Travel – Senior 1 (Age 15/16)
(40 minutes)
Intro
Rules-always speak English, always listen, always use your English name.
Explain topic- places you can visit, who you can go with, how you can get there.
Main
Where did you go on holiday? Ask random people, try to encourage full sentences, get them to imagine “If you could go anywhere in the world…” Write up question and answers on the board.
How did you get there? Ask random people and list answers “I went by_____/ I took the _“
Who did you go with? Ask random people and list answers. ” I went with____”
What did you do? Ask random people and list answers. “I visited_____/ I went / I saw“
- DISCUSS IN PAIRS THEN RUB OFF BOARD AND CHOOSE PAIRS TO ASK EACH OTHER*
Postcards-hand out prepared postcards with short dialogue on the back, about 1 between 3. Allow 5 minutes or so to read and discuss then choose random groups and ask “Where did they go?”, “Who did they go with”, “What did they do” e.t.c.
Round-up
New words- go over any new words/ phrases learnt.
Comments
Most classes took to this really well, but I found you have to stress the imagination thing (ie write it in huge letters on the board and keep enforcing it) otherwise you just get the same answers- “I went to Jinan on holiday”-over and over. Once they got the idea I had some really good answers-“I went to the moon with David Beckham and we ate some cheese” e.t.c! They really enjoyed seeing the postcards of England/ Scotland but you need a lot (especially with 70 students) and have to make sure they actually spend some time reading them not just looking at the pictures!
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