3.11 Discover the North Pennines

The North Pennines, as the name suggests, are at the Northern tip of the Pennine Hills, the backbone of England. A spectacularly beautiful and undiscovered area, some of the wildest open landscape left in England.

Read through the passage below and inform your friend about this place.

Northumberland is a paradise for everyone who enjoys the open air. There are magnificent walks over hills, moors and dales, including a rugged stretch of the Pennine Way, and in summer you can bathe from miles of smooth sandy beaches. The streams and rivers of Northumberland provide some of the finest trout and salmon fishing in Britain, and there is excellent sport along the coast for sea anglers. With the sea or the moors for a background, you can play golf on superb courses, and there are good facilities for other sports and pastimes, including pony-trekking, sailing, gliding, tennis and bowls. Horse-racing, Association and Rugby football can be enjoyed in nearby Newcastle.

If you are thinking of a motoring holiday, there's no better place than Northumberland, where parking problems are few, and you can drive for miles without seeing another car. In fact there are several roads where you are more likely to surprise a pheasant or a hare than to pass another vehicle. Wherever you decide to stop you can always be sure of finding comfortable accommodation, a good meals, and a real warm-hearted Northumbrian welcome - Northumbrians have a reputation for being the most hospitable folk in Britain. There's plenty, of entertainment too, especially in the larger towns. National ballet and opera companies visit the region regularly, and there are first-class theatres in Newcastle...

3.12 Finding the way

1. How to ask someone the way:

Excuse me

can could

you tell me

the way to where ... is how to get to

please

b)How to say you are unable to give directions:

I'm sorry	I don't know I've no idea	(I'm a stranger here myself)
I'm afraid	I don't know I can't help you

3. How to give directions:

Go straight Walk Carry on		up down			this		road street
Go along
until you	come get		to a			post office. Set of traffic lights. Church.
As far as						crossroads.
Then turn		left		into at				(Harold Road) (Green Street) (Cherry Avenue)
		right		at the next				crossroads. Junction set of traffic lights. post office, etc.
Then take the		first second third				turning road			on the left (right)
Then turn (left), then (right).

And it's at the end of the (that) road, on the left (right).

d) How to give an idea of distance:

It's not (very) far. Only about (5 minutes) from here. Quite hear here (actually)

It won't take you long to get there It'll only take about (10 minutes)