Warmup Discussion: Hotels
Discussion Questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
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True/False
True or False discussion. Fun activity.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Word Library: Hotels
Vocabulary list and useful phrases.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should remember.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
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Fill The Gaps
Teacher’s Key included.
Individual task. Fill the gaps.
Duration: 10+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Grammar Worksheets:Hotels
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual task. Fill in the gaps and write some sentences.
Duration: 15+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Underline The Correct Word: Hotels
Students choose the correct/incorrect word and underline it.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity OR a teacher-student activity in a small class.
A general knowledge and vocabulary test.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Mixed Sentences
Students put the words in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Multiple Choice: Hotels
Multiple choice.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity, or a teacher-student activity in a small class.
Duration: 10 min.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Pronouns
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Conversation: Hotels
Write a short conversation about the lesson topic.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Practice grammar, write short sentences, and do a bit of creative thinking.
Duration: 5-10 minutes
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
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Odd One Out
Students underline the word that doesn’t belong with the rest.
The teacher’s key is included.
Underline the word that doesn’t belong with the rest.
Match the Column: Hotels
Where do I belong?
The teacher’s Key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Students match the sentence in the column on the right with the correct word in the left column.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Write a Sentence
Write a sentence using the target language.
Practice grammar and write short sentences.
Duration: 10 minutes
Fill The Gaps: Hotels
Student Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual task. Fill the gaps.
Duration: 10+ minutes depending on student’s ability.
Level: Beginner – Pre-intermediate
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Reviews
Students read and discuss some reviews (or search for their own) and write their own reviews.
Students discuss, read, and write about hotel reviews.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Choose a Block: Hotels
Look at the vocabulary and decide which words can be added to which block.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students choose words from a word bank and add them to the correct block.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Get In Line: Hotels
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students have a mini discussion.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity & mini discussions.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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On a Scale From 1-5
Individual opinion-sharing.
Teacher-student activity OR Pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Pop Quiz: Hotels
Listening, vocabulary & general knowledge test.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
A fun, general knowledge and vocabulary test.
Duration: 10 – 20 minutes
Level: Elementary – Advanced
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Can You Name 5
Fun thinking.
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Will & Won’t: Hotels
Fun predictions & mini conversations.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Students use the “W” words to start mini conversations.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Like & Dislike
More speaking and fluency practice.
Pair Work.
Easier discussions. Should be a fun activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Research, Read & Repeat: Hotels
Students do research and find interesting information that they can discuss.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
More suggestions on the worksheet.
Duration: 10-20 minutes.
Level: Pre-intermediate – Advanced
“Wh” Question Words: Hotels
Fill the gaps plus discussion.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Students fill the gaps with the Wh question words.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Pre-intermediate
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Interviews
Simple interview (discussion) questions.
Lots of “student-talk-time”.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Find Them First: Hotels
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Complete the words and find them in the grid.
Use the words to start a conversation with your partner.
Duration: 10-20 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
1-Minute Challenge: Hotels
Speaking Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to talk about any topic for one minute or more.
Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
News: Hotels
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
This activity can be extended into an easy conversation between two students OR the teacher can ask random students to read what they wrote.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
