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🏫 Module 1 • Build-Up

A School Open Day

Learn useful school words and practice easy sentence patterns.

💡 How to use this lesson

For Teachers

Use this 20-minute lesson to practice school directions and speaking.
Check students' AI scores and help them record again if needed.

For Learners

First, complete the word review and sentence patterns in Module 1.
Next, record your answers for the 6 speaking questions in Module 2 and check the sample answers.

1 Useful Sentence Patterns

Read these three sentence patterns to give directions and invite guests during an open day.

Pattern 1

Walk past ...

Use this to show direction moving by a building or room.

Example:

"Walk past the library to find the main stairs."

Pattern 2

Please come to ...

Use this to welcome visitors to a specific place.

Example:

"Please come to our welcome table at ten o'clock."

Pattern 3

The [room] is across ...

Use this to explain where a room is on the other side.

Example:

"The staffroom is across from the computer room."

2 Vocabulary Review

Complete the 5 sentences using the unit words below.

Word Bank: whiteboard along staffroom headteacher flagpole

Question 1:

Teachers sit and mark papers in the ____ (type word...) .

Question 2:

We raise the flag on the tall ____ (type word...) in the yard.

Question 3:

On open day, the ____ (type word...) says hello to every visitor.

Question 4:

The teacher writes notes on the big ____ (type word...) in front of the class.

Question 5:

Keep walking straight ____ (type word...) the corridor to reach the gym.

3 Collocation Matching

Match each unit collocation to its correct meaning.

Collocation

The room of the school leader

A room for experiments

Follow the path inside the building

Move forward without turning

science lab

____ The room of the school leader ____ A room for experiments ____ Follow the path inside the building ____ Move forward without turning

headteacher's office

____ The room of the school leader ____ A room for experiments ____ Follow the path inside the building ____ Move forward without turning

go straight ahead

____ The room of the school leader ____ A room for experiments ____ Follow the path inside the building ____ Move forward without turning

walk along the hall

____ The room of the school leader ____ A room for experiments ____ Follow the path inside the building ____ Move forward without turning

🎙️ Module 2 • Speaking Part 1

School Open Day Practice

Answer 6 questions about your school out loud.

Where is your classroom?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Sample Model Answer Click to show

"Well, it's on the second floor. Walk along the hall and it's across from the big science lab."

• it's on the second floor: shows which level or floor

• along the hall: walk down the indoor path

• it's across from: on the opposite side of the hallway

• science lab: the room for experiments

Is there a canteen in your school?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Sample Model Answer Click to show

"Well, yes, there's a big canteen. You can go straight ahead from the main entrance to buy food."

• there's a: simple spoken contraction for 'there is a'

• go straight ahead: move forward directly without turning

• main entrance: the front doors of the school building

• buy food: get lunch, drinks or snacks

How do you go from the gate to your class?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Sample Model Answer Click to show

"Well, I walk past the flagpole in the yard, turn left, and walk along the corridor to my room."

• walk past the flagpole: go by the flag post

• in the yard: open area outside the building

• turn left: change direction to the left side

• walk along: move down the length of the hall

Can you find the library in your school?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Sample Model Answer Click to show

"Well, yes! Please come to the ground floor. It's next to the headteacher's office, near the stairs."

• Please come to: a polite way to invite someone

• ground floor: the floor you enter from the street

• next to: beside

• headteacher's office: the room of the school leader

Do you know where the toilets are in your school?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Sample Model Answer Click to show

"Well, yes, I do. The restroom is across the hall. Just walk past the cabinet near the stairs."

• restroom is across: toilet is on the opposite side

• walk past: go by a place without stopping

• cabinet near the stairs: a cupboard close to the stairs

Who helps visitors in your school?

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Sample Model Answer Click to show

"Well, the teachers do. The headteacher helps too. They always help visitors find their way here."

• the teachers do: a short answer about people

• headteacher: the leader of the school

• help visitors: show guests the way

• find their way: reach the right place

Speaking: A School Open Day

A School Open Day

💡 How to use this lesson

1 Useful Sentence Patterns

Walk past ...

Please come to ...

The [room] is across ...

2 Vocabulary Review

3 Collocation Matching

School Open Day Practice

Where is your classroom?

Is there a canteen in your school?

How do you go from the gate to your class?

Can you find the library in your school?

Do you know where the toilets are in your school?

Who helps visitors in your school?

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