1. HOLIDAYS 2008: Where are you planning to go on holiday in 2008? Is there somewhere you’d really like to visit? Is it a cheap holiday? Maybe you have already been on holiday this year? If so where? How was it? Go round the room swapping stories. Change partners often.

2. DICTATION: The teacher will read some of the article slowly and clearly. Students will write down what they hear. The teacher will repeat the passage slowly again. Self correct your work from page 2 - filling in spaces and correcting mistakes. Be honest with yourself on the number of errors. Advise the teacher of your total number of errors. Less than 5 is very good. 10 are acceptable. Any more is room for improvement! More than 20 - we need to do some work!

3. READING: Get students to read the passage aloud. Swap readers every paragraph.

4. VOCABULARY: Students look through the article. Underline/highlight any vocabulary you do not know. Look in dictionaries. Discuss and help each other out. The teacher will go through & explain any words or phrases you do not understand.

5. HOLIDAYS: Think of 3 places you would like to go on holiday in your country. Then add 3 places you would like to go to visit abroad. List them below. What made you pick these places? With your partner discuss your findings. The teacher will select some pairs to discuss in front of the class.                                                                        

6. HOLIDAYS: With your partner on the board write as many words to do with the ‘holidays’ as you can. One-two minutes. Compare with other teams. Discuss together – linking your words.

7. QUICK DISCUSSION: Student(s) A thinks holidays abroad are more fun. Student(s) B prefers to go on holiday in their own country.

8. WINTER v SUMMER HOLIDAYS: Think of 3 reasons for taking either a winter or a summer holiday. Compare with your partner and discuss. The teacher will pick some students to compare findings.                                                                    

9. INCHEBA: In pairs: You are at the travel fair at Incheba. One of you is a travel agent. The other wants to book a holiday but is unsure where to go. The travel agent will assist suggesting a suitable holiday. Role play: 5 minutes. The teacher will select some pairs to role play in front of the class.                                                                                                                                                      

10. PACKAGE v D.I.Y. HOLIDAYS: Do you prefer to go on a package holiday or do you prefer to organise a holiday yourself? Think of 3 reasons why you might use either method. Which is best for you and why? Compare with your partner and discuss. The teacher will pick some students to compare findings.                                                                    

11. QUICK DISCUSSION: Student(s) A prefers weekend breaks in capital cities. Student(s) B prefers to go to the mountains / countryside.

12. INCHEBA ARTICLE QUIZ: With your partner or in small groups: (1 point for each correct answer. Lose ½ point if you look at the article for help!)                   

Student A                                                                                    

1)         Name the four exhibitions taking place this week at Incheba                        

2)         How many travel exhibitions have their been previously?                             

3)         How many new parking spots are there at Incheba?                                 

4)         How many exhibitions were there at Incheba in 2007?                                

5)         What exhibitors will be at the travel fair?                                               

6)         Who is organising Slovakiatour 2008?                                             

7)         Name 3 professional partners?                                                 

8)         What were the most popular events at Incheba in 2007?                                    

Student B                                                                          

1)         Name 3 holidays areas                                                               

2)         Incheba became home to what?                                                      

3)         What is Alexander Rozin’s job?                                                      

4)         Who is the Hunting and Leisure exhibition dedicated to?                               

5)         How long is the travel fair on for?                                                         

6)         What is the colourful and extensive support programme based on?            

7)         What will visitors to the travel fair be able to do?                                   

8)         Sum up Alexander Rozin’s words on the travel exhibition                     

13. SENTENCE STARTERS: With your partner(s), finish these sentence starters. Change partner(s) and talk about the sentences you made.

a)   The travel fair __________________________________________________

b)   Travel agents ___________________________________________________

c)    Visitors _______________________________________________________

d)   My holiday ____________________________________________________

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: After reading the article guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article:

GAP FILL: READING

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

GAP FILL: LISTENING:

Listen and fill in the spaces.

Travel fair returns to Bratislava

Bratislava’s 13^th annual travel fair returns _______________ capital this week TASR recently announced. The event __________________ the Incheba Exhibition and Congress Centre from 17-20 January. The ‘ITF Slovakiatour’ tourism fair will be the first event of many to be held at the Expo site this year. “_________________ and most important tourism fair in Slovakia that will, over the four days, introduce the latest trends ___________________ around the world. A colourful and extensive support programme is based on variability, curiosity and a great desire to travel,” said Alexander Rozin, director of marketing and business policy at Incheba. Also taking place this week at Incheba is Exposhop, the Danubius Gastro and the Hunting & Leisure exhibition. The later is dedicated to hunting and nature enthusiasts ___________________ buy guns, organise themselves a hunting trip and purchase ____________________ leisure time activities. 

Visitors to the travel fair ____________________ their holidays. They can expect to see a rich mixture of exhibitors displaying many different places ________________. These will include holidays in Slovakia, Central & Eastern Europe, Europe and beyond. Organised by the ___________________ in cooperation with professional partners including the Slovak Tourist Board, the Slovak association of travel agencies, the ___________________ the Association of Slovak Towns and Municipalities the event is the most important event for the tourism industry in Slovakia. Exhibitors include travel agents, business travel agents, airlines, hotels, ___________________, rail operators, car rental, online booking companies, airports etc…In 2007, Incheba was the venue for 47 shows and fairs. The most popular being Slovakiatour, the Autosalon car show and the motorcycle and Coneco construction fair. Incheba also became home for foreign musical acts and the Superstar project, complete with 4,500 _________________ for motorists.

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)   Did the headline make you want to read the article?

b)   What and where was your best ever holiday?

c)    What was your worst holiday?

d)   Do you prefer the sea or the mountains?

e)   Do you prefer a short break or a long holiday or both?

f)     Which is your favourite capital city and why?

g)   Do you visit many exhibitions?

h)   Which is your favourite exhibition and why?

i)     Do you prefer to go on holiday on your own?

j)     What type of accommodation do you normally stay in?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)   Have you ever been on a camping holiday?

b)   Do you like activity holidays?

c)    What sort of sports do you do on holiday?

d)   What do you do on holiday?

e)   Which is your favourite holiday destination and why?

f)     Do you prefer to fly/drive/go by train/walk/other when you go on holiday?

g)   What sort of food do you eat on holiday?

h)   How do you book your holiday?

i)     Which is your favourite airport and why?

j)     Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

a.   What was the most interesting thing you heard?

b.   Was there a question you did not like?

c.    Was there something you totally disagreed with?

d.   What did you like talking about?

e.   Which was the most difficult question?

SPEAKING

ROLE PLAY: INCHEBA TRAVEL FAIR:

In groups: Split into 2 groups: You are at the Incheba travel fair.

Students A are agents selling different holidays on various stands. Students B are looking around the travel exhibition looking for a suitable holiday to book. You are browsing around the different stalls. Ask questions on some/all of the stalls listed below. Write down your findings. Good luck!

The teacher will select some groups to present their debate / findings to the rest of the class.

LANGUAGE: CORRECT WORD: Choose the correct words from a–d below and write them in the article.

Bratislava’s 13^th (1)__ travel fair returns to the nation’s capital this week TASR recently announced. The event will take place at the Incheba Exhibition and Congress Centre from 17-20 January. The ‘ITF Slovakiatour’ tourism fair will be the first event of (2)__ to be held at the Expo site this year. “It is the (3)__ and most important tourism fair in Slovakia that will, over the four days, introduce the latest (4)__ in tourism from all around the world. A colourful and extensive support programme is (5)__ on variability, curiosity and a great desire to travel,” said Alexander Rozin, director of marketing and business policy at Incheba. Also (6)__ place this week at Incheba is Exposhop, the Danubius Gastro and the Hunting & Leisure exhibition. The later is (7)__ to hunting and nature enthusiasts who will be able to buy guns, organise themselves a hunting trip and purchase special clothing for leisure time activities. 

Visitors to the travel fair will be able to plan their holidays. They can expect to see a (8)__ mixture of exhibitors displaying many different places to visit in 2008. These will include holidays in Slovakia, Central & Eastern Europe, Europe and beyond. (9)__ by the Ministry of Economy in cooperation with professional partners including the Slovak Tourist Board, the Slovak association of travel agencies, the Union of Hotels and the Association of Slovak Towns and Municipalities the event is the most important event for the tourism industry in Slovakia. Exhibitors include travel agents, business travel agents, airlines, hotels, serviced apartments, rail operators, car rental, online booking companies, airports etc…In 2007, Incheba was the venue for 47 shows and fairs. The most popular being Slovakiatour, the Autosalon car show and the motorcycle and Coneco construction fair. Incheba also became home for (10)__ musical acts and the (11)__ project, complete with 4,500 new parking spots for (12)__.

GRAMMAR 1: MIDWAY

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

GRAMMAR 2: EASY

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: Write a newspaper article about My holidays. (Minimum 200 words)

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

WRITING: IN CLASS:

1. FIVE MINUTE ARTICLE: Write an article on ‘My holidays’. You have five minutes. Afterwards swap articles with your partner. Read through their article and correct any mistakes. The teacher will select some students to read out their work.

Countdown: Every minute the teacher may say, “You have xx minutes."

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

SYNONYM MATCH:

PHRASE MATCH:

GAP FILL: Travel fair returns to Bratislava: Bratislava’s 13^th annual travel fair returns to the nation’s capital this week TASR recently announced. The event will take place at the Incheba Exhibition and Congress Centre from 17-20 January. The ‘ITF Slovakiatour’ tourism fair will be the first event of many to be held at the Expo site this year. “It is the largest and most important tourism fair in Slovakia that will, over the four days, introduce the latest trends in tourism from all around the world. A colourful and extensive support programme is based on variability, curiosity and a great desire to travel,” said Alexander Rozin, director of marketing and business policy at Incheba. Also taking place this week at Incheba is Exposhop, the Danubius Gastro and the Hunting & Leisure exhibition. The later is dedicated to hunting and nature enthusiasts who will be able to buy guns, organise themselves a hunting trip and purchase special clothing for leisure time activities.            Visitors to the travel fair will be able to plan their holidays. They can expect to see a rich mixture of exhibitors displaying many different places to visit in 2008. These will include holidays in Slovakia, Central & Eastern Europe, Europe and beyond. Organised by the Ministry of Economy in cooperation with professional partners including the Slovak Tourist Board, the Slovak association of travel agencies, the Union of Hotels and the Association of Slovak Towns and Municipalities the event is the most important event for the tourism industry in Slovakia. Exhibitors include travel agents, business travel agents, airlines, hotels, serviced apartments, rail operators, car rental, online booking companies, airports etc…In 2007, Incheba was the venue for 47 shows and fairs. The most popular being Slovakiatour, the Autosalon car show and the motorcycle and Coneco construction fair. Incheba also became home for foreign musical acts and the Superstar project, complete with 4,500 new parking spots for motorists.

LANGUAGE WORK