Weekend Getaways

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Pack for a Weekend Trip and the themes of travel and weekend trips. Students learn vocabulary related to travel and weekend trips, talk about weekend trips, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, perform a roleplay, read an article titled Maximise Your Weekend Getaway with These Eight Tips, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write a dialogue using words from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.

Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) – Intermediate (B1)

Learner type: Teens and adults

Topic: Travel and weekend trips

Language: Vocabulary related to travel and weekend trips

Time: 90–120 minutes

Objectives:

• To expand students’ vocabulary related to travel and weekend trips
• To develop students’ viewing, listening and reading comprehension skills
• To improve students’ speaking skills through roleplay and discussions
• To introduce students to the concept of preparing efficiently for short trips
• To develop students’ writing skills through creative and structured tasks

Watch the short video.