Formal Commands
Giving Directions: Sol
Blank Map
La Puerta del Sol - Madrid
Introduction
This exercise consists of tracing on a map the directions given to a tourist on an audio file. The map depicts an actual part of old downtown Madrid known as Sol.
This
exercise uses expressions to indicate location (i.e., "to the right",
"to the left", "straight ahead", etc.) and imperative
forms (commands) for the formal second person (usted) of verbs
commonly used when giving directions: "to turn", "to
keep/continue", "to go down/up", etc.
There is also some minimal vocabulary that you may not know, but most
of it should be easily inferred from the context. There is one phrase
with which you may have difficulties: "boca (mouth) de Metro",
translates as "subway entrance".
The icon 
on the maps indicates the Metro entrances.
Do the exercise
Situation: a tourist is in San Martín Square (marked in the map with a red
square 
) needs to take bus #26 to go to a shopping district in another part of Madrid. He asks for directions to get to the bus stop.
- Print this page
or the map and draw the route the tourist needs to follow.
- Listen to the audio
in its entirety:
Directions (.wav) Directions (.mp3)
- Listen to the audio in segments:
| Directions
1 (.wav) Directions 2 (.wav) Directions 3 (.wav) |
Directions 4 (.wav) Directions 5 (.wav) Directions 6 (.wav) |
Directions
1 (.mp3) Directions 2 (.mp3) Directions 3 (.mp3) |
Directions 4 (.mp3) Directions 5 (.mp3) Directions 6 (.mp3) |
Further Practice
After doing this part, perhaps you want to practice your listening comprehension skills further by doing a fill-in-the-blank exercise reproducing the indications to the tourist. If so, select this link: Listening Comprehension Exercise.
Map used with permission of SoftguideMadrid.
Home Page
Webmaster