Why we travel

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – expand vocabulary related to travel through word guessing games, reading hotel complaints, and engaging with travel-themed word clouds;
• – introduce and practice using “would” for describing past habits through example analysis and sentence reworking exercises that incorporate “would” and “used to” structures;
• – improve comprehensive language skills by watching a video about the point of travel, writing brief pieces about travel motivations, and engaging in discussions that reinforce new vocabulary and grammar structures.

This Upper Intermediate lesson plan focuses on expanding travel vocabulary and mastering the use of “would” for describing past habits.

Warm-up
We’ll kick things off with an engaging game where students will guess words connected to traveling from the clues we provide.

Video
We’ll watch a video called “The Point of Travel” to spark a discussion. After the video, we’ll explore its main points with questions aiming for both simple and more reflective responses.

Grammar
In this part, we’ll zoom in on using “would” to talk about things we used to do regularly in the past.

Exercises
Here the students will get to apply what they’ve learned by reworking sentences to include “would” or “used to.” It’s a hands-on approach to reinforcing the grammar.

Reading
The students will read a complaint about a hotel stay and then discuss how they would respond if they were the hotel manager, offering a change in perspective.

Writing
Students are tasked with writing a brief piece on why people travel, encouraging them to put the newly learned vocabulary into practice.

Discussion
To finish up, there will be a discussion based on a word cloud related to travel. This will help practice the new vocabulary and grammar structures covered.