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Lesson 22

Community

Objective: I will learn to ask for and give directions.

Personal Study

Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.

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Study the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God

I am a child of God with eternal potential and purpose.

Consider what you have learned about your identity as a child of God. Think about your relationship with Him. Consider what He has taught you about your purpose and your potential. Reflect on the experiences you have had learning English. How have you felt Him helping you do things you thought were impossible?

Your experience partnering with God to learn has prepared you to help others.

Jesus taught us: “I give unto you to be the light of this people. … Therefore let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven” (3 Nephi 12:14, 16).

You have so much light to share. You can be an example of how God can help His children learn and progress. You can share how God helped you learn English. You can help others learn to partner with God to achieve their potential. You can share with them how you have come to believe the statement “I am a child of God with eternal potential and purpose.”

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Ponder

• How can you be a light to the people around you?

• How can you continue to develop your relationship with your Heavenly Father as you learn and grow?

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Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Try using the new words in a conversation or in a message to someone who knows English.

go
turn
How do I get to … ?

Nouns

bank
grocery store
restaurant
store
train station
First Street/1st Street
Green Lane

See lesson 20 for additional nouns.

Adverbs

north
south
east
west
left
right
straight

Prepositions

across from
between
in front of
next to

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Practice Pattern 1

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.

Q: Where is the (noun)?A: It’s next to the (noun).

Questions

pattern 1 question where is the noun

Answers

pattern 1 answer it’s next to the noun

Examples

Q: Where is the grocery store?A: It’s next to the bank.

grocery store next to a bank

Q: Where is the grocery store?A: It’s between the restaurant and the bank.

grocery store between a restaurant and a bank

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Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try using the patterns in a conversation with a friend. You could talk or send messages.

Q: How do I get to the (noun)?A: Go (adverb) on First Street.

Questions

pattern 2 question how do I get to the noun

Answers

pattern 2 answer go adverb on First Street

Examples

couple standing in front of a store

Q: How do I get to the store?A: Go north. Turn right on First Street.

people at a train station

Q: How do I get to the train station?A: Go straight. Turn left on Green Lane. Turn right on B Street.

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Use the Patterns

Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them aloud.

Additional Activities

Complete the lesson activities and assessments online at englishconnect.org/learner/resources or in the EnglishConnect 1 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Continue to practice English daily. Use your “Personal Study Tracker.” Review your study goal and evaluate your efforts.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God

(20–30 minutes)

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• Read the principle of learning for this lesson aloud.

• Discuss the questions.

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Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Review the vocabulary list with a partner.

Practice pattern 1 with a partner:

• Practice asking questions.

• Practice answering questions.

• Practice a conversation using the patterns.

Repeat for pattern 2.

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Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Ask and answer questions about a city or town you know. Say as much as you can. Take turns.

New Vocabulary

bakery
bookstore
church
library
park
post office
school

Example

bank

• A: Where is the bank?

• B: It’s next to the post office.

• A: Where is the park?

• B: It’s across from my house.

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Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Role-play. Look at the map. Partner A chooses a start location and an end destination. Partner B gives directions. Switch roles.

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Example

• A: I’m at the grocery store. How do I get to the bank?

• B: Go south on Main Street. Turn left on C Street. Then turn right on 1st Street. The bank is across from the train station.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Describe the location of places I visit.

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• Ask for and give directions.

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Evaluate Your Efforts

Evaluate your efforts to:

1. Study the principle of learning.

2. Memorize vocabulary.

3. Practice the patterns.

4. Practice daily.

Set a goal. Consider the study suggestions in the “Personal Study Tracker.”

Share your goal with a partner.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“Never forget … that you really are a child of God who has inherited something of His divine nature, one whom He loves and desires to help and bless” (Gordon B. Hinckley, “You Are a Child of God,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2003, 119).