IELTS Expert User A2 Term 8 subject 3 lesson 13
PART 1
Dialogino
Listen and do with a partner.
Have you ever gotten lost? Where were you? Did you ask for help? Read and listen to the conversations. Where do the people want to go?
1
A Hello, excuse me, we’re looking for the waterfall. Are we going in the right direction?
B The waterfall? No, you need to go back the way you came.
A Oh. That’s a long way.
B See that hill there?
A The one with the tall tree on top?
B Yes, turn right after that hill. Walk for a couple of miles, and you’ll see the waterfall on the left.
A Thanks. I hope this is a really beautiful waterfall.
2
A Excuse me, can you help us, please? We’re lost, and my phone just died.
B Yeah, sure. Where do you want to go?
A Well, we need to get to the nearest subway station.
B OK, let me look at my phone….Yeah, at the next intersection turn right. Walk three blocks to King Street and then turn left. You’ll see the park ahead of you. The subway station’s right there.
A That’s great. Thanks!
B Keep walking toward the park and you can’t miss it!
B Complete the chart with expressions in bold from the conversations above.
Asking for directions
| Giving directions
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Excuse me, we’re1………….for (the waterfall). Are we going in the 2…………direction? Excuse me,3………… us, please? We’re 4…………
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You need to 5………… the way you came. 6………… right (after the hill). Walk for (a couple of miles), and you’ll see (the waterfall)7………… At the next intersection8…………right. Walk(three)9…………and then turn left. The (subway station’s) right 10…………
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PART 2
Voicino
Listen and repeat.
Pronunciation 1
PRONUNCIATION: Saying /w/ at the beginning of a word
A Focus on the sound of the letters in bold. Practice saying them. Do you make the /w/ sound?
Excuse me, we’re looking for the waterfall.
B Listen. Which speaker, A or B, says the /w/ sound?
A Where are you and your wife walking to?
B We’re walking to the waterfall.
A Wait, this isn’t the way to the waterfall!
B Well, actually, we want to walk through the woods first because the weather’s so windy.
C Practice the conversation. Focus on the /w/ sounds
PART 3
Practicino
1.FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: Asking for help and giving directions
A Put the conversation in order.
Luigi’s? No, you need to go back the way you came. See that store there?
Hello, excuse me. We’re looking for Luigi’s Restaurant. Are we going in the right direction? Store? Oh, that one on the corner?
Oh, dear. That’s a long way.
That’s right! Turn right on that corner.
OK, we turn right, and then what?
Thanks. We’ll try walking.
Then walk for 15 minutes down the street, and you’ll see Luigi’s on the left.
You can also take the bus on the corner. It comes every 30 minutes.
2.REAL-WORLD STRATEGY: Correcting yourself
Use the words in the box to correct the statements.
No, wait… Well, actually…
1 The Eiffel Tower is in New York City. Well, actually, the Eiffel Tower is in Paris.
2 There is no water on Mars. ……………………………………………………………
3 New Year’s Eve is in June. ……………………………………………………………
4 Tokyo is in Europe. ……………………………………………………………
5 December is cold in Australia. ……………………………………………………………
PART 4
sampelino
How do you ask for help when you lost in some where