Talking about travel - Future forms review
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Travel vocabulary and different future tenses speaking
Lesson Plan Content:
Warmer: travel things in common
In pairs, find things in common and differences between your last trips, your travel plans, and other things related to transport and travel.
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Similarities |
Differences |
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Like you… Me too./ So… I. Me neither./ Neither… I. We share… We have… in common. … is (very/ fairly) similar. … is (totally/ almost) the same. … is (absolutely) identical. |
Unlike you… Really? I… In my case… As for me… One difference between you and me is… … is (completely/ extremely/ very/ fairly/ slightly) different. Actually, I… |
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Report one similarity which you think other people in the class might also share, then report one difference and see which side is more common in the class.
Use the ideas below to continue your discussion.
Possible types of travel to talk about
Abroad/ Overseas/ International travel Adventure sports
(Budget/ No frills/ National carrier) airlines Airbnb
(Self-catering/ Timeshare) apartments/ flats
Around the world ticket B&B
Backpacking Beach holiday
Budget airline Business class/ First class
(Log) cabins/ (Beach) huts Camper van/ Mobile home
Caravan(ing) Camping/ Tent/ Glamping
City break (Mediterranean) cruise
Cycling Domestic travel
Eco-tourism (safaris, birdwatching, etc) Family holiday
(Car) ferries Get away from it all
Guided tour Hiking/ Trekking
Hitchhiking Holiday home/ Second home
Homestay/ Host family Hometown/ Ancestral home
Honeymoon Hot springs resort/ Spa
Hunting (Annual/ Paid/ Unpaid) leave
Package holiday Pilgrimage (sites)
Pub crawl Public holiday/ Bank holiday
Rentacar/ Hire car Sabbatical
Sailing/ Yachting Sightseeing (spots)
Skiing (lodge/ holiday)/ Ski resort/ The slopes Sleeper car/ Couchette
Study abroad
(Guided/ Package/ Study/ Factory/ Sightseeing/ Bus/ Coach) tours
(Bullet/ Local/ Steam) trains (Business/ Day) trips
Transfers/ Stopovers Travel alone
Water sports (Long/ Three-day) weekends (away)
Winter sports Winter sun
Working holiday Year out/ Gap year
Youth hostelling
Areas/ Regions to talk about
(Central/ North/ Sub-Saharan/ Southern/ West/ East) Africa
(Central/ North/ South/ Latin) America
(Central/ East/ Southeast/ South) Asia
(Central/ Western/ Northwest/ Eastern/ Southern) Europe
Polynesia Scandinavia
The Balkans The Aegean
The Med/ Mediterranean The British Isles
The Caribbean The Gulf
The Indian Subcontinent The Low Countries
The Middle East The Midwest
The East Coast
Countries to talk about
Antarctica/ The South Pole Argentina
Australia Austria
Belgium Brazil
(Great) Britain Burma/ Myanmar
Croatia Cyprus
(The) Czech Republic Denmark
Egypt England
Ethiopia France
Georgia Germany
Greece Holland/ The Netherlands
Iceland (The Republic of) Ireland
Italy Jordan
Kazakhstan Malta
Mongolia North Korea
Northern Ireland Portugal
Russia South Africa
South Korea Sweden
Switzerland Thailand
The Arctic/ The North Pole The Bahamas
The Maldives The Philippines
The Seychelles The UK
Turkey Ukraine
Vietnam Wales
Zimbabwe
Cities to talk about
Athens Beijing Belgrade
Bruges Brussels Cologne
Florence Geneva Guangzhou
Kiev LA London
Milan Moscow Munich
Naples Paris Prague
Rome Seville The Hague
Turin Venice Vienna
Warsaw
When your teacher stops you, ask about places or kinds of holiday above you don’t know, you are not sure how to pronounce, etc.
Use the future forms below to speak about just the future. Your teacher will tell you if you should talk to the same person or to a different person.
Future travel things in common
Useful verb forms for talking about your future travels
- I could (possibly)…
- I dream of…
- I expect…
- I hope…
- I imagine…
- I may/ might…
- I predict/ imagine…
- I (don’t) (really) want to…
- I will (definitely/ almost certainly/ probably)…
- I (definitely/ almost certainly/ probably) won’t/ will never…
- I’d (really) love to…
- I’d (really/ quite) like to…
- I’m (not) going to…
- I’m (not) planning to…
- I’m (not)… ing…
- I’m driving to…
- I’m flying to…
- I’m visiting…
- I’m…ing
- I’ve arranged to/ booked/ bought/ paid for…
- My dream is to…
Possible future times to talk about
- After…
- At…
- Before/ By…
- In … …s
- In a…
- In the distant future
- In the near future
- In…
- Next…
- On…
- One day/ Some day
- The day after tomorrow.
- The… after next.
- This…
- Within…
When your teacher stops you, ask about anything above you aren’t sure how to use, working together to use it to talk about travel each time.
Grammar presentation
Match the future forms above to the functions below. There is more than one of each.
Predictions (= future facts/ my imagination about the real future)
Plans (= things I have decided to do)
Arrangements (= things already fixed with someone else, e.g. by buying a ticket)
Desires (e.g. dreams)
Which of these future phrases are predictions? What function do the others have?
- I’m sorry, I’m not sure. I’ll check with my manager.
- It’s monsoon season, so it’ll probably rain today or tomorrow.
- I won’t have enough money to do that.
- Just a moment. I’ll get it from my bag.
How is that other function of “will” different to plans? Which one is decided before speaking (plans, or this function with “will”)?
Part Two: Plans, predictions and spontaneous decisions
Tell your teacher about a real or imaginary travel plan or arrangement. They will make up a problem that you could have while doing that thing. Quickly decide how you could respond to that problem. Then do the same in groups.
Model dialogue
A: “I’m flying to Beijing tomorrow”
B: “If you go to Beijing now, the pollution will be terrible”
A: “Yes, you are right. In that case, I’ll take a pack of face masks”
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