Description
A B2-level city break lesson focused on travel vocabulary and real-life communication.
Students learn six key travel words through context-based activities, including a gap-fill itinerary, matching definitions, and a collaborative task to create and present their own city break plans. The lesson wraps up with a peer-speaking activity and feedback. Perfect for 30-minute classes with an emphasis on speaking and practical vocabulary use.
Warmer: My Last Trip
Start the class by modeling the activity. Share a few sentences about your last trip with the students. Mention where you went and add one interesting thing about the trip. I chose to discuss my trip to the Pyrenees.
In February, I took a trip to the Pyrenees for a few days. I decided to rent a motorhome, which allowed me to explore a wider range of places. It also let me bring along my cat for the journey.
Following the example, students share their most recent travel destinations and one interesting fact about it.
Vocabulary Focus: Travel Words in Context
In this class, the focus is on learning and memorizing six travel-related words: accommodation, embark, excursion, itinerary, layover, and sightseeing. Students engage in an activity in which they read a three-day city break itinerary and fill in the blanks with the words mentioned before. Afterwards, review the answers and test the understanding of the vocabulary by matching it to the definitions.
Task: Create a City Break Itinerary
If you are teaching groups, you can divide the students into pairs and instruct them to create a city-break itinerary for a destination of their choice. If the task turns out to be too challenging, you can assign each pair a specific place and have them research tourist activities for that location on the Internet.
Speaking: Discussing Travel Plans
Finish the class by pairing up the students and instructing them to discuss their travel plans. Monitor the activity and conclude the class with a speaking feedback session.
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