Practice Lab - Unit 6

Directions Map Roulette

The teacher chooses a map, the roulette chooses a student, and the second roulette chooses a destination. The student gives clear spoken directions from the starting boy to the selected place.

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Practice Goal

Students will give step-by-step directions using go straight, turn left, turn right, cross the street, go past, on your left, on your right, next to, and across from.

Teacher Setup

How to run the activity

First, load the student names. Then choose Map 1 or Map 2. Spin the student roulette and then spin the destination roulette. The selected student looks at the active map and explains how to get from the boy to the destination.

Choose the map

The teacher controls which image the class uses.

Spin the student

The roulette selects the participant for the round.

Spin the destination

The second roulette selects where the student must go.

Give directions

The student gives complete spoken directions and classmates verify the route.

Map Selection

Teacher chooses the active map

Map 1 - Neighborhood route

Start at the boy near the bus stop. Some places are close, but several destinations require walking across the map with turns and crossings.

Language Support

Useful expressions before spinning

Go straight. Turn left. Turn right. Cross the street. Go past the park. Walk two blocks. It is on your left. It is on your right. It is next to the cafe. It is across from the library.

Model answer

Go straight for two blocks. Turn right. Cross the street. Go past the park. The library is on your left.

Interactive Tool

Spin the student and destination roulettes

Load Student Names

Type, paste, or import the student names from Excel. Write one name per line if you paste manually.

Student Roulette

Select the student who gives directions.

STUDENT

Load at least one student to start.

Destination Roulette

Select the place in the active map.

PLACE

Select a student first.

Current Round

The selected student must start from the boy icon and give clear spoken directions to the selected place.

Selected Student-

Get ready to speak.

Selected Destination-

Use the active map.

Answer frame Start at the boy. Go straight. Turn left. The place is on your right.

Students Left

No students loaded yet.

Destinations Left

Participation History

Completed rounds appear here.

Round	Map	Student	Destination	Support frame

Manual Teacher Prompts

Use without the destination roulette if needed

If the teacher wants to choose the destination directly, select a map above and click one of these prompts. The student roulette can still choose the participant.

Teacher Rubric

Fast oral feedback

Route clarity

Can classmates follow the route without confusion?

Direction verbs

Does the student use go straight, turn left/right, cross, and go past?

Location phrases

Does the student finish with on your left/right, next to, or across from?

Pronunciation

Are places and direction words clear enough for A1 communication?