Background Notes:

Activity One:

• if your student is unable to identify the subway routes, tell him
• the major subway routes are: Bloor-Danforth, Yonge - University - Spadina
• TTC maps can be found at any subway station

Activity Two:

• tell your student that you are interested in seeing how many of the subway stations that he can name along each subway route and that you will check the spelling later
• this activity will help you assess the student's knowledge of the subway system

Activity Three:

• have your student read the Key Vocabulary List aloud (note any pronunciation difficulties)
• if he has difficulty labelling the stops he missed, complete the activity together
• give him hints to help him complete this activity (e.g.: Christie is east of Dufferin and west of Bathurst)

Activity Four:

• other question you may ask are:
  1) Which is the last stop on the Bloor-Danforth line traveling westbound?
  2) Which stop is the last stop on the Bloor-Danforth Line traveling west?
• phrase your question in different ways so that you student has the opportunity to practice listening to a variety of phrases