Unit 8. The story of my village

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS !
Give the English equivalents to the following pictures
1.Bus Station
2.Post Office
3.Hotel
4.Filling Station
5. Traffic Light
6.Hospital
8.Railway Station
7.Turn Left
9.Turn Right
 Give the English equivalents to the following pictures ?
Match a phrase in A with a picture in B
1- go ahead
2- turn right
A
B
3- turn left
5- keep walking
4- go ahead or turn right







WRITING

Write a letter to give directions

THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
Unit 8 :
 Read the letter and find the words and phrases used to give directions .
Dear Jim ,
I’m very pleased to hear that you have decided to come here for the holiday . I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from Roston Railway Station .
Now , when you come out of the station , turn right . Keep walking for about 5 minutes , you will see a small bridge ahead. Go over the bridge , walk past a medical centre , then take the first turning on the left . Keep on until you come to the end of the road , turn right . Walk past a small shop . Mine is the second house after the shop , opposite the bookshop . It’s the one with a green gate . You can’t miss it . I have enclosed a map so that you can follow my directions easily .
Looking forward to seeing you soon .
Love ,
Ann
Unit 8 – Writing- Giving Directions

Task 1 : Read the letter again and look at the map , then find Ann’s house on the map .

Dear Jim ,
I’m very pleased to hear that you have
decided to come here for the holiday .
I’m writing to tell you how to get to my
house from Roston Railway Station .
Now , when you come out of the
station , turn right . Keep walking for
about 5 minutes , you will see a small
bridge ahead .
Go over the bridge ,walk past a medical centre , then take the first turning
on the left . Keep on until you come to the end of the road , turn right .
Walk past a small shop . Mine is the second house after the shop , opposite
the bookshop . It’s the one with a green gate . You can’t miss it . I have
enclosed a map so that you can follow my directions easily .
Looking forward to seeing you soon .
Love ,
Ann
H
Unit 8 – Writing- Giving Directions
- come/ get out of the station : ra khỏi sân ga
- turn right / left: rẽ phải / trái
- keep walking for about 5 minutes: tiếp tục đi bộ khoảng 5 phút
- go over the bridge: đi qua cầu
- walk past a medical centre/ a small shop: đi qua trung tâm y tế/ cửa hàng nhỏ
- take the first turning on the left / right: rẽ trái/ phải ở ngã rẽ thứ nhất
- take the second turning on the left / right: rẽ trái/ phải ở ngã rẽ thứ hai
- keep on until…: tiếp tục đi cho tới khi…
- Mine is the second house after the shop, opposite the bookshop.
Nhà tôi là căn thứ hai phía sau cửa hàng, đối diện cửa hàng sách.
- It is the one with the green gate.
Đó là căn nhà có cổng màu xanh lá cây
Answer :


Ann’s house is H . It’s on Parker Avenue
Unit 8 – Writing-Giving Directions
1. Come out of / get out of
2. Turn right / turn left .
3. Keep walking
4. Go ahead.
5. Walk past …
6. Go over …
7. Go along …
8. Go straight ahead
9. Go down / up .
10. Take the first / second turning on the left / right
11. It’s on the left/ right .
12. It’s near the.../ next to the…
13. It’s opposite the …


Unit 8 –Writing- Giving Directions
Task 2:
* Read the letter again. Underline the words and phrases you can use to give directions. Then write them down in your notebook.
Unit 8 – Writing
Giving Directions
How to write a letter of giving directions
Dear …,
- I’m very happy/ pleased/ glad to hear that you …
- My house is yellow, on the right/ next to the shop.
- Come out of/ go along /turn right / turn left / walk past/ keep walking/ go over/ keep on/ take the second turning on the left/ take the first turning on the right
Thanh
Write a letter to give directions

Task3 : Your house is A on the map . Look at the map and use the cues below to write a letter to Jim , telling him the way to your house from Roston Railway Station .
Write a letter to give directions .

Dear Jim,
1. It / great/ have/ you/ with me/ next summer .
 It is great to have you with me next summer .
2. I / write/ tell / you/ how/ get / my house/ Roston Railway Station .
 I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from Roston Railway Station .
3. When/ you / come/ out / station / turn right .
 When you come out of the station, turn right .
4. Go straight ahead / 5 minutes / go over bridge .
 Go straight ahead for about 5 minutes then go over the bridge.
5. Go along / Bridge street / medical centre /and / car park .
 Go along Bridge street past the medical centre and the car park.
Unit 8 – Writing- Giving Directions
Write a letter to give directions .

6. Take the second turning /left .
 Take the second turning on the left .
7. Walk / Souvenir shop / my house / left /next /shoe shop.
 Walk past the Souvenir shop , my house is on the left , next to the shoe shop .
8. You / miss / it .
 You can’t miss it .
9. It / take / you / 20 minutes / get here .
 It takes you 20 minutes to get here .
10. I /look / forward / see / you / soon / love / Tom .
 I’m looking forward to seeing you soon .
Love ,
Tom




Dear Jim,
I’m very happy to hear that you will come here for the summer holiday. I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from the Roston Railway Station.
Now when you come out of the station, turn right. Keep walking for about 5 minutes, you see a small bridge ahead. Go over the bridge, go along the street past the medical centre and the car park the take the second turning on the left. Walk past the Souvenir shop and you will see my house. It’s on the right, next to the shop. You can’t miss it. I enclose the map so that you can follow my directions easily.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Love,
Tom
Unit 8 – Writing-Giving Directions
These are some
ways
of showing
directions
go ahead
Take the second
turning on the
right/ left
Keep on.
Come out
of ...
Walk past
Turn right
Take the first
turning on
the left/ right
Come over
keep walking
Turn left
Homework
- Write a letter to your new friend to give the directions to your house.
- Learn by heart the useful expressions of giving directions.
- Prepare the next lesson: Unit 8 - Language focus.
Goodbye . See you again !