1. Make sure the students know that the word used for directions often vary depending on what kind of English the speaker uses. Present the list to the students:
Amy (American) Lady (British)
subway underground
left left-hand side
keep going straight go straight on
two blocks two streets
right right-hand side
2. Prepare their role-play in pairs: Be sure that one plays a speaker of British English and the other a speaker of American English. Ask students to select actual streets and location in their hometown for giving directions.
3. Performance: Ask two pairs to perform their dialogue in class.
Sample version:
S1: Excuse me, sir. But I can’t find the drugstore?
S2: Pardon?
S1: I said I couldn’t find the chemist’s shop.
S2: Well, go round the corner on your right-hand side, straight on and cross the flyover. You will find it ahead.
S1: Thank you very much.
S3: What did he say?
S1: He told us to go round the corner on the right, go straight on and then cross the overpass. The drugstore will be ahead.
Self-assessment criteria:
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