Travel

In this beginner-level ESL lesson, you will learn grammar, vocabulary, and phrases to talk about everyday English topics: an English conversation lesson to talk about and describe a place and experience while traveling.

This ESL lesson also comes with a downloadable PDF you can access when you are a member of Pocket Passport.

This ESL video lesson for daily English will help ESL students learn vocabulary, grammar, improve listening and be confident English speakers.

Practical English for everyday situations. When talking about travel, it’s important to know how to Give Directions in English and talk about a future or past trip and Sightseeing.

Travel Spain

Warm Up Questions

1

What places interest you in Europe? Why?



2

Do you like to travel to busy cities or quiet places?



3

Do you like the beach? Swimming, suntanning, jet skiing, etc.?



4

Do you like Spanish food? How about French, Italian, German?



5

Do you take lots of photos when you travel?



6

Do you buy lots of souvenirs when you travel?



Watch, Read or Listen

ESL Video

Watch the following ESL YouTube video lesson on travel.

Listening Questions

Watch the ESL YouTube video on Travel and answer the following questions.

Describing a Trip

1

What time did they arrive this morning?



2

Were they able to relax on the plane?



3

What is the best way to get around Barcelona?



4

Why is walking the best way to get around?



5

How are the beaches in Barcelona?



6

What else is good to see in Barcelona?



7

What did they have for lunch?



8

How will she share her memories with her mom?



Speaking Activity

Use the illustrations to talk about the passage and travel.

Describing Your Travel Experience





Tour



Travel





Talking About Food



Word Bank

Word Bank

arrive | beach | beautiful | building | check into
city | comfortable | interesting | photo | place | plane
real | seat | see | send | sleep | soon | get around

Matching

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

Hola

1. send (v)

A. an area of sand next to an ocean or lake

2. get around (phr.v)

B. to get your attention and make you want to learn more

3. real (adj)

C. to arrange for the delivery of something

4. check into (phr. v)

D. very attractive

5. beach (n)

E. to be able to go to different places without difficulty

6. old (adj)

F. to register your arrival at a hotel

7. beautiful (adj)

G. not new; from a long time ago

8. interesting (adj)

H. not fake; authentic

Sentence Structure

Put the following sentences in the correct order.

Describing Food on a Trip
  1. way / around / because / walk / is / Barcelona / great / best / the / to / get / is / to / weather / The / !
  2. Barcelona / one / of / beaches / the / world / the / to / best / places / has / of / and / interesting / buildings / and / in / lots / see / old / .
  3. our / took / beautiful / buildings / around / the / of / into / photos / some / checked / and / we / city / hotel / the / After / we / walked / . / ,
  4. lunch / some / to / Spanish / food / great / had / a / For / went / and / restaurant / we / great / . / ,
  5. Spanish / some / was / to / interesting / real / try / food / It / .
  6. lots / I’m / soon / so / photos / some / taking / you / send / of / I’ll / , / !

Missing Words

Watch the video again and complete the sentences.

Describing Your Trip

Hi mum,

We are in Barcelona! We _______________ 1 at about 7 am this morning. We had very comfortable seats on the plane, so we _____________ 2 some good sleep before we arrived. Barcelona is a ________________ 3 city. The best way to get around Barcelona is to walk because the weather is great! Barcelona has one of the best ________________ 4 in the world and lots of interesting buildings and old places to see. After we __________________ 5 our hotel, we walked around the city and took some photos of the beautiful _____________ 6. For lunch, we went to a great restaurant and had some great ________________ 7 food. It was interesting to try some real Spanish food. I’m taking lots of _______________ 8, so I’ll send you some soon!

Love,
Natasha

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