English 1

Unit 13: Planning a vacation

Online session 1

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Unit 13: Planning a vacation

Session 1 communicative objective

By the end of this session, you will be able to talk about

traveling.

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 At the airport
 Write words related to the airport.
 Don’t write words that your classmates have already written.
Warm up

Example: boarding pass

passport
pilot
baggage
non-stop flight
travel agency
metal detector
5 minutes
check in
whole class

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 Flight to London
 Read these situations at the airport.
Pre  Think about expressions people can use in a conversation in each
production 1 situation.

One agent at the airport is I hope

. they don't cancel the flight.
announcing that a flight to London Language bank
is delayed. cancel
connecting flight
non-stop flight
One passenger is going to London rent a car
to visit a relative who is sick and is reserve a hotel room
worried about the delay. round-trip
5 minutes board
delay
Another passenger is going to inconvenience
whole class London with a stop in New York,
and realizes that he/she forgot to
pack a jacket for the windy nights.
 Flight to London
Language bank
• Now, work in groups of three. cancel
Production 1 • Imagine you’re going to London. connecting flight
• Read your role cards. non-stop flight
rent a car
• Have a conversation. Exchange roles. reserve a hotel room
round-trip
STUDENT A STUDENT B
board
• You’re an agent. • You’re traveling to London
delay
• Announce that the flight 225 to to visit a relative who is sick.
London is delayed. • You want to arrive in inconvenience
• Say what the problem is. London as soon as possible. What’s the matter?
• Apologize to the passengers. • Say how you feel and what
• Ask passengers to be patient. solution you want.

10 minutes
STUDENT C
• You’re traveling to London with a stop in New York.
pairwork • When you look inside your bag, you realize that you forgot to
pack a jacket for the windy nights.
• Say how you feel.

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 Flight to London
Feedback
Present your dialog here.

5 minutes

whole class

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 Planning a vacation
• Imagine you want to go on vacation to Europe next
Pre month.
production 2

Which countries
would you visit? Language bank
delay
cancel
Would you hire a
connecting flight
travel agency to
non-stop flight
guide you?
round-trip
6 minutes reserve a hotel room
sightseeing
What activities can tour
whole class you do there? travel arrangements
 Planning a vacation
Production 2 • Work in pairs. Language bank
• Imagine you’re very excited because you are going to Making
Europe on vacations together. suggestions
What about. . .?
• Talk together and decide: We could . . .
- which countries to visit Let's start with . . .
- what you want to do Why don't we . . .?
Agreeing
- if you want to hire the service of a travel agency or not.
Yes, that's right.
Exactly.
I agree with you.
OK.
Disagreeing
I don't agree.
Oh no,. . .
8 minutes

7 minutes
pairwork

pairwork 8
 Planning a vacation

Feedback
Now, share your decision.

5 minutes

whole class

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Summary
Now I can…
• talk about traveling.

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Preparation for
next class

Reinforce Unit 13.

Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.

Study the Use of English file.

Check out the Practice Resources folder.

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Sources

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
 https://thenounproject.com

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