{"id":8762,"date":"2016-02-28T01:59:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=8762"},"modified":"2022-12-27T13:07:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T21:07:53","slug":"business-english-pod-284-business-trip-2-giving-directions-english-getting-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/28\/business-english-pod-284-business-trip-2-giving-directions-english-getting-around\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 284 &#8211; Business Trip 2: Giving Directions and Getting Around"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8762-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP284-Getting-Around.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP284-Getting-Around.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP284-Getting-Around.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP284POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-284-Giving-Directions-Getting-Around-600x259.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 284 - Giving Directions in English\" width=\"600\" height=\"259\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-284-Giving-Directions-Getting-Around-600x259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-284-Giving-Directions-Getting-Around-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-284-Giving-Directions-Getting-Around.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today&#8217;s lesson on giving directions and getting around a city. This lesson is part of a larger series that looks at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/business-english-podcast-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business English<\/a> you need for a successful overseas <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">business trip<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<p>Getting from point A to point B in a city isn&#8217;t always simple. Even with a map, there are lots of opportunities for confusion. First of all, a map doesn&#8217;t include the names of every little shop or house. And even though a map might show you where some major things are, it won&#8217;t tell you how to get there. For these reasons, we still rely on people for advice on getting around. And whether you&#8217;re traveling and need to understand someone&#8217;s directions, or whether someone asks you for directions, you need the right language. <\/p>\n<p>This is what we&#8217;ll look at in today&#8217;s lesson. We&#8217;ll learn language and techniques for describing a location, suggesting the best travel option, and describing distance. We&#8217;ll also look at how to give basic directions, how to explain a change of course, and how to ask a stranger for help on the street.<\/p>\n<p>In the dialog, we&#8217;ll rejoin Cam and Vanessa, who have traveled to Shanghai on business. They&#8217;re talking to the concierge at their hotel, who is explaining to them how to get to a specific coffee shop in the city&#8217;s Pudong business district. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat does the concierge recommend as the best travel option?<br \/>\n2.\tHow does the concierge describe the distance to Hengshan Lu Station?<br \/>\n3.\tWhen Cam approaches a stranger in the street, what is the first question he asks?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP284SN-Getting-Around.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Study Notes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP284QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a 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