Getting around — ready-made English lesson, A2

Lesson goal: Students can talk about a past trip and handle simple situations at stations and airports.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- How do you usually travel: by train, bus, car or plane?
- When was your last trip?
- Do you like airports? Why or why not?
- Do you prefer to travel alone or with friends?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsFill the gap
ticket · passport · suitcase · luggage · flight · airport · platform · departure · arrival · delay · return ticket · book a room · sightseeing · guidebook · souvenir
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Fill the gap
  The train to London leaves from ___ 4.
  Answer: platform
2. Fill the gap
  Our plane was late. There was a two-hour ___.
  Answer: delay
3. Fill the gap
  Last summer we ___ a room in a small hotel near the beach.
  Answer: booked
4. Multiple choice
  You need this to fly to another country.
  a guidebooka passporta souvenira platform
5. Multiple choice
  A ticket to go somewhere and come back is a ...
  single ticketreturn ticketdepartureluggage
6. Multiple choice
  Choose the correct sentence.
  We went sightseeing in Rome.We goed sightseeing in Rome.We go sightseeing in Rome yesterday.We gone sightseeing in Rome.
7. Multiple choice
  At the airport, you go to Arrivals when you ...
  have just landedwant to buy a ticketwant to book a roomare leaving the country
8. True / false
  Read: "Last month Kate flew to Barcelona. Her flight was at 6 a.m., so she took a taxi to the airport at four. There was no delay. In Barcelona she went sightseeing and bought a souvenir for her brother." Kate's flight was late.
  Answer: False
9. True / false
  Read: "Last month Kate flew to Barcelona. Her flight was at 6 a.m., so she took a taxi to the airport at four. There was no delay. In Barcelona she went sightseeing and bought a souvenir for her brother." Kate bought a present for her brother.
  Answer: True
10. Discussion question
  Tell me about your last trip. Where did you go? How did you get there? What did you do?
  Sample answer: Last summer I went to Saint Petersburg with my friend. We went by train and it took about ten hours. We booked a room in the city centre, went sightseeing and bought some souvenirs.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- What do you always take with you when you travel?
- Have you ever had a long delay? What did you do?
- Do you use a guidebook or your phone when you travel?
- What souvenirs do you like to buy?
- Where would you like to go next? How will you get there?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

How do you usually travel: by train, bus, car or plane?
When was your last trip?
Do you like airports? Why or why not?
Do you prefer to travel alone or with friends?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsFill the gap

ticket · passport · suitcase · luggage · flight · airport · platform · departure · arrival · delay · return ticket · book a room · sightseeing · guidebook · souvenir

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Fill the gap
The train to London leaves from ___ 4.
Answer: platform
Fill the gap
Our plane was late. There was a two-hour ___.
Answer: delay
Fill the gap
Last summer we ___ a room in a small hotel near the beach.
Answer: booked
Multiple choice
You need this to fly to another country.
a guidebooka passporta souvenira platform
Multiple choice
A ticket to go somewhere and come back is a ...
single ticketreturn ticketdepartureluggage
Multiple choice
Choose the correct sentence.
We went sightseeing in Rome.We goed sightseeing in Rome.We go sightseeing in Rome yesterday.We gone sightseeing in Rome.
Multiple choice
At the airport, you go to Arrivals when you ...
have just landedwant to buy a ticketwant to book a roomare leaving the country
True / false
Read: "Last month Kate flew to Barcelona. Her flight was at 6 a.m., so she took a taxi to the airport at four. There was no delay. In Barcelona she went sightseeing and bought a souvenir for her brother." Kate's flight was late.
Answer: False
True / false
Read: "Last month Kate flew to Barcelona. Her flight was at 6 a.m., so she took a taxi to the airport at four. There was no delay. In Barcelona she went sightseeing and bought a souvenir for her brother." Kate bought a present for her brother.
Answer: True
Discussion question
Tell me about your last trip. Where did you go? How did you get there? What did you do?
Sample answer: Last summer I went to Saint Petersburg with my friend. We went by train and it took about ten hours. We booked a room in the city centre, went sightseeing and bought some souvenirs.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

What do you always take with you when you travel?
Have you ever had a long delay? What did you do?
Do you use a guidebook or your phone when you travel?
What souvenirs do you like to buy?
Where would you like to go next? How will you get there?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz