WHAT IS TAUGHT?

Syllabus

The content of a situational syllabus is based on a given context, from there, a very specific list of words and common sentence patterns will be made. For example, the situation could be: at the bus station; then every word and sentence must reflect a scenario that is likely to happen at a bus station. However, this is one of the weaknesses of this methodology, it is impossible to predict every single possible scenario. But the idea is to find the most common, possible, predictable conversation that could take place and recreate it in class.

At the bus station

Vocabulary Bus Line Bus ticket Ticket booth Bus driver Arriving time Departure time Seat Boarding platform One way/round trip fare/fee transfer gate depart

A: Good morning. Can I help you? B: Yes. How much is a ticket to Maine? A: One way or round trip? B: One way, please. A: The standard fare is $126. B: Oh. Do you have any discount fares? A: Yes, we do. The fare for students is $96. B: Oh, good. And what time does the next bus depart? A: At 3:40 this afternoon. And it gets to Maine at 12:20     tomorrow. B: OK. And is that a direct bus? A: No.  You have to transfer in New York. There's a     45 minutes  layover. B: Oh...I guess that's fine. What gate does it depart from? A: It departs from gate five. Boarding begins 20 minutes     before departure.