The Right Map – LCTL DOORs

Topic: Navigating a City

Mode: Interpretive

Level: Novice

Students will listen to audio recordings and choose the map that matches the route they hear.

Components of the activity: Maps, audio scripts.

Instructions to the teacher

Download the maps from the links given below. Transform each map into the target language by renaming all its parts. Note that formatting may be off because these were uploaded as word documents. You may need to adjust the arrows and fix other messy parts. You should also replace the landmarks that may not be relevant in your language with those that are. Then, print the maps or upload them where students will be able to access them.
Audio record the scripts and save them.
In class, let students listen to each audio file and choose the map that fits each description.

NOTE: There are two possible versions of this activity below. Version 2 is slightly more difficult. You can lengthen this activity by adding more maps from the links given below and creating your own scripts following the format given.

Instructions to students

Listen to the audio files and choose the map that matches the route you hear.

Version 1

Script

From the supermarket, turn left onto Main Street. When you reach the night club, turn right and continue to Park Avenue. Follow Park Avenue past the State Park until you arrive at Abbey Road. Turn left onto Abbey Road. Enter the building on your right.

From the shopping mall, turn right onto Abbey Road. When you reach Main Street, turn left and continue until you get to State Street. Turn right on State Street. Cross Park Avenue and enter the building on your left.

Maps

LCTL Map 6: https://bit.ly/3kuom33
LCTL Map 7: https://tinyurl.com/yxgqrsx7

Additional Maps

LCTL Map 1: https://bit.ly/3dZEFm6
LCTL Map 2: https://bit.ly/3kwR82X
LCTL Map 3: https://bit.ly/31HZ9e6
LCTL Map 4: https://bit.ly/3kunyez
LCTL Map 5: https://bit.ly/37GhzQ4
LCTL Map 8: https://tinyurl.com/yy5xxg4e
LCTL Map 9: https://tinyurl.com/yyyszl6t
LCTL Map 10: https://tinyurl.com/y35du5uz
LCTL Map 11: https://tinyurl.com/y34dadgd

Version 2

Script

I left home and went past the post office. I turned right on State Street and walked past the nightclub. From there, I turned left on Main Street and walked past the sports stadium and restaurant. I turned right on Abbey Road.
From the park I went down Park Avenue toward the school and turned on Abbey Road toward Main Street. I turned onto Main Street and went into the supermarket, and then walked down Main Street past the restaurant and sports stadium. Then I turned onto State Street again and went into the Museum.
The first thing I did today was go to the post office. From there, I turned left on Abbey Road and took that to State Street and turned left. There I watched a [add “sporting event that makes sense for your language/culture”] and afterward, I went to church.
After I went to the supermarket, I took Main Street toward State Street and turned right and continued to Park Avenue where I took a right. From there, I turned left on Abbey Road and stopped in the theatre to see a show.