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This lesson uses one clear five-turn conversation. The speaking order stays the same while the destination and the learner’s role change, so every round feels familiar but still requires real communication.

Level
A1–A2
Time
30 minutes
Lesson type
Roleplay
Topic family
Town, Directions & Community
Why this lesson matters · เหตุผลที่เรียนบทนี้

For learners: Ask for a destination, give a short route and use one clarification or confirmation question.

For teachers: Every practice round follows one visible five-turn conversation. The learner first asks and clarifies as the Traveller, then gives directions as the Local person, before completing a less-supported final round.

สำหรับผู้เรียน: ถามหาจุดหมาย บอกเส้นทางสั้น ๆ และใช้คำถามเพื่อขอความชัดเจนหรือยืนยันข้อมูลหนึ่งครั้ง
สำหรับครู: ทุกรอบฝึกใช้ลำดับบทสนทนา 5 ช่วงที่มองเห็นได้ชัด ผู้เรียนเริ่มจากบทนักเดินทางเพื่อถามและขอความชัดเจน จากนั้นสลับเป็นผู้บอกทาง ก่อนทำรอบสุดท้ายโดยลดตัวช่วย

Your goal

By the end of this lesson, you can ask for a destination, give a short route and use one clarification or confirmation question.

Why this roleplay matters

  • You practise both sides of a real directions conversation.
  • You learn to divide a route into short, useful chunks.
  • You can repair one unclear detail instead of restarting the whole conversation.
Progress Focus · Lesson structure
CMConversation management

Ask, respond, clarify and confirm so both speakers can finish the exchange.

FPFunctional performance

Guide the Traveller to the correct destination without teacher-supplied lines.

3 minRoles & five turns
6 minBuild one route
4 minHear the model
6 minStudent Traveller
7 minStudent Local
4 minFinal & retry
Teacher Lesson Plan · Read before class

Before class: Check the town map and both audio buttons. The learner should speak in both roles.

  1. Show the five-turn conversation and assign the first roles.
  2. Model one short route on the town map.
  3. Play one model to notice the turn order.
  4. Run Round 1 with the learner as Traveller.
  5. Run Round 2 with the learner as Local person.
  6. Choose a new destination for Final Practice, score CM and FP, then retry once.

Teacher-talk rule: Demonstrate briefly, then let the learner complete each round. Do not read the whole phrase bank aloud or correct during the interaction.

1Know the two roles and the five turns

Every practice round follows the same order. Only the destination and the learner’s role change.

  1. Traveller: Ask for a place.
  2. Local person: Give a short route.
  3. Traveller: Clarify one detail.
  4. Local person: Answer that question.
  5. Traveller: Confirm the destination.

Traveller can say

“Excuse me. How do I get to the bank?”

“Did you say left or right?”

Local person can say

“Go straight and turn left at the library.”

“Yes. The bank is on your right.”

One complete exchange

Traveller: Excuse me. How do I get to the bank?

Local person: Go straight and turn left at the library. The bank is opposite the pharmacy.

Traveller: Did you say turn left at the library?

Local person: Yes, turn left at the library.

Traveller: Great. So the bank is opposite the pharmacy. Thank you.

Perform this exchange once. Then change the destination and create a new route.

Need the place words first? Review Places Around Town →

How to run Stage 1

Read the five turn labels together. Perform the complete exchange once with the learner, then stop using the example. Say: “You will be the Traveller first. I will be the Local person.” The practice rounds must use a different destination and route.

2Build one route on the town map

Student task

  1. Put your finger on Start.
  2. Choose one destination but do not say it yet.
  3. Plan three parts: a movement, a landmark and the final position.
  4. Say the route using the frame below.
Use this same map for Stages 2, 4, 5 and 6.

Route frame: First, ___. Then, ___ at ___. The ___ is ___.

Need more route language? Review Directions, Position, and Movement →

How to run Stage 2

Point to Start and model one route with exactly three parts: movement, landmark and final position. Then choose a different destination and ask the learner to create one route. Correct only the route language needed for the learner to complete it.

3Listen for the five-turn pattern

The audio is for noticing the conversation order. You do not need to trace a route or memorise the recording.

Listen once and find these three moments:

  • The Traveller asks for a place.
  • The Local person gives directions.
  • The Traveller clarifies or confirms.

Model A · Use this first

Engduo Audio · American English

Transcript — open after listening

Excuse me. How do I get to the library? Go straight, turn left at the bank, and walk past the pharmacy. The library is on your right.

Model B · Optional extra

Engduo Audio · British English

Transcript — open after listening

Is there a station near here? Cross the road, go past the supermarket, and turn right at the post office. The station is opposite the bank.

Want more listening practice? Continue with Help a Visitor Find the Way →

How to run Stage 3

Play Model A once. Ask the learner to point to turns 1, 2 and 3 on the five-turn list when they hear them. Open the transcript only to check. Use Model B only when time allows; do not turn this stage into line-by-line reading.

4Round 1: Student is the Traveller

Student: Ask, clarify and confirm.

Teacher: Give the route and answer the clarification question.

Follow the five turns

  1. Student asks for one destination.
  2. Teacher gives a route in no more than three steps.
  3. Student asks one clarification question.
  4. Teacher answers only that question.
  5. Student confirms the destination.

Student support: Keep the Stage 1 sample questions visible.

How to run Stage 4

Choose one simple destination and speak naturally. Keep the route to three chunks. Do not correct during the round. If the student stops, point to the next turn on the five-turn list without supplying the full sentence.

5Round 2: Student is the Local person

Teacher: Be the Traveller and ask for a different place.

Student: Give the route and answer the clarification question.

Follow the same five turns

  1. Teacher asks for a different destination.
  2. Student gives a route with movement, landmark and final position.
  3. Teacher asks one clarification question.
  4. Student answers that question.
  5. Teacher confirms the destination.

Student support: Use the route frame from Stage 2.

How to run Stage 5

Choose a different destination. Let the student finish before correcting. If support is needed, point to movement, landmark or final position in the route frame. If the round is easy, change only the start point for one quick extra attempt.

6Final roleplay: New destination, less support

Teacher chooses the student’s weaker role. Use a new destination and keep the five-turn order. Partly cover the sample sentences, but leave the town map visible.

Complete one full interaction

  1. Ask for the destination.
  2. Give or follow a three-step route.
  3. Clarify one detail and answer it.
  4. Confirm the correct place.
  • CM: The student manages their turns and completes the exchange.
  • FP: The route leads to the correct destination without teacher-supplied lines.
How to run Stage 6

Observe without interruption. Score CM and FP from this attempt. Give one interaction correction and one route-language correction, then repeat a shorter version with the same destination so the learner can improve immediately.

คำอธิบายภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็นเท่านั้น

บทนี้ฝึกสนทนาบอกทางทั้งสองบทบาท ผู้บอกทางแบ่งเส้นทางเป็นช่วงสั้น ๆ คือ การเคลื่อนที่ จุดสังเกต และตำแหน่งปลายทาง ผู้ถามต้องถามย้ำเฉพาะส่วนที่ไม่ชัดและยืนยันจุดหมายก่อนจบบทสนทนา

Teacher scoring guide · Progress Focus

Use Final Practice only. Score each focus from 0–2.

CM

2: Responds, clarifies or confirms, and completes the exchange independently.

1: Completes with one interaction prompt.

0: Teacher must manage most turns.

FP

2: Gives or follows a usable route and reaches the correct destination.

1: Reaches the destination after one route correction.

0: The route outcome is not yet completed.

Continue your learning path

Same topic · listening

Help a Visitor Find the Way

Hear direction clues in different voices and trace the route before speaking.

Open the listening lesson →

Continue your learning path

Learn first

Vocabulary Builder: Places Around Town

Review the places and their practical purposes before asking for and giving directions.

ทบทวนสถานที่และจุดประสงค์ของแต่ละสถานที่ก่อนฝึกถามและบอกทาง

Same language, different skill

Help a Visitor Find the Way

Hear movement, landmark and position clues in a focused listening task.

ฟังคำบอกการเคลื่อนที่ จุดสังเกต และตำแหน่งในบทฝึกฟังเฉพาะเรื่อง

Same language, different skill

Directions, Position, and Movement

Extend the direction, position and movement word bank before a more detailed route.

ขยายคลังคำศัพท์เรื่องทิศทาง ตำแหน่ง และการเคลื่อนที่ก่อนบอกเส้นทางที่ละเอียดขึ้น

Teaching reference

Council of Europe — CEFR Companion Volume: interaction includes obtaining information, asking for clarification and cooperating to complete a practical task.

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