Week 9 Taking a Trip

Level II:

VISUAL RESOURCES:

See the Oxford Picture Dictionary pp. 162-163.

QUESTIONS:

See http://iteslj.org/questions/

· Do you like to travel with children? Why or why not?

· Do you like to travel with your mother? Why or why not?

· Do you prefer summer vacations or winter vacations?

· Do you prefer to travel alone or in a group? Why?

· Do you prefer to travel by train, bus, plane or ship?

· Do you prefer traveling by car or by plane?

· Have you ever been to a foreign country?

· Have you ever gotten lost while traveling? If so, tell about it.

· Have you ever hitchhiked? If so, how many times?

· Have you ever taken a package tour?

How much luggage do you usually carry?

· Where are you going to go the next time you travel?

• When are you going to go?
• Who are you going to go with?
• How long are you going to go for?
• What are you going to do there?
• What kind of things do you think you will buy?

· Where did you go on your last vacation?

• How did you go?
• Who did you go with?

· What are popular tourist destinations in your country?

• Have you been to any of them?
• Which would you recommend if you could only recommend one? Why?

· Do you prefer active or relaxing holidays? Why?

LISTENING ACTIVITES:

See Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://www.esl-lab.com/flight/flightrd1.htm Travel Arrangements

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

See Phrases for Conversation http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/phrases.html

Asking for Information:

1. What is this? This is a table.

2. What is that? That is a chair.

3. What’s this? It’s a pen.

4. What’s that? It’s an apple.

5. What are these? These are pencils.

6. What are those? Those are books.

7. Where is Mr. King? He is over there.

8. Where is Ms. Knight? She’s (right) here.

9. Where’s Johnny? He’s in the house.

10. When’s the movie? It’s at 9:00.

11. When’s lunch? Lunch is at noon.

12. How is the food? It’s delicious.

VOCABULARY:

ee Longman Dictionary of English Online http://www.ldoceonline.com and http://www.learnersdictionary.com/

See Oxford Collocations: Dictionary for Students of English

Word Choice Note:
ravel, travelling, journey, trip, voyage, crossing, flight

Travel (uncountable noun) and travelling are used to mean the general activity of moving from place to place • Air travel is becoming cheaper. • Her work involves a lot of travelling.!! You do not say ‘a travel’.

Use journey to talk about travelling a long distance or travelling regularly, when the emphasis is on the travelling itself • a long and difficult journey (NOT travel) through the mountains • I read during the train journey to work. • Did you have a good journey? (=Were you comfortable, was the train on time etc?)

A trip is when you go on a short journey, or a journey you do not usually make, and come back again. Use this when the emphasis is on where you are going or why you are going there • my first trip to the States • a business trip • Was it a good trip? (=Did you achieve what you wanted to or have a good time there?)

Voyage is used for a long sea journey • a voyage across the ocean

Crossing is used for a fairly short sea journey • The crossing takes 90 minutes.

Flight is used for a journey by air • Have a good flight! ➔ See also travel

IDIOMS:

See In the Know: Understanding and Using Idioms by Cindy Leaney (Cambridge Press)

See Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms (Cambridge Press)

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

Red Eye A red-eye flight is any flight departing late at night. The term red-eye comes from the fatigue symptom of having red eyes, which can be caused or aggravated by overnight travel.

itchy feet – very strong or irresistible impulse to travel

hit the road

Fig. to depart; to begin one’s journey, especially on a road trip; to leave for home. EX: It’s time to hit the road. I’ll see you. We have to hit the road very early in the morning.

OTHER RESOURCES/IDEAS:

See The ESL Miscellany: A Treasury of Cultural and Linguistic Information (Pro Lingua Press)

http://www.esltutors.org/resources/index.html

http://ctleslpeertutor.project.mnscu.edu/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={F25FF5CA-EE8C-43D6-AF61-928CE0B2FBB6}

Check out this wonderful resource, a Library of ESL Lesson Plans for the North Carolina Curriculum Guide. http://www.nc-net.info/ESL/guide.php

Scroll down to Domain 7 where there are great lesson plans related to Travel and Transportation. The lesson plan on Directions would be appropriate for this level,

Level III:

VISUAL RESOURCES:

See the Visual Merriam Webster Dictionary OR The Visual Dictionary Online http://visual.merriam-webster.com/

QUESTIONS:

See http://iteslj.org/questions/

· Are you afraid of going abroad alone?

· Could you live in another country for the rest of your life?

· Describe the most interesting person you met on one of your travels.

· What was your best trip.

· What was your worst trip.

· Have you ever been on an airplane?

• How many times?
• What airlines have you flown with?

· Have you ever been to a foreign country?

· Have you ever gotten lost while traveling? If so, tell about it.

· Have you ever hitchhiked? If so, how many times?

· Have you ever taken a package tour?

· How do you spend your time when you are on holiday and the weather is bad?

· How many countries have you been to? How many states?

· How many times have you traveled abroad?

· How much luggage do you usually carry?

· If you traveled to South America, what countries would like to visit?

· If you went to ___(Insert a country name)__, what kind of souvenirs would you buy?

· If you were going on a camping trip for a week, what 10 things would you bring? Explain why.

· What are some countries that you would never visit? Why would you not visit them?

· What are some things that you always take with you on a trip?

· What countries would you like to visit? Why?

· What countries would you most like to visit?

· What countries would you not like to visit? Why?

· What country do you most want to visit?

• Why?
• Do you think you will ever go there?

LISTENING ACTIVITES:

See Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://www.esl-lab.com/newyorktravel/newyork-travelrd1.htm New York Travel

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

See Longman Essential Activator (Pearson Longman) OR Communicating on Campus by Amy Hemmert and Ged O’Connell (Alta)

Talking about Travel

1. How do you get to work? I usually drive my car.

2. How long does it take? It takes half an hour.

3. How often do you ride the bus? Once in a while.

4. Do you ever walk to work? No, that would take forever.

5. Are you going anywhere this summer? Probably to Jacksonville.

6. How are you going to get there? By train.

7. Why don’t you fly? Airplane tickets are too expensive.

VOCABULARY:

See Longman Dictionary of English Online http://www.ldoceonline.com and http://www.learnersdictionary.com/

See Oxford Collocations: Dictionary for Students of English

IDIOMS:

See In the Know: Understanding and Using Idioms by Cindy Leaney (Cambridge Press)

See Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms (Cambridge Press)

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

on the fly  (American)

if someone does something on the fly, they do it quickly and without thinking carefully before they do it EX:She was the sort of person who would make decisions on the fly rather than allowing herself time to think.

get away from it all

to go somewhere completely different from what is usual EX: Sometimes I want to get away from it all, and other times I want to know what’s going on.

travel light

to bring very few things with you when you go on a trip EX: My new car has lots of cargo space, which is great for people like me who don’t travel light.

OTHER RESOURCES/IDEAS:

See The ESL Miscellany: A Treasury of Cultural and Linguistic Information (Pro Lingua Press)

http://www.esltutors.org/resources/index.html

http://ctleslpeertutor.project.mnscu.edu/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={F25FF5CA-EE8C-43D6-AF61-928CE0B2FBB6}

Check out this wonderful resource, a Library of ESL Lesson Plans for the North Carolina Curriculum Guide. http://www.nc-net.info/ESL/guide.php

Scroll down to Domain 7 where there are great lesson plans related to Travel and Transportation. The lesson plan on Maps would be appropriate for this level.

Level IV:

VISUAL RESOURCES:

See the Visual Merriam Webster Dictionary OR The Visual Dictionary Online http://visual.merriam-webster.com/

QUESTIONS:

See http://iteslj.org/questions/

· What are popular tourist destinations in your country?

• Have you been to any of them?
• Which would you recommend if you could only recommend one? Why?

· Do you prefer active or relaxing holidays? Why?

· Which is better, package tour or a tour you organize and book yourself?

· Why do you travel?

• Why do people travel?

· Would you like to go back to the same place?

· Did you find anything of particular interest? / Did you get attracted to anything special?

· What are some benefits of travel?

• Why do people travel?

· What is your favorite mode of travel?

· Have you travelled in business class?

· When you were a child did your family take a vacation every year?

· Do you prefer a budget or first class hotel? Why?

· Do you travel with a lot of baggage or do you like to travel light?

· What is your favorite method of travel at your destination? Train? Bus? Boat? Bicycle? Backpacking?

· What is the best kind of holiday for different ages of people? Children? Teenagers? Adults? Elderly people?

· Do you think it is a good idea to travel with friends, or alone? How about with your family?

· If you had $100,000, where would you go on holiday? How about if you had $10,000? What about $1,000?

· Which countries have you travelled to?

· Do you prefer hot countries or cool countries when you go on holiday

· Who makes the decisions when your family decides to go on holiday

· If you could choose one place to go this weekend, where would it be?

· Has the airline ever lost your luggage? What happened?

· On long flights do you usually walk around the plane to avoid health problems?

· Have you ever read an interesting question in an in-flight magazine? What was it?

· Is there any difference between young tourists and adult tourists?

· Do you think tourism will harm the earth?

LISTENING ACTIVITES:

See Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://www.esl-lab.com/visit/visitrd1.htm Utah Travel Ad

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

See Longman Essential Activator (Pearson Longman) OR Communicating on Campus by Amy Hemmert and Ged O’Connell (Alta)

Asking for Details

Wh- Questions can be used to ask for more information:

What did you do over the weekend?

Where did you go for Spring Break?

How was your trip?

When did you get back?

What kind of things did you see?

Who did you go with?

How many people were there?

Whose car did you drive?

When asking for details about a particular item you are considering buying, you can say

Could you give me some information about this computer?

Can you give me more details about that CD player?

Could you tell me about this bookcase?

What can you tell me about these blenders?

VOCABULARY:

See Longman Dictionary of English Online http://www.ldoceonline.com and http://www.learnersdictionary.com/

See Oxford Collocations: Dictionary for Students of English

IDIOMS:

See In the Know: Understanding and Using Idioms by Cindy Leaney (Cambridge Press)

See Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms (Cambridge Press)

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

set off (for something)

to leave for something or some place. EX: We set off for Springfield three hours late. It was afternoon before we could set off.

see someone off

to accompany one to the point of departure for a trip and say good-bye upon departure. EX: We went to the train station to see Andy off. We saw off all the scouts going to camp.

Take a hike/walk! (American informal)

an impolite way of telling someone to go away EX: The guy kept pestering her, and finally she told him to take a hike.

OTHER RESOURCES/IDEAS:

See The ESL Miscellany: A Treasury of Cultural and Linguistic Information (Pro Lingua Press)

http://www.esltutors.org/resources/index.html

http://ctleslpeertutor.project.mnscu.edu/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={F25FF5CA-EE8C-43D6-AF61-928CE0B2FBB6}

Check out this wonderful resource, a Library of ESL Lesson Plans for the North Carolina Curriculum Guide. http://www.nc-net.info/ESL/guide.php

Scroll down to Domain 7 where there are great lesson plans related to Travel and Transportation. The lesson plan on Maps would be appropriate for this level.