Introduction
Traveling is one of the best ways to widen your horizon, learn new things, meet new people, and to find relaxation in your busy life.
However, planning a long trip can be a daunting task. It’s easy to get overwhelmed in the beginning, especially when you haven’t done anything like this before.
In this lesson, you will have a chance to learn how to create your own travel plan. With a variety of activities, the lesson will help you reinforce vocabulary related to traveling and discover more of the world’s most popular destinations.
Task
Through this lesson, you will discover more of the world’s popular destinations in terms of their tourist attractions, traveling costs, flight booking, etc. Your job is to find the related information and complete the task below:
TRAVEL ITINERARY
Traveling can be hard work. In some cases, to receive a visa, we have to provide a detailed plan of our trip.
Work in pairs. Together with your friend, create your own itinerary for a special holiday. The Internet can assist you on the quest to find valuable information! (check out the example for further understanding)
Then, share it with the class and earn points for your effort!
Group: …
- Name: .............................................. Student ID.....................................
- Name:............................................... Student ID.....................................
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Destination |
Duration |
Flights |
Accommodation |
Notes |
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E.g.: Taipei |
25 – 28 May |
[include type, airline, time, and costs] |
[include type, name, location, and costs] |
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ITINERARY |
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Date |
Time |
Activities |
Note (transportation type, fees, etc.) |
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25th May |
8 am - 10am |
Arrive at Taipei airport. Buy phone sim + register for iTaiwan. Take bus to Taipei Main Station. Register for Youth Travel Card at Taipei Main Station. Check in at hotel. Settle down. |
Sim card 10$ Bus – 5$
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Reference: [Insert the link you used]
E.g.: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g293910-Activities-Taiwan.html
Process
To get started, discuss the following questions in groups:
- Do you like traveling?
- Have you ever traveled abroad?
- Who do you often travel with?
- Among the places you have traveled to, which is your favorite?
- Which place do you want to travel to most?
Then, you can have a look at the link below:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Destinations
This is the world's top 25 travel destinations of 2017, nominated by Tripadvisor.
After browsing through the page, answer the following questions:
1. What is your favorite destination?
2. Does it have any of these features?
4. List at least 5 tourist attractions/things that you’d like to visit/do at the place:
5. If you had a chance to visit the place, which tourist attraction/thing would you want to visit/do first?
6. If you had a chance to visit the place, at what time of the year would you travel there? Why?
7. If you had a chance to visit the place, where would you like to stay?
a. Hotel
b. Homestay service
c. At a friend's house (if any)
Finally, find yourself a partner. Decide where you would both want to go to, and find out more about the place using the Internet. Then make a travel plan following the given layout. Remember to include details of flights (time, costs), accommodations (accommodation selection, costs, etc.), things to do (e.g. go swimming, sightseeing, diving), and places to visit.
After wrapping up your own plan, make a slideshow on Powerpoint (or any other similar softwares) and be prepared to give an oral presentation of about 10 minutes in class next week!
Evaluation
Directions: Your presentation will be graded based on this rubric. You can use this rubric as a guide to prepare your presentation.
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Traits |
Excellent |
Good |
Satisfactory |
Needs Improvement |
Poor |
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Organization |
Introduction, body, and conclusion are very clear. The flow and transitions between the sections is smooth and enhances the audience understanding. |
Has a clear deliniation between introduction, body, and conclusion. |
Has an introduction, body, and conclusion, but the boundaries between them are unclear. |
Is missing an introduction, body, or conclusion. |
Is missing at least two of the following: introduction, body, conclusion. |
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Delivery |
Student integrated posture, gestures, and other nonverbal behaviors so that they completed and enhanced the speech.
Delivery was wholly extemporaneous. |
Student had good posture and use of gestures. Student maintained good eye contact with the audience during the speech.
Delivery was mostly extemporaneous. |
Student spent the majority of the speech with feet planted, natural gestures, and adequate eye contact, but there were noticeable periods where these were lacking. |
Student had good posture and use of gestures. Student maintained good eye contact with the audience during the speech.
Delivery was mostly extemporaneous. |
Student did not make eye contact with the audience, had lot of extra movement, slouched, held hands behind back, etc... |
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Language |
Meets criteria for good, while incorporating creative use of language such as metaphors, similes, analogies, etc. |
Student spoke clearly and articulately with consistent use of vocal variety. |
Student spoke with only occasional stumbling or lost places and used some vocal variety. |
Student spoke without vocal variety and/or with difficulty keeping an appropriate rate of speech. |
Stumbling, lost places, and similar issues detracted from the quality of the speech. |
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Content |
Demonstrates command of the topic throughout the speech. Discusses the topic and its significance. Uses the topic as a path for the speech. Student offers explanations and insights that enhance the understanding of the topic. |
Mentions topic and its significance. Uses the topic as a path for the speech. Student offers explanations and insights that link back to the topic. |
Mentions topic and briefly explains its significance. |
Briefly mentions a topic but does not provide any analysis or reasoning behind the topic. |
Did not include much in the way of content or a topic. |
Conclusion
So far, you have learned a lot about traveling. After the lesson, you should be able to carefully consider and cover important details when making your travel itinerary, and you will realize that the vocabulary you learned can assist you a lot in the process.
Hopefully, what you learned can also inspire you to travel and broaden your mind so that you can enjoy and know more of the world you are living in.
Credits
2017 Travelers' Choice logo [IMAGE](2017). Retrieved May 24, 2017, from https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Destinations
Historical site [IMAGE](n.d.). Retrieved May 24, 2017, from http://news.momondo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Khajuraho-historical-places-in-india-historical-sites.jpg
Mountains [IMAGE](n.d.). Retrieved May 24, 2017, from http://jeremiahpeters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mountain-pasture_00450519.jpg
Plane [IMAGE](n.d.). Retrieved May 24, 2017, from http://vevietnamairline.com/
Quote [IMAGE](n.d.). Retrieved May 24, 2017, from https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/3840x2160/29224-Saint-Augustine-Quote-The-world-is-a-book-and-those-who-do-not.jpg
RCampus. (n.d.). Original Oration Speech Rubric. Retrieved May 24, 2017, from http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=G528A8&sp=true
Sea [IMAGE](n.d.). Retrieved May 24, 2017, from http://weknowyourdreams.com/images/sea/sea-05.jpg
Tripadvisor. (2017). Top 25 Destinations - World. Retrieved May 24, 2017, from https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Destinations