Giving Directions ESL Activities, Games and Worksheets

Battle Tanks

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Game - Speaking: Giving and Following Directions - Pair Work

Here is an fun giving directions game to play in class. In competing teams of two, one player is the tank, and the other is the driver. Blindfold the two players who are the tanks and place two soft balls on the floor somewhere in the room. The... read more

My Map

Elementary (A1-A2) 30 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Unscrambling, Error Correction, Drawing - Speaking Activity: Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this productive giving directions worksheet, students learn and practice language for asking and giving directions. Students begin by writing directions from a box under the correct pictures. Students then... read more

Star Wars Directions Game

Elementary (A1-A2) 15 minutes
ESL Directions Game - Listening and Speaking: Giving and Following Directions, Freer Practice - Group Work

In this entertaining giving directions game, students practice giving and following basic directions. To start, teams decide which side they want to play for, i.e. the Dark Side or the Jedi. A player from each team then puts on an appropriate mask or blindfold... read more

Where is it?

Elementary (A1-A2) 20 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Activity - Speaking: Giving Directions, Communicative Practice - Pair Work

In this communicative giving directions activity, students practice giving basic directions and using the prepositions of place: next to, opposite, and in between. In pairs, one student begins by giving... read more

Can you tell me the way to ...?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Directions Activity - Speaking: Asking For and Giving Directions, Communicative Practice - Pair Work

In this useful giving directions speaking activity, students practice asking for and giving directions to places on a map. In pairs, one student goes first and asks for directions to one of the places in the box to... read more

Directions Language Worksheet

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Binary Choice, Writing Sentences, Comparing - Pre-intermediate (A2)

Here is a free giving directions worksheet to help students learn and practice phrases and prepositions related to giving directions. Students begin by matching... read more

Draw the Directions

Pre-intermediate (A2) 35 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Activity - Vocabulary: Reading Comprehension, Drawing, Writing Directions - Pair Work

In this creative giving directions activity, students draw simple pictures that match a set of directions and then write directions for a partner to draw. First, students... read more

Excuse me, where is...?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 20 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Activity - Speaking: Giving and Following Directions, Communicative Practice - Pair Work

This enjoyable giving directions speaking activity helps to teach students how to ask for and give directions. Starting from the pinned location, one student asks... read more

Gold Star Directions Game

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Game - Reading and Writing: Following and Writing Instructions, Freer Practice - Group Work

In this rewarding giving directions game, students give and follow directions to the locations of hidden gold stars in the building and classroom. First, teams do... read more

How do I get to...?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 20 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Activity - Speaking: Giving and Following Directions, Communicative Practice - Pair Work

In this free giving directions speaking activity, students practice giving and following directions to places on a map. In pairs, students take turns asking their partner how they get to the places shown on... read more

Place to Place

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Activity - Speaking: Asking For and Giving Directions, Communicative Practice - Pair Work

In this communicative giving directions activity, students ask for and give directions to different places in a town. In pairs, Student A goes first and asks their partner for directions to the first place on the... read more

The Crystal Maze

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Directions Game - Speaking: Giving and Following Directions - Group Work

In this amusing directions game, students give and follow directions through a classroom maze. A player from each team leaves the classroom while a maze is being created. Rearrange the desks to resemble a maze with one entrance and one exit. If a... read more

Destination Unknown

Intermediate (B1) 20 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Activity - Speaking: Giving and Following Directions, Communicative Practice - Pair Work

Here is an engaging giving directions speaking activity to help students review how to give directions. One student begins by giving their partner directions... read more

Could you direct me to...?

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
ESL Giving Directions Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Error Correction - Speaking Activities: Giving Directions, Communicative Practice - Pair Work

This comprehensive giving directions worksheet helps students practice language for giving complex directions... read more