
< Bus timetable in Korea>

<Bus timetable in Australia>
<<Lesson Plan with Bus Timetables>>
1. Topic : Let’s take a bus on time!
2. Skill : Reading Skill
3. Level : Intermediate / High school students & Adult
4. Objective : Students will be able to recognize the differences in timetables in Seoul and in Australia.
Students will be able to explain the timetable in Australia to other people.
5. How to use : This is for skimming and scanning practice using real bus timetables in Seoul and Australia respectively. The first one is from Gwangmyeong Station to Incheon Airport and the other is from Creswick to Melbourne Airport. To use these authentic materials, first give learners enough time to look through each table. Second, ask skimming questions for overall contents or general ideas. And then, go into the table deeply and ask scanning questions for specific information. Lastly, give a task that needs the information on the two timetables.
a. Pre-Reading : Ask students experience of taking buses abroad and share the ideas to get them familiarized with the materials and topic.
b. While-Reading :
1. Make them look at the two timetables quickly and ask students questions for skimming skills. Here are the examples below.
<<Guided Questions for Skimming Skills>>
-Where does the bus in Korea go to?
-Where does the bus in Australia go to?
-Where does the bus in Korea depart?
-How many rows do the bus timetable in Korea have?
2. Let students complete a chart for understanding specific details of both timetables. The questions would be like this below.
<<Specific Questions for Scanning Skills>>
-What time should you take the last bus to Incheon Airport on Sunday?
-What time does the last Limousine leave for Incheon airport on weekdays?
-What needs to be made at least 2 hours and 30 minutes beforehand in Australia ?
-What they can do for passengers in Australia, if planes have a significant delay?