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     III. Read and translate the dialogue.
                    COULD   YOU TELL ME THE WAY?

     Betty: Excuse me. Could you tell me which way Dobson’s
bookstore is?
     Nancy: Yes, it’s that way. You go two blocks, then turn left. It’s
on the corner opposite the post office.
     Betty: Thanks, I’ve only been in town a few days, so I really
don’t know my way around yet.
     Nancy: Oh, I know how you feel. We moved here a year ago,
and I still don’t know where everything is.

     Exercise 1. Answer the questions on the dialogue:
     1. Why doesn’t Betty know her way around the town? 2. How
long has she been in this town? 3. What store is she looking for?
4. What is the name of the girl Betty stopped in the street? 5. Could
Nancy direct Betty to the bookstore? 6. Does Nancy know the town
well? 7. When did Nancy move to that town?

     Exercise 2.
     Imagine you are a stranger in a town. Compose a dialogue between
yourself and a passer-by. You may use some of these questions if you want.
     Excuse me. Could you tell me where ... is? Which is the way to...?
Can you direct me to...? Would you please tell me the way to...?

     Exercise 3.
     Imagine you are a tourist and have just been on a conducted tour.
You are talking to your local friend and share your impressions. You
may use some of the words and questions: how did you find ...? How
did you like ...? What did you think of ...? What was ... like? What
about ...? How did you spend ...? Where did you ...? What did you ...?
     Words you may use in your answers: impressive/impressed,
interesting/interested, fascinating/fascinated, exciting/excited,
exhausting/exhausted, tiring/tired, amusing/amused.

     Exercise 4.
     In no more than 50 words describe how once you tried to find
your way to the railway station when you were visiting a town.

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