Are you satisfied with your taxi driver?

Taxis are supposed to be the ultimate is convenience in inner-city transportation for people who are in a hurry. Considering that their buses or subways. people expect them to take them wherever they want to go more quickly and in the most comfortable way possible.

That may be the way it works in most places around the world, but unfortunately., in Korea, that's not the way it is. In a survey taken of Seoul residents, over 90% complained about the poor service which they had received from taxi drivers. The most common complaint given by foreigners visiting Korea was that they were cheated or received rude treatment from taxi drivers.

Here are some of the complaints most often mentioned about Korean taxi drivers.

- They drive too fast.

- They drive recklessly

- They break traffic.

- They won't pick us up.

- They refuse to take us where we want to go.

- He overcharged us.

- They picked up other passengers and made them ride with us.

For years, taxi companies have been trying to "clean up" their image by disciplining their drives, but the problem doesn't stop. Many people in the Korean tourism industry think that poor taxi service is one reason why fewer foreign tourists have been coming to Korea in recent years.

Listening lesson plan

Are you satisfied with your Taxi driver?

Instructor Scarlet	Level Intermediate	Students 15	Length 45min

Materials

- Phrases and words work sheet

- Listening CD &CD player

- Listening work sheet

- White board, board markers

Aims

- To learn words and phrases for listening comprehension.

- To know how many people dissatisfied with taxi driver.

- To practice listening to average speech of people with various accents.

- To share the other person's opinion.

Language skills

- Reading : Words and phrases

- Listening : How much understanding without pause.

- Speaking : Show their own opinion in group.

- Writing : Write the meaning of the words and phrases.

Language systems

- Lexis : Words and phrases used in taxi drivers behaviors.

- Function : Taxi driver's problems.

- Structure : Relative phrases and clauses.

Assumptions

students already know :

- Most students have taken a taxi.

- The most expensive fare among the usual transportation.

- How the class set up and run.

- The teacher's teaching style.

Anticipated errors and solutions

- Most students can't follow the passage easily.

→ Let them listen to the same part again until they get contents.

- Students can't pick up the detail things from the listening.

→ Don't let them listen everything (give some pauses)

- If some students don't participate in words and phrases comprehension.

→ Ask them (how much do you understand the meaning of it?)

- If they have no interest

→ Lead them your own experiences about taxi driver.

Reference

- small group discussion topics for Korean students