This document describes a unit of work focused on travelling for English language learners at a pre-intermediate level. It includes 5 activities covering topics like asking for information at the airport, introducing oneself, checking into flights, train services, and free time activities. Each activity uses a different type of educational software tool (fill in the gaps, mixed-up sentences, crossword, quiz, matching) to help learn vocabulary and expressions related to travelling and social interactions.

1. Lorena Fernández – Lisandro Paz
ICT APPLIED TO ENGLISH TEACHING – 2010
Assignment 2 – Educational software – Authoring tools
UNIT OF WORK: Travelling
LEVEL: Pre-intermediate
STUDENTS’ AGE: Adults, young adults.
OBJECTIVES; To ask and give information at the airport.
To greet and introduce yourself and others when
meeting people.
To learn vocabulary (collocations, fixed
expressions) related to travelling and social
encounters.
SOURCE: English File (Pre-intermediate)
Basic Survival
Activity 1 - AT THE AIRPORT - FILL IN THE GAPS
Description: (JClose) There are three conversations that take place at the
airport. The students will have to fill in the gaps with the correct word. If
they need a hint, the score will be lower than if they do it without any help.
Then they can check the answers.
Objective: To ask and give information at the airport.
Activity 2 - MEETING PEOPLE - MIXED-UP SENTENCES
Description: (JMix) Some scrambled words are provided for the students
to order them and build up sentences. They will have to click on each word
in the right order.

2. Objective: To learn expressions for introducing themselves and others and
greetings. To be able to arrange words to get coherent sentences.
Activity 3 - CHECKING IN FOR A FLIGHT - CROSSWORD
Description: (JCross) The students will have to click on the number of each
word to read the definitions, then they will write the word in the gap
provided for the answer and press ENTER, after this the word will be
placed into the crossword automatically.
Objective: To learn specific vocabulary related to the topic.
This crossword will provide the students with the usual lexical items used
when checking in for a flight.
Activity 4 - TRAIN SERVICES - QUIZ
Description: (JQuiz) The students will have to read a short text and
answer the questions about it by filling in the gaps provided for the
responses.
Objective: To be able to understand a text and answer questions.
Activity 5 - FREE TIME - MATCHING EXERCISE
Description: (JMatch) The students will have to match the expressions to
the corresponding picture by dragging it to the right place.
Objective: To learn collocations with the verb GO.
To talk about free time activities.