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DRIVING
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Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
DRIVING
Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
Multi-page lesson:
Vocabulary Preview Grammar Practice Reading Comprehension Discussion Writing Practice Answer Key attached 
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Busy Traffic
Sound Effects DRIVING Play this video in class to create a more authentic-sounding environment during your driving role play. Busy Traffic Sound Effects with horns, whistles, motorcycles, a car crash, police sirens, ambulances, sports cars, and even an angry dog! Playing Time: 10 minutes |
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Pair Work Discussion
DRIVING 20 different questions about driving - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts
Pair work Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Discussion Practice
DRIVING 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Find Someone Who'
Activity DRIVING Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
DRIVING 15 vocabulary items about driving
Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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15 Essential Words About Driving
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accident
crash driver driving license drunk driving |
electric car
engine gas station illegal pass |
passenger
pedestrian speed limit traffic turn |
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Guessing Game
DRIVING Guessing game with driving vocabulary (see above word bank file).
Play in small groups or as a class Notes attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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Word Bank -
Writing Activity DRIVING Write an opinion essay to answer this question: "The driving age should be lowered in your country. Do you agree or disagree?" Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left; 2 pages of lined writing paper.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 25 - 30 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank
DRIVING 63 driving-related vocabulary items
Question: Which 3 words below are kinds of people? Level: Intermediate Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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63 Words about Driving
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accident
air bag automobile brakes bumper sticker car key car theft crash crosswalk dent driver driving lessons driving license |
drunk driving
electric car engine fasten (a seatbelt) flat tire garage gas station go headlights highway hit and run honk (a horn) illegal |
insurance
kilometers per hour legal license plate miles per hour mirror motorcycle motor vehicle oil park parking lot parking space pass (a car) |
passenger
pedestrian pothole pull over road rage road sign rush hour sidewalk signal speed speed limit start (a car) steering wheel |
stop
stop light traffic traffic jam traffic lights traffic ticket truck trunk turn windshield yield |
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Reading and Grammar
DRIVING 311-word article: 'Robotic Cars'
Level: Intermediate
Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listening
DRIVING 2 minutes 37 seconds (see above reading text)
Level: Intermediate Eight listening comprehension questions Notes, Grade Conversion chart and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider reading aloud the text (see above reading activity) yourself, and possibly even recording your own voice! |
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2- to 3-Hour Lesson
DRIVING: Robotic Cars in 2020 NOTE: The text in this lesson is slightly different from the above text!
Ten pages of activities driving and giving and following street directions (vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing); Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 120 - 180 minutes total Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Worksheet
DRIVING Brainstorming and dictionary practice
Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |
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Word Search
DRIVING 12 vocabulary items about driving problems
Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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