Plan your holidays

Theme:
Getting around
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your name on Zoom is clear (use Latin letters)

your camera is on and mic is off (unmute when
needed)
you are in a quiet area that helps you focus
you have a notebook or a note app ready to take
notes

Ilka X@!

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Pre-lesson activities

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Lesson objective

What do you expect to learn by the end of this class?

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Lesson objectives
In this live part of the lesson, you will take part in a discussion between a
travel agent and customer and plan a holiday.
You will also practise and review vocabulary related to travelling that you
learned before the lesson.

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Lead-in
Look at the pictures of the different holiday places. Which do you prefer and why?

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Language focus 1
Do you remember the words/phrases that mean the following?

1. accommodation with breakfast, lunch and dinner

2. someone who works for a travel company in the hotels
3. someone who shows you around a city’s sights
4. a visit to a place with a guide
5. a holiday with physical sports and activities
6. a short holiday in a city
7. transport to / from the airport
8. airplane tickets
9. accommodation where you cook for yourself
10. accommodation with breakfast only
11. accommodation with breakfast and dinner
12. flights, transfers, accommodation, activities

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Language focus 1
Answers

1. accommodation with breakfast, lunch and dinner 1 full board

2. someone who works for a travel company in the hotels 2 a holiday rep
3. someone who shows you around a city’s sights 3 a tour guide
4. a visit to a place with a guide 4 a guided tour
5. a holiday with physical sports and activities 5 an adventure holiday
6. a short holiday in a city 6 a city break
7. transport to / from the airport 7 transfers
8. airplane tickets 8 flights
9. accommodation where you cook for yourself 9 self-catering
10. accommodation with breakfast only 10 bed and breakfast (B&B)
11. accommodation with breakfast and dinner 11 half board
12. flights, transfers, accommodation, activities 12 a package holiday

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Language focus 2

Which of these do you prefer and why? Discuss with your partner(s).

1 Booking a package holiday or just buying a flight and travelling around.

2 Full board or self-catering.
3 A city break or an adventure holiday.
4 Going on a guided city tour or walking around a city on your own.

I’d rather go to…

I’d prefer to…

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 Task
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Task preparation
You are going to practise booking a holiday with a travel agents.
Read your roles and take notes.

Travel agents: Think about places and holiday packages you can offer and
ways to convince the customers to choose your agency.

Customers: Think about the destination and kind of holiday you want as well
as questions to ask the travel agents.

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Task preparation

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Task preparation

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Task

Role play the situation with your partner(s).

Travel agents, try to sell your offers.
Customers, choose the holiday that is best for you.

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Feedback

Did you visit….?

It’s snowing in the moment.

Lots of people lost..

I looks great.

I looking for…

It’s very danger.

More safety place..

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Review

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How can you make more progress?
Complete the Progress activities online.

Learn useful vocabulary to talk about hotels.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/beginner-to-
pre-intermediate/hotels

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Lesson materials

Make sure you have

• downloaded the *.pdf with this
presentation
• saved the Zoom Chat

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