Assessment for Learning Resource Bank Web-based Learning and Teaching Support

Learning and Teaching Activity – Listen to Instructions

Learning objectives:

Text Types	instructions maps
Vocabulary	names of location e.g. flyover, subway, pier, museum, bus terminus, Sports Stadium, Trade Centre, Snake Lane etc.
Language Items and Communicative Functions	use connectives and time markers to show the time relationship between two actions use imperatives to give directions on a map
Language Skills	Listening Speaking
Attitudes	develop sensitivity towards language use in the process of communication
Generic Skills	communication skills problem-solving skills

Activity	Description	Suggested duration (minutes)	Available for self - learning?
Part 1 Preview Download	An interactive activity: Mother's Instructions Learners are guided to listen and locate key words or phrases (i.e. time markers) from a series of instructions.	15
Part 2 Preview Download	An interactive activity: Treasure Hunt Learners are guided to listen and locate key words or phrases (i.e. time markers) from a series of instructions.	15
Part 3 Preview Download	A classroom activity: Read the City Map Learners listen and respond to a sequence of instructions on giving directions by tracing the routes and locating the places on a map.	60

Key Stage 2 Targets:

To develop an ever-improving capability to use English

KSb-	To interpret and use simple given information through processes or activities such as labelling, matching, sequencing, describing, classifying; and to follow simple instructions
KSd-	To recognize and solve simple problems in given situations, and describe the solutions
ISe-	To obtain and provide objects, services and information in classroom situations and through activities such as interactive games and simple open-ended roleplay
ESd-	To give expression to one's experience through activities such as providing simple oral and written accounts of events and one's reactions to them