Learning Unit Objective 2. Ask and give directions to get to places (A1.2.2) 

Content

 Share information about places and activities

 Follow directions to get to places

 Ask and give directions to get to places

 


Share information about places and activities

 Listen to names of places in the community (e.g., clinic, police station, market, restaurant, library, fruit market, drugstore, car park, etc.)

 Discuss places and activities (e.g., I buy fruit and vegetables in the market / I have breakfast at the cafeteria / You can get money at the bank, etc.)

 Use expressions of courtesy (e.g., Excuse me, thank you)

 Ask and answer questions about the location of places using a map (e.g., Where’s the library? It’s next to the post office / Excuse me. Where’s the store? It’s across from the hospital, How do I get to the station? Walk three blocks straight / Is there a market nearby? Yes, there is. It’s across from the hotel, etc.)

GRAMMAR FOCUS: Use words and expressions to establish location. Follow directions to get to places Express point of origin and destination (e.g., from the office to the park, from the station to the market, etc.)

 Listen to directions (e.g., walk two blocks, turn right at the corner, etc.) Give directions stating distance (e.g., turn left, and walk 50m. The bank is right there, etc.) Ask and give directions to get to places  Use expressions of courtesy when asking for directions (e.g., Excuse me / Can you help me? / Thank you / You’re welcome / No problem, etc.)  Ask for confirmation or repetition in an exchange (e.g., Can you say that again, please? / Can you repeat that? / I didn’t understand, etc.)

 Ask and give directions to get to places (e.g., Excuse me, do you know where the drugstore is? Yes, I do. Go straight, turn right at the corner, and continue straight for three blocks. Can you say that again please? For… three… blocks. OK, three blocks. Now, the drugstore is next to the post office / How can I get to the airport? Go back to Main St, go two blocks straight, turn left and continue straight for 20m / Is there a store around here? Yes, there is one across the street, etc.) PRONUNCIATION FOCUS: Notice stress in words expressing place (e.g., post office, police station, drugstore).