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Around the Corner English > Level A1.1 Starter

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Let's talk about things you do every day!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use information about • I can talk about daily activities.

people, their likes and dislikes, homes or • I can ask and give directions.
countries in communicative situations. • I can give basic instructions.

Ask your partner:

• Where do you go every day?

• How do you get there?

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Let’s Explore!

Go straight ... turn right ... turn left! John and Sally give directions to places in their
neighborhood.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Sally: That was a great lunch!

John: Yes, I love fresh pasta. I have lunch there very often.
Sally: This is a nice neighborhood.
John: Yeah, it's great. I walk everywhere.
Sally: Where is your house?
John: Go down this street and then turn left. There's a swimming pool and a gym
next to the pool.
Sally: Do you exercise there?
John: Yes, I exercise every day. I swim and I go to the gym. Where do you live?
Sally: I live in Parkview.
John: Parkview? Where is it?
Sally: Go straight on Main Street, then turn right on 5th Street. There's a school
around the corner.
John: Can you get there by bus?
Sally: Yes, there are many bus stations near my home. I take the bus every day. I
do my homework on the bus!

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Extension Activity

Choose a place in your neighborhood. Give your partner directions!

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Find a map of your town or city.

Self-Assessment Yes No
b) Choose a place on the map.
c) Give directions to your partner. Don't say the
I choose places on a
place!
map.
d) Ask your partner to find the place.
e) Change roles.
I give directions.
f) Repeat the activity with different places.

I listen to directions.

Target Words

• swimming pool (noun): a place • school (noun): a place where students go to

where people can swim
e.g. There's a swimming pool next to
my house.
• gym (noun): a place people go to
exercise
e.g. I exercise every day. I swim and I
go to the gym.
• bus station (noun): the place where a
bus leaves and returns
e.g. There are many bus stations near •
my home.
• home (noun): the place where you live
e.g. There are many bus stations near •
my home.
• house (noun): a building where family
or small group of people live
e.g. Where is your house?
learn
e.g. The school is close to my house.
• turn right (expression): an instruction to move
in a different direction
e.g. Go straight on Main Street, then turn right
on 5th Street.
• turn left (expression): an instruction to move in
a different direction
e.g. Go down this street and then turn left.
around the corner (expression): on the right
side or left side of an intersection of two streets
e.g. There's a school around the corner.
go straight (expression): move forward in a
direct way; do not turn
e.g. Go straight on Main Street.

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Learning Points

Giving Directions with Imperatives

When you give directions, you use commands with verbs and expressions. The verb is in the
Imperative tense. You do not use the subject.

Verbs Expressions

Go straight (ahead)
Go straight on ... street
Continue (straight) down ... street
Turn right
Turn left

Examples:
• Go down this street and then turn left.
• Go straight on Main Street, then turn right on 5th Street.

Daily Activities

Daily activities are things you do almost every day. You use the Present tense to talk about
daily activities.

Examples:
• I have lunch there very often.
• I exercise every day.
• I swim and I go to the gym.
• I walk everywhere.

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