E4.4 B1 Speakout unit 7D. Travel: Go solo?

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In this lesson, Ss watch a video of interviews with people on the street about amazing places they’ve been to. Ss begin by discussing their own travel experiences and preferences before they watch the interviews and complete a set of viewing tasks. There’s a focus on reflexive pronouns, and then Ss discuss travel. Finally, they write an essay about travel.

Today's class

Talk about travel experiences and preferences.

Listen to people talking about amazing places they've been to.

Practise using reflexive pronouns.

Write an essay about travel.

Street interview

You are going to watch a video of people talking about amazing places they’ve visited or would like to visit one day.

Exercise 2a.

Answer the questions: 7 persons.

Vocabulary

3A. Read the reasons people give for liking a place. What do the words in bold mean?

1. It’s such a fantastic, big, diverse country.

2. The scenery was amazing.

3. There’s such a wide variety of food to try.

4. It just feels so lively .

Watch the video.

3B. What places are the speakers talking about? Watch the first part of the video to check.

diverse: with many different types of something, e.g., people, places, food, etc.

scenery: the natural features of a place, e.g. mountains, rivers

wide variety: a lot of different types of things or people

lively: interesting and exciting

Reflexive pronoun

4A. Which two-word phrases mean ‘alone’?

by yourself, by myself

Reflexive pronoun

Speaking

First, prepare the following questions. Then talk about this in your pair.

Writing

Read the essay. 

What reasons does the author give for travelling?

Write down your answers.

It enriches our lives. It can open our minds. We change. It helps us ‘escape from everyday life and … learn about ourselves.’ It provides exciting experiences.

Writing

Hamburger method

Topic sentence: main idea

Supporting sentence 1: specific details that support the main idea. 

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Concluding sentence: sum up

Concluding sentence

Shortly explain how an essay is written.

Extra writing

Open your laptop.

Write an essay in exercise 6B.

Need help? Let me know.

Homework

Pearson Speakout:

Unit 7D

To finish

Please get ready to finish this lesson together.

To finish

Work in pairs.

Convince your partner.

What is a place you should visit in the future? Why?

Have a discussion in English.