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Automated message: You have two new messages. Message number one, received today at 3.45 p.m.
Hi, it's me. How's it going? I guess you're at work and you don't have your phone on, right? First of all, thank you, THANK YOU for the birthday card and message. I received it this morning. That's so nice of you. I'm organising a little party for my birthday. It's nothing very big – only a few of my best and closest friends. That means you too! We're going to have it at my cousin's house. She lives in the countryside in a nice big house with a swimming pool. I'd love to see you there. It's going to be this Friday. I'll send you the instructions on how to get there later, OK?
Anyway, have fun at work. Don't work too hard, OK? Talk soon.
Automated message: You have two new messages. Message number two, received today at 5.15 p.m.
Aw, you're still not answering your phone! OK, here are the instructions to get to my cousin's house for the party. Are you going to take your car? If you take the car, drive straight on Forest Road until you get to the motorway. Drive past Brownsville and take exit 13A. That's 13A. You drive down the road there and turn left. It's the first big house on the right. OK? If you're taking a bus, you can get the number 80 to Brownsville. Call me when you get there and somebody can pick you up in a car. I can't wait. This is going to be so great!
Discussion
Is it easy to get lost in your town? Have you ever given directions to a visitor?
=> I live in a townhouse in a pretty big city in Vietnam so I find it not really easy to get lost in my town. I haven't given instructions/ directions to any visitor.
My town’s small, I think unreal get lost there. Also you can see traffic signs and you can ask for help.
I never gave directions to visitors, because my town’s small and not much people go there.
My town is quite big, so for visitors can be easy to get lost. It happens to me to give directions especially in English, and I try and be as much clear as I can. Fortunately, today google maps support me in giving the best directions to them.
Is it easy to get lost in your town? Have you ever given directions to a visitor? Yes, it can be difficult if you don't know the roads very well. I often have to give directions when I'm expecting visitors, and I'm not very good at giving directions. I always confuse people.
Yes ,I have do it but I am not good in description .I prefeer go with him .
Hello everyone.I live in small ukrainian city-Ivano-Frankivsk.I think that my city very comfortable and you have very little chance of getting lost in my city.I often give direction to a visitor.
yes of course, you can get lost in my city, because my city is the capital. There are so many people here and transportation is congested. Someone asked me for directions to a place I didn't know. So I suggest using google map.
Well. I live in small town. It’s called Belgorod. I really don’t often go outside and if it happen i will choose my neighbourhood to walk around and breathe. But sometimes my mom got lost when she was trying to get to somewhere which is not popular place, although she has been living in Belgorod since she was born. Her husband always help her with her road problems.
I live in a smalltown called Crato. I usually give instructions with my phone messeges somebody can until to stay lost lol, but I trying do my best.
I live in Cairo it’s big town so I always lose when I want to go somewhere so I use location or ask somebody people here are so nice and friendly if I ask anybody can give me instruction to go where I want the problem I can’t give instruction to anyone because I’m going to lose him 😄