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TESOL/Talking about vacation plans

Where do you want to go on vacation?
Key sentences
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
| Where are you going to go this (holiday and why?) ? | I'm thinking of going to (place). |
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
| What are you gonna do there? | I want (infinitive verb). |
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
| How long will you stay? | For (time). |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
| holiday and why? | sentence |
|---|---|
| New Year's | Where are you going to go this New Year's ? |
| summer vacation | Where are you going to go this summer vacation ? |
| spring break | Where are you going to go this spring break ? |
| winter holiday | Where are you going to go this winter holiday ? |
| place | sentence |
|---|---|
| Canada | I'm thinking of going to Canada. |
| Hawaii | I'm thinking of going to Hawaii. |
| the countryside | I'm thinking of going to the countryside. |
| Paris | I'm thinking of going to Paris. |
| infinitive verb | sentence |
|---|---|
| to go shopping | I want to go shopping. |
| to go sightseeing | I want to go sightseeing. |
| to have the local food | I want to have the local food. |
| to go to the beach | I want to go to the beach. |
| time | sentence |
|---|---|
| a week | For a week. |
| three nights and four days | For three nights and four days. |
| a month | For a month. |
| ten days | For ten days. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
| Where are you going to go this (New Year's) ? | I'm thinking of going to (Canada). |
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
| What are you gonna do there? | I want (to go shopping). |
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
| How long will you stay? | For (a week). |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
|
Where are you going to go this ... ? |
I'm thinking of going to ... . |
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
| What are you gonna do there? | I want .... |
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
| How long will you stay? | For .... |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking about vacation plans | Telling about vacation plans |
|---|---|
| Ask your partner about their vacation. | Imagine you are going on vacation soon. Answer your partner's questions. |
Further study
| Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |

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