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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

8/18/2022 – Topic: Street Map Directions – part 2


Thursday's Class (8/18/2022)

Give us directions from your home to your supermarket.

EXAMPLE: Directions to Cynthia’s Supermarket

1.     Cynthia’s supermarket is Safeway. It is on the corner of East Madison St. and 23rd Ave East.

2.    She likes to walk from her home to the Safeway.

3.    To get there, she walks out the door of her house, then takes a left turn on 20th Ave East.

4.    She walks 9 blocks, then takes a left on Madison St.

5.    She walks another 3 blocks, then arrives at the supermarket.


This is a street block. How many houses are on the block? 

Find the blue house. Is it on the corner of the block, or in the middle?




Look at the sign. What are the names of the two streets? Are they cross streets?

 

 


Today’s Words

 

cross street / crosswalk

stop light / stop sign

ask for directions

turn left / take a left

turn right / take a right

go straight / go straight ahead

jaywalk / jaywalking

 

Small Group Questions

 

1.        What is the name of your street (where you live)?

2.       Is it easy or hard to find your street? Why or why not?

3.       Please give us directions from your home to the supermarket. Look at Cynthia’s example below.

4.       How do you get to the supermarket? Drive? Walk? How long does it take?

5.       Have you ever asked someone in Seattle for directions? What happened?

6.       Was the person helpful? Did you understand what they said?

7.       Let’s practice asking someone for directions. What do you say?

EXAMPLES:

-      Excuse me. I need directions to the library. Can you help?

-      Hello. I’m looking for the library. Can you give me directions?


8.       You are walking and you come to a crosswalk. What do you do?

9.       What are the rules for crossing the street on foot?

10.     Have you heard the term “jaywalking”? What is jaywalking? Is it safe?




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