Lesson 1: Holidays

Prior Knowledge

Students may need some prior knowledge of spelling, grammar and additional vocabulary. This unit has been designed so that students with no prior knowledge can develop their listening skills.

Learning Intentions

In this lesson, you will:

  • learn words about holidays,

  • interact with your class,

  • listen and speak effectively with your class.

Task 1: Discussion about holidays

Look at the pictures below. In pairs or small groups, answer the questions.

A large tent pitched with five lines pegged on the grass in the sun.
Two women in Paris making a heart shape while looking at the Eiffel Tower in the distance.
A busy beach with lots of people lying in the sand.

Useful words

weather, culture, new language, packing, food, package holiday, itinerary

Four speech bubbles with question marks.

  1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of holidaying at home? (‘staycation’)

  2. What kind of holiday do you like – e.g city break, beach or camping?

Task 2: Activity - Find someone who...

In your class, ask each other questions to 'find someone who' agrees with the different things on this chart.

Find someone who.pdf

Task 3: Edpuzzle

Listen to this conversation and answer the questions.

Task 4: A Day at the Beach

Listen to A Day at The Beach and answer the questions.

Listen again with subtitles.

Reference:

KING KHALID UNIVERSITY (2014). Listening U 2 - L 1 : Going on Holiday [video]. Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNyzt3JNRzY [accessed 24 June 2020].

Learning English Online Ucan.Vn (2016). Learn English Listening | Elementary - Lesson 65. A day at the beach [video]. Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlAs5NhK2Ec [accessed 24 June 2020].