Listening Practice: Slow Travel

Today I'm starting a new kind of activities for Bachillerato: listening activities which can be used to work different skills. I'm glad to share this idea I found at elllo.org, where you can have a look at the audio and script.

You can also have a look at the document below:

A possible lesson plan:

1. ICE-BREAKING: 
Things to do once you have some free time. Among the various plans, travelling may be one of them. Students can talk about favourite/dreamed travel destinations and give reasons. They can also talk about how they would like to travel: as a backpacker, as a flashpacker or any other kind of tourist.

2. LISTENING PRACTICE:
- Listenings one and two: read the questions and provide answers as you listen.
- Listening three: use the audioscript to make sure your answers are correct. The activity can be corrected at the end of the listening or while they are listening to the dialogue.

3. READING PRACTICE: 
Extract interesting vocabulary.
Find examples of conditional sentences and explain how they are formed.

4. SPEAKING / WRITING PRACTICE:
- Do you feel engaged with your work?
- What was a turning point in your life?
- What topic is a big deal for you?
- What is one downside to... (e.g. getting / not getting married - having / not having kids)
- Have you ever considered to be an expat?