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Wakefield Visitor Map Resources

This resource pack can be used in conjunction with the Wakefield Visitors Map (slide 2)

These resources will give learners an understanding of what is available in their local area and encourages them to improve their speaking and listening skills.

These activities can be done on computers/ tablets or phones: go to slide 2 for the Map of Wakefield. If there is no access to technology in class, a paper version can be used instead, these resources are printable.

Elements covered: Reading, Digital, Writing, Listening & Speaking skills

Levels: All

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Tip: Get your higher level learners to make their own recordings.

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Wakefield Speaking & Listening Resources

Asking for and giving directions

Use the tourist map of Wakefield (slide 2) for these suggested activities below. There are audio recordings of key places and street names in a Yorkshire accent, for use as a listening resource.

Wakefield treasure hunt

Find someone who…..

Where can I……..? �(slide 5)

Pronunciation: place names

TIP: You may find that your Local Authority (council) provides a ‘what’s on’ leaflet or website. You can use this for a treasure hunt. The treasure hunt can be done as a trip, physically by learners in groups or set as homework.

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Where Can I…….? (click on the audio button below to hear the sentence )

Wakefield Listening Resources

park my car?

buy a train ticket?

buy clothes?

find an ESOL course?

walk my dog?

borrow a book?

get information about benefits?

find tourist information?

pick up a map of Wakefield?

look at art?

Tip: Also use the LEYH website to find an ESOL Course!

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Ask people in class to find out who does (or did) these things.

Can you ask a follow-up question to get more information?

Wakefield Speaking Resources

Find someone who…….

Name

Question?

Doesn’t live in Wakefield

Travels by train

Shops at Trinity Walk

Knows where the bus station is

Bought something at Wakefield Market

Visited Wakefield Cathedral

Elements covered:

Speaking skills

Levels:

Entry 2+

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Ask people in class to find out who does (or did) these things.

Write their name, then ask them the questions to get more information.

Wakefield Speaking Resources

Find someone who…….

Name

Questions

Doesn’t live in Wakefield

How do they get here?

Travels by train

How often do they travel? Where do they go?

Shops at Trinity Walk

What do they buy?

Knows where the bus station is

Can they show you on the map?

Bought something at Wakefield Market

What did they buy? How much did it cost?

Visited Wakefield Cathedral

What did they see?

Elements covered:

Speaking skills

Levels:

Entry 1+

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5 Minute Lesson Plan

Differentiation

Lesson Objectives:

Learner Outcomes:

Suggested timing for different levels:

Follow up:

  • Learners will ask for and give information about places in a map.

  • Learners will listen for places on a map and use it to answer questions.

  • Learners will use language for giving directions.

The ‘Where can I…?’ recordings are available at two different speeds, so they can be used with different levels of learner.

  • E1+ 1 hour�
  • E2+ 1 - 2 hours

To give learners a chance to interact with a map of Wakefield and understand the place names said in a Yorkshire accent.

Learners could write directions for others in the class using the map, ie. from the station to Trinity Walk.