Asking for Help (Extended Speaking Practice - Beginner Level)
🎯 Objective:
By the end of the lesson, the student will be able to:
✅ Ask for help in different airport situations using simple English.
✅ Understand and respond to common directions and assistance at the airport.
✅ Gain confidence in using English to interact with airport staff.
🕒 Duration: 60 minutes
1️⃣Warm-Up Activity (10 minutes)
🎯 Goal: Review previous lessons and introduce today’s topic.
1. Quick Review of Day 4:
o Ask: "What do you say if you can’t find your gate?"
o Ask: "How do you ask someone to speak slowly?"
o Have the student recall 3 words from yesterday’s lesson.
2. Introducing Today’s Lesson:
o Show pictures of people asking for help at the airport.
o Ask: "What do you say when you don’t know something?"
o Teach: "Today, we will learn how to ask for help when you are lost, confused,
or need assistance."
2️⃣Vocabulary Building (10 minutes)
🎯 Goal: Learn simple, useful phrases for asking for help.
Phrase Use Example Sentence
To get someone's
Excuse me "Excuse me, where is my gate?"
attention
"Can you help me find the check-in
Can you help me? To ask for help
counter?"
Where is…? To ask for directions "Where is the restroom?"
I don’t understand. To say you need help "I don’t understand. Can you repeat?"
Please speak slowly. To ask for slower speech "Please speak slowly, I don’t understand."
What should I do? To ask for advice "My flight is delayed. What should I do?"
Can you show me? To ask for guidance "Can you show me the way to Gate 10?"
I lost my… To report lost items "I lost my passport. Can you help me?"
Thank you very much! To show politeness "Thank you very much for your help!"
✔ Activity:
Teacher says a phrase, student repeats it.
Teacher asks a question, student answers using the phrase.
o Example: Teacher: "How do you ask for directions?"
o Student: "Excuse me, where is my gate?"
3️⃣Extended Speaking Practice: Asking for Help (30 minutes)
🎯 Goal: Practice longer, realistic conversations in different airport situations.
Scenario 1: Asking for Directions
🔹 Role-Play: (Teacher = Airport Staff, Student = Passenger)
✅ Dialogue 1: Finding a Gate
Student: "Excuse me, where is Gate 10?"
Teacher: "Gate 10 is straight ahead, then turn right."
Student: "I’m sorry, can you repeat that?"
Teacher: "Sure! Walk straight, then turn right."
Student: "Thank you very much!"
✔ Activity: Change gate numbers and directions, let the student ask naturally.
Scenario 2: Asking for Help with Understanding
🔹 Role-Play: (Teacher = Airport Staff, Student = Passenger)
✅ Dialogue 2: Understanding an Announcement
📢 "Attention passengers! Flight BA305 is delayed by one hour. Please check the information
screen for updates."
Student: "Excuse me, I don’t understand. Can you help me?"
Teacher: "Yes! Your flight is late. You will board one hour later."
Student: "Oh, I see. What should I do now?"
Teacher: "You can wait in the lounge or get some food."
Student: "Thank you!"
✔ Activity: Let the student practice different questions (e.g., "Can you repeat?" "What does
this mean?").
Scenario 3: Asking for Help at Check-in
🔹 Role-Play: (Teacher = Airline Staff, Student = Passenger)
✅ Dialogue 3: Check-in Problems
Student: "Excuse me, can you help me?"
Teacher: "Yes, how can I help you?"
Student: "I can’t find my ticket."
Teacher: "No problem! What is your name?"
Student: "My name is Anna Smith."
Teacher: "Okay, let me check… Here it is! You are on Flight UA456 to London."
Student: "Thank you very much!"
✔ Activity: Change the problem (e.g., "I lost my passport," "I don’t know my flight number").
Scenario 4: Asking for Help with a Lost Item
🔹 Role-Play: (Teacher = Lost & Found Staff, Student = Passenger)
✅ Dialogue 4: Lost Baggage
Student: "Excuse me, I lost my bag. Can you help me?"
Teacher: "Yes, where did you last see it?"
Student: "I think I left it at security."
Teacher: "Okay, let me check. What color is your bag?"
Student: "It’s black with a red tag."
Teacher: "Please wait a moment while I check."
✔ Activity: Have the student practice describing lost items.
Scenario 5: Asking for Help in an Emergency
🔹 Role-Play: (Teacher = Airport Staff, Student = Passenger)
✅ Dialogue 5: Feeling Unwell
Student: "Excuse me, I don’t feel well. Where is the medical center?"
Teacher: "The medical center is on the second floor. Do you need help?"
Student: "Yes, I need to sit down."
Teacher: "I will call someone to help you."
Student: "Thank you very much!"
✔ Activity: Let the student practice different emergencies (e.g., "I missed my flight," "I lost my
passport").
4️⃣Listening Exercise (10 minutes)
🎯 Goal: Recognize key phrases for asking for help.
Exercise 1: Listen & Answer
🎧 Listen and answer the questions:
📢 "Excuse me, I need help. My flight number is AA305, but I can’t find my gate. Can you tell me
where it is?"
Questions:
1. What is the passenger’s flight number?
2. What problem does the passenger have?
3. What do you think the airport staff will say?
✔ Activity: Listen twice, then discuss answers.
5️⃣Wrap-Up & Homework (5 minutes)
🎯 Goal: Reinforce learning and encourage real-world practice.
🔹 Review Questions:
1. How do you ask for help politely?
2. What do you say if you don’t understand?
3. How do you ask for directions?
🔹 Homework:
Watch a YouTube video: "How to ask for help in English."
Write 3 sentences using today’s phrases (e.g., "Excuse me, where is the check-in
counter?").
Practice role-playing with a friend or recording yourself.
