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