Directions

  1. Do you think you have a good sense of direction? Do your family and friends agree?
  2. Do you get lost easily? If you lose your way, do you usually ask people for directions?
  3. What do you do when you are confused, and you want to find your way:
    • In a large mall
    • In a subway station
    • Walking on the street
    • Driving a car
    • In a large store
  4. Are people usually friendly when you ask for directions? Is there a difference between asking for directions in Canada and in your home country?
  5. Do you always use GPS?  Are you good at using maps? Are you a good navigator?
  6. Have you ever used a compass? When? Tell us about the experience.
  7. Have you gone the wrong way on a major highway? What did you do to get back on track?
  8. Sometimes the shortest route is not the fastest route. Which do you prefer to take?
  9. How far was it from your home to your high school? What directions did you take?
  10. What directions would you give to get from your home to the nearest grocery store?
  11. When you take a vacation, are you more interested in the journey or the destination?
  12. When you are trying to locate somewhere you haven’t been before, do you rely on a map, landmarks, or a sense of intuition?
  13. What can help to improve a sense of direction?
  14. How good are you at explaining directions and drawing a map for others? Have others followed your directions and got lost?
  15. If you could get an unlimited world flight pass, which direction would you travel, east or west?
  16. Whose directions do you follow in life? What can we do when we “lose our way” in life?
  17. What is a detour? Have you encountered detours in driving or travelling on a bus?
  18. What would be a “detour in life”? How do we find our way back to the main route or the right path?
  19. Share what you know about animals and birds that have an amazing sense of direction.
  20. Describe the direction you think your home country is taking in: politics, technology, environmental issues, religion, water conservation, fashion, healthcare

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