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Travel Unit: ESL Activities for Teens

Dream trips and real ones: plan a journey, survive the airport and argue about the best way to travel.

Age
Ages 12–17
Level
A2–B2
Skill
Vocabulary · Speaking
Time
45 min
Format
Teacher guide
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What's in the pack

7 free resources from the site, ready for the board or the printer.

Classroom tool

A 45-minute lesson

One way to run the pack as a full lesson. Swap any step for your coursebook's own activity.

  1. 5min

    1. Warm-up

    Type six countries into the spinner; for each spin, the student says one thing they'd do there.

    Spinner wheel →
  2. 10min

    2. Present

    Going to slides as a model, then pairs plan a weekend trip with a budget you set.

    Grammar slides: going to (future plans) →
  3. 15min

    3. Speak

    Airport check-in role play with A and B cards; swap roles and change the problem.

    Airport check-in →
  4. 10min

    4. Practise

    The B1 travel questions in groups; each group agrees on the class's dream destination.

    Discussion questions: Travel →
  5. 5min

    5. Wrap-up

    Vote on the dream destinations; the winner becomes next lesson's writing topic.

Total: 45 minutes

Three extra practice tasks

Written for this theme, no printing needed. Use them as fillers, homework ideas or a second lesson.

  1. 1. Travel influencer

    Students script a 30-second travel video about their own town for foreign visitors and perform it.

    Model languageHi guys! Today I'm going to show you the best café in my town.

  2. 2. Pack for 24 hours

    Each pair can take only five things for a 24-hour trip. They agree and explain why.

    Model languageWe're going to take a charger because we need our phones for the map.

  3. 3. Have you ever…? bingo

    Bingo grid of travel experiences (flown at night, lost your luggage…). Students find classmates for each box.

    Model languageHave you ever slept on a train? — Yes, I have, on a trip to the mountains.