English Lesson Plan

Lesson

Directions

Aim

In this lesson students will learn how to give and follow directions around a
city and inside a building. They will finish the lesson with a practical
exercise, giving each other directions around the school grounds and then
really following them!

Time

Lesson A: Directions around a city with a map.

Lesson B: Directions inside a building.

Lesson C: Practical exercise giving directions around the school

grounds.

Materials

Getting Around Town handout

Map

Stage

Activity

Warm-up

Discuss Left/Right

Practice.

Handout:

Repeat vocabulary and check meanings

Encourage students to

Dire

Notes

Give examples with drawings on board

offer translations.

ction
s
Activity:

Map

ALT gives directions and students follow on map

Gam

Vary directions to use many phrases and

Write phrases on
board.

vocabs

Check student accuracy and demonstrate

common errors with corrections on board

Students work in pairs giving each other

directions

Additional

Give students vocabulary for directions in a

Voc

building:

abul

Go in/out, Go up/down, Go to

ary:

stairs, escalator, elevator

Indo

floor, door, hall, room

or

office, closet, bathroom/washroom/restroom

Dire

building, arcade, entrance, exit, gate

ction

vending machine, kiosk

Students write on back

of handout.

Students repeat after

ALT.

Encourage students to
offer translations.

s
Activity:

Give students directions around the school

Ment

Students follow directions mentally

al

Demonstrate common errors & correct on

Map

Start from classroom to

teachers office.

board

Gam
e
Practical

Students give each other directions around

Work in pairs.

DONT write

Exer

school

cise

Start from the classroom

Students write directions for their partner to

destination name on

any other place on the school grounds

directions!

Lets
expl

ore

Students exchange directions with their

partner

the

Students go out and follow the directions

Scho

Students write down where they went on

ol!

Or take a picture with

keitai.

their paper and check with partner when

they return

Additional

Volunteers read their school directions to the

Acti

class

vity

Class and teachers try to follow mentally

ALT translates new phrases or vocabulary

Offer suggestions for

clarity if directions are
unclear or too vague.

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