The document provides guidance on asking for and giving directions, including common questions and phrases. It details various prepositions and expressions used to describe location and direction, along with estimating time or distance. An example dialogue illustrates a conversation about finding a specific location.

1. Asking for/Giving Directions

2. Asking for Directions
Questions you may ask:
• How do I get to …?
• How can I get to …?
• Can you tell me the way to …?
• Can you show me the way to…?
• Where is the…?
• Where is the closest …?
• I’m looking for… can you help me ?

3. Another expression asking for
direction
• Is this the right way for …?
• Do you know where is...?
• I'm trying to get to ............... Can you tell me
the way?
• What's the best way to get to ……….?
• How far is it to...?

4. Giving Directions
a) Using prepositions + nouns:
- opposite (the school)
- near (the restaurant)
- next to (the bank)
- between (the post office & the cinema)
- in front of (the hospital)

5. - behind (the coffee shop)
- at the end of (the street)
- on the corner of (the bank)
- on the (left/right)
- at the (crossroads / roundabout)
- across ( the street)
- under (the bridge)

7. b) Using expressions:
- go + direction (right, left, down, up, through,
straight on, along/down, past the )
e.g. Go through the park and past the police.
- turn + right/left
e.g. At the end of the street , turn right.

8. - take + road name
e.g. Take 5th Avenue.
- stay on + road name for + distance or time
(when driving)
e.g. Stay on Roses Street for 5 minutes.
- Follow +road name + time /until
e.g. Follow Roses Street until you get to the
church.

9. c) Estimating time or distance
Questions:
-How far is it ?
-Is it far from here ?
-How long does it take to get to …?
Answers:
-It’s not very far.
-It’s only about … minutes.
-It won’t take you very long to get there.
-It will take you approximately … minutes to get there.

10. Dialogue:
• Jack: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the National Bank is?
• Anna: The National Bank? Oh, I’m afraid that you are quite far from that.
• Jack: What? I’m lost? I thought I was near!
• Anna: Oh no. National Bank is in Saigon Road on Nguyen Street!
• Jack: Could you please tell me how to get there?
• Anna: Hmmm. Let me see... Go straight on this road, turn right at the traffic lights...
• Jack: Is that all?
• Anna: Hmmm… Hold on. Let me think... Ah! After that, go past the big church and turn right
into Saigon Road. And...
• Jack: Okay. And?
• Anna: Opposite Saigon Road is the Nguyen Street. You will see the Vina Mall. It’s huge.
National Bank is next to it. You surely won’t be lost anymore.
• Jack: Got it! But is that the quickest way of getting there?
• Anna: Yes, it is.
• Jack: Do you have a map?
• Anna: I’m sorry I don’t have.
• Jack: Okay. Thanks.
• Anna: You are welcome.

11. Exercise: