Conversation/everyday… · JHS1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.1.1.1.4 - Listen to and give accurate directions to familiar places

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Listen attentively to a set of directions and identify the key vocabulary used (opposite, adjacent, turn left, turn right, etc.).
Give accurate oral directions to a familiar place in their school or community using at least three directional phrases and two landmarks.
Use directional vocabulary (opposite, adjacent, a few metres away, ten-minute walk/drive, turn left/right) correctly in sentences.
Follow a partner’s spoken directions and physically trace the route on a simple map or in real space.
Evaluate whether a set of directions is complete and accurate, and ask clarifying questions when details are missing.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (listening and Speaking) (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Conversation/everyday Discourse (1.1)
Content standard: B7.1.1.1 - Demonstrate use of appropriate language orally in specific situations
Indicator: B7.1.1.1.4 - Listen to and give accurate directions to familiar places
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 3 (Week 3 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 3
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Use appropriate language (e.g. opposite, adjacent, a few metres away, ten minute-walk /drive, turn left/right) and landmarks (church, mosque, hospital, filling station, etc.) to give directions.
- Direct different individuals using a range of these vocabularies and expressions appropriately to given locations.