Holidays and travel - level 2 - lesson 6

Holidays and travel - level 2 - lesson 6

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Welcome back!

Today we will focus on speaking.

You will practise the following items:

  • asking/giving directions
  • asking/giving information
  • at the campsite
  • in a hotel
  • in a souvenir shop

Have fun!

Speaking

Introduction

In 'speaking' you will be working on your speaking skills.

  • First you are going to have a look at some useful expressions
    (warming up).
  • Then you're going to practise a conversation with the help of speech cards and evaluate a conversation of classmates (speech card).
  • Next, you are going to practise your speaking in some real-life situations (speak up).
  • For those who want, there is a class speaking activity on holidays and travel too (class activity).

In these exercises you're going to speak about holidays and travel of course!
With every exercise you do, your speaking skills will improve.

Speak up!

Tips

Before you start speaking:

  • First look at the instructions.
  • Try to think of words and expressions you need.
  • DON'T write out your conversation or talk completely!
  • If you do that, it will just be a writing and reading exercise!

​While speaking:

  • Make sure you start a conversation by greeting the other person in a polite way.
  • Look at your partner or at your audience.
  • Speak calmly and not too quietly.
  • You can use a note, but make sure there are only a few words on it!
  • If you don't know a word, you can always explain what you can use it for, or what it looks like.
  • Try to keep on talking, even if you don't really know how you should say something.
  • If you don't understand your partner, you can ask for an explanation, or ask your partner to repeat the question.
  • End a conversation by saying goodbye.

Clue:
if you practise a conversation a second time, it will be much easier!

Warming Up

In this section, you are going to practise some sentences and expressions that you will need for the speaking exercises.
Of course, the words and grammar sections are very important too (and have more exercises) so go back to them for repetition if necessary.


The following questions are about asking and giving directions.

Exercise:Warming up

Exercise:Warming up

Speech card (1)

 

Speech card
Now you are going to have an actual conversation with someone else.
Imagine you and your partner are in a city. Person A is looking for an ATM (Automated Teller Machine; pinautomaat) and asks Person B for directions.
Person B gives directions.

Practise your conversation at least twice.
Persoon A: Speech card - persoon A .
Persoon B: Speech card - persoon B .

You can use the expressions below:

and this link:

 

Speak English - giving directions

Speech card (2)

Speech card - beoordeling
After practising twice, do the following things:

  • Find another pair to work with. Act out your conversation.
  • Let the other pair act out their conversation and write down feedback for them.
  • Do the conversation yourself and ask for feedback
  • Discuss what things were good and what you can do better next time.

Speech card - beoordeling

Give the feedback forms to your teacher. You don't have to write down the scores on the workplan.

Have fun!

Giving directions (1)

You now get a chance to practise your speaking in various different situations that are all related to the theme. Try to practise as many as you can!

Subject: Lost
Situation
You are going to ask for and give directions in English. Work together with
a classmate. Imagine one of you is a tourist in your city Chattanooga.
He/she wants to see various landmarks (bezienswaardigheden) but does not know how to get there.

Preparation (use the map of Chattanooga below)

  • Write down four landmarks in your city.
  • Write down four (central) streets in your city.

 

map of Chattanooga

Giving directions (2)

Task
Have four conversations. When person A asks, person B gives directions and vice versa. In each conversation, person A is in one of the four streets you've written down and needs to go to one of the landmarks you've written down. Make sure all landmarks and all streets are used. Use the map of Chattanooga (see below).

Evaluation
You've done well if:

  • you caught the attention of the other person (to ask for directions).
  • you asked the right questions.
  • you gave the right answers.
  • you could ask for an explanation if necessary.

map of Chattanooga

At the campsite

Situation
You are going to speak together with a classmate. Person A is English and stays at a campsite near Amsterdam for three days. Person B works at the reception of this campsite.

Task
Person A goes to the reception of the campsite to ask for a brochure / leaflet with some information on Amsterdam. Person A starts a conversation to ask what landmarks he / she could visit. Person B answers the questions.
Speak about at least three landmarks.

Evaluation
You've done well if:

  • you greeted each other
  • you asked the right questions
  • you gave the right answers
  • you could ask for an explanation if necessary

Amsterdam brochure

Booking a hotel room

Situation
You are on holiday but you haven't got a place to stay yet.
You enter a hotel to book a room there.
Together with a classmate, act out the following conversation.
Make sure both of you play tourist and receptionist.

Task

  • Groet de persoon achter de balie.
  • Zeg dat je op vakantie bent en dat je graag een hotelkamer wilt.
  • Zeg dat je hier nog twee weken bent.
  • Geef je naam en adres, spel je woonplaats.
  • Vraag of je elke ochtend om half negen een wake-up call kan krijgen.
  • Vraag wat voor ontbijt hier geserveerd wordt.
  • Bedank en sluit het gesprek netjes af.

The souvenir shop

Situation
You are on holiday and you would like to bring some souvenirs home with you.
Together with a classmate, act out the following conversation.
Make sure both of you play tourist and shop assistant.

Task

  • Groet de verkoper in de winkel.
  • Bedenk een artikel dat je wilt kopen.
  • Vraag of er ook meer van dit artikel zijn.
  • Vraag wat dit souvenir per stuk kost.
  • Vraag wat de prijs zou worden als je zoveel koopt als jij van plan bent.
  • Zeg dat dat teveel is.
  • Stel een ander bedrag voor.
  • Reken af en sluit het gesprek netjes af.

Group discussion

Group discussion

Discuss the following in groups of 4-6 students.


Holidays general

  • What is the best and what the worst holiday you've ever had?
  • Talk about your last holiday.
  • Where are you planning to go for your next holiday?
  • Which country would you most like to visit? Why?
    Do you think you will ever go there?
  • Do you read about a place before you visit?

What do you prefer?

  • Do you prefer sightseeing or the beach? Why?
  • Do you prefer travelling alone or with a group? Why?
  • Do you prefer flying or driving? Why?
  • Do you prefer package tours or independent travel? Why?
  • Do you prefer staying in a hotel or at a campsite? Why?

Class activity

Find someone who ...
Here an activity you can play in groups or even with the whole class.
Download the activity worksheet here worksheet find someone who ... and read the instructions on the worksheet to get going!

When I go on holiday I pack ...
The first player says, 'When I go on holiday I pack...' and states an object,
for example, 'hairbrush'. The second player repeats the sentence and adds
another object. For example, 'When I go on holiday I pack a hairbrush and
a t-shirt'. The players keep adding to the list until nobody can recite the list correctly.

Words

Useful words

On this page you will find some links to useful other vocabulary exercises about holidays and travel.

Ready with this lesson?

The last 5 minutes of every lesson ends with this item. Remind your teacher when it is 5 minutes before!!

  • Have you filled in your workplan yet?
  • Write down in your notebook what went right and what was difficult. Like this:
    • Date of the lesson and then something like:
    • Right: I understand everything that was explained
    • Difficult: I don't know everything there is to know about the Chromebook
  • Did you learn new words? If so, write them in your notebook, to learn at home. Like this:
    • In the back of your notebook fold a page: left side = English; right side = Dutch
  • Continue with WRTS or Duolingo.

 

 

Homework

Check if you understand all the grammar; next lesson you will have time for questions.

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    Speak English - giving directions
    http://www.speaklanguages.com/english/phrases/asking-and-giving-directions     		Link
    map of Chattanooga
    http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/ChattanoogaDowntownMap.pdf     		Link
    map of Chattanooga
    http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/ChattanoogaDowntownMap.pdf     		Link
    Amsterdam brochure
    http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/visiting     		Link

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