The language learning goal here is to learn the names of some landmarks in your town or city and to explore public transportation.
Beginning Learners:
Out and About: Visit the town square or a major intersection in your town or city. Take pictures of places and public transportation vehicles you see, (or try to find some pictures later on the internet)
Later at Home: Review vocabulary from LL1
Use Look and Listen and Do to become familiar with the vocabulary and pictures from your expedition. Learn the names of buildings and places such as parks, hotels, government buildings, such as town halls. Learn the names for people who drive taxis or buses, or other public transportation. Learn verbs for using public transportation, such as driving, riding, getting on (a bus) getting off (a bus) or whatever you say to get into and out of a taxi or other means of transportation. Learn verbs for coming and going.
Use the map you are drawing in your lessons. You can use the Look and Listen and Do technique to practice following directions for how to get to the post office, or bank, or school.
Possible vocabulary associated with this topic:
| Bank | School | Post office | Park |
| Restaurant | Hotel | Bus | Bicycle |
| Car | Taxi | Train | Motorcycle\Bicycle |
| Airport | Train station | Bus station | Drive |
| Ride | Bus driver | Taxi driver | Conductor |
| Turn left | Turn right | Go straight |
Intermediate Learners:
Review vocabulary related to the neighborhood and verbs of motion. Learn any new words you can think of that you are missing.
If possible, walk around the town with your Language Helper (LH), so you can use the Shared Experience technique when you get home. Learn the scripts for buying a train ticket, a bus ticket, buying stamps, doing a simple transaction at the bank, talking to people in the park. Practice these with Role Play techniques with your LH.
