This document provides guidance on giving directions using prepositions and includes definitions of common terms used for navigation. It explains how to ask for directions by asking "Can you tell me the way to..." and then provides instructions using terms like turn right/left, go straight on, go past, reach, and corner. It also includes a vocabulary list of Italian words for traffic lights, cross roads, turn, roundabout, cross, corner, bridge, between, in, at, on, under, behind, and near to aid in providing directions.

1. GIVING
DIRECTIONS AND
PREPOSITIONS
By Leonardo Guerra, Luca Bellelli ed
Andrea Currò

2. Directions are
used to help
someone to find
the way.
Directions

3. What is the question
?
The question of
direction is CAN
YOU TELL ME
THE WAY TO…
?

4. Turn Right or
Left
Turn Right or Left
means that you
have to take the
first street on
your right or on
your left.
Gira a destra o a sinistra

5. Go straight on
Go straight on means
that you don't have to
turn in any street.
Vai dritto

6. Go past the
…
Go past means
that you have to
go straight on
when you see the
building.
Oltrepassa

7. Reach the
…
Reach means
that you have to
go straight on
until you find the
building.
Raggiungi

8. Corne
r
A corner is the
intersection of two streets

9. Go on as far as
…
Go on as far as
means that you
have to go to up
the building.

10. Vocabulary
• Traffic lights=
semaforo
• Cross road= bivio
• To Turn= girare
• Roundabout= rotonda
• Cross= attraversare
• Corner= angolo
• Bridge= ponte
• Between= in mezzo
• In= dentro
• At= a
• On= sopra
• Under= sotto
• Behind= dietro
• Near= vicino

11. https://youtu.be/g0jCEtjcWqY
A song for
Directions