Unit 8. The story of my village

Tuesday December 16th, 2008
Writing a letter of giving directions
Go straight/ahead

Turn left

Turn right

-Warm- up
What directions do these arrows show us?

ca
ca
What are the phrases
and arrows used for?
-Past
(adv):
Medical Centre
/pɑ:st/
qua, ngang qua
-Keep(on) walking
= Continue walking
E.g. She goes/walks …… the Medical Centre.
-Turning
/`tə:niη/
(n):
Lối rẽ
E.g. Take the first/second turning on the left/right …
past
*Vocabulary

- Jim has decided to come to Ann’s place for his holiday. Ann writes a letter showing him the way to her house. Work in pairs:
Read the letter and study the map carefully.
When you read the letter, pay attention to the underline words/phrases to find Ann’s house on the map.
-Task 1. You are going to read a letter of giving 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’ll 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
-Task 1. Read the letter and find Ann’s house
on the map.


Roston
Railway
Station
When you come out of the station, turn right. Keep walking for about 5 minutes; you’ll 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.
- Task 1
Ann’s house on the map


A. come out of the station
F. Take the first turning on
the left
G. turn right
B. walk past a medical centre
C. opposite the bookshop
E. Keep on
D. Go over the bridge
1- A. come out of the station
2- G. turn right
3- D. Go over the bridge
4- B. walk past a medical centre
5- F. take the first turning on the left

6- E. Keep on
7- C. opposite the bookshop
- Task 2. The underlined words/ phrases below appear in the letter, read the letter again, put them in order of appearance.

- Task 3. Jim has decided to come to visit you, write a letter showing him the shortest way to your house from Roston Railway Station . Your house is A on the map.
First, work in pair, make an outline for your letter then work in group, complete the letter.
Roston
Railway
Station

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 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 and a car park on your right. Keep walking on Bridge Street for about 5 minutes then take the second turning on the left. Walk past a shoe -shop on the left. Mine is the one with a blue gate next to the shoe- shop, opposite the souvenir shop. 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,
Hoa
Suggested Answer

Roston
Railway
Station
Roston
Railway
Station
When you come out of the station, turn right. Keep walking for about 5 minutes; you’ll see a small bridge ahead.
Go over the bridge, walk past a medical centre and a car park, then take the second turning on the left.
Walk past a shoes-shop on the left. Mine is the one next to the shoes-shop, opposite the souvenir-shop.
My house on the map


* Look at the map, ask and answer the questions below. Write your answers in your notebook if necessary.
A. Can you show me the shortest way to the house “J”
from Ann’s house?
B. Can you give the easiest direction to the house “G” from the car park?
C. Can you tell me the shortest way to the house “D” from “E”?
D. What is the best way to the medical centre from Ann’s house?
E. How can I go to your house “A” from Ann’s house?
Let’s Play
Lucky Number
No 1. Question A
A. Can you show me the shortest way to “J” from Ann’s house?
- Come out of her house, turn right. Keep walking until a junction, turn left at the junction. Keep on you will see a cross-roads, turn right. It’s on the right now.
No 2 Lucky number !
No 3 Question B
B. Can you give the easiest direction to the house “G” from the car park?
- Come out of the car park, turn right. Keep walking for about 5 minutes, then turn left. Walk past the souvenir shop, keep on for about 1km, It’s on the right.
No 5. Question D

D. What is the best way to the medical centre from Ann’s house?
- Come out of her house, turn left. Keep on until you see a junction, turn left and go straight to Bridge Street. Turn right, it’s on your left.
No 6 Question E

E. How can I go to the house “F” from your house “A”?

- Come out of my house, turn left. Walk past B and keep on for about 5 minutes. Turn right, keep walking for about 10 minutes, you see it on the right.
No 7 Question C

C. Can you tell me the shortest way to the house “D”
from “E”?

- Come out of the house, turn right. Keep on until the first cross-roads, turn left and keep walking for about 5 minutes, you see it on your left.
Answer the following questions
A. What have you studied in this lesson?
B. What form of the verbs is used for giving directions?
C. What can you enclose with your letter to make it easier to follow your direction?
D. What places should we use to give directions?
* Giving
directions

We use public places
(banks, markets
petrol stations,
post office …)

We show the
shortest/ easiest
way
We should enclose
a map
We use the
imperative
form of the
verbs

-Prepare part E- Language Focus for the next lesson.

V. Homework

-After this lesson, our Teachers would like
to visit you. At home you write a letter showing them the best way to your house from our school.
Tuesday December 16th, 2008