Original speaking lesson plan

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ORIGINAL SPEAKING LESSON PLAN 
 
‘Lost in London: Asking and Giving Directions’ 
 
Class profile: 
5
th
or 6
th
Class of the State Primary School 
Level: A1-A2 
Time: 45 min 
Materials: a central London map, You-tube videos, a lap-top, worksheets. 
Aim: To foster Ls’ speaking skills and microskills in the primary EFL classroom by creating 
a ‘real-life’ communicative setting. 
Specific aims: 1. To develop Ls’ speaking skills 
2. To encourage asking and giving directions in L2
3. To develop Ls’ speaking microskills 
4. To raise Ls’ communicative skills 
5. To achieve skills integration 
6. To enhance Ls’ collaboration 
Procedure 
Objectives 
Time 
A) Pre-speaking stage 
Step 1: a. The teacher introduces the 
topic by showing the Ls
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a map of 
central London and asking questions 
e.g. What’ this? Have you ever needed 
or used a map? Why do we usually 
need a map? b. Predicting/Guessing: 
Ls are asked to make guesses about 
the purpose of the lesson, e.g. What 
are we going to talk about today? 
Step 2: Ls are invited to listen to a 
‘real-life’ dialogue derived from a 
You-tube video
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in which two 
interlocutors 
are 
talking 
about 
directions: the 
man 
asking 
for 
directions is a foreigner / tourist lost in 
the capital of Britain and his 
interlocutor is British able to give the 
directions needed based on a map. 
- This warm-up task aims to
a. activate prior world knowledge and relevant 
content schemata (related to target culture 
awareness) and
b. motivate Ls by creating expectations 
- To provide Ls with the necessary linguistic 
input 
- To make Ls active listeners 
- To integrate listening with writing 
1 min 
2 min 
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Ls=Learners 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SU_DYxI8SU

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While listening to the dialogue, Ls 
carry out a relevant gap-filling task. 
Step 3: Ls are asked to watch the 
You-tube video with the subtitles in 
order to check their answers on their 
own first; then the teacher gives 
feedback. 
Step 4: Ls are also provided with 
pictures to help them understand the 
meaning and use of key imperatives 
for giving directions.