Week 23 · Unit 10 Let’s visit Egypt (A): places in a city, imperatives and rules, asking for and giving directions · 3 lessons
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How do I get to the station? Directions
Connect Primary 5 Term 2, Unit 10: pp. 56–63
GoalAsk for and give directions to places in a town.
New words
Excuse me, · words to start a polite questiongo straight on · keep walking in the same directionturn left / turn right · go to the left / to the rightcross the road · go to the other side of the roadon your left / right · on that side of youat the end of the road · where the road stops
Explanation
To ask the way we start politely: Excuse me, where is the station? or Is there a library near here? or How can I find the post office, please? To give directions we use imperatives: Go straight on. Turn left. Turn right. Cross the road. Say where the place is: It’s on your left. It’s on your right. It’s next to the bank. We always say Thank you. When we cross a road, we look both ways and use a crossing.
Go straight on.→Turn left at the bank.→Cross the road.→The station is on your right.
Worked examples
Visitor
Excuse me, how do I get to the museum?
Salma
Go straight on and turn right at the bank.
Visitor
Is it far?
Salma
No. The museum is on your left, next to the library. Look both ways when you cross!
Listen. A visitor asks Salma the way.
From the school to the market: Go straight on. Turn left at the post office. Cross the road at the crossing. The market is on your right, next to the square.
Read and listen to the directions.
Step
What to do
1
Leave the school and go straight on.
2
Turn left at the post office.
3
Cross the road.
4
The market is on your right.
Look. The plan shows your walk from the school. Read it from top to bottom.
Now you. Give directions from your door to a place near your home.
Class activity
Map game. Draw a simple town on paper with four roads and six places. Put a cross for ‘You are here’. The grown-up asks: How do I get to the library? The child follows the road with a finger and gives directions with Go straight on and Turn left or right. Then change.
Practice
1
Write a polite question to ask where the station is.
Excuse me, where is the station, please?
2
Fill in: Go ___ on, then turn left. (straight or street)
straight.
3
Listen. Where is the post office?
…
Next to the bank.
4
Read: Go straight on. Turn right at the school. The park is on your left. What do you do at the school?
Turn right.
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Writing: write directions from the school to the library in three short sentences. Use the words straight, turn and cross.
For example: Go straight on. Turn left at the bank. Cross the road and the library is on your right.
