Summer is getting hotter. Crowded beaches and 35°C heat are no longer everyone’s dream. Enter the “coolcation” – a new travel trend where people escape to mild, peaceful destinations in the north or up in the mountains. In this engaging 90-minute lesson, pre-intermediate students explore why more travelers are choosing Norway over Nice, and kayaking over sunbathing. Through an authentic reading text, students discover a fresh perspective on summer holidays while naturally acquiring vocabulary and grammar that they can immediately use to express their own opinions and plans.
Skills students will develop:
- Reading for detail – through seven comprehension questions requiring textual evidence
- Critical thinking and speaking – through pair and group discussions about personal holiday preferences and travel trends
- Vocabulary acquisition – through a matching exercise with eight topic-related words (mild, escape, crowded, explore, glacier, kayaking, peaceful, adventure)
- Grammar awareness – through analysis of gerunds and infinitives using authentic sentences from the text
- Controlled grammar production – through a gap-fill exercise with eight sentences
- Creative writing and communication – through an extension activity where students plan their own 4-day coolcation itinerary
So, will your students choose the crowded beach or the cool mountain? By the end of this lesson, they won’t just have an opinion – they’ll have the words and grammar to defend it.
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Teach English through coolcations, travel trends, and planning the perfect summer escape.
