Review Lab 3: Out & About
Practise Module 3.
Review Module 3. Real-life practice for outside the classroom.
Confidence warm-up · Step 1
5 minGet talking — no pressure
Name 3 places in your town in English.
Order your favourite drink politely.
How do you usually get around?
Words recap · Step 2
8 minRecycle your toolkit
bank
Place for money
café
Place for coffee & snacks
turn left
Direction
price
How much it costs
receipt
Proof of payment
ticket
Pass to travel
platform
Where you catch the train
bus stop
Where the bus stops
Activate · Personalise · Recycle
Use these words now
Make each sentence true for you. Say it aloud to a partner.
bank
"For me, bank is …"
Finish the sentence with your own idea.
platform
"For me, platform is …"
Finish the sentence with your own idea.
price
"For me, price is …"
Finish the sentence with your own idea.
You'll meet these words again in Reading, Listening, Speaking and Homework.
Sounds polish · Step 3
5 minPolite, friendly tone
In shops, cafés and stations, end your questions with a small rise ↗ and add 'please' / 'thank you'. It changes everything.
- • I'd like a coffee, please. ↗
- • How much is this? ↗
- • Could I have the bill? ↗
- • Which platform? ↗
Quick recap · Step 4
10 minQuick recap: there is/are + polite requests + questions
Quick rule
Quick recap: there is/are + polite requests + questions
Mix 'there is/are' for places, 'I'd like / Could I have' for polite orders, and 'How much/When/Where' for shopping and travel.
Pattern
There is a café opposite the bank.
I'd like a coffee, please.
How much are these jeans?
When does the train leave?
Turn left at the corner.
Challenge 1.There ___ two shops on this street.
Challenge 2.___ I have a tea, please?
Challenge 3.How much ___ these shoes?
Challenge 4.___ does the bus leave?
Rebuild each line, spot the natural chunks, then practise responding aloud.
Quick check 1.Polite request: ___ I have water?
Quick check 2.Plural near you: ___ shoes
Reading challenge · Step 5
7 minAnna's afternoon
Anna leaves the station 🏢 and turns left. 🚶♀️ There is a small café opposite the bank. ☕🏦 She goes in and orders a cappuccino and a croissant. 🥐 'That's £4.50,' says the waiter. She pays by card 💳 and gets a receipt. 🧾 Then she walks to the bus stop 🚏 and takes the number 7 bus home. 🚌
Challenge 1.Where does Anna go after the station?
Challenge 2.How much does she pay?
Challenge 3.How does she go home?
Q1.The café is opposite the bank.
Q2.She pays in cash.
Listening challenge · Step 6
10 minOut in the city
Listening audio
Tap play to listen. Replay as many times as you need.
Anna
Excuse me, where is the train station?
Ben
Go straight, then turn right. It's opposite the supermarket.
Anna
Thanks! Is it far?
Ben
No, about five minutes.
Anna
Great. And is there a café near the station?
Ben
Yes, there's a nice one next to platform 2.
Anna
Perfect. Thank you!
Challenge 1.Which direction does she turn?
Challenge 2.How far is the station?
Challenge 3.Where is the café?
Confidence builder · Step 7
8 minQuick-fire practice
Challenge 1.There ___ a bank on the corner.
Challenge 2.___ I have the bill, please?
Challenge 3.How much ___ those shoes?
Challenge 4.The train leaves ___ platform 4.
Q1.Place for money = ___
Q2.Pass to travel = ___
Survival challenge · Step 8
4 minSpeaking — survive in the city
Task
Ask for directions to a place, then order something in a café, then buy a ticket.
Strategy
Use short, polite chunks: 'Excuse me…', 'I'd like…', 'How much…?', 'Which platform?'
Example
Excuse me, where is the café? … I'd like a coffee, please. … A single to Oxford, please.
Writing challenge · Step 9
5 minShow what you can do
Your task
Write a 6-sentence afternoon out: where you go, what you buy, how you travel.
Show model answer
I leave my house at 3. I walk to the café opposite the bank. I order a tea and a cake. It's £5. Then I take the number 9 bus to the park. I come home at 6.
Communication lab · Step 10
12 minSpeak with confidence
Mini city tour roleplay in pairs: ask for directions, order in a café, buy a transport ticket. Switch roles.
Useful phrases
- • Excuse me, where is…?
- • Turn left / right / go straight.
- • I'd like…, please.
- • Could I have…?
- • How much is/are…?
- • A single / return to…, please.
- AExcuse me, where is the café?
- B_______________
- AI'd like a coffee, please.
- B_______________
- AWhen does the next train leave?
- B_______________
Optional · Teacher-led
Teacher Activities
Recycle Module 3 with movement and roleplay. Keep it short and lively. ~22 min total
Keep going · Step 11
Take-homeExtend it at home
Record a 1-minute roleplay: order in a café in English.
Write directions from your home to the nearest shop.
Checkpoint · Step 12
3 minWhat you can do now
- 🗺️ You can describe places and give directions.
- ☕ You can order politely in a café.
- 🛍️ You can ask prices and pay confidently.
- 🚌 You can buy tickets and use public transport.
- 🎉 You're ready for Module 4 — People & Places!