Unique hotel experiences

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60-90 min

Speaking

Intermediate

Overview

In this conversation lesson, students will look at the different travel experiences we can have while on vacation, from treehouses in Sweden to underwater suites in the Maldives. They will discuss what makes a hotel stay special, compare different types of accommodation, and expand their travel-related vocabulary.

The students will read an article that introduces four particularly unique hotels and engage with the topic through vocabulary-building exercises, ranking activities, and role-play scenarios. They will also debate ethical dilemmas in tourism, such as the impact of mass tourism on local communities.

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Our speaking lessons follow a consistent six-stage structure: warm-up, presentation (with video, images, or reading), controlled practice, free conversation, deeper discussion, and a final homework task to introduce in class.

Lessons come with a printable student worksheet and a teacher version containing notes and answers. For online teaching, we provide an editable Google Slides e-lesson that can be downloaded or exported to PowerPoint.

The purpose of this stage is to activate your students' existing knowledge and prepare them for the lesson's theme.

Activity 1: The students will begin by brainstorming what they look for when choosing a hotel.

Activity 2: Students interview each other about hotel experiences and preferences.

This lesson's presentation activity is a text describing four different hotel experiences.

Activity 3: Students match key words and expressions from the text to their definitions.

Activity 4: The students will read four short descriptions of unique hotels and complete them using the words from the previous activity.

Activity 5: Students discuss their preferences related to the hotels from the text.

To reinforce their understanding of the new language or concepts introduced in the lesson, the students will work on a couple of controlled practice activities.

Activity 6: Students will take part in a role-play phone call where they ask for details about booking a stay in one of the hotels from the text.

Activity 7: Students rank different types of vacations according to their preferences and then discuss their choices with a partner.

We move into free practice for this stage, where the students apply the language in more open-ended, communicative activities.

Activity 8: The students discuss a few multiple-choice questions that have no clear right or wrong answers.

Activity 9: Students will work together to plan a holiday, making decisions about the destination, accommodation, and activities.

This stage allows students to explore the lesson’s theme in more depth, tackling complex ideas and expressing their thoughts and opinions on related topics.

Activity 10: Students discuss statements about hotels and travel.

Activity 11: Students will discuss the challenges of mass tourism. The discussion will explore its causes, impact, potential solutions, and the barriers to sustainable tourism.