Vacation travel plans to Colombia

Introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPzNVwgjVI

Traveling is fantastic! You can learn about new cultures and meet new friends.

Let's plan our next vacation.

You are going to study the future tense "be going to" to talk about your future plans.

You and your partners are planning a trip to Colombia, so you have to gather crucial information about the places you want to visit, the activities you can do there and the food you can eat.

At the end of your research, using the information you researched, you and your group have to create an infographic giving information about the place (name of the city, weather, touristic places, and typical food). Then you have to record yourself talking about your Vacation travel plans in one of the touristic Colombian cities.

Let's start

Task

At the end of the lesson students should be able to:

Students will be able to talk about future plans using the structure "be going to".
Use affirmative or negative sentences using the structure "be going to" to talk about their future plans.
Use previous knowledge to to talk about holidays activities.
Work cooperatively in groups to gather information about a city they plan to visit.
Create a infographic to describe a city where they plan their vacation.
Read and practice exercises using the structure "be going to".

Process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juhyvurt6Jw

Step 1
Review the vocabulary about "Holiday activities" in Quizlet. Study the flashcards and then do the activity "Learn"
Click HERE

Step 2
Watch the video above and study the use of "Be going to". or use the link My Plans

Step 3
Practice creating affirmative sentences.

Web link: Let's Practice

Step 4
Practice creating negative sentences Web link: Let's practice
Step 5
Read about Colombia and choose the places you are going to visit, the food you are going to eat and the activities you are going to do.
Colombia
General information
Cartagena
Tourism Cuisine Sights to visit Traditional food
Bogotá
Tourism Cuisine Sights to visit Traditional food
Eje Cafetero

Tourism Cuisine Sights to visit Traditional food

Step 6
Group activity
Choose one of the cities you want to visit and create an infographic using CANVA
Include the following information:
Name of the city you are planning to visit
Describe where it is located and how the weather is.
Mention the best places to visit
Write about Traditional food.

Step 7
Individual activity
Create a video talking about your Vacation travel plans to Colombia.
Read the prompt and follow the instructions in the following link. Flipgrip

Evaluation

Students will be assess taking into account their individual and collaborative work. Students need to demonstrate appropriate use of the structure "Be going to" to talk about future plans. They also have to put in practice their previous knowledge about holiday vocabulary and punctuation.

Rubric Oral Presentation (Flipgrip video)

Criteria	Rating 1-5	Comments
Content (Demonstrates full knowledge of the topic, uses appropriate grammar structure).
Clarity of speech (transition words, clear pronunciation, appropriate rate of speech.
Preparation (student speaks confidently, stays within the time limit)
		Total_______/15
Other comments/suggestions:

Rubric written activity (Infographic)

Criteria	Rating 1-5	Comments
Structure: (Solid topic sentence, good transitions, correct use of punctuation) .
Mechanics:( Correct length, excellent sentence structure, few spelling errors, good spelling.)
Task completion:(the students followed the directions for the assignment (answer all questions, add images, creative design)
		Total_____/15
Other comments/suggestions:

Conclusion

At the end of the lesson students are expected to know how to use the future tense "Be going to" and the demonstrate appropriate use of previous vocabulary related to Holiday activities.

Students can work collaboratively to achieve a goal.

Student followed the instructions to complete all the assignments.

Students used web-based resources to answer questions and complete the assignments.

Students have done a great job doing investigation of the proposed topic and they have demonstrated high collaborative work skills.

The final written and speaking activity exceed the expectations.