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1 Vocabulary

Write the words below each picture.

a mosque a bus stop a parking lot (US) / a car park (UK) a church a theater
a shopping mall (US) / a shopping centre (UK) a movie theater (US) / a cinema (UK)
a town square a train station traffic lights a supermarket a museum

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Which of these are in your town? Make sentences with ‘There is/are/isn’t/aren’t ...’

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2 Directions

Match the words and pictures. In pairs, cover the words and test your partner.

at the traffic lights go past the hotel go straight

on the corner turn left turn right

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

3 Listening
Claire is in a new town. She is lost, and her phone is out of battery. Listen to the dialogues and write
‘museum’, ‘bank’, and ‘supermarket’ below each map.
Audio

A.

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B.

C.

Now listen to the dialogues again or watch the videos to check your answers.

4 Asking for directions

Listen again and complete the dialogues below.

Dialogue 1
Claire: Excuse me. Is there a bank near here?
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Passer-by: Yes. There’s a bank .
Claire: Thank you.
Passer-by: You’re welcome.

Dialogue 2
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Claire: Excuse me. Is there a supermarket ?
Passer-by: Yes. It’s on Chapel Street.
Claire: How do I get there?
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Passer-by: Go . Go past the movie theater. Turn left at the traffic
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lights. It’s .

Dialogue 3
Claire: Excuse me, I’m looking for the museum.
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Passer-by: Go straight ahead, at the end of this street. It’s on
the right.
Claire: Is it far?
Passer-by: No, it’s close. About 5 minutes on foot.
Claire: Thank you.

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Dialogue 4
Claire: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the town square?
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Passer-by: I’m sorry, I’m not .

5 Role play

In pairs, practice asking for and giving directions. Use the map below. Student A, ask for the hotel
and cafe. Student B, ask for the parking lot and post office.

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Transcripts

4. Asking for directions

Dialogue 1

Claire: Excuse me. Is there a bank near here?

Passer-by: Yes. There’s a bank on the corner.

Claire: Thank you.

Passer-by: You’re welcome.

Dialogue 2

Claire: Excuse me. Is there a supermarket near here?

Passer-by: Yes. It’s on Chapel Street.

Claire: How do I get there?

Passer-by: Go straight. Go past the movie theater. Turn left at the traffic lights. It’s on the
left.

Dialogue 3

Claire: Excuse me, I’m looking for the museum.

Passer-by: Go straight ahead, turn right at the end of this street. It’s on the right.

Claire: Is it far?

Passer-by: No, it’s close. About 5 minutes on foot.

Claire: Thank you.

Dialogue 4

Claire: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the town square?

Passer-by: I’m sorry, I’m not from here.

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Key

1. Vocabulary

Students can work alone and check in pairs. For US/UK terms, you can focus on the terms that are appropriate
for your students. Go through the answers with the class and model pronunciation. This is a good opportunity for
students to practice the structure ‘there is’ / ‘there are’. Make sure students also talk about what they don’t have
in their town, e.g. ‘there isn’t a mosque’/‘there aren’t any mosques’.

1. a bus stop 2. a car park (UK)/a parking lot (US)

3. a church 4. a museum
5. a train station 6. a shopping centre (UK)/mall (US)
7. traffic lights 8. a town square
9. a mosque 10. a supermarket
11. a cinema (UK)/a movie theater (US) 12. a theater

2. Directions

1. go past the hotel 2. go straight 3. turn left

4. on the corner 5. turn right 6. at the traffic lights

3. Listening

Play the audio file or use your mobile device to scan the QR code. Play the dialogues as many times as is necessary.
Students can work alone and check in pairs. Play the animated videos included in this lesson plan so that students
can check their answers.

a. museum b. bank c. supermarket

4. Asking for directions

Play the dialogues again. Students can work alone and check in pairs. Go through the dialogue line by line.
Highlight the questions typically used to ask for directions, e.g. ‘Is there a ... near here?’, ‘How do I get there?’,
‘Excuse me, I’m looking for ...’, ‘Can you tell me the way to ...?’ Point out other expressions used in the dialogue,
e.g. ‘on the left/right’ and ‘I’m not from here’.

1. on the corner 2. near here 3. straight

4. on the left 5. turn right 6. from here

5. Role play

Students work with a partner, taking turns to ask for directions. Give them time to find the places on the map
and think about how to ask for directions. Encourage them to use a variety of questions/expressions. You can
demonstrate the activity by asking a strong student the way to the hotel.

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