Travel Speaking Games PowerPoint

Conversation Questions

• Describe the best holiday you’ve ever had.

• Describe the worst trip you’ve ever taken.

• When is the best time to visit your country or city? Why?

• Which cities have you visited abroad?

• Do you prefer to go on holiday in hot or cold countries?

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of going on holiday with your friends?

Travel Scenarios

Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you might do in this situation!

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You arrive at the airport and your flight has been delayed by 10 hours!

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You arrive at the airport and your flight has been delayed by 10 hours!

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You fly from England to Australia and when you arrive, your suitcase is missing!

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Your wallet is stolen when you’re doing a city tour with your friends!

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You catch the wrong bus and you end up going to the other end of the country!

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You think your ferry to Ibiza leaves the port at 10:30 am, but when you arrive you see that you’re 12 hours early and it leaves at 10:30 pm!

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Name 3

Name three things you can put in your suitcase

Name three activities you can do on an all-inclusive holiday

Name three important items to take in your hand luggage

Name three different modes of transport

Name three activities you can do on a city break

Name three different parts of an airport

Name three travel phrasal verbs

Name three different types of accommodation

Name three different types of holiday

Would You Rather…

Stay in a five-star hotel or in a self-catering apartment?

Do lots of activities every day on holiday or spend every day relaxing by the swimming pool?

Travel by plane or by boat?

Go on a cruise around the world or go backpacking alone?

Lose your passport or lose your boarding pass at the airport?

Go on holiday abroad or take a staycation?

Plan a Holiday!

Work in pairs or small groups and plan a holiday using the description below. When you finish, share your ideas with the rest of the class.

“ Petra is a busy CEO of a multinational company and she only gets 2 weeks’ holiday per year. She works long hours and when she’s away on holiday, she wants to be able to relax and not think about work back home. Her budget is $4000.”

Think about where Petra can go, where she will stay and what activities she will do on her holiday.

Plan a Holiday!

Work in pairs or small groups and plan a holiday using the description below. When you finish, share your ideas with the rest of the class.

“ Ahmed wants to take his two grandchildren aged 7 and 11 on holiday in summer. His budget is $2500 and his grandchildren love going to the beach and swimming in the sea. They also love art and history.”

Think about where Ahmed and his grandchildren can go, where they will stay and what activities they will do on their holiday.

Plan a Holiday!

Work in pairs or small groups and plan a holiday using the description below. When you finish, share your ideas with the rest of the class.

“ Miguel and Kim are a young couple who are going on their first holiday together. They live in a small village so they want to visit a big city abroad and do lots of activities. They only want to spend up to five days in the city and their budget is $1000.”

Think about where Miguel and Kim can go, where they will stay and what activities they will do on their holiday.

Don’t Say It!

Look at the holiday items below. Choose one and try to describe it to your classmates in 60 seconds. The only rule is that you can’t say the name of the item you have chosen! Your classmates have to guess what the item is.

Museum

Boarding pass

Sun cream

Swimming pool

Tourist

Flight attendant

Hotel

Sunglasses

ID card

Passport

Suitcase

Cruise ship