This document outlines activities for a beginner English lesson focused on summer vacation vocabulary. It includes objectives to practice and consolidate summer-related vocabulary through activities like imagining an ideal summer day, choosing a favorite summer vacation picture, and making lists of "Do's and Don'ts" for summer holidays. Students will then write a 20-30 word postcard about their imagined summer vacation using target vocabulary. Videos about Lithuania as a summer travel destination may also be shown with time remaining for discussion.

1. Objectives:
 Vocabulary practice and consolidation: summer activities
 Level: beginner, elementary (A1)
Key words: Skydiving, swimming, snorkeling, travelling,
sunbathing, reading a book, visiting friends, playing
volleyball, tennis, football, basketball, listening to music,
eating fruit and vegetables, cooking.
 Write an postcard to a friend from a holiday spot on the
chosen picture.
 Grammar clinic: Revision of Present continuous tense to
be +Ving

2. Resources and material needed:
 Internet connection and a screen to display students
activities and outcomes.
 A4 sheets of paper, color pencils, pictures related to
summer holiday activities.
 Glue stick

3. SUMMER IN THE AIR

4. SKYDIVING

5. SNORKELLING

6. SUNBATHING

7. WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND
WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD
“SUMMER”?
Colors,
emotions,
activities,
food,
people,
places,
actions…

8. DREAM THERAPY

9. DREAM THERAPY …
Part 1.
Ideal summer day
Students close their eyes and imagine a place they are
having their summer vacation.
Students give feedback.
Place, people, activities…..
Part 2
Pair or group work
Students choose one of the pictures as the best place to
spend their summer holiday and give reasons for their
choice.

10. TOP ___ DO’S AND TOP __DON’TS
DURING YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAY
 Group work
 Students make a list of their ideas: 2 POSTERS of DO’s
and Don’ts.
 Students present it to the class.
 Group discussion – generating ideas.

11. Vocabulary practice
 Students will revise the learnt expressions and words so
they could use them in writing a postcard.
They are free to use vocabulary which will be displayed on
the screen (from www.wordle.net)

12. Writing a postcard
 Students will have to write a postcard to a friend or
family member. 20-30 words.
 They will be given a postcard paper and stick on it the
chosen picture before. Pictures related to the topic
summer-holidays can be taken from magazines,
newspapers or posters.

13. Extra time
 Presentation of their postcards
 Vocabulary game: act the word
 A video to watch about Lithuania as a country to visit or
spend a week during summer holiday
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMcmyP2nJds 10 min
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P93zPpi3dPY 5 min
 Elicit ideas from students about Lithuania as a holiday
destination.