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PLANNING A
WEEKEND
AWAY
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1 Warm up

Discuss the following questions in pairs.

1. Do you like going away for the weekend?

2. When was the last time you had a weekend away?
3. What activities do people do on a weekend away?

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2 Focus on vocabulary: activities

Part A: Label the pictures with the given activities or places.

beach camping festival hiking shopping sightseeing spa theme park

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Part B: Categorize the activities from part A either to go to + noun or go + ing verb.

1. go to + noun:

2. go + ing verb:

3 Speaking practice
Part A: What activities would you like to do on a weekend away? Rank the previous activities in terms
of your preference (1 = most preferred). Then discuss your top three with your partner. Say why you
chose the activities.

Go to a spa

Go to the beach

Go to a festival

Go to a theme park.

Go hiking

Go shopping

Go sightseeing

Go camping

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Part B: Take turns reading the following preferences and respond with an appropriate activity.

I want to relax

I like music

I want to experience the culture

I want to do something active

I love clothes

I like nature

I like swimming

I want to do something exciting

I want to sleep under the stars

4 Listening comprehension: planning a weekend away

Part A: What is involved in planning a weekend away? Make a list of things you would need to
organise before leaving.

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Part B: Listen to a couple planning a weekend away. Circle the activity they choose.

picture A picture B picture C

Part C: Listen again and tick the topics they discuss.

1. Choose a destination

2. Pick a date

3. Budget

4. Do research

5. Plan transport

6. Book accommodation

7. Plan activities/tours

8. Pack

5 Language point
Part A: Read the following sentences from the conversation. Choose the correct verb form.

1. Why don’t we go / to go / going by train?

2. Let’s go / to go / going to London.

3. We could go / to go / going to the beach.

4. What about go / to go / going to a spa?

Part B: What function do they express? Choose from the three options.

1. Making requests

2. Making suggestions.

3. Making predictions.

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6 Game: what is the suggestion?

What is the activity? Use a suggestion.

1. I’m not sure. I don’t like insects, especially mosquitos.

2. No, it will be full of tourists.
3. That sounds good, I will dig out my boots.
4. Well, it will have to be window shopping as I have no money.
5. That’s a good idea but I don’t have a bike.
6. Why not? There are many landmarks I haven’t seen.
7. I’m not sure. I am scared of heights.
8. That’s a great idea, I can go surfing.

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7 Language point: responding to suggestions.

Tick the phrases used for accepting a suggestion.

Sounds good. No...

Why not? That’s a great idea.

That’s a good idea but ... I’d prefer...

That sounds good. Great.

I’m not sure... Definitely!

8 Speaking practice

In groups, take turns picking up an activity card. Using the image, make a suggestion. The other
students must respond by either accepting or declining.

9 Optional extension: roleplay

You are planning a weekend away. In pairs, using the topics below, make some suggestions for a
weekend away.

Budget Research Transport

Accommodation Activities/tours What to pack

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Transcripts

4. Listening comprehension: planning a weekend away

Jo: So, what shall we do for our anniversary this year?

Ben: Why don’t we go away? I know, let’s go to London

Jo: No, it will be packed out in London. I was thinking about something more relaxing. What
about going to a spa?

Ben: I’d prefer something more exciting. We could go to the beach.

Jo: That’s a great idea. Let’s go to Brighton.

Ben: Our anniversary is on a Wednesday so shall we go the weekend before or after?

Jo: Let’s go after. I think that is the ... 22nd of June.

Ben: That sounds good. I think the hotels will be expensive, but I think we can find something
on Airbnb. I will look into it.

Jo: Great. Why don’t we go by train on Friday after work and come back on Sunday morning?

Ben: That’s a good idea. We can sunbathe on the beach and read books and then go to some
good restaurants. It will be wonderful.

Jo: I hope the weather is nice. Knowing our luck, it will rain.

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Key

1. Warm up

5 mins.
This stage is to introduce and personalise the topic. Students in pairs, discuss the questions. Add any useful
language to the board.

2. Focus on vocabulary: activities

Part A:
5 mins.
This stage is for students to identify popular activities and collocations with the verb go. First, in pairs, they discuss
the photos. While monitoring, add any target language to the board.

1. camping 2. spa 3. beach 4. hiking

5. sightseeing 6. festival 7. shopping 8. theme park
Part B:
5 mins.
Introduce the two collocations and ask the students to complete a phrase for each image. Elicit and highlight the
first one or two together.

1. GO TO + NOUN: go to a spa ≀ go to the beach ≀ go to a festival ≀ go to a theme park

2. GO + ING VERB: go camping ≀ go hiking ≀ go sightseeing ≀ go shopping

3. Speaking practice

Part A:
5 mins.
This stage is to practise vocabulary and collocations. First, the students rank the activities in terms of their
preferences. They then tell their partner their top three activities and say why they chose those activities.
Part B:
5 mins.
Students take turns reading a preference prompt. Listen out for any pronunciation problems and review during
feedback.
Example:
Student A: I like dancing.
Student B: Go to a music festival.

4. Listening comprehension: planning a weekend away

Part A:
5 mins.
This stage is for students to think about what is involved in planning a weekend away. First, in pairs, they make a
list of things that need to be organised before going away.

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Part B:
5 mins.
Tell them they are going to listen to a couple discussing a weekend away. The students listen to the activity the
friends choose and circle the correct picture.
Answer:
picture B
Part C:
5 mins.
They also tick the topics they discuss. During feedback, challenge the students by asking follow-up questions
for each topic (wh questions). You may need to elicit and highlight the meaning of the phrasal verb look into
(investigate/research)

1. ✓ Choose a destination 2. ✓ Pick a date

4. ✓ Do research 5. ✓ Plan transport
6. ✓ Book accommodation 7. ✓ Plan activities/tours

5. Language point

Part A:
5 mins.
This stage is for students to identify the language used for making suggestions in the context of making plans.
First, ask the students to choose the correct verb forms in each sentence. Highlight and add the form/pattern on
the board. Model the phrases and practise pronunciation. Highlight the weak form of to /t@/

1. go 2. go 3. go 4. going
Part B:
5 mins.
Then they focus on the function. They identify the function from a list of three.
Why don’t we + base form
Let’s + base form
We + could + base form
What about + verb+ing or noun

2. ✓ Making suggestions.

6. Game: what is the suggestion?

5 mins.
This is a fast game where students compete to say the right activity and make a suggestion. Split the group into
two teams. Ask one person from each team to go first. You read out the response. They have to think of the
activity and make a suggestion as quickly as possible. The students can use any phrase as long as it is accurate,
and the activity has to be appropriate. The first student to get it correct gets a point. Continue with the other
students in the teams.
Teacher: That’s a great idea, I haven’t seen a film for a long time.
Students: Let’s go to the cinema/how about going to the cinema/we could go to the cinema/why don’t we go to the
cinema?

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Answers:
1) camping/jungle; 2) sightseeing; 3) hiking; 4) shopping;
5) cycling; 6) sightseeing; 7) theme park; 8) the beach;

7. Language point: responding to suggestions.

5 mins.
This stage is for students to differentiate between phrases used for accepting or declining a suggestion. They
read the phrases and tick the phrases for accepting. Ask them to check with their partner. Check the answers
and practise the pronunciation. Highlight that intonation is important. When accepting, the speaker should sound
enthusiastic.

✓ Sounds good. ✓ Why not?

✓ That’s a great idea. ✓ That sounds good.
✓ Great. ✓ Definitely!

8. Speaking practice

5 mins.
This stage is to provide some semi-controlled practice of the phrases. The task includes the vocabulary from the
lesson and some additional activities. Demonstrate the activity first. Student A picks up an image card. They make
a suggestion. The other students have to respond (accept or decline) Monitor and pick up on any accuracy issues
and help out with any unknown words.
Cut out and distribute one set per group

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9. Optional extension: roleplay

15 mins.
This stage is for the students to use all the language to plan a weekend away. Put the students into pairs. Ask
the students to make plans on the topics. When the students have finished, ask them to pair up with another
pair. They should summarise what they have planned. Use any interesting language or recurring errors for some
post-language feedback.

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