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Takeaway The City of Lights

The City of Lights English > Level A2.1 Elementary
English > Level A2.1 Elementary

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

Let’s Start!

Sally needs directions in Paris!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use information about • I can ask and give directions.

directions to places in a limited range of • I can tell someone where something is located.
social situations. • I can talk about places in a city.

Ask your partner:

• What is your favorite place in your city

or town?
• How far from your house is this place?

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Takeaway The City of Lights
The City of Lights English > Level A2.1 Elementary
English > Level A2.1 Elementary

Let’s Explore!

Sally is at the Louvre Museum*. She wants to go to the Arc De Triomphe**

Where does she go?

* The “Louvre” is one of the largest museums in the world.

** The “Arc De Triomphe” is a famous monument in Paris.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Stranger: Do you need some help, Miss?

Sally: Yes, please! How do I get to the Arc de Triomphe?
Stranger: Hmm ... are you taking the Metro or walking?
Sally: I'm walking.
Stranger: Head north on Rue de Rivoli toward the Passage Richelieu entrance.
Sally: Sounds complicated!
Stranger: Take the yellow line.
Sally: Where is the nearest station?
Stranger: Walk straight ahead to the gallery. The station is opposite it. Go down the
stairs. The underground path takes you straight to line 1.
Sally: Which direction?
Stranger: Take the westbound train. The platform is in front of the ticket booth. Get off
at Charles de Gaulle - Étoile station.
Sally: Where do I go from there?
Stranger: Turn right when you get off. Walk to the end of the pathway and follow the
signs.
Sally: Thanks!
Stranger: Not a problem! Enjoy the city lights!

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English > Level A2.1 Elementary
English > Level A2.1 Elementary > It’s Time to Travel

Let’s Practice!

The passerby gives directions to Sally in Paris. What are they?

Instructions: Read the dialogue. Complete the sentences. Write the missing word. Use
platform, toward, in front of, opposite the gallery.

1) Head north on Rue de Rivoli _______ the Passage Richelieu entrance.

2) The station is _____________________ .

3) The _______ is ______________ the ticket booth.

Let’s Practice!

Let’s ask for and give directions!

Instructions: Organize the mystery sentences. Write each word in the correct order.

1) Triomphe?/do/de/the/I/get/to/Arc/How

______________________________________________________________________

2) is/nearest/station?/the/Where

______________________________________________________________________

3) the/station/gallery./The/is/opposite

______________________________________________________________________

4) off./get/right/you/Turn/when

_______________________________________________________________________

5) the/Walk/of/pathway./end/the/to

_______________________________________________________________________

6) train./westbound/Take/the

_______________________________________________________________________

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Takeaway The City of Lights
The City of Lights English > Level A2.1 Elementary
English > Level A2.1 Elementary

Extension Activity

Give a tourist directions.

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

a) Write a dialogue (5-7 lines). Self-

Yes No
b) There is a tourist in your city. They are lost and need Assessment
directions to a place. They ask you.
I ask and give
c) Give them directions.
directions.
d) Practice your dialogue aloud with a partner.
e) Switch roles. I use
prepositions of
place.
I practice with
a partner.

I switch roles.

Target Words

• north (noun): the direction that is at
the top of a map
e.g. Head north on this street.
• toward (preposition): in the direction •
of
e.g. Walk toward the building.
• entrance (noun): a space that you go •
through to enter a place
e.g. Go down the stairs of the entrance.
• complicated (adjective): difficult to
understand
e.g. That sounds complicated.
• underground path (noun): a track that you
can walk on under the ground
e.g. The underground path takes you there.
ticket booth (noun): the place where you can
buy tickets
e.g. The platform is in front of the ticket booth.
westbound (adjective): travelling towards the
west
e.g. Take the westbound train.
• pathway (noun): a path a person can walk
along
e.g. Walk to the end of the pathway.

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Takeaway The City of Lights
The City of Lights English > Level A2.1 Elementary
English > Level A2.1 Elementary

Learning Points

Asking For and Giving Directions

When you ask for directions, use Wh - words.

When you give directions, use Imperatives, expressions and prepositions of place.

Asking for Directions Giving Directions

How do I get to … ? Go straight ahead.

Where is ... ? Turn left/right.
Where is the nearest* … ? Head north/south/east/ west on …
What stop do I get off ... opposite
near
next to
in front of

*nearest = located a short distance away

Examples:
• John: Where is the nearest station?
Allen: Head west on Main Street. The station is opposite the bakery.
• John: How do I get to the Arc De Triomphe by bus?
Allen: Go straight ahead to that bus stop. Take the # 95 bus North and get off at Étoile.

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