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Finding Your Way at School

Timetables and places for a Grade/Year 7 or 8 classroom, with reading, subject language, speaking and writing.

Grade/Year 7 & 845–60 minutesPrintable
Teacher lesson: Read the short text aloud and model the first task. Students can plan in a language they know well before speaking or writing in English. Use all twelve panels or adjust the pace for your learners.
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1Reading
A student checks a timetable while another student gives directions in a school corridor
Illustration: Finding the next classroom.
Before you read:

Look at the title. What do you know about timetables and places? Tell a partner one idea.

On Monday, Mina checks her timetable. It says English is in Room 12 at 9.00 and Mathematics is in Room 8 after morning tea. She cannot find Room 12, so she asks a student at the office. The student points to the stairs and says, ‘Go up one floor. Turn left at the library.’ Mina repeats the directions to check that she understands. She reaches class before the bell and introduces herself to the teacher. At morning tea she checks her timetable again. She has ten minutes to reach Mathematics, so she leaves enough time to find the next room.
2Vocabulary
Words: timetable · morning tea · directions

Write a short meaning or example. You may use a language you know well first.

timetable –
morning tea –
directions –
3Comprehension

1. Where is Mina’s first class?

2. What does Mina do when she is unsure?

3. Why does she look at her timetable again?

4. Which sentence politely checks a direction?

4Language Focus

Use these sentence starters. Change the words to fit your idea.

My next class is in Room .
Could you show me where is, please?

Write one sentence of your own.

5Listen and Note

Listen as your teacher reads the text again. Note two key ideas or facts.

First idea:

Second idea:

Compare your notes with a partner.

6Speaking

Practise asking a partner where a classroom is. Give and repeat two directions.

Use a sentence starter from panel 4. Ask your partner one follow-up question.

Useful questions: “Could you explain that?” “Why do you think so?”

7Try It

Use this skill: How might you use timetables and places in another lesson or everyday situation? Give one example and explain it to a partner.

Draw a quick plan or write three key words before you speak.

8Writing

Write four sentences describing how you would find a new classroom.

Plan in a language you know well if it helps. Then write your answer in English.

9Word Study

Choose the correct words from this lesson’s reading.

Word bank: timetable · directions

Check your for the room number. Ask for if you are lost.

10Sentence Builder

Put these words in the right order. Check the capital letter and punctuation.

where / is / Room 12 / ?
11School English

You cannot find your next class. Ask someone for directions.

Write a polite question or response you could use at school. Then say it to a partner.

12Exit Reflection ✓

Take a few minutes to reflect.

1. One useful word I learnt in this lesson:

2. One thing I can do in class:

3. One question I still have: