Part 2ListeningSection 5 of 8

2.5Question type 3: map and plan labelling

You are given a map or a floor plan and you label the places on it. Students are afraid of this type, but it is the easiest one in the section once you know about twenty words.

Direction vocabulary you must know by heart

Expression	Meaning
opposite / facing	directly across from
next to / beside / adjacent to	at the side of
between	with one thing on each side
behind / in front of	at the back of, at the front of
at the end of	at the far point of a corridor or road
at the top / bottom of	at the upper or lower part
turn left / right	change direction
go straight on / carry on	continue without turning
on your left / right	on that side as you walk
the first / second turning	the first or second road you can turn into
in the corner	where two walls meet
entrance / exit	way in, way out
ground floor / first floor	the floor at street level, the floor above it
upstairs / downstairs	on a higher or lower floor
along	following the length of something
across from	on the other side of
just past	slightly beyond
immediately after	the very next one
in the far corner	in the corner furthest from you
halfway along	at the middle point

The method

Find your starting point before the recording begins. It is usually the entrance or the words you are here.
Put your finger on the starting point and move it as the speaker moves. Do not listen with still eyes.
Read the list of names first. Sometimes there are more names than places, and that is deliberate.
Remember that left and right are the speaker's left and right, not the left and right of the page.
If you lose your place, find an obvious landmark such as the stairs or the main door, and restart from there.