Speaking Lesson

Topic: Giving directions in David city

Function: Giving directions

Previous knowledge: The students already know locations (in front of, behind, across

from, next to, to the left, to the right, between)

Time allotted: 45 minutes

Materials: board game, tea party worksheet, info gap worksheet, map.

General objectives: The students will be able to give and follow directions with each of
the activities.

Specific objective

Pre-speaking activity:

● Given a board game and a map about directions, the students will be able to answer
questions and give directions with 90% of effectiveness.

Procedure:

1. Students will receive a board game and a map.

2. Students will play with the board game and the map.
3. Students will take turns in order to play with the board game.
4. Students will read the questions about directions provided by the board game.
5. Students will tell the correct directions to their partners in order to continue playing.

While-speaking activity:

● Given info gap worksheet about location and directions, the students will be able to
answer questions about location by giving directions with 90% accuracy.
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Procedure:

1. Students will receive an info gap A and B about giving directions.

2. Student A will ask to the student B how to get to a set of places.
3. Student B will identify the places and tell the correct directions to the student A.
4. Student A will write the places that are missing in his worksheet.
5. Student B will take the place of the student A in order to repeat the activity.

Post-speaking activity:

● Given a tea party worksheet about giving directions, the students will be able to ask
and answer questions about directions with different partnera successfully.

Procedure

1. Students will receive and tea party worksheet.

2. Students will select a partner.
3. Students will choose a character and act it as themselves.
4. Students will form two lines face to face to start the tea party.
5. Students will rotate the activity.
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Pre-speaking activity Giving Directions

Board game

Instruction: Use the Town Map to answer these questions with your group. If your answer
is not correct, go back to where you started the turn! The first person to finish wins!
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While-speaking activity Giving Directions

Infor gap

Instruction: work with a partner with the following info gap.

4
1
6

er
re

o’
St
Ki

g’

R
o
n

s
Lindon’s Street

2 8
5 7

Student A

Useful language Ask your partner how to Fill in the name of the
get to the following places buildings that belong in the
blanks
Turn right Hotel 1. Zoo
Turn left
Go straight ahead School 2.
A cross of
Go down Hospital 3. Cinema
Next to
Behind Example: 4.
Between A: How can I get to the
hospital? 5. Museum
B: Across Lindon´s street
and walk ahead by the 6.
Romero´s street. The
hospital is in front of the 7. Shop
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school. 8.
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While-speaking activity Giving Directions

Infor gap

Instruction: work with a partner with the following info gap.

4
1 6

er
m

o’
R
o

s
re
St
Ki

g’
n

Lindon’s Street

2 8
5 7

Student B

Useful language Ask your partner how to Fill in the name of the
get to the following places buildings that belong in the
blanks
Turn right Zoo 1.
Turn left
Go straight ahead Cinema 2. Hotel
A cross of
Go down Museum 3.
Next to
Behind Example: 4. School
Between A: How can I get to the zoo?
B: go straight ahead and turn 5.
left by the Lindon´s street.
Walk one block and turn 6. Hospital
right by the King´s street.
The zoo is in front of the 7.
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hospital is in front of the 8. Gallery

school.

While-speaking activity Giving Directions

Infor gap
Teacher worksheet
Instruction: work with a partner with the following info gap.

4
1
6

er
re

o’
St
Ki

g’

R
o
n

s
Lindon’s Street

2 8
5 7

Student A

Useful language Ask your partner how to Fill in the name of the
get to the following places buildings that belong in the
blanks
Turn right Hotel 1. Zoo
Turn left
Go straight ahead School 2. Hotel
A cross of
Go down Hospital 3. Cinema
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Next to 4. School
Behind
Between 5. Museum

6. Hospital

7. Shop

8. Gallery
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Post-speaking activity Giving Directions

Tea Party

Instruction: Choose one of the characters below, read and take this character as
yourselves. Then, form two lines face to face and star the tea party. One of the line must
rotate.
Example:

Hello, I am Suzy. Hello, What is your name?

Yes, sure. Go straight ahead Do you know how can I get to
by Romero´s street. Then, turn the cinema?
left. It is in front of the bookshop.

Yes, go straight ahead by the

2nd avenue, then turn left in
the Pine Street and walk one
block. Then turn left. The
library is in the 1st avenue, in
front of the hospital.

A cross the Oak street, walk

until you get to the 2nd avenue,
then cross the Pine street and
go straight ahead until the
corner. The bus station is in
front of the law courts.

Yes, turn right and walk one

block. Then, go straight
ahead by the 3rd avenue. The
post office is besides the
high school.

Go straight ahead by the 2nd

avenue. Then, turn left in the
Pine Street. The department
store is in front of the hospital
and the police station.
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Student 1 Student 2

4 Students Characters 4 Students Questions

Do yo
know how ca
get to the
Students 1 (Dad) library?

How can I g
to the bus statio

Do you kno
how I can go to t
post office?

How can I ge
the departmen
store?
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Down town Map

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Post-speaking activity Giving Directions

Tea Party

Instruction: Choose one of the characters below, read and take this character as
yourselves. Then, form two lines face to face and star the tea party. One of the line must
rotate.
Example:

Hello, I am Suzy. Hello, What is your name?

Yes, sure. Go straight ahead Do you know how can I get to
by Romero´s street. Then, turn the cinema?
left. It is in front of the bookshop.

Yes, go straight ahead by the

2nd avenue, then turn left in
the Pine Street and walk one
block. Then turn left. The
library is in the 1st avenue, in
front of the hospital.

A cross the Oak street, walk

until you get to the 2nd avenue,
then cross the Pine street and
go straight ahead until the
corner. The bus station is in
front of the law courts.

Yes, turn right and walk one

block. Then, go straight
ahead by the 3rd avenue. The
post office is besides the
high school.

Go straight ahead by the 2nd

avenue. Then, turn left in the
Pine Street. The department
store is in front of the hospital
and the police station.
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Student 1 Student 2

4 Students Characters 4 Students Questions

Do yo
know how ca
get to the
Students 1 (Dad) library?

How can I g
to the bus statio

Do you kno
how I can go to t
post office?

How can I ge
the departmen
store?
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Down town Map

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Where is the What is on F

Go back one space!
START jewelry store? Street acros
the Chine