Big place, isn't it?
Look at those buildings!
Today we'll learn how to use the transportation system,
and LA,
is going to be our example!
When visiting a city, the best way
to get to know that city is to walk around!
This means, sometimes, turning right,
turning left and sometimes, going straight.
And also it means stopping and asking for directions,
and being able to understand those instructions.
It also means that you'll need to use the famous phrases
"How do I get there?"
and "how do I get here?"
And we'll go over all this!
There are still a couple more forms of different or alternative transportation,
such as, renting or riding a bike!
Now, I'm really excited to get to experience
these examples with you guys, so I say, let's get started!
Some useful information to know,
as you're learning about transportation systems,
is types of roads.
For example, we're here on a very famous road,
this is Hollywood Boulevard.
A boulevard is a wide road,
in a city or town, that typically has trees along the side.
I'm now here on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue.
As you can see from the sign behind me,
we have Argyle Av.
"Av" is an abbreviation that stands for Avenue.
I'm on the corner of Argyle Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard,
and now we're going to walk one block, from Argyle Avenue, to Vine Street.
Now, you may be asking yourself,
what is the difference between an avenue and a street?
Well, for Americans, it's interchangeable.
It really just depends on what the city wants to name the road.
So now, we'll walk one block
to the corner of Vine Street and Hollywood Boulevard.
So, now we're almost there to the corner of Vine street and Hollywood Boulevard,
just a little further.
And now we've walked one block
to the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street.
Well, I'll keep on walking, there's a lot to see in LA
and I just love to walk around!