Planning the trips

TRAVELLING Planning a trip

Phonetic Drill

• accommodation
• a guided couch tour
• a destination
• a holiday maker
• to check the airline schedule
• to make a hotel reservation
• to fill in the customs declaration
• to read the travel leaflets
• to visit a travel agency

Put holiday activities in chronological order

1. Arrive to the place of destination;

2. Plan holiday activities;

3. Go to the station or to the airport;

4. Visit a travel agency;

5. Enjoy the vacation.

Stating the theme of the lesson

Try to predict the topic of our discussion today.

What the video and answer the questions after it.

• Where does the conversation take place?
• What are the speakers?

TRAVEL AGENCY

WELCOME TO OUR TRAVEL AGENCY

STAGES OF THE WORK ON THE LESSON

• Home work check-up. (history of travel agencies)
• Grammar rules revision. (modal verbs MUST, SHOULD, NEED to)
• Listening comprehension. (professional qualities of a modern travel agent)
• Speaking. (dialogues on the topic)

Let’s start

1. Home work check-up

1. Who is this person

on the photo?

2. When and where did

the first travel agencies

appear?

3. Were they popular?

Listening comprehension

Professional skills of modern travel agents.

Study new words and expressions:

• skills – умения;
• budget – бюджет;

- to balance – сопоставлять;

• to master –совершенствовать;
• to coordinate – согласовывать;

Pre- listening task

Revise the grammar rule

Modal verbs MUST, SHOULD, NEED TO

meaning

MUST

Строгое долженствование, обязанность

translation

Совет, рекомендация

SHOULD

Необходимо

equivalents

Have to

(Вы) должны

Наличие или отсутствие необходимости что-либо сделать

NEED to

(Вам) следует

(Вам) нужно/не нужно

(-) нельзя

Ought to

-

Pre- listening task

Try to guess

Travel agents

MUST :: SHOULD :: NEED TO

• balance client dreams with real budget;
• coordinate the customers’ schedule;
• have good interview, telephone, computer skills;
• sell airline tickets;
• master many kinds of information: geography, visa regulations, ecotourism;
• experienced help.

While – listening task

Listen to the tape and fill in the table

A travel agent MUST

A travel agent SHOULD

• balance client dreams with real budget;

A travel agent HAS

A travel agent NEEDS

b) coordinate the customers’ schedule;

c) have good interview, telephone, computer skills;

to

d) sell airline tickets;

e) master many kinds of information: geography, visa regulations, ecotourism;

f) experienced help

After – listening task

Let’s check your answers:

A travel agent MUST

A travel agent SHOULD

- balance client dreams with real budget;

A travel agent HAS

- have good interview, telephone, computer skills;

to

A travel agent NEEDS

-

to

- master many kinds of information: geography, visa regulations, ecotourism;

- experienced help.

- coordinate the customers’ schedule;

- sell airline tickets;

Let’ s have a rest

Have a look at the pictures and try to imitate means of travelling

We travel by plane

Let’ s have a rest

We travel by train.

Let’ s have a rest

We travel by car.

We travel so far.

Let’ s have a rest

We travel by ship.

Let’ s have a rest

We travel on foot.

Let’ s have a rest

We travel hitchhiking.

Let’s choose our route.

Speaking

Task 2

Act out situational dialogues at a travel agency

Don’t forget to be polite and welcoming.

Conclusion

Let’s summarize:

1. What new facts have you learnt on this lesson?

2. What stages of the lesson did you like most of all??

3. What was difficult for you?

4. What skills did you improve?

Home work

SB Ex. 1, p. 76

Thank You !