We Are Going on A Field Trip

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We Are Going on A Field Trip

• Maximizing Opportunities for Language Learning

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Notes for Teachers

• Ask students to work in groups to predict what
  they will see and hear
• Encourage students to generate questions that
  they will ask or hand them flashcard with
  questions
• Allow students to select questions they will ask
  and hold them to it
• Introduce the trip to students

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Activities for Students

• 1. WORK IN A GROUP
• TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN ON THE
  TRIP. Write down
• All the words related to the field trip you can
  think of in 8 minutes
• 10 things you think you will see on the trip
• 6 questions you can ask someone as you get there
• 3. ASK ONE PERSON TO WRITE IT ALL DOWN

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Words, Things, Questions
Words we know (related to the trip) Things we expect to see Questions we will ask




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Field Trip Etiquette

• What do people normally do in these places (or at
  these events?)
• What are rules of conduct?
• What gets you into trouble and why?
• What do you do or say if you made a false move or
  said the wrong thing (faux pas)?
• What will help us all to relax and have a good
  time?

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JUST ASK SOMEBODY

• Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
• What time is it?
• Where can I get some food?
• Is there a water fountain?
• Is there a Coke Machine?
• Do you sell post cards?
• Stamps?

• How much is it?
• Can you give me change for a dollar?
• Where is a telephone?
• What time does the shop close?
• The machine ate my dollar, what can I do?

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Our Trip to

• After your trip, discuss
• 10 things we saw
• Questions we asked
• Surprises
• Good ______________
• Not so good _________________
• Questions we still have

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ASK THREE QUESTIONS
QUESTION PERSON ANSWER
1.
2.
3.
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Places, People, Things
What we saw People we talked with What we remember




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Tell Me About Your Trip

• Where did you go?
• How did you get there?
• What did you see?
• Who did you talk with?
• What did you find out?
• What did you like a lot?
• What was not so good?

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How English Works(Talking about things in the
past)

• Where did you go?
• How did you get there?
• What did you see?
• Who did you talk with?
• What did you listen to?
• What did you like?
• What did you not like?
• What was your favorite part?

• We went to _______
• We got there by _____
• We saw _______
• We talked with ______
• We heard about ____
• We ____
• We didnt like ______
• My favorite part was when
• _________

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Our Opinion
GOOD NOT SO GOOD




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The Story of Our Trip to ___________