Bài hát: Listening Practice Through Dictation CD 3-37 - V.A

Unit 37 Asking for Directions
W: Asking for directions can be risky. I realized
exactly how risky it could be when I needed to
meet one of my friends one day.
A while ago, I arranged to meet my friend at
a new mall. My friend had been there before and
indicated that we should shop there together.
We planned to meet at 3:00 p.m. at Burger
Palace in the mall.
When I arrived at the mall, I realized I did not
know where Burger Palace was, so I asked a
woman for directions. She advised me to go
straight past the bank, and turn right before the
food court. She mentioned that I would walk
for a few minutes, passing a shoe store until I
reached Burger Palace, which was next to the
bookstore. I followed her directions and arrived
just in time.
Twenty minutes later, I was beginning to
wonder where my friend was. Thirty minutes
later, I was worried. I did not know what to do,
so I just kept waiting. At around 3:40 p.m., I saw
my friend walking quickly toward me. I rushed to
him and demanded to know what happened. “I
was at the other Burger Palace!” he cried. We
had not realized there were two Burger Palaces
in the mall.
Since then, I have made sure that I get the
directions from my friends before I go to meet
them. It saves me a lot of trouble!