Well, if you're near the city centre - or
downtown as they would say in America - you'll
have no problem finding exchange offices.
If you're anywhere else, however, you may
have to find your way to get to one. And you
may need road directions. Now, what are some
of the expressions from the text that you
might need in order to give, or understand
directions to somewhere?
Let
them look at the text
and hopefully they will come up with the following
expressions. Write these down on the flipchart
as they are offered so that the flipchart
looks something like this:
Use
laminated coloured maps of central London
(material originally created for Lesson I
- 02). Work out beforehand where people are
and where they want to get to. Possible examples
are: Put these on little laminated cards they
draw by chance:
These
cards could say:
- From
Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Sq.
- From
the National Gallery to St. Martin in the
Fields
- From
St. Pancras Station to King's Cross Station
- From
Somerset House to N° 9 Downing Street
- From
Broadcasting House in Great Portland St.
to the Haymarket
- From
Berkeley Sq. to Marble Arc
When
the cards have been drawn, give them the marker
sentence, which is:
How
can I get from _____________ to _____________?
For
example,
"How
can I get from Piccadilly Circus to Leicester
Square?
Or,
"How can I get from Berkeley Square
to Marble Arch?
Go
around the class and have each person quickly
- and according to the card they've drawn
- shout out the question they are going to
ask.
Have
them do this game, with both questions and
detailed directions. During this time, float
around and be available, both for language
and street directions.
When
the energy - or noise level - seems to be
dying down, abruptly end the activity with,
"I've got a joke for you!"
