Grade 4 UNIT 4: Giving Directions

Grade 4 UNIT 4: Giving Directions

Table of Contents

Introduction 2

Objectives 2

Lesson 1: Oral Directions 3 Warm-up! 3 Learn About It! 4 Check Your Understanding 7 Let’s Step Up! 9

Lesson 2: Written Directions 10 Warm-up! 10 Learn About It! 11 Check Your Understanding 14 Let’s Step Up! 15

Performance Task 16

Self-Check: How Well Did I Learn? 18

Wrap Up 18

Bibliography 19

GRADE 4 |English

UNIT 4

Giving Directions When going to a new place, we find ourselves reading signs along the way and following directions and instructions given to us. But what happens when we are the ones giving directions? Developing your skill in giving directions is a way of enhancing your communication skills. When people ask you for directions to places or how to do a task, it is important to use the right words for you to be understood. In this unit, you will be able to give oral and written directions using signal words.

Objectives

In this unit, you should be able to:

● give oral directions; and ● write 2-3 step directions using signal words.

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Lesson 1: Oral Directions

Has anyone asked you for directions to a familiar place? Giving clear directions is very important, and if your directions are unclear, it will result in confusion and misunderstanding.

Warm-up!

Role-Playing Activity: With a partner, arrange the following lines in the correct order to create a conversation. Then, present this dialogue in class.

It’s in North Avenue. Go straight on and take the third left into Quezon Avenue. Go past the hospital and turn left again. The train station will be on your right.

Goodbye. Excuse me. Where’s the train station?

How do I get to North Avenue?

Thank you very much. Have a nice day. Goodbye.

What do you notice about this dialogue? What are the words used in giving directions?


Learn About It!

When a map is unavailable, the most convenient thing to do when you are lost or when you are looking for a place is to ask people for directions. But if you are the one being asked to give oral directions, it is necessary that you know how to give directions properly. When giving oral directions, it is important that you know the basic commands or signal words that you can use.


Here are examples on how to use the basic commands in giving directions:

Person A: Hello! Do you know where the supermarket is? Person B: Hi, yes. Just turn left at that street, and you’ll find the supermarket opposite the gas station.

Person A: Hi, miss. Can you help me? Do you know where I can find this coffee shop? Person B: Sure! Turn right at Bayani Street, and go straight ahead. It’s beside the pizza store. Person A: Thank you! Person B: You’re welcome!

Person A: How do I get to the barangay station? Person B: Go straight ahead and go past the bakery. You can find the barangay station at the corner of Gumamela Street and Sampaguita Street.


Person A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the hospital is? Person B: Just cross this street and turn right at 4th Avenue. You’ll find the hospital next to a university. Person A: Thank you! Person B: No problem!

Person A (on the phone): How do I get to your house? Person B: Drive to McArthur Highway. Turn right at Emerald Street. Go straight ahead and turn left at Sapphire Street. Our house is between a sari-sari store and a white house with a red gate.


Check Your Understanding

Using the map above, fill in the blanks with the right signal words. 1. The coffee shop is ______ the gas station and the church. 2. The church is _______ the fire station. 3. The gas station is _____ Rizal Avenue. 4. The university is ______ Bonifacio Avenue and Rizal Avenue. 5. The hospital is _______ the university.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate commands or signal words in giving directions. Refer to the same map above.

1. Person A: How do I get to the hospital from the church? Person B: _________ Bonifacio Avenue. You can find the hospital _________ Rizal Avenue and Bonifacio Avenue.

2. Person A: From the University, how can I go to the church?


Person B: Go straight ahead Bonifacio Avenue from the University. _________ at the intersection of Bonifacio Avenue and A. Luna Street. The church is on your _________.

3. Person A: Where is the police station? I am on Rizal Avenue near the hospital. Person B: From Rizal Avenue, _________ at Bonifacio Avenue and _____________. _________ at A. Luna Street. It’s _________ the fire station.

4. Person A: How can I go to the supermarket from the bank? Person B: __________ Bonifacio Avenue and __________ the intersection of Rizal Avenue and Bonifacio Avenue. You’ll find the supermarket ________ the university.

5. Person A: Please tell me how to go to the nearest hospital from my friend’s

house (House C). Person B: From Del Pilar Street, ______ when you reach Bonifacio Avenue, and ________. _________ at Rizal Avenue. The hospital is _________ the gas station.

Provide oral instructions using the following scenario. Refer to the same map

above. 1. The school bus driver needs to take the children to their homes. Belle lives in

House A. James lives in House B. Patricia lives in House C. Give the school bus driver directions using the same map.

2. Patricia’s mother (from House C) would like to visit a friend in the hospital. After that, she wants to go to church to pray for her friend and go to the bank to pay for her electricity bill. Give Patricia’s mother directions so she can do the things she wants to do.

3. Patricia (from House C) would like to go to the church to hear mass. After the mass, she plans to visit Belle (House A) and invite her to go to the coffee shop. Give Patricia directions using the map.

4. Jenny is about to pick up Patricia (House C), James (House B), and Belle (House A) to go to the coffee shop and discuss their project in school. Jenny lives in a house next to the church along Del Pilar Street. Give her directions so she can do her planned activities.


5. A taxi driver dropped off a passenger at a house next to the police station along Del Pilar Street. He’s running out of gas and is looking for a gas station. Give the taxi driver directions.

Let’s Step Up!


Lesson 2: Written Directions

An important aspect to consider in giving directions is being precise in expressing yourself. A simple way to be precise in what you want to say is to write it out.

Warm-up!

Triad Activity: With your group members, get a clean piece of paper and follow the directions below. What have you drawn? Are the directions clear or confusing? Share your thoughts in class.


Learn About It!

After being able to give people directions to places using appropriate commands or signal words, it is time to learn how to give directions or instructions on how to do certain things in written form. Written directions are directions or instructions that can be read. They are composed of pure written words, which are combined with matching pictures or illustrations. A procedure is a step-by-step series of actions to accomplish a task. For example, there is a procedure for baking a cake and for assembling Lego toys. For people to finish a task perfectly, the procedure itself must be properly sequenced and clear in direction. In writing procedures, imperative verbs are often used. These verbs are used to make imperative sentences or sentences that give commands. Imperative verbs are usually in the base form. Here are some examples of instructions with imperative verbs:

Peel and pit five avocados.

Pour the mixture into the pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes.


Cut the base of two plastic bottles.

Also, in writing clear directions or procedures, you need to use signal words.

Sequence Signal Words Beginning Middle End

First Next At last To start After / After that Lastly To begin Then Finally

Second / Third... Here are examples of procedures containing signal words.

How to Bake Brownies

To start, melt the chocolate and butter and stir the mixture until smooth for 10 minutes. Next, prepare an 8x8-inch pan lined with parchment paper. Then, remove the chocolate mixture from the heat and add the remaining ingredients: vanilla, eggs, sugar, cocoa powder, and flour. After that, pour the mixture into the pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes. Finally, allow the brownies to cool and slice it into squares.


How to Make a Coin Purse out of Plastic Bottles

To begin, cut the base of two plastic bottles. Then, stitch or glue the zipper to the opening of both bottle bases. After that, check if the purse closes evenly. At last, decorate the purse as desired.

How to Make Lemonade

First, add water to a kettle and bring to a boil. Second, place sugar in a heat-proof container. Third, squeeze juice from the lemons and set aside. Fourth, add boiling water to sugar and stir carefully until well dissolved. Fifth, add cold water and lemon juice to the sugar and water mixture. Sixth, refrigerate until cool. Finally, add slices of lemon and ice and serve.


Check Your Understanding

Arrange the following words according to their category. Finally First Next Second After To begin To start Then At last

Sequence Signal Words

Beginning Middle End

Your friend is being stalked by an anonymous Facebook account. Out of concern, you would like to suggest to your friend to report the account. Give your friend the procedure by filling in the blanks with the appropriate signal words.

How to Report Facebook Accounts

________, log on to Facebook. _______, go to the profile of the account to be reported. ______, click the “...” on the cover photo and choose “Report.” _______, choose the reason for reporting the account. ________, decide on your solution: message, unfollow, unfriend, block.


Write a 5-step procedure on any topic. Make sure to use signal words for a clear instruction. Write the procedure in your notebook. Don’t forget to put a title.

Let’s Step Up!


Performance Task

Tour Guide

Goal: Your task is to create an oral presentation on how to go to historic spots in Manila from the tourists’ hotel in Makati, and a flyer containing detailed instructions on how to ride the local public transportation.

Role: You are a tour guide. You have been tasked by your travel company to create a flyer and an oral presentation on how to get to historic spots in Manila.

Audience: The target audience is a group of 20 foreign visitors.

Situation: The challenge involves coming up with an oral presentation and a flyer and making both as interesting and unique as possible.

Product/Performance and Purpose:

You will create an oral presentation and a flyer using the following guidelines:

1. Use the signal words that we have discussed.

2. For the oral presentation, start out with an introduction describing the tour and

conclude with a sentence summarizing the tour.

3. Your flyer (written directions) must contain a minimum of 2,000 words. Make sure to

include illustrations.

4. Print your finished product (3-fold brochure style) on short bond paper, size font 12,

double-spaced.


Standards and criteria for success: Your work will be judged by the following rubric:

Criteria Beginning (0-12 points)

Developing (13-16 points)

Accomplished (17-20 points)

Score

Content (Focus on details/events are clearly evident; it is clearly related to the topic.)

Organization (Logical progression of details/events; clear transitions between ideas.)

Language (spelling, mechanics, grammar and usage)

Correct use of signal words

Use of accurate information

Use of visual graphics or illustrations

Clear and concise presentation of oral task

Total Score


Self-Check: How Well Did I Learn?

Do a self-check on how well you learned the lessons in this unit. Place a checkmark in the appropriate box.

Skills I think I need more

practice and assistance

I am familiar and can perform well

with minimal assistance

I am confident that I can perform this on

my own

I can give oral directions.

I can write 2-3 step directions using signal words.

Wrap Up

Oral Directions Written Directions Oral directions are directions or instructions that are given verbally. Of course, these are directions that can be heard.

Written directions are directions or instructions that can be read. They are composed of pure written words, which are combined with matching pictures or illustrations.

Signal words include turn left, turn right, go straight ahead, go past, next to, at the corner of, across, beside, between, and opposite.

Signal words include first, second, third, to start, to begin, next, then, after, after that, finally, lastly, and at last.


Bibliography

“Giving directions conversation between 2 people and useful tips asking and giving directions.” Easy Pace Learning. Accessed February 11, 2018. https://www.easypacelearning.com/all-lessons/english-level-2/1288-asking-and-giving-directions-conversation-english-lesson

“Giving directions – exercises.” British Council. Accessed February 11, 2018. http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/giving_directions_-_exercises_4.pdf

“Use the Steps in a Procedural Text Structure.” Benchmark Education Company. Accessed February 11, 2018. http://writingresources.benchmarkeducation.com/pdfs/Gr3_U4_Mini7.pdf

Recommended Link for This Unit: “Asking for and Giving Directions - Boris Cerda.” TED-Ed. Accessed February 11, 2018. https://ed.ted.com/on/RTHZjFAP


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Grade 4 UNIT 4: Giving Directions