Planning a Trip

This podcast was created for a beginning- intermediate speaking course. We have created a pre-listening activity and a post- listening activity for this podcast. This lesson is meant to introduce students to the vocabulary and dialogue involved with planning a trip.   Pre-listening activity:   Below is the vocabulary list for the unit we are about to begin. Before listening to the podcast at home tonight, work through this list and try to define as many of these words as you can. After you have completed your list as best as possible, get in a group with 1-3 other classmates, and share your definitions. Try to come up with complete, logical definitions for each of the words. If none of your group members can define a word, look it up in your dictionaries, and copy down the definition.   Vacation Travel Trip Flight Depart Departure Arrive Arrival Destination Luggage Suitcases Airplane Airport Travel Agent Reservations Tickets   While listening to the podcast:   During the podcast, try to gather some information about the trip the speaker is taking. Some information you should listen for:   Where is the woman going? Where is she leaving from? When is she leaving? What time is her departure? What time is her arrival? Is she traveling alone? How much luggage can she bring? What airport is she leaving from? Is the travel agent helpful?   Post- listening activity:   Take the information you uncovered, and type it into a paragraph summary. Include the main points, using as much of the vocabulary list as you can.   For the next assignment, you may work alone or with a partner. Choose a location you would like to visit, and do the following: Come up with 5 questions to ask a travel agent.   Examples to use:   How much are your tickets? What time is departure? What time is arrival? What is your destination? If you buy more tickets, is the cost less?   After coming up with 5 questions, do a little bit of research, and answer the questions yourself. Use the internet to answer your questions. Type up a short report using complete sentences, much like the one you did after listening to the podcast, and give us the important information that you discovered. Use as many vocabulary words as you can.