Where do you want to travel?- English Foundations, Novice Mid

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Amber Hoye, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

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Where do you want to travel?

Description:

In this activity, students will take a fun quiz to find out what kind of traveller they are. Students will also respond to a multitude of questions regarding their likes/dislikes in a group conversation setting. Students will learn more about traveling and how to answer questions regarding likes/dislikes. Students will also learn to answer questions about places. 

Proficiency Level:

Novice Mid

Keywords:

Travel, Lodging, Food, Mountains, Beach, Hotel, Survey, Outdoors, Interview, World

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:

  • Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written (target language) on a variety of topics.
  • Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas in (target language) to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Idaho State World Language Standards:

  • COMM 1.1 - Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
  • COMM 2.1 - Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
  • COMM 3.1 - Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can answer questions about what I like and dislike to do on vacation
  • I can describe and talk about places I want to visit and what I want to do there
  • I can ask other people about what they like and dislike to do on vacation

Materials Needed:

Warm-up

1. Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today’s activity, located on the Google Slideshow. 

2.   Students will begin by playing a game of Head's Up. Start with the Head's Up cards in a deck, facing towards the middle of the table. The students are going to play as a group. 

“Today we are going to play the game Head Up."

3.    One student is going to choose a card from the deck without looking. The student is going to put a card on their forehead so that the rest of the group can see. The rest of the group is going to give hints to the person who has the card on their forehead. The students will give the hints in Spanish only.
“You all are going to play in a big group. One student is going to choose a card from the stack without looking. The student is going to put the card on their forehead (Point to forehead) so that the rest of the group can see it. The rest of the group is going to give hints to the person who has the card on their forehead. You all are going to give hints in the target language only.”

Main Activity

1.   Use the following questions to have discussion with the students. (These questions are displayed on slides in the Google Slideshow as well). 

"Use these questions to have a conversation" 

What is your favorite past time?

What is your favorite cafe in downtown Boise?

Is there a cafe in another place that you like to go to?

Do you prefer to go to the museum or swim in the ocean when you’re on vacation? 

Do you like to play video games? Which is your favorite? 

When you are on vacation, what activities do you like to do? 

At what time do you prefer to eat lunch while on vacation?

Where do you want to go on vacation this summer?

Do you prefer to travel with your friends or family? Why?

Wrap-up

Ask students some of the following questions to finish the activity: 

1. Name something you like to bring with you on vacation.

2. Name somewhere you like to go for fun. 

3. Name a perfect destination for a vacation.

4. Name a horrible destination for a vacation.

End of lab:

• Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. 
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) 
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!

Relevant NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can answer questions about what I like and dislike to do on vacation
  • I can describe and talk about places I want to visit and what I want to do there
  • I can ask other people about what they like and dislike to do on vacation
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