Let’s talk about travel and tourism in English.
Can you name some…
…reasons to visit your region?
…special plants and/or animals in your area?
…local traditions and beliefs in your culture?
…fun or interesting things to do where you live?
…dishes to try from your community?
WARM UP
NEW BEGINNER (A1+)
Hotel Room – Find the differences
BEGINNER (A2-B1)
Quick answer warm up
INTERMEDIATE (B1+)
Odd One Out
ALL LEVELS
Say something about the country.
Talk turns saying something that you associate with the country. Repeat all of the associations and add one more.
Around the World Warm Up (B1+)
Take turns saying words that start with each letter of the alphabet.
– Cities or countries
– Things people usually pack on vacation
– Things you can often see out the window when taking transportation
VOCABULARY
BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE (A2- B1+)
Warm Up Vocabulary Game
Take turns selecting a word and describing it with only three other words. Can your partner guess your word?
GRAMMAR
BEGINNER
A, An, The or Nothing? – Review the articles in a paragraph about San Andres Island.
In, On, At – When to use each of these
In, On, and At and giving directions – Talk about the town and fill in the correct words
Cluttered Shelf Game – Examine the shelf, learn compound nouns, review prepositions of place, and talk about where these people have traveled.
HIGH BEGINNER
Answering closed questions quiz – Practice repeating auxiliary verbs to form answers correctly.
INTERMEDIATE
Prepositions at the end of sentences – Learn about prepositions and word order
Prepositions at the end of sentences – Quiz and discussion about travel
Questions ending in prepositions – quiz and conversation about travel
HIGH INTERMEDIATE
There is/are in mixed tenses – quiz
ADVANCED
At Least it Looked Great on Facebook! – Phrasal Verbs Gap Fill Game
SPEAKING AND CONVERSATION
ALL LEVELS
World Map
BEGINNER
Giving and getting directions – Learn, practice, and play.
What do you know about these countries? – Jump board game
What Can I Say? – Players try to speak for up to three minutes on topics related to travel and tourism.
Conversation Questions
Conditional Chain Game – Suitable to practice any of the conditionals.
Would you Rather… ? – Speaking game (2nd Conditional)
Present your tour from the Writing Section.
WRITING
ASSIGNED BY LEVEL
1.) Design a free walking tour of your city.
2.) Imagine that you are an interdependent travel agent. Design a package/tour to sell to clients.
3.) Write a synopsis of your article.
4.) Write an essay. (Style assigned)
READING
MEDIUM/HIGH BEGINNER
Margaret’s Vacation – Reading and quiz (Present and Past Simple)
Lonely Planet – Select a destination to read about.
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
The Electric Typewriter – Select an article about travel.
