Travel speaking games

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Conversation Questions
1. Describe the best holiday you’ve ever had.
2. Describe the worst trip you’ve ever taken.
3. When is the best time to visit your country or city? Why?
4. Which cities have you visited abroad?
5. Do you prefer to go on holiday in hot or cold countries?
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of going on
holiday with your friends?

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Travel Scenarios
Click on the picture and try to speak for 60 seconds about what you
might do in this situation!
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Travel Scenarios
You arrive at the airport and your flight has been delayed by
10 hours!
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Name 3
Name three
important items
to take in your
hand luggage
Name three
things you can
put in your
suitcase
Name three
activities you
can do on an allinclusive holiday
Name three
activities you
can do on a city
break
Name three
different parts of
an airport
Name three
different modes
of transport
Name three
different types
of holiday
Name three
different types
of
accommodation
Name three
travel phrasal
verbs

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Would You Rather…
Stay in a five-star hotel or in a self-catering apartment?
Do lots of activities every day on holiday or spend every day
relaxing by the swimming pool?
Travel by plane or by boat?
Go on a cruise around the world or go backpacking alone?
Lose your passport or lose your boarding pass at the
airport?
Go on holiday abroad or take a staycation?

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Plan a Holiday!
Work in pairs or small groups and plan a holiday
using the description below. When you finish,
share your ideas with the rest of the class.
“Petra is a busy CEO of a multinational company
and she only gets 2 weeks’ holiday per year. She
works long hours and when she’s away on
holiday, she wants to be able to relax and not
think about work back home. Her budget is
$4000.”
Think about where Petra can go, where she will
stay and what activities she will do on her holiday.

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Plan a Holiday!
Work in pairs or small groups and plan a holiday using the description
below. When you finish, share your ideas with the rest of the class.
“Ahmed wants to take his two grandchildren aged 7 and 11 on holiday in
summer. His budget is $2500 and his grandchildren love going to the
beach and swimming in the sea. They also love art and history.”
Think about where Ahmed and his grandchildren can go, where they will
stay and what activities they will do on their holiday.

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Plan a Holiday!
Work in pairs or small groups and plan a holiday using the description
below. When you finish, share your ideas with the rest of the class.
“Miguel and Kim are a young couple who are
going on their first holiday together. They
live in a small village so they want to visit a
big city abroad and do lots of activities.
They only want to spend up to five days in
the city and their budget is $1000.”
Think about where Miguel and Kim can go,
where they will stay and what activities they
will do on their holiday.

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Don’t Say It!
Look at the holiday items below. Choose one and try to describe it to your
classmates in 60 seconds. The only rule is that you can’t say the name of
the item you have chosen! Your classmates have to guess what the item
is.
Sun cream
Swimming pool
Museum
Boarding pass
Sunglasses
Tourist
Flight attendant
Hotel
Cruise ship
Suitcase
Passport
ID card