Identify where the visitor is going and what part of the original route is unavailable.
Listening Practice · B1
Follow a Town Notice and Update the Route
Hear what changed, repair the map, and guide a visitor clearly.
A route can change after you have already planned it. This lesson helps you catch the important change in a public notice, rebuild the route from spoken evidence, and confirm the new plan.
Why this lesson matters · เหตุผลที่เรียนบทนี้
For learners: Town routes can change after a visitor has already planned the journey. This lesson builds the listening evidence needed to replace the old route clearly.
For teachers: The Predict–Gist–Details–Evidence–Transfer–Final sequence separates the main disruption from route details, then requires an independent revised-route response.
สำหรับผู้เรียน: เส้นทางในเมืองอาจเปลี่ยนหลังจากผู้มาเยือนวางแผนแล้ว บทนี้ช่วยให้ฟังหลักฐานและอธิบายเส้นทางใหม่ได้ชัดเจน
สำหรับครู: ลำดับ Predict–Gist–Details–Evidence–Transfer–Final ช่วยแยกการเปลี่ยนแปลงหลักจากรายละเอียด และจบด้วยการอธิบายเส้นทางใหม่อย่างอิสระ
Your Goal
Identify the destination, disruption, reason, alternative landmark or stop, and revised route from a town notice; then explain the route and use one confirmation question.
เป้าหมายภาษาไทย
ฟังประกาศในเมืองเพื่อจับจุดหมาย การเปลี่ยนแปลง เหตุผล จุดสังเกตหรือป้ายทดแทน และเส้นทางใหม่ จากนั้นอธิบายเส้นทางพร้อมถามยืนยันหนึ่งคำถาม
Why this lesson matters
- You can react when a road, entrance, crossing, or bus stop changes.
- You can separate the main change from supporting route details.
- You can give a visitor a workable update instead of repeating the old route.
Progress Focus · Lesson structure
Catch the reason, alternative stop or landmark, turns, warnings, and entrance.
Give the revised route in order and use one confirmation question.
4 minPredict
5 minFirst listen
6 minSecond listen
5 minCheck evidence
4 minTransfer
6 minFinal listening
Teacher Lesson Plan · Read before class
| Time | Teacher does | Student does | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | Displays the map strip and elicits likely route-change language. | Predicts one destination, one possible disruption, and useful landmarks. | Three relevant predictions. |
| 4–9 | Plays Audio 1 once without pausing or transcript. | Identifies destination and main route change. | One accurate gist statement. |
| 9–15 | Replays Audio 1 once. | Records reason, landmarks, turns, warning, and entrance. | Five route details. |
| 15–20 | Reveals answers, then transcript, and asks for proof. | Repairs the map and cites exact spoken evidence. | Ordered corrected route. |
| 20–24 | Roleplays a visitor and asks one checking question. | Gives a concise route update and confirms it. | 45-second visitor update. |
| 24–30 | Plays Audio 2 up to two complete times and scores independently. | Updates a new route without opening the transcript. | Independent final performance. |
1Predict the town route
Study the five map points. Predict where a temporary change could happen and which words might signal it.
closedbecause ofinsteadcontinue pasttemporaryentranceconfirm
STUDENT TASK
- Name the starting point and destination.
- Predict one place that might be closed or moved.
- Choose four signal words that would help you notice a changed route.
- Say one checking question a visitor could ask.
Teacher Help
Review the five place names and the signal words only. Do not reveal the actual closure, alternative entrance, or turn sequence.
2First listen · catch the main change
Listen once. Focus on the destination and the single biggest change.
Audio 1 · British English · Brian · Amazon Polly Neural · 45 seconds
STUDENT TASK
- Write the destination.
- Choose the main route change.
- Write one word or phrase that made you choose it.
Check the gist
Destination: Riverside Market. Main change: the main entrance on Market Street is closed.
Teacher Help
Play Audio 1 once at normal speed without pausing. Ask for the destination and change before allowing any replay. Do not require the full route yet.
3Second listen · rebuild the route
Replay Audio 1 once. Record short notes, then put the alternative route in order.
Reason: __________
Do not turn __________ at the __________.
Pass the __________. Turn left at the __________.
Use the __________ entrance beside the __________.
STUDENT TASK
- Write the reason for the closure.
- Number these points 1–5: bank, library, pharmacy, community garden, east entrance.
- Underline the warning and circle the new turn.
- Finish: “The temporary signs are __________.”
Answer check
The pavement on Market Street is being repaired. Do not turn right at the bank. Continue straight along King Street, pass the library, turn left at the pharmacy, and use the east entrance beside the community garden. The temporary signs are blue.
Teacher Help
Allow one complete replay. Require an ordered chain, not an unordered list. If the learner misses a detail, ask which signal word—do not, continue, pass, turn, beside—should introduce it.
4Check the spoken evidence
Open the transcript only after you have committed the corrected route.
Audio 1 transcript
Town information notice. The main entrance to Riverside Market is closed this morning because workers are repairing the pavement on Market Street. If you are walking from Central Station, do not turn right at the bank. Continue straight along King Street, pass the library, and turn left at the pharmacy. Use the east entrance beside the community garden. The temporary signs are blue.
Visitor: So I stay on King Street until the pharmacy, then turn left and look for the blue signs by the community garden. Is that right?
Information officer: Yes. The east entrance will take you directly into the market.
Evidence repair: Original plan: turn right at the bank → Market Street → main entrance. Updated plan: continue past the bank → library → left at pharmacy → community garden → east entrance.
STUDENT TASK
- Highlight the closure and its reason.
- Underline the warning that cancels the old route.
- Box the four phrases that build the alternative route.
- Close the transcript and say the corrected route from memory.
Teacher Help
Ask “Which exact words cancel the old plan?” and “Which words create the new order?” The learner should cite evidence, close the transcript, then give the route without reading.
5Transfer · update a visitor
Give a short update that explains what changed, why it changed, and what the visitor should do now.
Change: The usual __________ is closed because __________.
Repair: Instead of __________, continue __________, pass __________, and turn __________.
Finish: Use __________ beside __________. Can I confirm that __________?
STUDENT TASK
- Give the visitor a 35–45 second update.
- State the closure and reason in one sentence.
- Give the alternative route with at least three ordered details.
- Finish with one confirmation or checking question.
Possible model
The main entrance is closed because the pavement is being repaired. Instead of turning right at the bank, continue along King Street, pass the library, and turn left at the pharmacy. Follow the blue signs by the community garden and use the east entrance. Can I confirm that you are starting from Central Station?
Teacher Help
Give the three-part frame once, then hide it. Roleplay the visitor and answer only the learner’s final checking question. The update must replace the old route, not merely mention the closure.
6Final Practice · follow a new town update
Listen to Audio 2. Update the route to Hillview Community Centre without opening the transcript first.
Audio 2 · Indian English · Kajal · Amazon Polly Neural · 45 seconds
FINAL LISTENING TASK
- After the first listen, state the destination and main change.
- After the second listen, record the reason, alternative stop, two landmarks, one warning, and final entrance.
- Give the complete revised route in 45–60 seconds.
- Explain how the new constraint changes the route.
- Finish with one confirmation question.
- Do not open the transcript until the full response is complete.
Final answer and evidence
Get off the number 12 bus at Museum Square because Oak Road is closed for a school event. Walk past the museum café and take the second street on the right. Continue to the pedestrian crossing, but do not cross there. Turn left before it, follow the temporary footpath around the playground, and use the north entrance. Allow ten extra minutes.
Audio 2 transcript · open after the task
Travel update for visitors to Hillview Community Centre. The number twelve bus is not stopping outside the centre this afternoon because Oak Road is closed for a school event. Leave the bus at Museum Square instead. From the square, walk past the museum café and take the second street on your right. Continue to the pedestrian crossing, but do not cross there: roadworks are blocking that side. Turn left before the crossing, follow the temporary footpath around the playground, and use the centre’s north entrance. Please allow ten extra minutes.
Visitor: Can I confirm that I get off at Museum Square, go around the playground, and enter from the north?
Guide: Exactly. The usual front entrance is not accessible from Oak Road today.
Teacher Help
Allow no more than two complete listening rounds. Do not pause, supply route words, or reveal the transcript. Score destination/change, detail accuracy, and updated action separately; then give one observable success and one focused retry target.
Teacher scoring guide
0 · Not yet
The destination or main change is inaccurate, and the revised route cannot be completed after one neutral prompt.
1 · With support
The learner identifies the destination and change but needs replay, choices, or a language frame for the route or confirmation question.
2 · Independent
After no more than two complete listens, the learner identifies the destination, change, reason, and key route details; gives a workable revised route and one confirmation question without transcript support.
คำอธิบายภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็นเท่านั้น
ฟังคำที่บอกว่าแผนเดิมใช้ไม่ได้ เช่น closed, not stopping, do not, instead แล้วจับคำเชื่อมเส้นทางใหม่ เช่น continue, pass, turn, beside, use แยก “การเปลี่ยนแปลงหลัก” ออกจาก “รายละเอียดที่ช่วยเดินทาง” และพูดเส้นทางใหม่ตามลำดับเสมอ
Continue your learning path
Directions, Position, and Movement
Review the direction phrases and landmarks used in the notice.
ทบทวนวลีบอกทางและจุดสังเกตที่ใช้ในประกาศ
Roleplay: Ask for and Give Directions
Use the same route language in a live directions roleplay.
ใช้ภาษาบอกเส้นทางชุดเดิมในบทบาทสมมติถามและบอกทาง
Organise a Community Event
Apply directions while helping someone join a community event.
ใช้การบอกทางเพื่อช่วยผู้อื่นเข้าร่วมกิจกรรมชุมชน
Choose an Accessible Neighbourhood and Route
Compare route evidence and adapt a visitor plan at B2.
เปรียบเทียบหลักฐานเส้นทางและปรับแผนสำหรับผู้มาเยือนในระดับ B2
Content and media rights
© 2026 Engduo Thailand. The town names, notices, routes, closures, and visitor situations in this lesson are fictional and designed for English-language practice. Authorized Engduo use only.
