Asking for Directions - Role Play
Ask for directions, clarify a route and find an alternative when a path is closed. An A2–B1 speaking lesson with useful phrases, two model conversations and three paired role-play scenarios.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Useful phrases for both speakers
- Two natural model conversations
- Three paired role-play scenarios
- Switch roles and practise again
Practise directions that respond to time limits, unclear landmarks and a need for a stair-free route.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use both pages with separate visitor/local cards. A teacher-drawn sketch map is optional; the worksheet supplies verbal routes.
- Read the station and closed-footpath models, noting repetition requests and the visitor's route summary.
- Role-play choosing a pharmacy, finding the correct bus stop and reaching a hotel without stairs, using only each speaker's information.
- Have the visitor repeat the route and final turn before swapping roles and changing a landmark.
Support and extension
Support with arrows and first/then language. Extend by explaining why the shorter route may not meet the visitor's needs. Judge accurate clarification within the fictional routes, not knowledge of a real town.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
