EFE learning modules / Asking for Directions & Navigation

scenario 2 sarah a tourist is trying to find her

Scenario Context

"Sarah, a tourist, is trying to find her way to the National Museum. She stops David, a local resident, on a busy street corner to ask for help."

Speakers
S

Sarah

A beginner English learner who is visiting the city for the first time and feels slightly disoriented.

D

David

An intermediate English speaker who lives in the neighborhood and provides detailed, step-by-step navigation instructions.

The Dialogue

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Sarah
Excuse me, sir? Could you help me for a moment?
David
Of course! You look a bit lost. What can I do for you?
Sarah
I am trying to find the National Museum, but I think I took a wrong turn.
David
Ah, the National Museum. You are actually in the right , but you are heading the wrong way.
Sarah
Oh no, really? I thought this street led directly to the park.
David
It does lead to a park, but not the one next to the museum. You need to about two blocks.
Sarah
? Does that mean I should go back the way I came?
David
Exactly. Walk back two blocks until you reach the main with the traffic lights.
Sarah
Okay, I remember passing a large with a library.
David
That is the one! When you get to that , turn left onto Grand Avenue.
Sarah
Turn left at the library onto Grand Avenue. Got it. What is next?
David
Walk down Grand Avenue for about five minutes. You will see a large .
Sarah
A ? Is that the circular road where cars go around?
David
Yes, that is right. It is a major in this area.
Sarah
Which exit should I take at the ?
David
Take the second exit. It will be the road to the one you are on.
Sarah
Wait, what does mean?
David
It means the road that crosses at a ninety-degree angle, like a T-junction.
Sarah
I see. So, I take the second exit and keep going straight?
David
Yes. Keep walking straight. You will pass a lot of traffic because of the shops.
Sarah
Is the museum near the shops?
David
It is just past them. The instructions are quite once you pass the fountain.
Sarah
Is there a fountain on that road?
David
Yes, a very large stone fountain. You cannot miss it.
Sarah
I think my is getting better now. Thank you.
David
No problem. Just remember to stay on the sidewalk and watch for the signs.
Sarah
How much longer will it take to reach my ?
David
From here, it should take about fifteen minutes on foot.
Sarah
That is not too far. I was worried I was miles away.
David
Not at all. You just needed a little help with the directions.
Sarah
Thank you so much for your patience, David.
David
You are very welcome, Sarah! Enjoy the museum. It is beautiful.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Vicinity

/ቪሲኒቲ/

አካባቢ

The area near or surrounding a particular place.

የአንድ የተወሰነ ቦታ አቅራቢያ ወይም አካባቢ።

Backtrack

/ባክትራክ/

የመጡበትን መንገድ መመለስ

To go back over the same route that one has just traveled.

አሁን በተጓዙበት መንገድ ላይ ተመልሶ መሄድ።

Intersection

/ኢንተርሰክሽን/

መስቀለኛ መንገድ

A point where two or more roads meet or cross each other.

ሁለት ወይም ከዚያ በላይ መንገዶች የሚገናኙበት ወይም የሚቆራረጡበት ነጥብ።

Roundabout

/ራውንድአባውት/

አደባባይ

A circular intersection where traffic moves in one direction around a central island.

የትራፊክ ፍሰት በአንድ ማዕከላዊ ደሴት ዙሪያ በአንድ አቅጣጫ የሚንቀሳቀስበት ክብ የመንገድ መገናኛ።

Landmark

/ላንድማርክ/

መለያ ምልክት

An object or feature of a landscape that is easily seen and recognized from a distance.

ከሩቅ በቀላሉ የሚታይ እና የሚታወቅ የመሬት ገጽታ ወይም የከተማ ነገር።

Perpendicular

/ፐርፔንዲኩላር/

ቀጥ ያለ መስቀለኛ መንገድ

At an angle of 90 degrees to a given line, plane, or surface.

ከአንድ መስመር ወይም ወለል ጋር በ90 ዲግሪ ማዕዘን ላይ የሚገኝ።

Pedestrian

/ፔደስትሪያን/

እግረኛ

A person walking rather than traveling in a vehicle.

በተሽከርካሪ ከመጓዝ ይልቅ በእግር የሚሄድ ሰው።

Straightforward

/ስትሬትፎርዋርድ/

ቀጥተኛ ወይም ቀላል

Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand.

ውስብስብ ያልሆነ እና ለማድረግ ወይም ለመረዳት ቀላል የሆነ።

Orientation

/ኦሪየንቴሽን/

አቅጣጫን ማወቅ

The determination of the relative position of something or oneself.

የአንድን ነገር ወይም የራስን አንጻራዊ ቦታ የመወሰን ሂደት።

Destination

/ዴስቲኔሽን/

መድረሻ

The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.

አንድ ሰው ወይም አንድ ነገር የሚሄድበት ወይም የሚላክበት ቦታ።