Hi! This was a sort of simple lesson but my students had a lot of fun with it!
This is for pages 88-89 in the book (Talk 1 & 2).
I combined a few PPTs from this site (thanks for your contributions, everyone!) and I added some of my own words and games.
Halfway through the lesson I threw in a game of Simon Says. (That wakes them up!) I use only the words "go straight", "turn right", and "turn left".
At the end of my lesson there's usually about 10 minutes left. I created a "Mission Impossible" game (not that exciting but if you hype it up they love it!!).
How to Play: (This game works best if you have a classroom set up that is sort of like City Blocks/squares. But anything will do, really.)
I ask for 3 volunteers. One volunteer chooses to be "Tom Cruise". (They leave the classroom and cannot peak inside). Another student is designated as the "English Speaker". The third student is the "Bad Guy". I give the Bad Guy an eraser or something small and I inform the class that it is a bomb. The bad guy gets to hide the bomb in a students desk (I usually keep it limited to inside desks). Once the bomb is hidden Tom Cruise comes in and the English speaker directs him to where the bomb is located using only English direction phrases such as "Go straight three blocks. Turn left. It's on your right" etc.
If the kids seem bored or want a challenge, use the Online Bomb Timer (
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/) to give a time limit to speed students up.
Have fun!
Oh and btw, in the PPT there's a section where you should enter your own schools name (for directions) and a landmark near the school (such as emart or Burger King or something). And the last slide-- I had students guess how long it takes me to travel home (19 hours). You can do the same but just remember to put your own info in those slides :)
