We Are Going on A Field Trip

Maximizing Opportunities for Language Learning

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Field Trips – Near and Far

Farm Grocery Store Post Office

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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

2. 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 the “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? Do you sell 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 hear about? 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 liked ____ We didn’t 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 _________