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Directions



In this unit you can learn about directions, prepositions, traffic signs and buildings.


Do you like to travel? If so, knowing the English words for directions, places and road signs will be very helpful! Whether you are asking for directions, or giving directions, knowing some key words can make all the difference!
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Prepositions


When studying, you can make your own drawings! Drawings are a type of mnemonic device. A mnemonic device helps you remember something. Mnemonic devices can be songs, poems, rhymes, acrostics, acronyms, drawings, cartoons, graphs, charts, dances, plays, anything that helps you remember! Do you like minions? You can draw a cartoon with the minions speaking English! You could draw a picture of a minion and label the different body parts or clothes! Use your imagination and be creative!
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Other terms...

*Next to = beside
**Opposite = across from
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Road Signs

Here are some common road signs to help you practice. If you want to study this topic at home, you can make some signs and place them around your house to help you remember.



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