GIVING DIRECTIONS
A1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification, review and practice of language used for giving directions in the context of my home town
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of my hometown
Procedure (45-59 minutes)
T displays the image " giving directions" T: TELL ME ABOUT THE PICTURE? WHAT IS HAPPENING? WHAT DOES SHE HOLD? WHAT IS SHE ASKING THE MAN?
T: LOOK AT PAGE 54, PART 3 READ THE DIALOG T: DOES LEE KNOW THE TOWN?(NO) HE IS A .....?(STRANGER) DOES JACK KNOW THE TOWN?(YES) WHY DOES JACK KNOW THE TOWN?(HE LIVES THERE, HE IS LOCAL) WHAT DOES LEE ASK JACK?(HE IS ASKING THE DIRECTION TO GET TO THE ART MUSEUM)
T writes on the board: "Excuse me. How can I help you? How can I get to the art museum? Is it far from here? Turn left Turn left at at the intersection Turn right Cary on down High Street Go straight on The art museum is opposite the hospital, on the left. How long will it take? T: TURN LEFT, TURN RIGHT, GO STRAIGHT ON, CARRY ON DOWN. WHAT TYPE OF SENTENCES ARE THEY?(IMPERATIVES) DOWN, ON, OPPOSITE. WHAT ARE THEY?(PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE) EXCUSE ME, HOW CAN I GET TO THE ART MUSEUM? WHAT KIND OF SENTENCE IS IT? REQUEST? ORDER?(POLITE REQUEST)
T writes on the board "Asking and giving directions" T: HOW DO WE ASK DIRECTION?(EXCUSE ME, HOW CAN I GET/GO TO TAKSIM) WHAT OTHER PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE WE CAN USE FOR GIVING DIRECTIONS? (NEXT TO, BEHIND, BETWEEN, IN FRONT OF, UP TO, TOWARDS) WHAT ARE THE DIRECTIONS?(LEFT, RIGHT, STRAIGT) CARRY ON, GO. WHAT OTHER VERBS CAN WE USE?(WALK, KEEP WALKING,PASS CROSS) CAN WE USE TIME EXPRESSIONS LIKE WALK 5 MINUTES OR WALK 50 METERS? (IT'S NOT FAR FROM HERE. IT'S 5 MINS WALK, IT' S 200 METERS AWAY) INTERSECTION. WHAT OTHER LANDMARKS CAN WE USE?(POST OFFICE, BUS STOP, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, CINEMA, THEATRE, ROUDABOUT, CROSSROAD, JUNCTION, UNDERGROUND, METRO, POLICE STATION, SHOPPING CENTRE, STREET, ROAD)
T gives the handout "British council giving directions" T: LOOK AT THE WORDS CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD AND WRITE UNDER THE PICTURE DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T REVEALS THE KEY
T: LOOK AT PART 1 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO THE PERSON GIVES DIRECTIONS TO POST OFFICE, MUSEUM, FACTORY WRITE THE DIRECTION NEXT TO THE SENTENCES DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T REVEALS THE KEY T: LISTEN AGAIN AND FILL THE GAPS DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T REVEALS THE KEY
T gives the handout "Giving direction" T: ASK YOUR PARTNER THE DIRECTIONS TELL YOUR PARTNER THE DIRECTIONS USING IMPERATIVES, PREPOSITIONS AND LANDMARKS ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T monitors and notes the errors on the board for the students to correct them.