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🏫 Module 1 • Practice

Getting Ready for School Open Day

Learn key school words and directions to help visitors find their way!

📋 How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 Teacher:

This 20-minute module builds vocabulary. Check student progress via the grading dashboard.

🧑‍🎓 Learner:

First, practice these words. Then, try the exercises to get ready for writing.

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School Words & Directions

Example Pattern

The lab is across the hall.

Look at how we talk about locations and directions at school.

lab science room

staffroom for teachers

restroom a room with toilets and sinks

flagpole holds the flag

headteacher school leader

whiteboard board to write on

cabinet cupboard for books

ahead in front of you

across on the other side

along from one end to the other

Practice Exercises

16 Questions

Part A: Word Order

Put the words in the right order to make a sentence.

1. Put the words in order:

the / staffroom / is / hall / across / The .

____ (Type the full sentence here...)

2. Put the words in order:

headteacher / The / in / staffroom / is / the .

____ (Type the full sentence here...)

3. Put the words in order:

along / Walk / hallway / the / to / restroom / the .

____ (Type the full sentence here...)

4. Put the words in order:

flagpole / straight / The / is / ahead .

____ (Type the full sentence here...)

Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Use words from the Word Bank to complete each sentence.

Word Bank

across restroom whiteboard along cabinet

5. The teacher writes the lesson on the big ____.

6. Please put the extra books inside the tall ____.

7. Walk ____ this corridor to the end.

8. The computer lab is right ____ from the library.

9. Excuse me, where is the ____? I need to wash my hands.

Part C: Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer for each question.

10. Where do teachers meet and work during break time?

____ a. In the restroom ____ b. In the staffroom ____ c. On the flagpole ____ d. Inside the cabinet

11. Where can you find the school flag in the courtyard?

____ a. On the whiteboard ____ b. Inside the lab ____ c. On the flagpole ____ d. Across the cabinet

12. Keep walking straight ___ to reach the main office.

____ a. ahead ____ b. along ____ c. across ____ d. inside

13. Students do science experiments in the science ___.

____ a. restroom ____ b. lab ____ c. flagpole ____ d. staffroom

Part D: Matching Questions to Answers

Match each question to its correct answer.

14. Match Question: "Where is the science lab?"

____ a. It is across the hall. ____ b. She is inside the staffroom. ____ c. Please write on the whiteboard.

15. Match Question: "Where can I find the headteacher?"

____ a. Walk along the corridor to the staffroom. ____ b. It is on top of the cabinet. ____ c. Wash your hands in the restroom.

16. Match Question: "Where is the school flag?"

____ a. He is in the staffroom. ____ b. It is on the flagpole in the yard. ____ c. Go straight ahead to the restroom.

🧭 Module 2 • Task

Giving Directions

Now, write directions for a visitor.

Writing Task

Write 5 sentences to help a visitor find places at your school open day (you can imagine the school).

Target length: 30–50 words.

🛠️ Sentence Starters Frame

Use these starters to help build your sentences:

"Go straight ..."

"Turn left ..."

"Turn right at ..."

"The canteen is next to ..."

"Where is ...?"

✅ Checklist (What to include)

• Directions must start with a verb (Go, Walk, or Turn)
• At least one direction with left or right
• One sentence with next to or at the end of
• One question that starts with Where is or Where are
• No direction starts with You

Write your 5 sentences below: ____ (Where is the science lab? Go straight along the hallway. Turn left at the staffroom. The canteen is next to the lab. Turn right at the flagpole...)

📖 Module 3 • Model Answer

A Model Answer

See a good example of directions.

✨ Example Writing

40 words

"Where is the science lab? Go straight down the main hall to the end. Turn left at the staffroom to see the lab. The canteen is next to the science lab. Turn right at the flagpole to find the playground."

Why this works

Read these short notes about the bold phrases:

1. "Where is"

Starts a clear question to ask for a place.

2. "Go straight"

'Go straight' is clear and tells someone to move forward.

3. "Turn left"

Simple words to show which direction to turn.

4. "next to"

'Next to' helps locate things side by side.

5. "Turn right at"

Tells someone the exact spot to turn.

Writing: A School Open Day

Getting Ready for School Open Day

📋 How to use this lesson

School Words & Directions

Practice Exercises

Part A: Word Order

Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Part C: Multiple Choice

Part D: Matching Questions to Answers

Giving Directions

Writing Task

🛠️ Sentence Starters Frame

✅ Checklist (What to include)

A Model Answer

✨ Example Writing

Why this works

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