Teacher starts to the class by showing students a simple maze, and asks for their help to solve it. Teacher solves the maze according to students' answers, and elicits&corrects some of them

Teacher gives the handouts and asks students to fill in the blanks. They work in pairs. Teacher monitors them in the meantime and provides help if needed.

Students share their answers with the rest of the class. Teacher corrects them if needed.

Teacher gives new handouts to students and asks them to listen to the recording and complete the sentences. They work in pairs.

Students share their answers with the rest of the class. Teacher corrects them if needed.

Teacher introduces the functional language about giving/following directions. -Excuse me, where is the _____? -Is there a _____ here? -How can I go to _____? (See language analysis section)

Teacher models the dialouge in the 5th activity. Students work in pairs, a student plays the role of a receptionist, and other student ask that person questions. They write a dialouge in which they at least ask one question.

Students share their answers with the rest of the class. Teacher corrects some of the common mistakes.

Teacher re-groups the students and gives them new handouts, either A or B. Students all stand up and ask each other questions for directions. Teacher monitors them in the meantime to make sure they practice with different people & provides help when needed.

*Excuse me, where is the ladies' room? Meaning: In this question, "excuse me" is an idiom to get a stranger's attention. It is different than an apology, it is like saying "Do you have a minute for me?" rather than saying "I'm sorry for what I did." CCQ: Who am I talking to? A stranger. What am I trying to do? Be nice/polite when I'm asking a question. Did I do something wrong? No. I'm just trying to get their attention. Pronunciation: ɪkˈskjuːz mi Appropriacy: It's polite but it's not formal, it is very common in daily conversations.

*Where is the ladies' room?/ Where are the toilets? Meaning: This type of questions are asked for places that we know exist but unsure of where they exactly are placed. Definite article refers to that. CCQ: What do I want to learn? The location of a place. Am I sure such a place exists? Yes. Form: Where+is/are+the+noun. Appropriacy: It's neutral.

*Is there a nice café here? Meaning: This type of questions are asked when one wants to learn if something they had in mind exists in a certain area. CCQ: What do I want? To learn if there are any cafés. Am I sure if they exist? No Form: is+there+a+noun+adverb(here, over there) or are+there+any+plural noun+adverb "Are there any cafés around here?" Pronunciation: ɪz ðeə(r) ə ˈkæfeɪ hɪə(r) Stress is on the noun, because it is the content word. Appropriacy: It's neutral.

*It's on the second floor. Meaning: These type of sentences are answers to "Where is the x?" type of questions. Form: object pronoun/noun+is/are+preposition+subject. It's important to know the proper use of prepositions. *It's on the first floor. *It's in the shopping mall. *They're on the left. Appropriacy: It's neutral.