6.1 Asking for directions pages 54-55
6.2 Talking about places pages 52-53
6.1 |
Objectives |
Asking for and understanding simple directions. |
Materials
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Set of 6 maps: A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3. |
1 Teach the following new vocabulary or amend the maps accordingly:
tennis court; factory; baker's; castle; campsite.
2 Give each learner a set of three maps - set A and set B. In pairs, they take turns in asking where the places indicated are and note their location on their map from their partner's reply.
3 At the end of the activity maps are compared - they should be identical.
These can be retained as portfolio evidence.
6.2 |
Objectives |
Using the language of units 5 and 6 to talk about places in an open-ended way, giving learners a choice in what they say. |
Materials |
none |
1 Prepare by presenting matrices of possible sentence structures used to talk about a town.
| (no) | hay | una farmacia dos restaurantes |
en el centro enfrente de la estación al final de la calle Highgate |
| el cine la piscina las tiendas |
(no) | está están |
en las afueras abierto/a/s cerrado/a/s |
2 Ask learners, working in groups of two, three or four, to imagine they're talking to someone from Spain about their home town / village. Give them a fixed time (10-15 minutes) to come up with as many simple statements as they can, e.g.
- No hay una piscina.
- Hay varios supermercados.
- El banco abre a las nueve.
- Hay un restaurante italiano en High Street.
- La comisaría está al lado del ayuntamiento.
An element of competition enhances this activity.
3 At the end of the time allowed, each group reads out one of their statements in turn until all the prepared statements are exhausted. The activity can be further consolidated and / or extended by asking questions to the group as a whole, e.g.
¿Hay un restaurante francés?
¿El supermercado abre a las nueve de la tarde?
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