from here?"
186. 13:06Is it far from here?
187. 13:10Again, is it far from here?
188. 13:15Excellent.
189. 13:16You can also ask, is it a long walk?
190. 13:22Is it a long walk?
191. 13:27Very good. Now, let's practice some
192. 13:30polite expressions.
193. 13:34Thank you very much.
194. 13:38Thank you very much.
195. 13:43Again, thank you very much.
196. 13:48Excellent. You can also say thank you
197. 13:52for your help.
198. 13:56Thank you for your help.
199. 14:00Very good.
200. 14:03Now let's make the conversation a little
201. 14:06longer. Imaged you are visiting a new
202. 14:10city. You have a map. You are looking
203. 14:13for your hotel. You see someone on the
204. 14:16street. You say, "Excuse me. Could you
205. 14:20help me, please?"
206. 14:23The person says, "Sure, what are you
207. 14:26looking for?"
208. 14:29You say, "I'm looking for my hotel."
209. 14:34The person asks, "What is the name of
210. 14:37the hotel?"
211. 14:40You say, "It is the central hotel."
212. 14:45The person says, "Go straight for two
213. 14:48blocks,
214. 14:52then turn left."
215. 14:56The hotel is next to the bank.
216. 15:01You say, "Is it far from here?"
217. 15:06The person says, "No, it is very close."
218. 15:11You say, "Thank you very much."
219. 15:16The person says, "You're welcome."
220. 15:20Now it's your turn. Imagine you are in a
221. 15:24new city. You need to find a hotel.
222. 15:27Start the conversation.
223. 15:30Excuse me, where is the hotel?
224. 15:35Say it again. Excuse me, where is the
225. 15:38hotel?
226. 15:42Very good. Now ask about the train
227. 15:45station. Where is the train station?
228. 15:50Say it again. Where is the train
229. 15:53station?
230. 15:56Excellent. Now ask how to get to the
231. 15:59museum. Could you tell me how to get to
232. 16:03the museum?
233. 16:06Say it again. Could you tell me how to
234. 16:09get to the museum?
235. 16:13Very good. Now give a simple direction.
236. 16:17Go straight.
237. 16:20Turn left.
238. 16:24Turn right.
239. 16:27Go straight and turn left.
240. 16:32Excellent. Now practice a longer
241. 16:35direction. Go straight for two blocks,
242. 16:38then turn right.
243. 16:42Say it again. Go straight for two
244. 16:45blocks, then turn right.
245. 16:50Very good. Now describe a place. The
246. 16:54hotel is next to the bank.
247. 16:59Say it again. The hotel is next to the
248. 17:02bank.
249. 17:05Excellent. Now try this one. The museum
250. 17:09is opposite the park.
251. 17:14Say it again. The museum is opposite the
252. 17:18park.
253. 17:21Very good.
254. 17:23Now ask about the distance. Is it far
255. 17:27from here?
256. 17:31Again, is it far from here?
257. 17:38Excellent. Now ask, is it a long walk?
258. 17:45Again, is it a long walk?
259. 17:51Great job. You are doing very well.
260. 17:54Remember, you do not need difficult
261. 17:57English to ask for directions. Simple
262. 17:59English is enough. You can say, "Excuse
263. 18:03me.
264. 18:06Where is the hotel?"
265. 18:10Go straight.
266. 18:14Turn left.
267. 18:17Turn right.
268. 18:20walk for two blocks.
269. 18:25It is next to the bank.
270. 18:30It is opposite the park.
271. 18:34Is it far from here?
272. 18:38Is it a long walk?
273. 18:42Thank you for your help.
274. 18:46You're welcome.
275. 18:49Excellent job.
276. 18:51Now it's your turn to use English.
277. 18:54Imagine you are visiting a new city.
278. 18:58Choose one place, maybe a hotel, maybe a
279. 19:02restaurant, maybe a museum, maybe a
280. 19:06train station. Ask for directions in
281. 19:10English. For example, excuse me, where
282. 19:14is the museum?
283. 19:16Now, make your own sentence. Take your
284. 19:20time. Speak slowly. Speak clearly. And
285. 19:24remember, mistakes are okay. Every time
286. 19:28you speak, you improve.
287. 19:30Now, practice this lesson again
288. 19:33tomorrow. Listen, repeat, speak, and
289. 19:38practice a little every day.
290. 19:41Now, let's practice in the comments.
291. 19:44What place would you like to find in a
292. 19:47new city? You can write, "I want to find
293. 19:51the museum."
294. 19:52Or, "I want to find the train station."
295. 19:57Or, "I want to find a restaurant."
296. 20:01Now, it's your turn. Write one simple
297. 20:04sentence in the comments.
298. 20:07Great job today. You completed day seven
299. 20:11of our 30 days English practice. Keep
300. 20:15practicing, keep speaking, and don't be
301. 20:18afraid to use English in real life. See
302. 20:21you in day eight. Next time, we're going
303. 20:25to practice English at a restaurant.
304. 20:28We'll learn how to order food and drinks
305. 20:30in simple English. See you in the next
306. 20:34English life story.