Baker Street Station
EIGO NOTO: 2-5 SUBMITTED BY: Nicholas Hallsworth BORROWED FROM / INSPIRED BY: Englipedia's Five-by-Five DATE ADDED: Oct 28, 2011 EDITED BY: まだ
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Brief Outline: Students listen to a conversation between the ALT and HRT and practice the keywords from Eigo Note Lesson 5. The lesson introduces 3 famous London stations.
Materials Needed:
- BakerStreetStation attachment: Includes cut-outs for 3 London stations, corresponding photos and direction cut-outs. Print, cut out and laminate.
- The giant poster for Lesson 5 from the Eigo Note pack
Detailed Explanation:
- After introducing and practicing the vocabulary for the lesson, stick the giant poster from the Eigo Note pack on the board. Stick the 3 station cut outs along the top (I had a short discussion with the class, where I talked about these places and the HRT translated) and the red direction cut-outs along the side to form a grid-like shape. (See attachment for details.)
- Split the class into teams (rows or lunch groups).
- The ALT and HRT have the following conversation:
- HRT: "Excuse me, where is the... BEEP?" (You can use a buzzer to make the beep)
- ALT: "Turn right from Baker Street Station."
- Students have to use the grid to answer what word was in the BEEP. For the example above, the answer would be "Park." The first student to answer correctly gets a point for his team. This student can no longer answer, but he can help his fellow students.
- I added 'swim' for fun and because it appeared in a previous chapter. For example:
- HRT: "Excuse me, where is the... BEEP?"
- ALT: "Swim from Westminster"
- STUDENT: "Barber Shop."
- After plenty of listening practice you can change the roles so the students start directing the ALT.
- ALT: "Excuse me, where is the restaurant?"
- STUDENT: "Go straight from Westminster Station."
Teaching Suggestions:
- Get the HRT to help judge who puts their hand up first because you can get pretty busy.
- My teacher wanted something for parent school visit which had a cultural element to it. I spent some time talking about the 3 London places I introduced and showing photos etc.