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Vocabulary: directions - English lesson

Many words and expressions indicate the directions we should follow, or we should take...

This vocabulary is sometimes 'difficult' and must, at least be recognized...

A direction/ in the direction of

lengthwise

sideways

diagonally/ crosswise

clockwise// anticlockwise/ counter clockwise

forward(s) // backward(s)

Counter clockwise

To advance/ to move forward

To head for

towards

backwards

behind

To look behind/ look back

To return

To come back/ to get back

on his return

To go home// To come home

To look backwards...

- The other way/ in the other direction/ in the opposite direction

- comings and goings

- To take a step back:/ to step back(wards)

Coming and goings...

A departure

To leave from/ for

To leave a place

To start out/ set off// To set out/ get under way

flight (is the noun)

To flee (fled, fled) from/ to

An escape

To run away from/ to escape from

To break out of/ to escape from

To follow

- Let's go! / Let's be off! / Off we go!

- in the pursuit of sb/ sth // to chase (after) sb/ sth

A runaway... To set off/ on/ for a journey

To go near/ to come near// To approach/ at his approach

To approach a place

To reach a place

To arrive/ an arrival

To converge on

Through => To go through

Across => To cross

He's reached the jam jar... She's going to cross the street...

- To draw near to a place/ to approach a place

- To circle a place

- to turn round

Take the right direction! and thanks for working with me!

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