Everyday English teacher’s notes
Is there a bus stop near you?  LEARNING OUTCOME
WARMER
Ask students how often they travel with their
families. Ask them where they stay. Compare answers
around the class. Ask students if they have ever
stayed in someone’s house or apartment (like Airbnb)
and, if so, did they have any questions before
they went.
Ask students to look at the learning outcome. Explain
that in this lesson they are going to learn how to
make accommodation enquiries.
  Everyday life
1 Ask students to work in pairs, look at the photograph
and answer the questions.
Answers
This person is in a hotel or a rented apartment. She
has just arrived on holiday and is going into the
accommodation.
As well as a hotel, it is also possible to stay in a bed and
breakfast, a cottage, someone’s house or apartment (for
example, via Airbnb), a tent (for a camping holiday), etc.
  Everyday vocabulary
2 Draw students’ attention to the different categories.
Check students understand each category and elicit
an example for each one. Then ask students to look at
the words in the box and categorise them. Encourage
students to look up any unknown words in a dictionary,
or ask other students.
Answers
Household objects: DVD player; sheets; towels
Transport: bus; taxi; train; underground
Places: apartment; bathroom; flat; garage; garden;
house; kitchen
Ask students to work in pairs and brainstorm any other
words they know and add them to the correct category.
Ask pairs to share their ideas with the class. Check
answers and write the words on the board.
 Dialogue
3 Read the context for the situation aloud. Tell students
that they are going listen to a dialogue between Alex,
his mum and his dad. They should cover the dialogue
on the page and listen. Tell them not to worry about
understanding every word. They should listen and find
out how well they know the city they are planning on
travelling to. Ask students to check their answer in pairs,
before checking as a class.
Answer
They don’t know the city as it is their first visit.
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A2 Unit
learn how to ask for information about accommodation
4 Ask students to look at the dialogue on the page and
complete gaps 1–6 with the missing sentences a–f. They
check answers in pairs, then listen to the dialogue again
and check.
Answers
1 e  ​2 d  ​3 b  ​4 c  ​5 f  ​6 a  ​
EVERYDAY ENGLISH TOOLKIT
Tell students to look at the expressions and to find them
in the dialogue. Ask them to think about the meaning
of each expression and to think of how they could say
each expression in a different way. Check answers as a
class and write some good sentences on the board for
students to practice.
Answers and suggested answers
Dear (name),
Is your (type of accommodation) free in (month) = Do
you have any vacancies for (date)?
How many (rooms/household objects) are there? =
Could you tell me the number of (rooms)?
Is/Are there (household objects) in your place? = Do
you have any …?
Are you near a (public transport stop/station)? = Is
your (house) close to (a bus stop)?
We‘re coming by (car) – is there a (something)? =
We’d like to … Do you have …?
Best wishes = Kind regards
  Over to you!
5 Students work in pairs and decide where they want to
go and what questions they need to ask the owner. Ask
them to read the instructions and follow the steps. Tell
students they can go wherever they like, and suggest
they refer to 2 for ideas for their questions. Remind
students to use expressions from the Toolkit and the
dialogue in 4. Monitor and make a note of errors or
good language during role-plays. Write these on the
board (anonymously) for the class to correct or note
in their notebooks. Some pairs could act out their
dialogues in front of the class.
Extension: Students can write emails to each other,
asking for information about accommodation.
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