“Giving Directions” – speaking game
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- The idea of this task is information gap. Students work in pairs. Each person gets a different handout with different buildings marked on the map. Ss job is to exchange information in order to complete their maps. They should ask Excuse me, how can i get to…? questions. Some buildings (e.g. Railway Station) are marked on both maps to give students some point of reference.
Note: You have to mark X on all the handouts by hand. Make sure it’s in the same place on both copies (Student A and Studet B) as the activity won’t work otherwise. You can use this activity multiple times by changing the position of X.
Procedure
- Look at the map below.
- These buildings are not marked on your map, but they are marked on your friend’s map.
- You are at “X”. Ask your friend how to get there and mark the ten buildings on your map.
- What question will you ask? What phrases will you use to answer the question?
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giving_directions_A.pdf
giving_directions_B.pdf
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29 Responses to ““Giving Directions” – speaking game”
I Think the worksheet is great for my one-to-one classes.
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Great map, thank you, I used it in my class…
Thanks a lot!!!
Thanks, it is very useful!
Really great. Thanks.
These are great. Thank you.
Thanks! I’ve been looking for maps like these for quite awhile!
Great visual and very useful for my ESL classes.
This pairwork is good but can be quite challenging. It is scanned from a book, I have seen it before, can’t remember the name though…
Good if you have already taught expressions in giving directions like, “Go straight down Bridge Street,” “Turn left at Pike,” etc.
It was very helpful and thanks for sharing!!!
Great Handouts on directions, easy to print easy to use and FUN !
A great worksheet.
But I can’t see the `X’, so I’ll have make my own mark, which is not too much of a problem.
I’ve come across the perfect map for my lesson and it will give me a chance of introducing new vocabulary too. Thanks for your help.
Great visual reps and not the basic grid layout. Nothing against them but time and artistic ability constraints don’t afford me the time to make something as cool as this…Thanks greatly!!
Great map, very useful! I just could not find the chemist.
Thanks
thanks you make teachers´life easier
Thanks…glad their are people who like to share their valuable resources!
KR
The two pdf lessons you can download from this website are based on copyright material published in “Pair Work Book 1″ (Penguin Books, 2002), pages 69 and 70. The graphics are taken directly from the book, while the text has been changed.
BRILLIANT and VISUAL good for Sign Language class as well. Thank you.
Fantastic worksheets, I have been looking everywhere for something like that. Thanks a million!
Fantastic work! Thank you so much for sharing. I have been looking for maps like these for a long time! And thanks on behalf of my students as well!
Thanks. It gives me a clear idea on how to work on my own school activities. Good work!
Thank you so much!you’re so helpful! I will use it on my class this afternoon.:-)
I am teaching Sinhala language at Victorian School of Languages in Australia.I found these worksheets very helpful to practise their knowledge after teaching students vocabulary needed to give direction. Thank you very much for sharing.