APIEAsking for and Giving Directions
A school open day
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Asking for and Giving Directions
Theme: A School Open Day • Estimated Time: 12 Minutes
How to use this lesson
For Teachers
Guide learners through the 4 rule cards step by step in a 12-minute practice session.
Check the answers together after students complete the 12 interactive exercises below.
For Learners
Read the 4 grammar rules carefully first and look at the right and wrong examples.
Next, complete all 12 practice questions from easy to hard to test your skills.
🏫 School Open Day Words in this Lesson
4 Grammar Rules for Directions
Start directions with a verb
Action words start directions. Do not put You at the beginning.
Walk up the stairs to the staffroom.
Also: Go down the stairs.
You walk up the stairs to the staffroom.
Turning at a place
Put left or right after Turn. Use at before the place name.
Turn right at the gate to see the flagpole.
Also: Turn left at the sign.
Turn at the gate right to see the flagpole.
Asking for a place
Use Where is for one thing. Use Where are for two or more things.
Where is the headteacher's office?
Where are the restrooms?
Also: Where are the stairs?
Where are the office?
Positions in the school
Use at the end of for the last part. Use next to for beside something.
The office is at the end of the corridor.
Also: The hall is next to the playground.
The office is next the corridor.
✏️ Practice Exercises (12 Questions)
Test your grammar knowledge with these school open day tasks.
Part 1: Choose the correct sentence
Which sentence says where the lab is? (beside)
Which question asks for the restrooms correctly? (plural)
Which sentence tells someone to turn near the flagpole correctly? (pattern)
Part 2: Change into a direction starting with a verb
Put the words in order to make a direction with no "You": to / the / Walk / hall / staffroom / the / across (verb)
Put the words in order to make a direction with no "You": office / ahead / Go / the / to / straight (first)
Put the words in order to make a direction with no "You": lab / the / along / Walk / to / corridor / the (order)
Part 3: Fill in the gaps
"____ is the new whiteboard?" (question)
"Turn left ____ the big cabinet." (preposition)
"The restroom is at the ____ of the corridor." (last)
Part 4: Correct the error in short messages
"Hi! Turn at the lab right to find the headteacher."
Correct the phrase "turn at the lab right": (order)
"Where are the main cabinet?"
Replace the wrong word "are" with the correct word: (one)
"Go straight ahead. The flagpole is at the end the yard."
Correct the phrase "at the end the": (missing)
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