[PDF/PPT] Handy Situations: Booking a Tour
Perfect for theme-based travel lessons, this engaging, ready-to-use lesson plan helps students develop speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and real‑world tour-booking language—all in one cohesive package.
Kaya
7/26/2025
What Your Students Will Learn
Key vocabulary for booking and joining tours
Travel English in action through realistic dialogues
Polite questions and common travel expressions
Listening and speaking practice using functional language
Comparing travel options and making decisions
How to role-play booking a trip or asking for tour info
What's Included?
a fully designed lesson for at least 90 minutes that requires no preparation - 4 pages full of various activities
a fully animated PowerPoint presentation (same content - some elements are not editable!)
in both A4 and US letter formats
the key is included
Activities:
Warm-up
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Decide
Advantages and disadvantages
Vocabulary
Match the words to the definitions.
Complete the sentences
Brainstorm
types of tours
Decide
Match different tours to different people.
Functional Language
dialogues & phrases
Grammar
the First Conditional
Role-play
2 situations
Project
research
Aims:
to improve communication by discussing various topics related to travelling, trips, booking a tour, finding a guide, and more!!
to improve thematic vocabulary skills
to practise the First Conditional
to practise giving suggestions
to practise polite questions
to practise real-life situations
Why Teachers Love It
Covers practical survival English for real-life travel needs
Helps students gain confidence in travel and tourism contexts
Perfect for conversation lessons, travel units, or seasonal themes
Interactive and student-centred: promotes fluency and pair work
Engaging and easy to use with zero prep required
Need a ready-to-go ESL lesson that teaches your students how to handle real-life travel situations? This no-prep lesson on booking a tour is perfect for A2-B1 learners and focuses on essential travel English, including vocabulary, conversation skills, and polite expressions. Whether you're teaching teens or adults, this lesson brings the world of travel into the ESL classroom in a fun and meaningful way.
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