How Do You Go To School?
This transport ESL lesson helps learners name vehicles and ask 'How do you go to school?' Students identify transport from sounds, complete a class travel survey and practise 'I go by...' They create a transport wheel and roleplay journeys at classroom transport stations.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Beginner
Age group
Ages 6–9
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children guess vehicles from sounds and mimes, sing a transportation song pausing to answer 'What's this?' and 'Do you like planes?', and drill flashcards with a Point and Ride game. The second lesson surveys classmates asking 'How do you go to school?' and tallies results, makes a transport wheel craft, and roleplays at transport-station corners asking 'Where are you going? How?'
Target language
- • 'What is it?'
- • 'How do you go to school?'
- • 'I go by ___'
- • 'Do you like ___?'
Key vocabulary
- bus
- car
- bicycle
- walk
- train
- scooter
- drive
- ride
- on foot
- cycle
Speaking questions students answer
- • What is this?
- • How do you go to school?
- • Do you like boats?
- • What vehicles did you see?
- • Where are you going?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Guess vehicles from their sounds, survey classmates on how they travel to school, make a transport wheel and roleplay a transport station. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.