1. Luis Alberto Pérez Galvis
Self Access Material Course
Universidad de la Sabana
August 12th 2012

2. Introduction
Asking for and giving direction is a lesson plan for early level of
language learning (beginners) which is intended to develop language
skills on the use of preposition of place.
The author of this lesson plan wishes to post a complete work on this
topic by providing not only a lesson plan, a worksheet on directions as
well.
Needless to say that this lesson plan has already worked out with
students from the English Level 2 at Corporación Unniversitaria del
Caribe CECAR

3. Part I
Lesson Plan

4. Lesson Plan.
Objectives
Students will be able to:
•kindly ask for directions
•Use preposition of place to give directions
•Understand an audio text regarding directions and location in the city.
•Interact in communicative situations regarding exchange of information
on directions and locations

5. Functions
•Asking about location
•Giving a location
•Asking for directions
•Giving directions
Level
•English Level 2
Prerequisites
In order to complete this lesson, students need previous knowledge of
direct and indirect questions, polite requests. Preposition of place,
building in the city.

6. Time
•4 hours of class work and 4 hours of independent work
Resources and Materials
•Audio, video, worksheet copies, dictionary, video beam, flash cards
and slides, Computer
Instructional procedures
Students understand, learn, and retain information from lessons that
are meaningful to them. In order to make this lesson meaningful, the
way you teach the lesson needs careful consideration. Instructional
procedures involves a description of what you will do in teaching the
lesson, how you will introduce the lesson to students, actual teaching
techniques, and how you will close the lesson. Includes specific things
learners will do during the lesson.

7. a. Preparation (Warm up)
The teacher introduces the topic of the lesson by reviewing
prepositions of place with a game of locations in which he/she uses
a set of realia like toys houses, geometrical figures in 3d with colors.
The methodology implemented by the teacher corresponds to TPR is
an excellent way to provide input and immediate intake posterior
output when students learn by doing and interacting actively, this
way the emotional and affective filter is disable and learner are
more open to the class.
b. Presentation
The teacher who has previously reviewed prepositions of place
with a TPR methodology will move from preparation into
presentation of the linguistic and topical content of the lesson.

8. The teacher models the topic by providing clear example
c. Practice
The teacher will distribute the lesson worksheet to every student
which contains the instructions for class and independent work.
Students will follow every step of the worksheet which is based and
structured as a SAM.
d. Evaluation
When all students have completed the communication practice task,
reconvene the class as a group to recap the lesson. Ask students to
give examples of how they used the linguistic content and learning
or communication strategies to carry out the communication task

9. Part II
Listening and Speaking
Worksheet with SAM
Structure

10. Institución Educativa Simón Araujo
Asking for and Giving Directions
Name ____________________________________________________________
Date __________________
1. Preposition of Place word search
B I H I N D H B I H M M
Vocabulary
S R H B I H A R H B O R
1.Behind I O N E E W T E B R E A
2.In front of N S O N E E W T F N T C
3.Between
F S W T F N T L R E X R
4.Diagonal from
5.Next to R F H R F G A O V N E O
6.On the corner O H H O B N C A E O N S
7.Across from
N H N N O E G T S T E S
T N O G H B I H V T B F
O O A T W T F N T X T R
F I N N E W T E B E W O
D O O N E E W T G N E M

11. 2. Getting acquainted with directions
Activity 1
Watch the video, explore the vocabulary and the structure, then write
list of useful words and expressions on your notebook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dUK4cC2WxE&feature=related
Activity 2
Use the list of vocabulary and elaborate your own puzzle, then ask your
partner to solve it.
Activity 3
Use the vocabulary and expression list and identify the location of
these building on the map, explain how to get there also.
Buildings
You are on the corner of River Street Cemetery
with First avenue
State college
Bus station
Water plant
Country hospital
Elementary school

13. 3. Listening
Activity 1: Watch and listen to the video, get acquainted with the
pronunciation and structure of the language
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGDtIRNnCyQ&feature=related

14. 4. Listening
Activity 1: This link will direct you to a online listening exercise
http://www.esl-lab.com/place1.htm

15. 5.. Speaking
This part of the worksheet is based on modeling, which means that you
will be given some model to follow and practice with your partner.
Asking about locations
1.I’m looking for The AMES. Do you know where it is?
2. Do you know where
3. Can you tell me where the post office is please?
4. Is there a post office around here?
Giving locations
1. It’s
in the Plaza
on Market St
near Westfield
opposite the Railway Station
it’s on the corner of Mall and Green St
2. Sorry, I don’t know the area
3. Sorry, I’m not from around here
4. Sorry, I’m not really sure

16. Asking for directions
1. Excuse me, can you tell me
how to get to the station please?
how I can get to the station please?
2. Do you know how to get to Westfield?
Giving directions
1.Yes
2. Sure
3. Just
…. go straight down
…..turn left/right at
….. turn left/right into
….. keep going straight ahead
4.You can’t miss it
5.You’ll see it on your right
6. It’s just there

17. Activity 1
Read these conversations, practice with your partner
Dialogue 1 – Location
A: Excuse me, could you tell me where the post office is?
B: Yep, sure. That’s easy. Do you know where The Plaza is?
A: Yes
B: OK, well the post office is just in The Plaza, on the bottom
level.
A: Great, thanks for that
B: No problem

18. Dialogue 2 – Directions
A: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the library
please?
B: Yep,, you go straight down Burwood Rd
A: Ok
B: Keep going past the railway station and take the first street
on the right after the
train station. That should be Deanne St. Keep going down
Deanne St and take the
second street on the left. That’s Marmaduke St. The library is
on the left hand side.
You can’t miss it.
A: Ok, great. Thanks.

19. Activity 2. Now it is time to use what you have learnt. Use the
map and with your partner have a conversation in which you ask
for and give directions

20. 6. Assessment
Complete this chart about your performance during the
development of the worksheet and the class
Criteria Excellen Good Average Poor
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Achievement of objectives
Understanding the listening material
Interacting about location and direction
Using proper vocabulary on location and
direction
Solving exercises
Working autonomously
Using SAM resources