Finding the way

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Guess the words (1)Vocabulary exercise
4. 4Guess the words (2)Vocabulary exercise
5. 5Check the wordsVocabulary
6. 6Check your understandingReading comprehension
7. 7Listen: Pam's directionsListening comprehension
8. 8Use the new wordsVocabulary exercise
9. 9Who is going to do it?Grammar exercise
10. 10Find the requestsGrammar exercise
11. 11Polite requestsGrammar rule
12. 12Choose the right wordsGrammar exercise
13. 13Requests and answersGrammar exercise
14. 14Say it right: polite requestsSpeaking practice
15. 15Directions in my townSpeaking practice
16. 16Let's discussDiscussion
17. 17Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: closest meaningVocabulary exercise
2. 2Homework: your sentencesVocabulary exercise
3. 3Homework: find the mistakeGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: how to get to my favorite placeDiscussion

Words

• get lost/ˌɡet ˈlɔːst/

  to not know where you are, or how to get to the place you want (past: got lost)

• out of town/ˌaʊt əv ˈtaʊn/

  away from your town for a short time, or visiting from another town (I'm from out of town)

• straight ahead/ˌstreɪt əˈhed/

  in front of you, without turning

• block/blɑːk/

  the part of a street between two corners (two blocks from here)

• traffic light/ˈtræfɪk laɪt/

  a red, yellow and green light that tells cars when to stop and go

• turn/tɜːrn/

  to go to the left or to the right (turn left, turn right)

• corner/ˈkɔːrnər/

  the place where two streets meet

• across from/əˈkrɔːs frəm/

  on the other side of the street from something

• repeat/rɪˈpiːt/

  to say or do something again

• receptionist/rɪˈsepʃənɪst/

  a person who works at the front desk of a hotel or an office and helps visitors

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

Let's talk about finding your way.

1. Do you use a map app on your phone?
2. Is it easy for you to find new places?
3. Do tourists often ask you for directions?

Grammar rule

Polite requests

Asking someone to do something

Can you help me? Could you say that again, please? (Could is a little more polite.)

Asking for something, or for permission

Can I leave my bag here? Could I have a map, please? May I come in? (May is very polite and a little formal.)

After can, could and may, use the base form of the verb: not Could you to help me?, not Can I having…? We don't say May you…?

Answers

Yes	No
Sure. · Of course. · No problem. · Here you go.	Sorry, I can't. · I'm afraid not. · Sorry, I don't know.

We don't answer a request with Yes, I could. Say: Sure! or Of course!

Excuse me and please make every request more polite: Excuse me. Could you tell me the time, please?