Lesson Vocabulary

Travelling 2h

Lesson

Vocabulary:

Listening: Planning your visit

Speaking: A change of plan

Get ready to listen and speak
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Task 1. Match the correct word (a-f) to pictures (1-6)

a) a museum __	c) a castle __	e) a market __
b) a palace __	d) a statue __	f) a monument __

Task 2. Tick ✓the places you like to visit when you go on a sightseeing holiday


Task 3. Match each verb with a suitable word

1.	to visit	a	a guided tour
2.	to buy	b	a seat
3.	to go	c	souvenirs
4.	to go on	d	sightseeing
5.	to book	e	a palace

Useful language

Things you can say	Things you might hear
Are there any good markets here? What museums do you recommend? Where’s the best place to go shopping? Are there any temples I can visit near here? Is there a guided tour I can go on? What shall we do? How about going to ….? Why don’t we go to ….? I’d rather not do that today. How beautiful! / It’s fantastic!	…. is very popular. …. is a famous for markets. It’s not far from here. There’s a guided tour starting soon. A tour bus leaves from just across the road. That’s fine with me. That’s a good idea. / That sounds great. It’s up to you. / I don’t mind.

Listening: At a Tourist Information Office


Task 4. James is visiting Hong Kong. He is at a Tourist Information Office. Listen and complete the questions he asks. Then listen and repeat.

1. 
   Are there any good __________ here?
   
2. 
   What __________ do you recommend?
   
3. 
   Where’s the best place to __________?
   
4. 
   Are there any __________ I can visit near here?
   
5. 
   Is there a __________ I can go on?
   

Task 5. Now listen to the assistant in the Tourist Information Office and match each answer (1-5) with a question (a-e) in Task 4.
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____


Task 6. Complete each sentence with There’s a / There are / Is there a … / Are there any …

1. 
   ________________ markets near here?
   
2. 
   ________________ large castle in the town.
   
3. 
   ________________ good shops?
   
4. 
   ________________ some large parks.
   
5. 
   ________________ theatre?
   
6. 
   ________________ two art galleries.
   
7. 
   ________________ monuments worth seeing?
   
8. 
   ________________ 12^th century bridge.
   

Speak up
Task 7. a) Make a list of interesting things to see in your hometown.
b) Work with a partner. When you have finished, swap roles.
Student A: You are a tourist in your partner’s hometown. Find out what there is to do.
Student B: Imagine you work in a Tourist Information Office. Answer your partner’s questions.


Listening: Planning your visit


Task 8. Listen to Jim and Denise talk about what to do in New York. Tick ✓the places that they mention.
the Statue of Liberty  the Metropolitan Museum of Art  Central Park 
the Guggenheim Museum  the Empire State Building  Times Square 
Listen again. Which three places they decide to go to?
Speaking strategy: Making and responding to suggestions