vocabulary lesson (public transportation)
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification, review and practice of Public Transportation in the context of By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use public transportation vocabulary correctly in simple way and use it in the real life (ex: talking about flights, buses, and subway routes).
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a Public Transportation in the context of To improve students’ pronunciation of transport-related vocabulary. To help students understand meaning through context. Give students practice in asking and answering questions about travel. Build students’ confidence in speaking about real-life transport situations.
Procedure (39-53 minutes)
The teacher gives the students clear and simple instructions: At first, will show them some pictures. Look at these pictures! What can you see? Students: buses, train, airport How do you usually travel? Do you use the bus or the subway? Students: bus, car, plane So, what do you think we will talk about today?
The teacher gives clear and simple Instructions: Work alone. Complete the sentences with words from the box. Don’t worry if you are not sure. Just try. You have 3 minutes. Let's answer the first one together! What do you think? Yes, exactly. Then: After finishing, check your answers with your partner.
Target Vocabulary arrival – departure – fare – direct – route – line – schedule – terminal – book – reservation To clarify the meaning, the teacher explains the meaning and elicits: arrival Meaning: when you come to a place CCQs: Do you arrive at the start or end of a trip? (end) Is the arrival about coming or leaving? (coming) departure Meaning: when you leave a place CCQs: Is departure when you go or when you come? (go) Is the departure at the beginning of a trip? (yes) fare Meaning: the money you pay for transport CCQs: Is fare money or time? (money) Do you pay fare for a bus? (yes) direct Meaning: no change CCQs: Do you change trains on a direct trip? (no) Is a direct trip faster? (usually yes) route Meaning: the way between two places CCQs: Is a route a way or a ticket? (a way) Can one place have many routes? (yes) line Meaning: one subway/train line CCQs: Is Line 4 one train or one route? (one line) Can you change lines? (yes) schedule Meaning: list of times CCQs: Does the schedule show prices or times? (times) Is the schedule about when buses come and leave? (yes) terminal Meaning: the building at the airport/bus station CCQs: Is the terminal a building or a ticket? (a building) Do you go to the terminal before your flight? (yes) book/reservation Meaning: arrange a seat / keep a place CCQs: Do you book before or after the trip? (before) Is a reservation keeping a place? (yes) Pronunciation: Drill chorally, then individually.
The teacher gives them clear and simple instructions: Work in pairs. Match the word to its meaning. Let's answer the first one together. ok start now! You have 3 minutes. Check your answers together. show them the answers. The next exercise: Work alone. Complete the sentences using the words. You have 3 minutes. Let's answer the first one together. ok start now! You have 3 minutes. Then: Check your answers together. I will take notes and monitor the students who need help.
Role Play Situation: Student A = traveler 1 Student B = traveler 2 Teacher gives the Instructions: work in pairs! Student A: You want to travel. Ask him about: the fare the schedule for his bus if the trip is direct the terminal Student B: Answer the questions. Then change roles. b asks and a answers. Example Prompts: When did you last take public transportation? Did you ride the bus? take the subway? How was your experience? where is the terminal? you have 7 minutes
Teacher says: Let’s check some good sentences I heard. (Write 2–3 good examples on the board) Then: I heard some mistakes. Let’s correct them together. Do you have any questions? Ok, see you next time!
