E-Book Giving Directions

ESL / EFL RESOURCES TEACHER’S NOTES Giving Directions Activity Type Introduction Listening and speaking This useful worksheet activity helps to teach students how to ask activity, pairwork for and give directions. Language Focus Procedure Asking for and giving Divide the students into pairs (A and B). directions Give each student a corresponding A or B worksheet. Aim Tell the students not to show their worksheet to their partner. To ask for and give directions to places on a Draw the students' attention to the 'Useful language' box on the map. worksheet and review the language for asking for and giving directions with the class. Preparation Next, tell the students that they are going to give directions from Make one copy of the two the 'start' position located at the bottom of the map. worksheets for each pair of students. Students then take it in turns to ask their partner for directions to the places shown on their worksheet. Level When a student has found the place, they mark the location on Elementary the map. Time When both students have been given directions to all nine places, they compare their maps and see if they have marked the locations 20 minutes correctly. Teach-This.com © 2017 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.

ESL / EFL RESOURCES ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS Giving Directions Student A CAFE RAILWAY CINEMA TAXI STATION RANK SHOE SHOP BANK COFFEE BOOK PARK SHOP SHOP Ask your partner for directions to: Useful language a. the pet shop Excuse me, where's the...? b. the pub How do I get to...? c. the school Go straight... d. the zoo e. the hotel Turn left/right at the junction/traffic lights f. the town hall Go past… g. the post office h. the gym Go over the junction… j. the library Walk/Go along the road until… Mark the location of each place on your map. The… is on your left/right. It's opposite… It's next to… It's in between… and… Teach-This.com © 2017 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.

ESL / EFL RESOURCES ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS Giving Directions Student B SCHOOL TOWN PUB GYM ZOO HALL POST LIBRARY HOTEL PET OFFICE SHOP Ask your partner for directions to: Useful language a. the railway station Excuse me, where's the...? b. the book shop How do I get to...? c. the taxi rank Go straight... d. the coffee shop e. the bank Turn left/right at the junction/traffic lights f. the cinema Go past… g. the café h. the park Go over the junction… j. the shoe shop Walk/Go along the road until… Mark the location of each place on your map. The… is on your left/right. It's opposite… It's next to… It's in between… and… Teach-This.com © 2017 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.