Labeling a Map | Understand the Instructions
Where can the following buildings be found? Write the appropriate letter. 9.Queens head Pub _____
10.Car Showroom _____
11.Jim’s Motorbike Rental ______
IELTSTutors Tips
- What place names are given on the map?
- What do you have to listen for? (for example, buildings on the street or rooms in a building)
- How are the different places connected? (for example, roads, paths or corridors)
People who have a good understanding of prepositions of place and vocabulary connected to location (we will have a lesson for this soon) will do well at this type of activity.
Improve your Map Reading Skills
Where can the following buildings be found? Write the appropriate letter.
J – Jim C: I’d like to come and have a look at the motorbike before I rent it. I live close to the central hospital. How can I find you?
J: Right, to start with, take Spencer Lane all the way to the end. Then you’ll reach a t-junction with a butchers on your left, it’s opposite the Queens Head pub.
C: Ok. I know where you mean.
J: Good, well turn right onto the main road, it’s called Wilmslow road.
C: Sorry, was that a right.
J: Yes, that’s correct, turn right. Then, go down Wilmslow road and you’ll see a big car showroom on your right. It’s across from a small football field.
C: Are you sure, I thought there was a supermarket opposite the football field.
J: No no, that closed a few years ago. It reopened as a car showroom a few months back. Anyway. Take the left turn there.
C: At the football field?
J: Correct.
C: What road is that?
J: I believe it’s Hill Road.
C: Ok, got it. I’m just noting down the directions.
J: Ok, well go up Hill road and across from the garden center you’ll see a car park. Do a left into the car park and at the back you’ll see the office. It’s right behind the kindergarten. You can’t miss us because the car park is full of motorbikes.
C: Great, I’ll pop round tomorrow about 1 o’clock.
Jim says ‘You’ll reach a t-junction with a butchers on your left, it’s opposite the queens head pub.‘
Car Showroom | B
Jim tells us ‘go down Wilmslow road and you’ll see a big car showroom on your right. It’s across from a small football field.’
Be careful here because the Customer makes an error that Jim has to correct:
‘Are you sure, I thought there was a supermarket opposite the football field.’
‘No no, that closed a few years ago. It reopened as a car showroom a few months ago.’
Jim’s Motorbike Rental | C
Jim’s directions are ‘go up Hill road and across from the garden center you’ll see a car park. Do a left into the car park and at the back you’ll see the office. It’s right behind the kindergarten… You can’t miss us because the car park is full of motorbikes.
We hope you are feeling more confident with map labeling now. Remember to practice often and use our tips for quick progress.