Original speaking lesson plan

B) While-speaking stage 
Step 5: Ls work in pairs and are 
provided with two maps. The idea of 
this task is information gap. Each 
learner gets a different handout with 
different buildings marked on the 
map. The Ls’ job is to exchange 
information in order to complete their 
maps. They should ask Excuse me, 
how can I get to…? questions. Some 
buildings (e.g. Railway Station) are 
marked on both maps to give students 
some point of reference. The teacher 
has to mark X on all the handouts by 
hand and make sure it’s in the same 
place on both copies (Student A and 
Student B) as the activity won’t work 
otherwise.
Step 6: The teacher sets the scene: Ls 
imagine they are a group of friends 
visiting London as tourists but they 
feel lost and need somebody’s help to 
continue their sightseeing.Fortunately, 
they’ve got three maps of central 
- To motivate them through You-tube technology 
- To create a ‘real-life’ context 
- To encourage self-correction 
- To practice language related to asking and
giving directions 
- To practice imperatives 
- To make Ls act out a dialogue 
- To motivate Ls by visual aids 
- Skills integration 
- To check comprehension
- To encourage communication 
- To engage Ls in a speaking game 
- To encourage peer correction 
- To consolidate vocabulary for asking & giving 
directions 
- To encourage Ls act out a ‘real-life’ dialogue 
- To enhance group work 
- To create a ‘real-life’ communicative setting 
- To promote Ls’ interaction 
2 min 
5 min 
8 min 
~15min 

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London. To save time, they decide to 
be divided into 3 groups to ask 
directions for three different places of 
interest (a. The Houses of Parliament, 
b. The Buckingham Palace and c. the 
Tower of London. The 3 groups 
manage to find somebody to ask 
directions. Two members of the group 
act out the dialogue to the whole class. 
To facilitate Ls to carry out the 
speaking task, the can teacher provide 
them with a list of helpful expressions 
and vocabulary for asking and giving 
directions.