Lesson 09 – Giving Directions Lesson 09 – Giving Directions Vocabulary Vocabulary: Excuse me = Pardon me (Xin lỗi!) Trouble = Disturb (Làm phiền) Tell = To express something in words (Nói, bảo) Train = A railway/railroad engine (Tàu hỏa) Station = A place where trains stop (Nhà ga) Problem = Matter, issue (Vấn đề) Keep = Hold, maintain (Tiếp tục) Walk = To move or go somewhere on foot (Đi bộ) Straight ahead = Move forward (Đi thẳng) 1|Page http://engbreaking.com Lesson 09 – Giving Directions Library = A building in which collections of books, CDs, etc are kept for people to read, study or borrow (Thư viện) Bus station = A large vehicle that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off (Trạm xe buýt) Miss = Be late (Bỏ sót, bỏ lỡ) Move = Change position (Di chuyển) Still = Not finishing (Vẫn) Certain = Particular (Chắc chắn) Place = Address (Địa điểm) Big = Huge (Rất lớn) Till = Until (Tới khi) Gotta = Got to, have to (Phải, cần phải) Run = Fast moving on foot (Chạy) Hopefully = Optimistically (Đầy hy vọng) Slang and Idioms: No problem = It’s ok, no trouble (Khơng vấn đề gì) Hang a left = Turn left (Rẽ trái) Got ya = I understand you (Tôi hiểu rồi) Double check = To be very certain (Kiểm tra cẩn thận) You got it = You are right (Bạn hiểu đó, bạn rồi) Ok, ciao = Ok, goodbye (Được, tạm biệt) Abbreviations: Wasn’t = Was not (Đã không là) Weren’t = Were not (Đã không là) Didn’t = Did not (Đã không làm) She’d = She would (Cô sẽ) Isn’t = Is not (Không là) 2|Page http://engbreaking.com Lesson 09 – Giving Directions It’s = It is (Nó là) Aren’t = Are not (Không là) They’re = They are (Họ là) Doesn’t = Does not (Không làm) He’s = He is (Anh là) She’s = She is (Cô là) Don’t = Do not (Không làm) She’ll = She will (Cô sẽ) He’ll = He will (Anh sẽ) It’ll = It will (Nó sẽ) 3|Page http://engbreaking.com Lesson 09 – Giving Directions Conversation William - Excuse me, I am sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me how I can get to the train station? (Thứ lỗi cho tôi, tơi xin lỗi làm phiền cơ, cho cách tới ga tàu hỏa không?) Kate - Yes no problem, it's that way Keeping walking straight ahead then after you pass the library hang a left Then take your first right and it's across from the bus station You cannot miss it! (Được, không vấn đề gì, anh theo đường Tiếp tục thẳng sau anh qua thư viện rẽ trái Sau rẽ vào ngõ phía bên phải bên trạm xe buýt Anh thấy ngay!) William - Thank you so much! I have only been in California for days, so I'm lost most of the time (Cảm ơn nhiều! Tơi tới California có ngày thơi, tơi bị lạc suốt.) Kate - Got ya Me and my husband moved here months ago, and I still don't know how to find certain places! California is so big (Tôi hiểu Tôi chồng chuyển tới từ tháng trước, đường đến nơi muốn California rộng quá.) William - So just to double check Keep walking straight ahead till I pass the library, then I have to turn left and take the first right Then it's across the bus station Is that correct? (Cho kiểm tra lại chút Tiếp tục thẳng tới qua thư viện, sau tơi phải rẽ trái rẽ vào ngõ phía bên phải Và phía đối diện trạm xe bt Đúng khơng?) Kate - Yes, you got it (Đúng rồi, anh nắm đó.) William - Well thanks for everything Gotta run and catch my train, hopefully I haven't miss it! (Vâng cảm ơn cô nhiều Tôi phải chạy để bắt kịp chuyến tàu thơi, hy vọng tơi khơng lỡ nó!) Kate - OK, ciao (Vâng, tạm biệt.) 4|Page http://engbreaking.com Lesson 09 – Giving Directions Point of View – Present Tense Story William is going to the train station He isn’t sure how to get there He meets Kate and asks her for directions Kate is happy to help William She tells him how to get to the train station Kate tells William to walk straight ahead, then after he passes the library, hang a left Kate says the train station’s across from the bus station William thanks Kate and says he has only been in California for days Kate says she and her husband only have moved to California for months and she still gets lost William double – checks the directions Then, he thanks Kate for giving him directions He says he has to leave (William tới ga tàu Anh khơng tới cách Anh gặp Kate nhờ cô đường Kate vui giúp William Cô cho anh cách tới ga tàu hỏa Cô bảo anh thẳng sau anh qua thư viện rẽ trái Kate nói ga tàu hỏa phía bên trạm xe buýt William cảm ơn Kate nói anh California có ngày Kate nói chồng cô chuyển tới California khoảng tháng mà bị lạc William nói cảm ơn Kate đường cho anh Anh nói anh phải đi.) 5|Page http://engbreaking.com Lesson 09 – Giving Directions Point of View – Past Tense Story William was going to the train station He wasn’t sure how to get there He met Kate and asked her for directions Kate was happy to help William She told him how to get to the train station Kate told William to walk straight ahead, then after he passed the library, hang a left Kate said the train station was across from the bus station William double – checked the directions Then, he thanked Kate and said he had only been in California for days Kate said she and her husband only had moved to California for months and she still got lost William thanked Kate for giving him directions He said he had to leave (William định tới ga tàu Anh không tới cách Anh gặp Kate nhờ cô đường Kate vui giúp William Cô cho anh cách tới ga tàu hỏa Cô bảo anh thẳng sau anh qua thư viện rẽ trái Kate nói ga tàu hỏa phía bên trạm xe buýt William cảm ơn Kate nói anh tới California khoảng ngày Kate nói chồng chuyển tới California khoảng tháng mà cô bị lạc William nói cảm ơn Kate đường cho anh Anh nói anh phải ngay.) 6|Page http://engbreaking.com Lesson 09 – Giving Directions Point of View – Future Tense Story William will be going to the train station He won’t be sure how to get there He will meet Kate and ask her for directions Kate will be happy to help William She will tell him how to get to the train station Kate will tell William to walk straight ahead, then after, only after he passes the library, hang a left Kate will say the train station is across from the bus station William will thank Kate and say he has only been in California for days Kate will say she and her husband only have moved to California for months and she still gets lost William will double – check the directions Then, he will thank Kate for giving him directions He will say he has to leave (William tới ga tàu Anh khơng tới cách Anh gặp Kate nhờ cô đường Kate vui giúp William Cô cho anh cách tới ga tàu hỏa Cô bảo anh thẳng sau anh qua thư viện rẽ trái Kate nói ga tàu hỏa phía bên trạm xe buýt William cảm ơn Kate nói anh tới California khoảng ngày Kate nói chồng chuyển tới California khoảng tháng mà cô bị lạc William nói cảm ơn Kate đường cho anh Anh nói anh phải đi.) 7|Page http://engbreaking.com