Understanding Schedules

A2 · Elementary57 minTravelLesson 4 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: read a timetable and ask about times — when it leaves, when it arrives, how often it comes — so you never miss your ride.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: When does it leave?

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Reading the Timetable

    Read a 179-word text about Reading the Timetable

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Schedule Words

    7 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Schedule Words

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Make Schedule Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Ask About Schedules

    Role-play: You're at the station asking about train times (7 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: explain the route

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

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