The Big Picture 2 - Getting around - Lesson plan and exercises

Sep 18, 2026

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Lesson plan and supporting activities for ESOL tutors teaching learners how to get a driver learner permit and how to prepare for the driver theory test. Includes clear objectives, functions and materials lists, key vocabulary (e.g., theory test, registration fee, provisional driving licence), and step-by-step classroom instructions. Provides reading support approaches for the text, sentence scramble reordering practice, consolidation and extension tasks, and guidance for possible numeracy links tied to speed limits and motoring costs.

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Reading Time23 min

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3. Getting Around

3.1 Driver’s Licence

Lesson Plan

How I Got My First Driver Learner Permit

Sentence Scramble Activity

Driver Theory Test Information Sheet

Information on Driver Theory Test

3.1 Driver’s Licence - Text

3.1 Driver’s Licence - Sentence Scramble Activity

The Big Picture 2 Materials and Resources for ESOL Tutors Lesson plan and exercises Objectives The students will be able to: • understand how to get a driver learner permit 3 Getting around • fill out an application for the driver theory test Copyright © 2005 National Adult Literacy Agency Contents 3. Getting Around 3.1 Driver’s Licence 52 - Lesson Plan 52 - How I Got My First Driver Learner Permit 54 - Sentence Scramble Activity 56 - Driver Theory Test Information Sheet 57 - Information on Driver Theory Test 58 3.1 Driver’s Licence-Lesson Plan Objectives: Functions: Level: Materials: At the end of the activity students will be able to understand how to get a first driver learner permit Reading comprehension, sequencing Elementary Pre-Intermediate, Basic Literacy • How I got my first time learner permit • Sentence Scramble Activity • Driver Theory Test Information Sheet page 54 page 56 page 57 Key Vocabulary • theory test • headphones • registration fee • full driving licence • provisional driving licence Instructions: 1. Ask if any students drove in their country and whether they had a licence. If so, ask them how they got their licence and what kind of licence it was. Ask if anyone has their Irish driving licence. Ask them what they had to do, or have students ask them questions. Students may have questions about different types of licences (heavy machinery, lorries, etc. ) . 2. Hand out the How I got my provisional driving licence text. The text can be studied in one or a combination of the following ways: The text is read aloud or played from a phone as students follow the text; the text is read aloud or played and students listen without looking at the text; the text is divided into sections (nine paragraphs or three to six sections) and students read a section and retell it to a partner or group; students read the text as homework or in class and then discuss unfamiliar or difficult words or phrases; words are taken out of the text and the text is used as a gap-fill exercise with a dictation or with students guessing or selecting answers from a list. 3. Hand out the Sentence Scramble Activity Worksheet. Have students work in pairs, groups or individually to reorder the sentences by putting the correct number in the box next to the sentence. Students may use the text as a reference. Model the first sentence. Explain that this is not a word-for-word reconstruction of the text but a description of what happened. Stronger students may want to try without referring to the text. 3.1 Driver’s Licence-Lesson Plan (continued) 4 Another method may be to cut up the sentences and give each student or group of students a set. An enlarged version could be put on a large card, an overhead transparency or flip-chart and the teacher or students could order the sentences on the board, the transparency, flip chart or the wall. Alternatively, each student or pair of students could be given a sentence to put in the correct position on the wall or chart. 5. Check the order of the sentences as a class. If there are differing answers, have students indicate the section each sentence refers to. Consolidation/extension activities: • Read the text as a class exercise and do the sentence ordering as homework or as consolidation during the next class. • Ask students to write or record their own stories of their own accomplishments. These could then be turned into similar exercises for class work and could also be accompanied by photos or illustrations. • If enough students are interested in studying for their driving licence, incorporate this into the class syllabus. See Information Sheet and fill in the Application for a Driver Theory Test for practice. | Note | | --- | | Numeracy extensions:
This section can be used to reinforce and develop a number of numeracy skills:
• Highlight the national convention of speed limit in km/hr.
• Use the costs of m

FAQs

What should students learn about getting a driver learner permit?

Students learn how to get a first driver learner permit and understand the process. They also build reading and sequencing skills through the lesson activities.

How can the lesson text be used in class or at home?

The text can be read aloud or played from a phone while learners follow along, listened to without looking at the text, divided into sections for retelling, used as homework, and supported with discussion of difficult words.

What is the Sentence Scramble Activity and how do students complete it?

Learners reorder sentences by writing the correct number in the box next to each sentence. They can work in pairs, groups, or individually and may use the text as a reference.

Sep 18, 2026

Uploaded by Rowan