The teacher greets the students and starts by showing photos on slide one as a warm-up.: 1. Look at the following photos. What are they about? = Traveling and Holidays  Do they show positive or negative things about holidays? = some holidays are very good, others very bad. 2. Students will discuss in pairs the following questions: (2 minutes) • What do you see? • What are they doing? • Where are they? • What is happening?

SET CONTEXT utilizing visuals on the slide DEFINE MEANING. The teacher asks questions: What are they doing? Where are they? What is happening? The teacher also provides real language examples. CHECK UNDERSTANDING—The teacher will check students understand, and the students will complete a brief sentence. 1. To book/booking, Example: Booking a flight 2. Queue / Queueing. Example: People are waiting in a queue/“They have to queue for ages.” 3. Delay/delayed. Example: Their flight is delayed. 4. A crowd/crowded. Example: A crowded beach.

Students will complete the sentences to review and check students understand the target language. Complete the sentences: Complete the sentences:{book, crowd, queuing for ages, queue, and delayed) • The bad weather _delayed_____ all the traffic. • When we finally arrived at the restaurant, a huge (large) ______crowd___ gathered in the middle of the street. • The _____queue______ in front of the restaurant was too long. People said they have been ______queuing for ages__ before we arrived. • I was not able to _______book___ a table before we left home.

2. Activity – Postcard or Brochure (Activity and Demonstration.) Directions: • WORKING IN PAIRS. Read the four extracts and discuss the meaning of the words and phrases in bold. Write P if the extract comes from a postcard/email and B if it comes from a holiday brochure. Target Language: • There are plenty of (excursions, etc.) and There is absolutely nothing to do • Self-catering accommodations/lodging with kitchen • To get away (to go somewhere else for holidays) 1. “…there’s absolutely no nightlife and absolutely nothing to do here except…” Postcard 2. “…or if you prefer self-catering accommodation, there are comfortable…” Brochure 3. “There are plenty of excursions where you will have the opportunity to visit…” Brochure 4. “…and I have always wanted to go on a cruise, so we decided to get away for a couple of weeks…” Postcard.

3. HOLIDAYS!/ (vacations) Tell me your story! Directions: (a) Tell your partner a holiday story. Use some of the phrases learned: • Where did you GET AWAY? Where did you go? • Did you BOOK a flight? Train? Bus? • Was your trip DELAYED? Why? • Was there PLENTY TO DO? OR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO? • Was the place empty or CROWDED? • Did you have to wait in a QUEUE? Where? • Did you book a self-catering accommodation to prepare your meals? Or went out to eat? • In general, was it a good experience/positive? Or a bad experience?/ negative? (b) Share what is most important for you and why? • Sightseeing • The accommodations/hotel • The weather • The scenery • The nightlife • The shops

ELT will ask: (slide 13) 1) What do you have in common? (similarities) 2) What are the differences? Delayed Correction Feedback in open class: ask students where the errors are and elicit correct versions from the students.