An invitation to a party

Listen to some phone messages with directions to practise and improve your listening skills.

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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!

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Discussion

Is it easy to get lost in your town? Have you ever given directions to a visitor?

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i have lived in my town since i have born so its difficult to get lost in my town i know every inch in my town. My town is very big and old one so we have so many of visitors every year and they have their guide so its difficult to give one of them the directions.

Hi, i live in a town city that is big enough, it is simply featured with wide lands and desert as well, So there are a huge area without any buildings such as factories or appartements, that is going to be fine and more comfortabale to visitors' self while are hunging out or just kickabout some time. It is hardly somebody gets lost that is because not crowded , bustling and dirty city so that i am talking about . For me i have given direction to foreingers many times, when they are asking me for missing place and if i know that place i will have to direct them to find their place in a easy way. That's it . Thank you.

As my town is a little big, some foreigners don't know the name of the places. So , I sometimes give directions for them and they say "Thank You".

Fortunately, nobody can get lost in my town, because it's a small country and today technology help us to find our way by using google map or GPRS. But if you go to the mountains, because my Country well knows about the wonderful mountains that are frequently visited by tourists you can get lost, in that green paradise. I remember last year, I gave some direction and advice to some tourist that were interested to visit mountains. But first, I researched the location, just to be pretty sure that I will help them with right information.

It isn't easy to get lost in my town because the roads here are wide and people follow the traffic lights very well. If you travel to my town by motorbike, you can arrive anywhere with just an internet-connected smartphone with the Google map app. Or you can catch a taxi at Long Khanh Market and ask the driver to take you to arrive at the place that you want.

thanks

Here are the instructions to get to my house. Are you going to take your car? If you take the car, drive straight on Almatar St. until you get to Alothaim Mall. Drive after Bus Station and take the exit to Al Gaysh St. You drive down the road there till the last of it. Then, turn left with the circle. It's the first big building. You will find my apartment No.1 on the first floor.

yes. one day we have been in an old and traditional house suddenly i have saw two visitors have been confuse and was talking together. so they started walking and came to first point . they turned around themselves. so i showed exit board .

In my town it is dufficult to get lost, because the city where i live isn`t very big and roads and steets are wide enoght. There are no many places. But the place where my home located is quite confused. Because many of them look the same so you can get lost here. Sometimes I meet the people who cannot find some particular house so I give direstion to them if I know.