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If you need some fresh, new ideas for the ESL travel and holiday unit that you can find in most textbooks, then you’re in the right place. We’ll share our top ideas for games and activities, along with travel vocabulary, worksheets and lesson plans. Let’s get to the best ESL holiday activities.

ESL holiday and travel-themed activities

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ESL Travel and Holiday Activities

Here are the top ESL travel activities that you may want to try out with your students.

#1: Plan a Trip

Have your students plan a dream vacation in English! Instead of researching in their first language, use Google in English. In order to practice writing, keep notes only in English. Here’s an example of how you might plan your trip using English. You can have your students add as little, or as much detail as you’d like. However, the point of the activity is to practice writing in point form which is useful when writing outlines for tests or essays.

Day 1: Monday, January 1

Fly Seoul (3pm) —-> Vancouver (7am) Check in Hotel ABC, 123 Avenue Rest, relax

Day 2: Tuesday, January 2

Stay Hotel ABC Tour Stanley Park Eat Pub XYZ dinner

Day 3: Wednesday, January 3

Check out Hotel ABC Rent car Budget 123 Drive Whistler Rent skis shop ABC Go Skiing Lunch ski lodge Check in Hotel ABC Whistler Bed early

Procedure for one of my favourite ESL travel activities:

• Give students time to do some Internet research about a place they want to go. It’s helpful to specify the number of days. I generally make a rule that they must do this research in English. Suggest some helpful websites where they might like to start (Trip Advisor, Air BnB, etc.).
• Students can make a day-by-day itinerary of what they’re trip is going to look like.
• They can share about their trip with the class or turn it in for a graded assignment.

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#2: A-Z Alphabet Game

If you know that your students already know a fair bit about holiday and travel, you may want to try this quick warm-up game. Or, you could consider using it as a review game at the end of a class.

The way it works is that students, in pairs or small groups write down the alphabet on a piece of paper. Then, they have to think of one travel related word for each letter. It doesn’t have to be done in order. For example:

P: Passport

The winner is the team with the most completed letters at the end of the allotted time. Do you want to find out more? Check this out: A-Z Alphabet Game ESL .

#3: Travel Word Association

This is nice ESL activity to do if you know that your students have studied about travel and holidays before. They can shout out vocabulary words related to this and you can make a mind map or sorts on the board. Group similar things together. For example, articles of clothing.

Find out more about this quick ESL warmer right here: ESL Vocabulary Word Association.

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#4: Postcards ESOL Travel Activity

If you can get your hands on some cheap postcards or have some laying around your house or teacher’s office, try out this fun writing activity. It may just be the novelty factor, but students seem to love it. This activity is ideal for working on common greetings, the past tense (more ideas here: ESL past tense games ), and using descriptive words, as well as using synonyms to avoid repetition.

Distribute the postcards to the students. You can do one per student, or put the students into pairs. They have to look at the picture on the front of the postcard and imagine that they went on this vacation. Then, they can write about their trip to a friend or family member.

Next, the students trade postcards with another student or group. After reading them, they can write a response back of at least a few sentences. Finally, you may want to display them around the class as they’re colourful and fun and other students may enjoy reading them! Have some fun with this ESOL travel activity.

• Give each student or pair a postcard. They look at the picture and imagine what they did on that vacation, and then pretend that they’re writing to a friend or family member.
•  Exchange postcards and another student or group have to write a response to what they read.
• Display the postcards around your classroom (optional).

#5: Travel or Holiday Videos

I’m ALL about using videos with my ESL/EFL students. They’re fun, engaging and a nice way to grab student’s attention and introduce a topic. Of course, you can base an entire class around one too if you design the activities well.

If you want to find out more about using them in your classes and some activities and games to do with them, you’ll want to check this out: Using Videos for Teaching English .

#6: Dictogloss ESOL Travel Activity

This is a challenging activity that works on listening and writing skills. Find a short story related to holiday or travel. It could even be a description of your own vacation that you took recently.

Then, you read out the story to your students in a way that is a bit challenging for them to catch every word. Students have to take notes and then try to reconstruct what they heard based on their notes in small groups. You can read it again so that students have a chance to make some additions or corrections. Finally, students compare their version with the original.

Do you want to try it out with your students? You can learn more about one of the best ESL travel activities here: ESL Dictogloss Activity .

#7: Holidays ESL Lesson Plan

It’s easy to plan an ESL lesson about any topic, including holidays. Check out this video for the steps to follow:

#8: Yes/No Questions and Answers

If you think about it, holidays and travel lend themselves to a ton of yes/no questions. For example:

• Did you fly or drive?
• Did you eat some delicious things?
• Was the food good?
• Did you have nice weather?

If you want to see some activities or games to work on these kinds of questions, you’ll want to check this out: Yes/No Activities and Games.

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#9: ESL Food Activities and Games

I’m not sure if it’s the same for you, but when I travel, it’s ALL about the food. I want to try all the delicious things where I’m staying! The good news is that I have a ton of fun, interactive games and activities for food. You can easily adapt most of them to focus on holidays.

You can find out more details here: ESL Food Activities.

#10: ESL Surveys

I love to use surveys in my classes because they lend themselves to just about any topic. In the case of travel, they’re ideal for working on the present perfect and simple past together.

For example:

Have you ever travelled to another country?

Where did you go?

If you want to know more about how to design and use surveys in your classes for an ESL travel lesson, then you’ll want to check this out: Surveys for ESL Students.

ESL Travel Games and Activities

I also love to use ESL surveys to get students to express an opinion in English.

#11: Present Perfect Activities Related to Travel

The present perfect is often used to talk about vacations, travel and holidays. For example:

• Have you ever been to another country?
• Have you travelled to ______ before?

In order to incorporate this grammatical construction into some of your lesson, you’ll want to check this out: Present Perfect ESL Activities.

#12: Brochure Scanning

This is an excellent travel activity! You’ll have to get your hands on some travel brochures first. The way it works is that students get tons of practice with a reading sub-skill (scanning) because they have to look quickly through the brochures to find specific bits of information. For example, cost or number or days.

Do you want to try out this reading activity? You can find out all the details here: Brochure Scanning Reading Activity for ESL .

#13: Odd One Out ESL Warmer

This is a quick English warm-up activity that you can try out with your students. The way it works is that you write words, in groups of 4 on the board. 3 are similar and 1 is the odd one out. Students have to choose this one and say why it doesn’t fit. For example:

Bathing suit, sunglasses, boots, flip-flops

Answers: Boots because it’s not for a beach vacation. I accept many different answers as long as students support it well.

You can learn more about this ESL warm-up here: Odd One Out for ESL .

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#14: Would you Rather? 

I’m sure you’ve done this before with friends. You have to choose between two negative things, or two positive things. For example, how you want to die, or what you want to eat. In this case, students could choose between two types of vacation. For example:

Would you rather have a beach or forest vacation?

Would you rather stay in a big hotel, or an AirBNB?

Learn more about this nice activity for an ESL travel lesson here: ESL Would You Rather?

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#15: Task Based Activity: Dream Vacation

I love to incorporate this style of teaching into my holiday lessons. It allows students more freedom to choose what they want to learn about and also builds opportunities for some serious teamwork.

In this case, I’ll have students work in groups of 2-3 to plan a dream vacation. They can do some research to find out all the details including how to get there, food, budget, where to stay, etc. Then, they either have to write a report and hand it in to me and/or do a short presentation to the class.

Need some more ideas for this style of a lesson? Check this out: Task-Based Learning .

#16: Travel Themed Charades

I love to play charades with my students. The way it works is that you can think of some travel-related phrases. For example:

• Flying on a plane
• Sleeping on a bus
• Eating noodles
• Buying souvenirs

Then, students have to act this out and their teammates have to guess what the phrase is. More details here: ESL Charades.

#17: Travel Journal

Encourage students to keep a travel journal for a fictional trip. They can describe their experiences, sights, and sounds, using new vocabulary.

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#18: Eliciting in an ESL Travel Lesson

Unless your students are absolute beginners, then it’s likely that they already know a good amount of travel and holiday vocabulary. That’s often why I like to start off my ESL traveling lesson by using some eliciting techniques. There are two main reasons for this.

The first reason is that it’s possible to find out what the students already know about this topic to avoid wasting class time covering these things. The second is that it helps students activate their prior knowledge about travel/holidays to make the new things they learn more memorable. Learn how to do this tactic for an ESL holiday lesson here:

ESL Eliciting Advice .

#19: Travel Listening Lesson

A nice way to talk about any topic is through a listening lesson. In this case, find a conversation between two people talking about an upcoming vacation plan. Or, someone talking about a favourite vacation from the past (it could even be you). Then, design an entire listening lesson around that. Find out how here:

#20: Idiom ESL Traveling Activity

There are lots of idioms related to holidays, travel and transportation. Here are just a few of them:

• All hands on deck
• To send flying
• Bump in the road
• Off the rails
• Train wreck
• Asleep at the wheel
• Fall off the wagon
• Hit the road

One of the best ways to make these idioms super memorable is to do this fun activity. Afterwards, your students will never forget! Learn more about this ESL activity:

Idiom Activity for Language Learners .

#21: Concentration ESL Traveling Vocabulary

One of the best ways to review new words during an ESL holiday or travel lesson is to play this memory game. Depending on the level of the students, make some matching pairs of cards with the following:

• Word/picture
• Word/definition
• Word/clue about the word

Then in small groups, students play the game to find the matches. Find out all the details about how to set it up and play:

ESL Concentration Game .

#22: Speaking Fluency Activity

To use this activity with a unit on holidays or travel, have students talk about a past, or upcoming vacation.

#23: Me Too!

Students have to make a true statement about themselves related to holidays and travelling. For example:

• I’ve been to Japan.
• I hate the beach.
• My family goes on a big vacation every summer.

If other students can agree, they stand up and say, “Me too!”

#24: Labour Day Guessing Game

#25: Holiday Interviews

Pair students and have them interview each other about their favorite holidays. They can then present their partner’s holiday to the class.

#26: Travel Bingo

Create bingo cards with images or words related to travel and holidays. Students mark off the squares as they learn new vocabulary.

#27: Travel-Themed Role-Plays

Set up role-plays where students act as travelers, airport staff, or hotel receptionists. This helps them practice common travel dialogues.

#28: Travel Vocabulary Pictionary

Play Pictionary using travel-related words. Students take turns drawing and guessing the vocabulary words.

#29: Travel Storytelling

Ask students to create and share short stories about a memorable travel experience they’ve had or wish to have in the future.

#30: Travel Debate

Have students debate the pros and cons of traveling. This encourages critical thinking and speaking skills.

Travel and Holiday Vocabulary

Here are some of the most common vocabulary words that you may want to teach your students related to traveling for an ESL holiday lesson.

• bathing suit
• boarding pass
• vaccination
• The months of the year in English

Do you have any ESL travelling vocabulary that you’d like us to add to the list? Leave a comment and let us know!

Travel Worksheets and Lesson Plans for ESL

If you’re looking for some worksheets or lesson plans related to holidays and travel, then you’ll want to check out some of our top resource recommendations:

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FAQs about ESL Travel Lessons

There are a number of common questions that people have about teaching this unit. Here are the answers to some of the most popular ones.

What is the purpose of teaching the travel and holiday unit to English learners?

The purpose is to help English learners develop vocabulary, grammar, and conversational skills related to travel and holidays.

What topics can be covered within the travel and holiday unit?

Topics can include modes of transportation, booking accommodations, tourist attractions, holiday activities, travel phrases, and cultural aspects of different destinations.

How can I introduce vocabulary related to travel and holidays?

You can introduce vocabulary through visual aids, realia (actual objects), flashcards, and interactive activities such as matching games or vocabulary quizzes.

What grammar structures can be taught in the travel and holiday unit?

Grammar structures such as present simple for schedules and timetables, past simple for recounting travel experiences, future tenses for making travel plans, and modal verbs for expressing preferences or asking for permission can be taught.

What speaking activities can be used to practice travel and holiday-related topics?

Role-plays, group discussions about dream destinations, travel itineraries, or describing holiday experiences are effective speaking activities. Additionally, pair work activities like “Find Someone Who” or “Guess the Destination” can engage learners in conversation.

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This English lesson plan helps reinforce  vocabulary related to traveling  by asking students to plan trips and excursions based on the profile of different groups of travelers. It is helpful to use local newspapers, especially newspapers that provide local events, to give students ideas of real places to visit. Most large cities have specialty newspapers that focus on local events and attractions available for free throughout the city.

Instructions for Teachers

The lesson begins with students deciding which types of groups are going to take a trip. Based on which group of travelers are going, students then use resources to plan out a short stay in a specific city or area of the country. Of course, you can choose to have students focus on distant locations. If you are teaching English in another country, it's probably best to vary this and focus on traveling abroad to allow the use of English place names.

Lesson Aims: Completing a small group task using the internet and other resources available in English, describing a travel destination and itinerary in detail

Activity: Planning a short trip to a specific location based on different traveler types

Level: Intermediate  

Lesson Plan

As a class, discuss what types of locations, travel plans, etc. might be suitable for these different types of travelers:

• A married couple on a honeymoon
• Two friends who are attending college
• Two business people 

As a class, discuss which resources students can use to make travel plans. There are many travel websites online that offer all the necessary tools for scheduling a trip. If available, use a projector and walk through the process of finding round trip flight tickets and hotels on a travel site. 

Using the worksheet below, break students up into pairs or small groups (maximum of 4) assigning a pair of travelers to each group. Have students come up with detailed plans for each travel group. After each group has finished, have them present their travel plans to the entire class.

Variation: To extend this activity, ask students to create a presentation using PowerPoint or another similar software application. Students should find photos and write up bullet points for each of the activities to include in the presentation . 

Plan a Trip to ___________ for the Following Travel Groups:

Honeymooners

Mary and Tim have just married and are in the mood for a great honeymoon to celebrate their eternal love for each other. Make sure to include lots of romantic options and some excellent meals to mark this happy event.

College Friends

Alan and Jeff are attending college together and are looking to have a wild week of fun and adventure. They love going to clubs and partying hard, but they don't have a lot of money to eat at fine restaurants. 

Cultured Couples

The Andersons and the Smiths are married couples that have been friends for years. Their children are grown up and have their own families. Now, they enjoy traveling together and place a great deal of emphasis on visiting sights of cultural significance. They also love going to concerts and eating fine food. 

Business People

These business people are interested in opening up a new company at your chosen location. They need to find out about the area, meet local business people, and discuss their proposal with local government.

Family with Children

The McCarthur family has three children aged 2, 5, and 10. They love spending time outdoors and have a limited budget for eating out. They aren't interested in entertainment, but the parents like to take the children to important museums to help with their cultural education. 

Peter and Dan

Peter and Dan married a few years ago. They love to explore gay hot spots in cities they travel to, as well as do traditional sight-seeing tours. They are also gourmets who spend up to $500 on good meals, so they'd like to go to at least one top rated restaurant. 

Travel Planning Sheet

Fill in the information to complete the vacation plans.

Dates / Times: Cost:

How many nights?: Cost:

Rental car yes/no? If yes, cost:

Trips / Sightseeing for the day: Cost:

Restaurants / Eating: Where?: Cost:

Evening entertainment: What / Where? Cost:

Add as many days as necessary to your travel planning sheet.

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This free ESL lesson plan on travel has been designed for adults and young adults at an intermediate (B1/B2) to advanced (C1/C2) level and should last around 45 to 60 minutes for one student.

Whether it’s exploring new places, or relaxing in familiar ones, everyone loves travelling. In fact, many people learning English are doing so for that exact reason. In the past, travelling to exotic locations was only for the super-rich. Now, with the expansion of budget airlines and cheap packages, the world is a lot more accessible to a lot more people. In this ESL lesson plan on travel, students will have the opportunity to discuss and express their opinions on issues such as how much they like travelling, the best places they have visited and different forms of travel.

This lesson plan could also be used with your students to debate these issues for World Tourism Day , which takes place in September. For more lesson plans on international days and important holidays, see the  calendar of world days  to plan your classes for these special occasions.

For advice on how to use this English lesson plan and  other lesson plans  on this site, see the  guide for ESL teachers .

PRE-CLASS ACTIVITIES

Reading activity Before the English class, send the following article to the students and ask them to read it while making a list of any new vocabulary or phrases they find (explain any the students don’t understand in the class):

World of Wanderlust | The Top 25 Best Destinations in the World

The article provides descriptions of some of the most visited tourist destinations in the world. At the start of the class, hold a brief discussion about what the students thought about the article. Have the students visited any of these places? If so, what did they think about them? Which of the places on the list would they most like to visit and why? Can they think of any of the destinations that should not be on the list? Which other destinations should be on a list of the best destinations in the world?

Video activity To save time in class for the conversation activities, the English teacher can ask the students to watch the video below and answer the listening questions in Section 3 of the lesson plan at home. There are intermediate listening questions and advanced listening questions so teachers can decide which would be more appropriate for their students. Check the answers in the class.

The video for this class is called “The Point of Travel” by The School of Life which views travel as a kind of therapy that can help us with our emotional state of mind.

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES

The focus in the class is on conversation in order to help improve students’ fluency and confidence when speaking in English as well as boosting their vocabulary.

This lesson opens with a short discussion about the article the students read before the class. Next, the students can give their opinion on the quote at the beginning of the lesson plan – what they think the quote means and if they agree with it. This is followed by an initial discussion on the topic including the benefits of travel, the student’s favourite holiday/vacation and the best places to spend a holiday/vacation in their country.

After this, students will learn some vocabulary connected with travel such as backpacking , off the beaten path/track and bucket list . This vocabulary has been chosen to boost the students’ knowledge of less common vocabulary that could be useful for preparing for English exams like IELTS or TOEFL. The vocabulary is accompanied by a cloze activity and a speaking activity to test the students’ comprehension of these words. This may also be a good time to explain the difference between travel, trip and journey , as these words are often confused by students

If the students didn’t watch the video before the class, they can watch it after the vocabulary section and answer the listening questions. Before checking the answers, ask the students to give a brief summary of the video and what they thought about the content.

Finally, there is a more in-depth conversation about travel. In this speaking activity, students will talk about issues such as the different types of holiday/vacation people like to go on, how much they like to plan for a trip and the attraction of solo travel.

After the class, students will write about their opinion of travel. This could be a short paragraph or a longer piece of writing depending on what level the student is at. The writing activity is designed to allow students to practise and improve their grammar with the feedback from their teacher. For students who intend to take an international English exam such as IELTS or TOEFL, there is an alternative essay question to practise their essay-writing skills.

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Adventure in the Classroom: Travel-Inspired Lesson Plan Format

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The volcanoes unit is one of my favorites to teach. Student buy-in is high because volcanoes are cool, but they have misconceptions that need to be debunked. How can I expect students to connect and truly understand concepts that are physically so far removed from them? Since I can’t bring them to the locations, the adventure has to start in the classroom. Follow this lesson plan format (with earth science examples!) to develop engaging travel-inspired learning.

During a volcano monitoring activity, students (freshmen in Southern Illinois – very far from any volcanoes) analyze the seismic activity on Hawaii to determine if a volcano eruption alert should be issued. They get all rowdy as the seismic activity increases and shout, “It’s going to blow!” “People are going to die, watch out!” The thing is though, Hawaii is formed by shield volcanoes, quiet eruptions of slow-moving lava, not Pompeii-style eruptions. Their vision of volcanoes is colored by what they’ve seen in movies and video games. Most have never even seen a real volcano. 

An activity is not enough for students to fully visualize the environments where the content occurs. I’ll break down each step of the lesson plan format to develop engaging travel-inspired learning. Sections of the volcanoes unit will be used as examples throughout, but these are the same steps I follow for all units. 

Goals of Travel-Inspired Learning

Student will:

• Create a connection to the content
• Envision processes and phenomena that occur throughout the world
• Develop as global citizens who acknowledge and respect different cultures

Getting Started

Don’t feel like you need to change an entire course or even unit to fit the destination-based learning model. Start by tying in a single lesson to a travel experience that really spoke to you. My destination-based lessons started with a simple two-minute story that connected to the content; it wasn’t part of an intentional planning process. I’ve developed the travel-inspired lesson plan format to help you transition to destination-based learning.

When you are passionate about what you’re teaching, students pick up on that. They’ll get a piece of the connection you’re sharing about your travel and how it connects to the content. 

Exploration Passport

Each student has an Exploration Passport that they use for the entire course. Check out this article explaining Explorations Passports and for a FREE passport template. I do NOT let anyone take these out of the classroom. If they leave, you know they’re going to end up left in a locker, in a friend’s mom’s car, and who knows what other random places.

Exploration Passports include a United States map and a world map, so students know where we’re “adventuring.” This addition was made after an alarming number of students couldn’t find states on a U.S. map (including Illinois – where we live).

The pages within the passport are used as exit slips, learning reflections, and students’ own travel dreams. 

Lesson Plan Format : Step-by-Step

1. Select Destination(s)

You know your content and you know the travels you’ve loved the most. It’s okay to pick more than one destination that meets the needs of the current concepts. Try to stick to one-to-three destinations, otherwise the presentation becomes too overwhelming and jumbled.

Start your lesson by sharing the adventure destinations for the day. Pictures, a short video, or a quick story are a great introduction. Try to use your own materials when possible. Have a selfie on location?  Students enjoy seeing pictures of you at the destinations and you know how they love selfies. Now, students are hooked to your lesson and they’ll be engaged when you tie in the content. 

Volcano Example: Hawaiian Islands – Shield volcanoes Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona – Cinder cone volcano Eyjafjallajӧkull* in Iceland – Composite volcano (also called strato volcano) *No, I cannot pronounce the name of that volcano. This Icelandic person can though.

2. Show Destination(s) on the Map

Can you locate all 50 states on a U.S. map? Take a minute and try it out on this online quiz . How did you do? Too many high school students struggle with geography. I could no longer sit idly by and observe the geography illiteracy at the high school. 

Show the U.S. and/or world maps with the locations, so students are oriented with your destinations. Encourage students to identify and mark the locations on their Exploration Passport maps. 

Volcano Example:

3. Destination Information

Share brief information about the destinations with your students. This isn’t quite the time for content, but cultural information. I teach science, but I also have a responsibility for students to become well-rounded global citizens. I want people to be excited to learn about different areas of the world and the people who make those spaces unique. 

Information Ideas

• Popular foods
• Popular activities

Volcano Example: Hawaii is the only state to have two official languages: English and Hawaiian. Although Iceland has the word Ice in the name, there is a lot of beautiful green space. Iceland has over 10,000 waterfalls. Arizona is not just a desert! Some areas of Arizona have mountains that are high enough in elevation to have annual snowfall. The average annual snowfall of Flagstaff is about 100 inches. 

4. Share a Story

If you haven’t already, share a quick story about your experience at one of the destinations. Far off locations don’t seem real until you build a connection with them. You’re not sharing a novel here, so don’t sweat about it eating into your lesson time. Spending a moment engaging students will increase their overall learning better than more time can.

Volcano Example: Eyjafjallajӧkull last erupted in April 2010 over spring break and it released so much ash and dust that flights from Europe were grounded. A lady I worked with got stuck in Ireland for an extra week because she couldn’t fly out. “Shucks,” to being stuck on vacation for an extra week. 

5. Connect with the Content

Now it’s time to connect your destinations to the content. I know there were several steps to get to this part, but by now your students are mesmerized by locations around the world and you have their attention. Quickly share with them where the lesson is headed. 

Volcano Example: So, what do all of these locations have in common? They all were formed by volcanoes. However, volcanoes are not all the same. Some have violent eruptions, other quiet eruptions. Now, we’ll take a look at different types of volcanoes and how we can determine which type of volcano formed each destination. 

This is the meat and potatoes of your lesson. The bulk of your time will be spent here diving into each of the concepts. Sometimes I finish the notes for a section in a day, other times it is spaced out over a week. You know your content better than anyone else, so you’ve got this part. 

Volcano Example: You can access my exact unit slides! Teacher sharing is the best, so feel free to use them. COMING SOON!

7. Reflection/Exit Slip/Etc.

The final step of the lesson plan format is assessing students’ learning. It’s important for students to have time to process what they learned and share that information with you. I’d love to tell you I do this every day, but let’s be real, sometimes I’m just happy to make it through the hour unscathed. In all seriousness, we want to make sure our students are learning and quick formative assessments are a great way to do that. The strategy you select here does not really matter as long as you are doing something. Mix it up to keep students on their toes and play to different students’ strengths. 

Ideas for Reflection/Exit Slip

• Students write answers to 2-3 main point questions
• One-word “what I learned”
• Draw images explaining a process
• Share something that surprised you or you didn’t know before

As you review students’ responses, quickly sort them into  “got-it” or “not-quite” piles. Before starting the next day’s lesson, check-in with students who misunderstood a major concept.

Volcano Example: Check out the questions at the end of the volcano slides for the reflection questions. Students answer these questions in their Exploration Passports. I can look at them as students submit their passports or before the next class period. COMING SOON!

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Making Travel Plans

Travel English

In this lesson, Ellen and Martin Baxter make travel plans. Students listen to the couple’s conversation and practice it. The lesson includes a vocabulary and comprehension check.

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We are offering ESL lesson plans for you to use during lessons with your students. Lessons are currently available at A2 and  B1 levels , B2, C1 and C2. The duration of each lesson is between 30 and 90 minutes, depending on the plan you choose . This means that you can choose a lesson that suits your students’ level as well as your desired lesson length. The plans are designed to make your job as easy as possible and your teaching as effective as possible. Tired of “forcing” your students to speak? Try our lessons, they guarantee all kinds of discussions between students on topics they actually enjoy, since everyone travels sometimes.

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Our lesson plans focus on travelling, which gives your students a chance to learn language skills that they will most likely use in their lives. This can also make the lessons interesting – the students can share their experiences with travelling, stories about their travels, share their views on different countries, different cultures and various tourist attractions that they have seen. Lessons include current events, such as traveling during the pandemic, all kinds of situations that may occur at the airport, types of luggage you may bring and much more.

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All our ESL Travel lesson plans comprise reading comprehensions, entertaining and inspirational videos, grammar rules and exercises, as well as various forms of discussion related to the topic.

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You can browse through our lessons to find the ones that suit your needs best. There is an overview for each lesson, so you know exactly what kind of vocabulary you will be teaching and what methods you will use.

Lessons include warm up discussions, videos for your students to watch, reading sections and grammar exercises. All of these elements add up to a complete lesson plan that will ensure your students go home with valuable new skills.

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This ESL travel lesson plan will force beginner students to come out of their shells and talk about where they would like to travel. Students have to complete a quick warm up and vocabulary exercise to make sure they learn new words at the beginning of the lesson. Thereafter, they have to complete multiple speaking exercises to practice the new vocabulary that they have learned.

We believe that it is very important for students to practice their speaking as much as possible. Which is why we have always included multiple speaking exercises in our lesson plans. However, we think that you and your students will love these extra practice lessons!

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Breaking News English Lesson: Travel Plans

Home     |     help this site, 35% of japanese people will never travel again    (2nd january, 2023).

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The Reading / Listening - Travel Plans - Level 6

People are travelling internationally again after the hiatus that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they saved while borders were closed to embark on their bucket list trips. However, others are showing a reluctance to dust off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analyzed 16,000 surveys from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Those most unwilling to travel were the Japanese. The report stated that almost 35 per cent of Japanese respondents claimed they never wanted to leave Japan. There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined to venture overseas. One is a new-found desire to explore the culinary and cultural delights Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning nature and heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at my clients' reactions at seeing the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so engrossed in their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a desire to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't sustainable in this climate crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

     Travel Plans - Level 4   or  Travel Plans - Level 5

• https://www. cnbc.com /2023/12/19/dont-want-to-travel-many-in-japan-say-theyll-never-travel-again.html
• https://www. euronews.com /travel/2023/12/19/more-than-a-third-of-people-in-this-asian-country-dont-ever-plan-to-travel-again-heres-why
• https://go. morningconsult.com /State-of-Travel-and-Hospitality-Report-Download.html

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"Much has been said and written on the utility of newspapers; but one principal advantage which might be derived from these publications has been neglected; we mean that of reading them in schools." The Portland Eastern Herald (June 8, 1795)

"News is history in its first and best form, its vivid and fascinating form, and...history is the pale and tranquil reflection of it." Mark Twain, in his autobiography (1906)

"Current events provide authentic learning experiences for students at all grade levels.... In studying current events, students are required to use a range of cognitive, affective, critical thinking and research skills." Haas, M. and Laughlin, M. (2000) Teaching Current Events: It's Status in Social Studies Today.

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--> 1. TRAVEL PLANS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about travel plans. Change partners often and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?        travelling / pandemic / lockdown / bucket list / dust / passport / survey / website /        overseas / culinary delights / nature / heritage / sights / climate crisis / air fare / hotel Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. OVERSEAS TRAVEL: Students A strongly believe overseas travel is the best education in the world; Students B strongly believe it isn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 4. MY COUNTRY'S DELIGHTS: What are your country's delights? What makes them so good? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.   Delights Why? Nature     Festivals     Sights     Food     Museums     Entertainment     MY e-BOOK See a sample 5. PASSPORT: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "passport". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 6. DESTINATIONS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best destinations at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings. Kyoto London Rome Rio de Janeiro Nairobi Shanghai Delhi Sydney   Vocabulary     Paragraph 1       1. hiatus a. A number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or do during their lifetime.       2. subsequent b. A person who replies to something, like supplying information for a questionnaire or responding to an advertisement.       3. embark c. A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.       4. bucket list d. Begin a course of action or a journey.       5. reluctance e. Coming after something in time; following.       6. dust off f. Unwillingness to do something.       7. respondent g. Bring something out for use again after a long period of non-use.     Paragraph 2       8. disinclined h. Start a (risky or daring) journey or course of action.       9. venture i. Of or for cooking.       10. culinary j. Put all of one's attention or interest on something.       11. stunning k. Being unwilling or reluctant.       12. heritage l. Conserving or keeping an environmental balance by avoiding using up natural resources.       13. engrossed m. Valued objects and qualities such as historic buildings and cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations.       14. sustainable n. Extremely impressive or attractive.   Before reading / listening 1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F). The article says a hiatus caused coronavirus lockdowns.      T / F Many people tripped over buckets during the coronavirus pandemic.      T / F A website conducted a survey on people from 15 countries.      T / F Chinese people were less reluctant to travel than South Koreans.      T / F Many Japanese people wanted to explore Japan more.      T / F A tour guide in Kyoto was amazed by the city's sights.     T / F The tour guide said her clients were really interested in Japan's history.    T / F Some Japanese people wanted to spend money on hotels in Japan.      T / F 2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article. hiatus subsequent embark analyzed unwilling venture delights stunning engrossed spend pleasures reluctant examined following travel absorbed break lay out start remarkable 3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.) after the hiatus that was the money they saved embark on their bucket showing a reluctance to 35 per cent of Japanese being disinclined to venture Japan's stunning nature I've never known Japanese people Flying isn't spend the air fare sustainable list trips respondents overseas and heritage caused by the coronavirus pandemic to be so engrossed while borders were closed on nicer hotels dust off their passports Gap fill Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below. bucket unwilling dust respondents hiatus stated lockdowns surveys

People are travelling internationally again after the (1) _____________________ that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent (2) _____________________. Many people are using the money they saved while borders were closed to embark on their (3) _____________________ list trips. However, others are showing a reluctance to (4) _____________________ off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analyzed 16,000 (5) _____________________ from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Those most (6) _____________________ to travel were the Japanese. The report (7) _____________________ that almost 35 per cent of Japanese (8) _____________________ claimed they never wanted to leave Japan.

desire stunning locally venture sustainable constantly delights engrossed

There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined to (9) _____________________ overseas. One is a new-found desire to explore the culinary and cultural (10) _____________________ Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's (11) _____________________ nature and heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been (12) _____________________ amazed at my clients' reactions at seeing the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so (13) _____________________ in their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a (14) _____________________ to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't (15) _____________________ in this climate crisis. I'd much rather travel (16) _____________________ and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)  People are travelling internationally again ______      a.  after the high attics      b.  after the "hi" at us      c.  after the hiatus      d.  after the high eight us 2)  that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and ______      a.  the subsequence lockdowns      b.  the subsequent lockdowns      c.  the subsequently lockdowns      d.  the consequent lockdowns 3)  the money they saved while borders were closed to embark on their ______      a.  bucket wrist trips      b.  bucket risk trips      c.  bucket lips trips      d.  bucket list trips 4)  However, others are showing a reluctance to dust ______      a.  oft their passports      b.  toff their passports      c.  of their passports      d.  off their passports 5)  The report stated that almost 35 per cent of ______      a.  Japanese responders claimed      b.  Japanese respond ants claimed      c.  Japanese respond dents claimed      d.  Japanese respondents claimed

6)  There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined ______      a.  to venture overseas      b.  to adventure overseas      c.  tour venture overseas      d.  to vent chair overseas 7)  One is a new-found desire to explore the culinary ______      a.  and cultural delights      b.  and culturally delights      c.  and cultural dill lights      d.  and culturally dates 8)  and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning ______      a.  nature and hermitage      b.  nature end hermitage      c.  natural end heritage      d.  nature and heritage 9)  the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to ______      a.  be so embossed      b.  be so win grossed      c.  be sewing  grossed      d.  be so engrossed 10) isn't sustainable in this climate crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend ______      a.  the year fare      b.  there fare      c.  the air fare      d.  thee air fair

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

People are travelling internationally again after (1) ____________________ was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they (2) ____________________ were closed to embark on their bucket list trips. However, others are showing a (3) ____________________ off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analyzed 16,000 (4) ____________________ in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Those most (5) ____________________ were the Japanese. The report stated that almost 35 per cent of Japanese (6) ____________________ never wanted to leave Japan.

There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined (7) ____________________. One is a new-found desire to explore the culinary (8) ____________________ Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning (9) ____________________. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at my clients' reactions at (10) ____________________ of this city. I've never known Japanese people to (11) ____________________ in their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a desire to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't (12) ____________________ climate crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

Comprehension questions

• What was a hiatus in international travel caused by?
• What were closed that allowed people to save money?
• What kind of list was mentioned in paragraph one?
• How many people participated in the travel survey?
• Which nationality were the least willing to travel overseas?
• Where were Japanese people disinclined to venture?
• What did many Japanese people fall in love with again?
• What did a tour guide say Japanese people were engrossed in?
• What did a resident of Kyoto say was not sustainable?
• What would many Japanese prefer to spend their money on?

Multiple choice quiz

1)  What was a hiatus in international travel caused by? a) fuel shortages b) coronavirus lockdowns c) terrorism d) ash from a volcano 2) What were closed that allowed people to save money? a) wallets b) banks c) shops d) borders 3) What kind of list was mentioned in paragraph one? a) a reading list b) a to-do list c) a bucket list d) a top-ten list 4) How many people participated in the travel survey? a) 16,000 b) 17,000 c) 18,000 d) 19,000

6) Where were Japanese people disinclined to venture? a) overseas b) into mountains c) into business partnerships d) into relationships 7) What did many Japanese people fall in love with again? a) themselves b) their partners c) Japan's nature and heritage d) flying 8) What did a tour guide say Japanese people were engrossed in? a) history and tradition b) food c) maps d) travel books 9) What did a resident of Kyoto say was not sustainable? a) population growth b) cars c) tourism d) flying

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'travel' ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ and 'plan' . ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

caused bucket dust 16,000 unwilling claimed venture delights love amazed cost rather

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion - Travel Plans

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

• What did you think when you read the headline?
• What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'travel'?
• What are your travel plans for this year?
• How important is it to travel?
• Did the coronavirus pandemic affect your travel plans?
• What do you think of your passport?
• How often do you dust off your passport?
• Why might people not want to travel overseas?
• What countries or places are on your bucket list?
• Should we avoid international travel to protect the environment?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

• Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
• What do you think of when you hear the word 'plan'?
• What do you think about what you read?
• What do you think of international travel?
• What culinary and cultural delights are there in your country?
• How stunning is your country's nature?
• Do you think flying is unsustainable?
• Is it better to spend money on an air fare or a gorgeous hotel?
• Why do many people get the travel bug?
• What questions would you like to ask a frequent traveller?

Discussion — Write your own questions

(a) ________________ (b) ________________ (c) ________________ (d) ________________ (e) ________________

(f) ________________ (g) ________________ (h) ________________ (i) ________________ (j) ________________

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

People are travelling internationally again after the (1) ____ that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they saved while borders were closed to embark (2) ____ their bucket list trips. However, others are showing a reluctance to (3) ____ off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website (4) ____ 16,000 surveys from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Those most (5) ____ to travel were the Japanese. The report stated that almost 35 per cent of Japanese respondents (6) ____ they never wanted to leave Japan.

There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined to (7) ____ overseas. One is a new-found desire to explore the (8) ____ and cultural delights Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's (9) ____ nature and heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at my clients' reactions at seeing the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so (10) ____ in their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a desire to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't sustainable (11) ____ this climate crisis. I'd much (12) ____ travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

Which of these words go in the above text?

• (a)     ratios     (b)     hiatus     (c)     cactus     (d)     herbivorous    
• (a)     of     (b)     by     (c)     at     (d)     on    
• (a)     lust     (b)     dust     (c)     bust     (d)     must    
• (a)     paralyzed     (b)     catalyzed     (c)     analyzed     (d)     hydrolyzed    
• (a)     unwilling     (b)     unwitting     (c)     unfailing     (d)     unfettering    
• (a)     claimed     (b)     clammed     (c)     calmed     (d)     clamped    
• (a)     vulture     (b)     couture     (c)     future     (d)     venture    
• (a)     culinary     (b)     veterinary     (c)     luminary     (d)     pulmonary    
• (a)     tuning     (b)     stunning     (c)     turning     (d)     attuning    
• (a)     embossed     (b)     en masse     (c)     engrossed     (d)     enmeshed    
• (a)     at     (b)     on     (c)     in     (d)     of    
• (a)     elect     (b)     rather     (c)     choice     (d)     prefer

Paragraph 1

• after the iasuth that was caused
• and the qeetnbussu lockdowns
• akberm on their bucket list trips
• showing a urecntecla to dust off their passports
• Those most liwunlnig to travel
• 35 per cent of Japanese enosesdtnpr

Paragraph 2

• travellers being lneiinidcsd to venture overseas
• explore the unlircay and cultural delights
• Japan's stunning nature and gretaehi
• eedsognrs in their history and tradition
• Tokyo idnerset Kai Ueno
• Flying isn't ablnseasiut

Put the text back together

(...)  crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan." (...)  of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so engrossed in their history and tradition." Other (...)  heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at my clients' reactions at seeing the sights (...)  desire to explore the culinary and cultural delights Japan has to offer. Many people travelled (  1   ) People are travelling internationally again after the hiatus that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic (...)  and the subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they saved while borders (...)  domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning nature and (...)  from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never (...)  were closed to embark on their bucket list trips. However, others are showing a reluctance to dust (...)  off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analyzed 16,000 surveys (...)  There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined to venture overseas. One is a new-found (...)  35 per cent of Japanese respondents claimed they never wanted to leave Japan. (...)  want to travel again". Those most unwilling to travel were the Japanese. The report stated that almost (...)  reasons are cost and a desire to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't sustainable in this climate

Put the words in the right order

• caused   that   was   coronavirus   .   hiatus   After   the   by
• closed   .   The   they   money   borders   while   were   saved
• dust   off   Showing   to   a   passports   .   their   reluctance
• most   Japanese   .   the   travel   Those   to   unwilling   were
• wanted   claimed   they   Respondents   to   Japan   .   never   leave
• One   to   reason   desire   explore   .   a   is   new-found
• people   Many   during   the   domestically   travelled   pandemic   .
• been   clients'   my   reactions   .   at   amazed   I've   constantly
• be   known   I've   people   engrossed   .   so   never   to
• spend   rather   fare   on   hotels   .   the   air   I'd

Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

People are travelling internationally again after the cactus / hiatus that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequently / subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they spent / saved while borders were closed to embark / disembark on their bucket list trips. However, others are showing the / a reluctance to dust off / on their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analysis / analyzed 16,000 surveys from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never went / want to travel again". Those most / much unwilling to travel were the Japanese. The report stated that almost 35 per cent of Japanese respondents claimed / calmed they never wanted to leave Japan.

There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being declined / disinclined to venture overseas. One is a new-found desire / desires to explore the culinary and cultural delightful / delights Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during / within the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning natural / nature and heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at / on my clients' reactions at seeing the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so / such engrossed in / on their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a desire to be / see green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't sustainable in this climate crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend the air fair / fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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people are travelling internationally again after the hiatus that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns many people are using the money they saved while borders were closed to embark on their bucket list trips however others are showing a reluctance to dust off their passports a travel report from the morning consult website analyzed 16000 surveys from people in 15 countries the site found that 15 per cent of south koreans and 14 per cent of chinese and americans never want to travel again those most unwilling to travel were the japanese the report stated that almost 35 per cent of japanese respondents claimed they never wanted to leave japan

there are many reasons for japanese travellers being disinclined to venture overseas one is a new-found desire to explore the culinary and cultural delights japan has to offer many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and rediscovered their love of japans stunning nature and heritage a kyoto tour guide said ive been constantly amazed at my clients reactions at seeing the sights of this city ive never known japanese people to be so engrossed in their history and tradition other reasons are cost and a desire to be green tokyo resident kai ueno said flying isnt sustainable in this climate crisis id much rather travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels restaurants and experiences in japan

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International travel is the best education in the world. Discuss.

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. TRAVEL PLANS: Make a poster about travel plans. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. DOMESTIC TRAVEL: Write a magazine article about governments encouraging domestic over international travel. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s). 5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles. 6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on travel plans. Ask him/her three questions about travelling. Give him/her three of your ideas on the best places to visit. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

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Talking about Travel Plans in the Future Simple

A fun lesson for beginner ESL students to learn the future simple, sequencers, vocabulary, and expressions for talking about travel plans using the Future Simple. Watch the ESL video about travel plans using the Future Simple Tense and use the ESL Printable and Digital storytelling travel flashcards to retell the story and practice using new vocabulary and expressions.

Warm Up Questions

• Where do you want to go on vacation?
• Make an example travel itinerary. What will you do each day?
• Do you prefer to relax or adventure?
• What countries have you been to?

ESL Video and ESL Listening Practice Travel Plans

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ESL Listening Questions – Talking about Travel Plans using the Future Simple

• What time will Tony leave his house?
• What time will he depart from the airport?
• What time will he arrive in New York City?
• What time is Tony’s meeting?
• What will he do first when he arrives in New York?
• What will he do after dinner?
• What will Tony get for Samantha and the kids?
• When will Tony be back?
• What is the time difference between New York and LA?

ESL Printable and Digital Flashcards to Talk about Travel Plans

Use the following ESL printable flashcards to talk about travel plans in the future.

ESL Conversation about Travel Plans

Samantha: So, what is your plan for New York Tony?

Tony: Well, I will leave here at seven o’clock tomorrow morning. I will depart from LAX at 9:30. I will arrive in New York city at around 4:30. After that, I will check into my hotel.

Samantha: What time is your meeting?

Tony: My meeting is at 2:00 PM on Tuesday.

Samantha: So, what will you do tomorrow night?

Tony: I will have dinner at the hotel.

Samantha: What will you do after dinner?

Tony: I will walk around the city and do some sightseeing.

Samantha: Ahh. I wish I were going.

Tony: Me too, but I will buy you and the kids some souvenirs in New York.

Samantha: Excellent! We will be looking forward to it. When will you be back?

Tony: I will be back on Friday night at seven o’clock pm.

Samantha: Okay, great! What is the time difference between New York and LA?

Tony: There’s a three-hour time difference.

Samantha: Oh, I see!

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Travel destinations

Level B1 / B2

Topic Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

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This intermediate lesson plan is dedicated to the topic of travelling and travel destinations . It is packed with useful vocabulary and speaking activities and is sure to get your students talking! You can combine this lesson with “Phrasal verbs: travel” , “idioms: holidays”, “Dark tourism”, “ Accessible tourism “, “ Unusual hotels “, “ Winter festivals “, “ Solar eclipses and other natural phenomena “,  and “ Tourist traps ”

Speaking: the lesson starts with a few conversation questions about travelling, which students dicuss in pairs or small groups.

Vocabulary: The next few activities introduce useful vocabulary. First, students learn a few advanced adjectives and collocations used to describe places ( rich history, breathtaking views, bustling city) . There are photos provided to make it easier to complete the activity. Next, students take a look at a few photos of different typical holiday activities ( sightseeing, scuba diving, chilling out, hiking etc. ) and they match the activities to the definitions given. To practise the target vocabulary, students complete a gap-fill exercise. Then students give examples of different places that correspond to the descriptions given (e.g. a place where you are expected to haggle).

Functional language: Students learn phrases that are used when evaluating our experiences ( e.g. “I had a blast”, “it sucked”, “It didn’t live up to my expectations”). Students need to place each phrase on a line depending on whether it is positive or negative. Then they practise asking each other about different experiences and responding with a phrase they have just learned.

Video: Students watch a promotional video: “3 incredible places to visit in 2022” . First, then match a few characteristics given to one of the 3 locations and then they watch the video to check their answers. The second task is a gap fill exercise, introducing 7 travel phrasal verbs. After completing the activity, students match the phrasal verbs to their definitions. The listening part of the lesson concludes with a short discussion about the places shown in the video.

Speaking: The last activity is a speaking activity: Students are asked to create a promotional campaign for their town/city, similar to what they watched. They are encouraged to use and practise the vocabulary from this lesson.

The printable conversation cards could be used for additional speaking practise either in the same class or in the next class, to revise the target vocabulary or to replace an activity from the worksheet. This lesson works well in combination with the lesson plans “ Should you take a gap year ” (FREE) as well as  “ Idioms: the summer “.

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This is a vocabulary and conversation activity for higher levels (high B2+) on the subject of travelling. Download the student handout and powerpoint below:

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UPDATE: I’ve combined this lesson plan with the “My Ideal Holiday” lesson.

In pairs students discuss the following questions

• What’s the best place you’ve ever visited?
• How often do you travel?
• Do you have any trips planned for the near future?

Travel Expressions

Give out the handout. Have students read the texts and decide who they are most similar to. Let them share their ideas in pairs or small groups and give reasons for their answers.

Meaning Match

Have students match the expressions in bold with the definitions at the bottom.

• get the travel bug.
• catch some rays
• travel light
• at the crack of dawn
• savour local delicacies
• sit and watch the world go by
• feel right at home
• experience a culture shock
• watch one’s back
• a culture vulture
• have everything planned out
• travel on a shoestring
• see how the mood takes one
• off the beaten track

Students complete the sentences with the correct expressions:

Students discuss the following questions in groups of 3.

• Do you travel light ? If so, how do you decide what to pack?
• You have to watch your back when you’re travelling alone; there are a lot of dangerous people out there. Do you agree?
• Which place that you’ve visited was the biggest culture shock ? Where did you feel right at home ? Why?
• Do you normally travel on a shoestring or live it up ? How can you save money while travelling? Would you consider hitchhiking or couchsurfing?
• Have you got the travel bug ? Have you got itchy feet ? If so, where’s next on the list?
• Do you like to pack a lot in/have a full plate or see how the mood takes you when you’re travelling?
• What’s the perfect place to sit and watch the world go by for you?
• How important is it for you to catch some rays when you’re on holiday?
• How do you choose a holiday destination? Are you a culture vulture ?

Holiday Destinations Discussion

Project the powerpoint, tell students that they are going to choose a holiday destination in their groups from a number of popular places around the world.

Show them the second slide and have them copy down the different expressions:

Then have students discuss the different holiday destinations in groups and decide on one which the whole group would like to visit.

Students could write a CAE/CPE style Proposal composition about the process of deciding on a holiday destination for the group. They could evaluate the different merits and drawbacks of three of the destinations from the powerpoint and recommend one as the destination for an end of year trip.

Alternatively they could write a review of a holiday to one of the places.

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Hi there Thanks a lot the information was useful I have used them for my class and it really worked Thank you indeed Peyman

Great lesson plan! thank you so much

These are excellent ideas for a Lesson Plan, I will definitely use it when I start my teaching career. Thank you Tim Regards Beverly Liedtke I don’t have a website only email: [email protected]

I will try these in my class

Thanks Tim It’s great and I will use them too …

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Stunning vocabulary lesson plan, I think my pupils will enjoy doing such activity. They are useful expression in every day life.

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Vocabulary - travelling

This is a standalone lesson but it can also be used as part of the set titled:

• Let’s go around the world

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With this travel worksheet, pre-intermediate students can talk about how travelling changes them and learn some useful vocabulary. They also read a short text , watch a video about dream travel destinations and write an email.

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The first activity in this travel worksheet is a brainstorming activity in which students discuss if and how travelling can change people. Then, they do a vocabulary task in which they need to move some words (e.g. abroad, foreign, imagination ) from the wrong sentences to the correct ones. After that, students read the article about how travelling changes people. One person from a pair reads the first half of the article, and the other person reads the second half. Next, they share what they learned and discuss if they agree with the ideas mentioned in the article (e.g. travelling makes you trust people more, travelling makes you more creative ).

VIDEO & SPEAKING

The second part of the worksheet begins with a video lead-in activity. Students look at a list of countries and cities and discuss if they have been to those places and what they know about them. Then, they watch the video in which people talk about the places they would like to visit, and put the places from the list in the order they hear them . Before the second viewing, students read five gapped sentences from the video and think what words might be missing. After that, they watch the video and check the words they came up with. The teacher could decide to just play the audio during this activity. Having watched the video, students discuss several questions referring to travelling , e.g. their travel experiences, different cultures, foreign languages. When speaking, they try to use the words from the lesson. The last part of this travel worksheet for pre-intermediate students includes a writing task. Students have to write an email to a friend describing their dream holiday. There are some questions to guide them.

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Nice lesson and nice video – it”s manageable. But not a lesson that can be done easily in just 60 minutes…The writing activity alone takes a quarter of that. Perhaps it’s more a 90 minute class.

Thanks for your comment! We always gather feedback like that and then adapt the expected lesson time if we see that we miscalculated it.

Very interesting lesson

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Travel plans.

Nivel: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)

Tipo de inglés: General English

Etiquetas: transport travel and leisure going to + infinitive Vocabulary and grammar

Publication date: 16/06/2014

In this dialogue-based lesson plan, students review the structure 'going to' + infinitive for stating plans and making predictions.

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I did love the worksheets, but I think the listening could be more natural and authentic.

I love all of your lessons - EXCEPT sometimes the pictures you choose cannot be clearly seen as to what they are.

I have to agree with Hassan. I understand that the 'actors' can't speak too quickly at this level, but it's all pretty stilted and lacks realistic feeling and tone. And by the way, when typing a comment the text is extremely small, smaller than when it's posted.

Love the worksheets but a number of students have queried the clarity of the pictures as well as the small font size. There was a way to improve this is would make the materials even better.

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Unveiling the Past: Analyzing Primary Documents on Harry Washington's Life

A photo copy of Lord Dunmore's Proclamation.

Source: Encyclopedia Virginia

This lesson plan highlights the story of Harry Washington, a man formerly enslaved by George Washington. Harry took his fate into his own hands and seized his freedom by fighting with the British Royal Artillery during the American Revolutionary War. This opportunity, provided by Dunmore’s 1775 Proclamation , offered a path to freedom to enslaved people willing to fight for the British cause. For students, this lesson offers a reframing of the “Underground Railroad” and expands their understanding of freedom-seeking during the Revolutionary period. In an activity of revealing mystery, students work intimately with a host of primary sources including maps, letters, ship manifests, and settlement records to develop a timeline of Harry’s life from enslavement to liberation. 

A companion story map of Harry Washington's life is also available from the National Park Service . 

This resource is a product of  Claiming Freedom in the Revolutionary Era  – a partnership of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, the National Park Service, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Foundation, and the Greening Youth Foundation. 

Guiding questions.

How do historical records help individuals doing family research? 

What challenges might historians face when piecing together a timeline based on available primary sources? 

Why is constructing a timeline an effective method for visualizing and comprehending the sequence of events in an individual's life? 

Learning Objectives

Use and analyze primary sources to trace an individual through history.

Construct a timeline of an individual’s life.

Compose a personal letter communicating their findings as a historian. 

Lesson Plan Details

In 1775, Lord Dunmore declared that any indentured servant or enslaved person who fought for the British during the Revolutionary War would be considered free. This led to the formation of the Ethiopian Regiment , which grew to nearly 800 members before being disbanded in 1776. The Black Pioneers, a non-combat group, emerged from the remnants of the Ethiopian Regiment and provided support services to the British Royal Artillery. Harry Washington rose to the rank of corporal and fought with the Black Pioneers from approximately 1776 to 1783. 

After the American victory in the Revolutionary War, the losing side couldn't free the enslaved. Many seeking freedom fled to British ships. The British granted certificates of freedom to those who aided them, but these certificates had limitations. 

It wasn’t until the spring of 1783 that the British began evacuating newly freed people out of the United States. The record of this exodus is kept in the Book of Negroes, which took note of each individual boarding a ship, their age when they escaped their enslaver and their intended destination. These British ships had several destinations spanning the British empire including Nova Scotia, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and England itself. Free people would go on to establish their own colonies in these areas. 

D2.Geo.2.9-12. Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their political, cultural, and economic dynamics. 

D2.His.3.9-12. Use questions generated about individuals and groups to assess how the significance of their actions changes over time and is shaped by the historical context.  

D2.His.4.9-12. Analyze complex and interacting factors that influenced the perspectives of people during different historical eras. 

D2.His.5.9-12. Analyze how historical contexts shaped and continue to shape people’s perspectives

This activity can be accessed online or via hard copies. You are encouraged to pre-plan the groups you’ll put them in. Strategically grouping students will aid in the smoothness of the activity overall. Groups are recommended to consist of 3-5 students.

It is recommended that each group print at least 2 copies of each document. This will allow most, if not all, group members to look at the document(s) together and discuss them.

Skill-wise, your class should be familiar with analyzing and extracting information from primary sources. If you haven’t explicitly taught primary source analysis, there is a Primary Source Analysis lesson plan available that covers that.

Content-wise, your students should be familiar with Dunmore’s Proclamation and what that potential meant to enslaved people during the Revolutionary Era. There is a slide deck provided to provide some background information.

Students will be reading through a variety of primary documents provided below within the Materials & Media. Instructions specific for students' use are titled "Student Activity Worksheet—Harry Washington" and "Student Activity Instructions—Harry Washington."

You have three options for how you would like to run this primary source activity. Option A (whole class directed):  You may opt to pull up each document on a screen or have students do one document at a time as a whole class activity, with you leading them through each question. Option B (mixed independent): You can opt to have students come to you to gather the documents. This option lets you see how quickly students are going through the materials. If you decide to go this route, it is suggested that one student be the speaker of their group to come up for the next piece. This minimizes chaos and overwhelm on your end. Option C (mostly independent): You can leave students with the document folders (or paper/binder clipped) and they can pace themselves. Either option works; choose what works best for the class you’re teaching.

Students may use the worksheet to show their learning as well. 

Questions: At the end of research, students can write a mock email to Sarah, Harry’s descendant, explaining what happened to Harry during his lifetime. Consider using the following questions and your worksheet to guide your email. 

Approximately when was Harry born? 

What did Harry do during the Revolutionary War?  

What happened to Harry at the end of the Revolutionary War? Where did he go? How did he get there? 

• If students are curious about what happened to Harry post-Nova Scotia, here’s a brief blurb: Harry’s story does not end in Nova Scotia! Nova Scotia came with its own obstacles. White Loyalists were upset that they had to compete with free Blacks for work in Nova Scotia. Shelburne had their own race riots in 1784, which was 10 days of violence mostly targeted toward the free Black population. If you want to read more in-depth, here’s the Canadian Encyclopedia entry . In 1791, a representative from the Sierra Leone Company came to see if any free Blacks were interested in coming to Freetown to create a settlement. They were told the settlement would be close to major trade routes and waterways, and anyone coming would be given land grants. When Harry and hundreds of other free Blacks signed up for this journey, it became clear this wasn’t the case. They faced similar obstacles to those in Nova Scotia and, somewhat, the United States. The new settlers could work for wages, however, a large portion of them went to the Company. They were told when and how to work and were penalized if they didn’t follow instructions. Upset with this treatment, and continued quasi-enslavement, the settlers (including Harry) rose up against the Sierra Leone Company in 1800. This revolution was largely unsuccessful and caused upwards of 40 men, one of which was Harry, to be exiled. It is at this point in the historical record that Harry disappears

Materials & Media

Educator instructions - harry washington, student activity instructions - harry washington, student activity worksheet - harry washington, harry washington background knowledge slide deck, harry washington primary documents, related on edsitement, primary and secondary sources: foundations of historical research, afro atlantic: paths from enslavement, afro atlantic: mapping journeys, digital humanities and online education.