6. Direction

Question 1

1. North
   /nɔrθ/
   (n) hướng Bắc
2. South
   /saʊθ/
   (n) hướng Nam
3. East
   /ist/
   (n) hướng Đông
4. West
   /wɛst/
   (n) hướng Tây
5. Direction
   /dəˈrɛkʃən/
   (n) phương hướng, chỉ dẫn

Answer 1

CÂU HỎI ĐƯỜNG TRONG TIẾNG ANH
- Can you tell me …..
- Excuse me,…
1. Where is the + … ?
2. Where the + … is?
3. Where’s + … + located
4. What’s the way to + … ?
5. What’s the best way to … ?
6. Which is the best way to …?
7. Which way do I go to get to …?
8. How do I get to + … ?
9. Can you give me directions to … ?

Question 2

1. In: trong
2. On: /ɔn/ trên
3. Onto/ Into
   IN và ON để nói về vị trí của đồ vật - chúng ở đâu. còn INTO và ONTO để nói về hướng di chuyển - chúng đang đi đến đâu.
   EX: I am sitting IN my class
   I walked INTO my class
4. At: /æt/ ở
5. Above/ Over: /əˈbʌv/ - /ˈoʊvər/ ở trên
6. Under/ Below: /ˈʌndər/ - /bɪˈloʊ ở dưới
7. In front of: phía trước
8. Behind: /bɪˈhaɪnd/ phía sau
9. Next to/ Beside: /bɪˈsaɪd/ kế bên
10. Between: /bɪˈtwin/ ở giữa 2 vật
11. Among: /əˈmʌŋ/ ở giữa nhiều vật
12. Toward: /ˈtoʊərd/ về phía, hướng về
13. Through: /θru/ xuyên qua
14. Across: /əˈkrɔs/ sang
    from one side to the other side)
    EX: It’s too wide. We can’t swim across.
15. Along: /əˈlɔŋ/ dọc theo
    EX: They walked slowly along the road

Answer 2

1. Left: /lɛft/ trái
2. Right: /raɪt/ phải
3. (Go) Straight ahead: /streɪt əˈhɛd/ đi thẳng về phía trước

IDIOM

1. PUSH ALL THE (RIGHT) BUTTONS
(to do exactly the right things to makes someone does what you want)
EX: The coach has pushed the right buttons with his players this season.

2. ON THE RIGHT/ WRONG TRACK [ĐI ĐÚNG HƯỚNG]
(thinking or behaving in the right/ wrong way)
EX: You haven’t quite got the answer yet, but you’re on the right track.

3. GET OFF ON THE RIGHT/ WRONG FOOT (WITH SOMEBODY) [BẮT ĐẦU MỘT MỐT QUAN HỆ MỚI MỘT CÁCH TỐT/ TỆ]
(to start a relationship well/ badly)
EX:I seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot with the new boss.

4. GET ON THE RIGHT/ WRONG SIDE OF SOMEBODY
(to make someone pleased with you/ annoyed with you)

5. GIVE YOUR RIGHT ARM FOR SOMETHING/ TO DO SOMETHING
(used to say that someone is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do something that they really want)

6. - HAVE YOUR HEAD SCREWED ON (STRAIGHT/ RIGHT)
- GET/ HAVE/ KEEP YOUR HEAD ON STRAIGHT/ RIGHT [SUY NGHĨ SÁNG SUỐT]
(to be a sensible person)
EX: I kept my head on straight and did what I had to.
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1. STRAIGHT OFF/ STRAIGHT AWAY [NGAY LẬP TỨC, KHÔNG DO DỰ]
(without hesitating, immediately)
EX: When asked about her change of plans, she answered straight off

2. STRAIGHT OUT [THẲNG THẮN]
(honestly and directly)
She told him straight out that he was a bore.

3. STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER (THẲNG THỪNG PHÊ BÌNH]
(if you say something straight from the shoulder, you are being very honest and direct, even if what you are saying is critical (chỉ trích))

4. THINK STRAIGHT
(to think in a logical way)
EX: I can’t think straight