TP4
Pre-intermediate level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide practice of language used for asking directions in the context of travel
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of asking and giving directions
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To provide clarification of asking and giving directions
Procedure (40-49 minutes)
Teacher shows students a picture of someone holding a map and asks them what they think is going on (they are lost.)
Tell students they will hear three conversations. Ask them to listen to the dialogue and write down for each one: the name of the place they are going to, how they are getting there. For example: I am going to the library by skateboard. Students then peer check their answers in the chat/breakout rooms before OCFB.
"How can I get to Central Station?" CCQs: If I ask how I can get to a destination, am I asking where it is or am I asking for directions? (Directions) Is this formal, informal, or neutral language, i.e. could I say it to my boss? Could I say it to a friend? (Neutral) Form: How can I/we get to (destination)? Pronunciation: What happens to the intonation? Does it rise or fall? (fall) Is there a link between 'can' and 'I'? (Yes) "Go down to the end of the road" CCQs: Am I talking about going downhill? (No) Does going down mean the same thing as continuing? (Yes) Is it more informal than saying "continue?" (Yes) Form: "Go down to (destination)" Pronunciation: Is there a linkage between "the" and "end?" (Yes) Is "of" a weak form? (Yes) "The next right/left" CCQs: If I'm in a car with someone, and I tell them to take the next right, am I telling them to turn right now immediately? (No) Do I know how far away the next turn is? (No) Form: "The next (point of reference)" Pronunciation: Where is the sentence stress? (Next) "It's on the other side of the road" CCQs: If I'm standing on the right side of the road, and something is on the other side of the road, am I going to go right or left? (Left) Do I need to cross the street? (Yes) Form: "It's on the other side of (point of reference)." Pronunciation: Where is the sentence stress? (Other side and road) Is the stress on the grammar or the nouns? (Nouns) "Go past the cinema." CCQs: Am I going to stop in front of the cinema? (No) Am I going to keep walking? (Yes) Form: "Go past the (point of reference)" Pronunciation: Does "past" sound the same as "passed"? (Yes)
Give students (in pairs or teams) link to Jamboard and tell them to arrange the dialogue in the right order. Afterwards, have them share their screens to peer-check.
Ask students to take turns asking where they want to go and giving each other directions. For example: I tell X that I'm at the station and I'm trying to get to the bank. X tells me that I need to walk straight and turn left at the second intersection, and the station will be on the left side of the road.
Use notes to refer to weak areas of students' speech and provide DEC and language upgrades.