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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
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​Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
"Boy Drives to McDonald's"
​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
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​Answer Key attached
​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Busy Traffic
​Sound Effects

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​Play this video in class to create a more authentic-sounding environment during    
​your driving role play.

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Busy Traffic Sound Effects with horns, whistles, motorcycles, a car crash, police sirens, ambulances, sports cars, and even an angry dog!
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​Playing Time: 10 minutes

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Pair Work Discussion
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20 different questions about driving - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 15 minutes

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Discussion Practice
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​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
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​Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
'Find Someone Who'
​Activity

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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
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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
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15 vocabulary items about driving

Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate 

Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes


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15 Essential Words About Driving
   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
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Guessing game with driving vocabulary (see above word bank file).

Play in small groups or as a class

Notes attached

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​Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!

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Word Bank -
Writing Activity

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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

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Word Bank
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63 driving-related vocabulary items

Question: Which 3 words below are kinds of people?

Level: Intermediate

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63 Words about Driving
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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Look for an updated version of this lesson in 2021!
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Reading and Grammar
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311-word article: 'Robotic Cars'

Level: Intermediate

  • 10 Reading comprehension questions
  • 12 'Grammar-in-Context' questions
  • Writing practice

Notes and Answer Key attached

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Listening
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2 minutes 37 seconds (see above reading text)

Level: Intermediate

Eight listening comprehension questions

Notes, Grade Conversion chart and Answer Key attached

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Right Click Here to Download Audio - Save as MP3 File
ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider reading aloud the text (see above reading activity) yourself, and possibly even recording your own voice!

​Look for an updated version of this lesson in 2021!
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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


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Worksheet
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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


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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
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12 vocabulary items about driving problems

Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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