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.
Comparatives/Superlatives Quiz
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.
Find the Errors Quiz – Find errors and correct the sentences about travel.
There is/are in Simple Tenses – A quiz and speaking activity
There is/are in Simple Tenses with Quantifiers – A quiz
INTERMEDIATE
There is/are in mixed tenses – Simple Present/Past/Future + Present and Past Perfect quiz
A Terrible Trip – Add the Present Tense and the past participle to complete the Passive Voice sentences.
Some, Any, No, and Every Travel Quiz – Learn about all, every, and each, review some and any, then try the travel quiz.
ADVANCED
At Least it Looked Great on Facebook! – Phrasal Verbs Gap Fill Game
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
SPEAKING AND CONVERSATION
ALL LEVELS
Visit the Maritimes – A board game suitable for all levels
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.
HIGH BEGINNER
Conversation Questions
INTERMEDIATE
Conditional Chain Game – Suitable to practice any of the conditionals.
Would you Rather… ? – Speaking game (2nd Conditional)
Voluntourism – Watch the video, read the letter, try the quiz, and discuss.
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)
Short Travel Stories – 2 minute reads
Short Travel Stories – 5 minute reads
Lonely Planet – Select a destination to read about.
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
The Electric Typewriter – Select an article about travel.
