Navigating in English: Travel Directions for Beginners

Navigating in English: Travel Directions for Beginners

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to give and follow basic travel directions in English at the A1 level.

What do you already know about giving and following travel directions?

Vocabulary Introduction

Introduce key vocabulary such as turn left, turn right, go straight on, and the names of common landmarks.

Practice 1: Matching

Match the travel direction phrases with corresponding visuals or maps.

Practice 2: Role Play

Engage in role play scenarios where students give and follow travel directions to a specific location.

Listening Comprehension

Listen to short audio clips of travel directions and identify the correct route on a map.

Interactive Exercise: Fill in the Blanks

Complete sentences with the correct travel direction words.

Real-Life Application

Discuss situations where knowing travel directions in English would be helpful in daily life or travel.

Review and Recap

Summarize the key vocabulary and concepts learned in the lesson.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.