TN-World_Carfree_Day_4-6.pdf

Teacher’s Notes

World Carfree Day

by Magdalena Kondro

Type of activity: group work

Focus: modes of transport, revision of the present

simple, the present perfect, the past simple and the

future simple tenses and would ; listening and

speaking skills

Level: elementary – pre-intermediate; grades 4–6

Time: 30-40 minutes

Preparation: Make a copy of the Student’s Worksheet

for each group of 4. Students also need several

counters each (e.g. badges) and one dice or a coin

per group. (Optional) Find images of the modes of

transport listed in stage 1 on the Internet.

4. Students work in the same groups as in stage 1.

Give each group a copy of the Student’s Worksheet

and a dice/coin. Students place their counters,

e.g. badges on the START square. Explain the rules

of the game:

• Students take it in turns to roll the dice and

move their counters by the number of squares

indicated by the dice. If they use a coin, they

lip it and move one square for heads and two

for tails.

• Students must ask the question listed on the

square they have landed on to a team member

of their choice.

• This person’s answer must be at least 20

seconds long or he/she will miss the next

turn.

• Students can expand their answers by adding

details such as where something happened and

why, or they can justify their opinions.

• The irst player to reach the FINISH square wins

the game.

5. Play a trial round with a strong group to make

sure everybody understands the rules. Groups

then play the game without your help. Monitor

the task to make sure students speak English.

Procedure:

1. Divide students into groups of four and ask them

to make a list of as many different modes of

transport from A to Z as they can, i.e. each

beginning with a different letter of the alphabet.

Set a time limit of 5 minutes.

2. Elicit the suggestions and list them on the board.

If students cannot think of a mode of transport

beginning with a given letter of the alphabet,

provide them with the examples below.

Possible answers: airplane, bus, car, double-

decker, Enduro motorbike, ire engine, glider, hot

air balloon, iceboat, jeep, kayak, lorry, motorbike,

naval ship, oxcart, parachute, , quad-bike,

rocket, subway, tram, unicycle, van, water bus,

yacht, Zeppelin

3. Go through the list on the board with the whole

class and ask them which of the forms of transport

listed are eco-friendly. If you have access to the

Internet in class, show students the forms of

transport from stage 1 above using Google

images.

Extension

Assign one mode of transport from stage 1 of the

lesson to each student. This person should draw a

picture of the mode of transport and write a short

description of it in English. Allow students to use the

Internet to do their research. Display students’

projects on the classroom wall in alphabethical

order.

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