Where Is the Supermarket?

Where is the Supermarket? Phoebe Duke Elementary School, Kamagaya ES – Listening, speaking

Number of Students: 10-30 Materials: A4 place cards, blindfolds if particularly naughty class, stickers for prizes Objective: This activity aims to have students giving, listening to, and acting on directions given in English. The aim of the game is for students to be directed by other students from one point to another using only English. Summary: The best way to start this activity is with a quick warm-up to review place names (for example, supermarket, train station, police station etc.), “left”, “right”, and also “go straight” and “stop”. Then, split the students into pairs or groups of four, depending on the size of the class. Arrange the desks to make “streets” and put place cards on them to make a “city”.

The groups will all start from different points in the classroom, (the number of students in the class will determine how many groups you can run at a time), making trains by placing their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them.

The student at the front of the train will close their eyes whilst the second student gives them directions to a specified location in the classroom. The first group to reach the location will receive one point.

Repeat this until everyone has had a turn at both roles. Change the location of the cards to keep it interesting.