This document provides information on teaching vocabulary related to travel and holidays. It outlines the lexical areas, anticipated problems students may have with words, and proposed solutions. Word lists and sets are planned to be drawn from the course book. Pronunciation of target words will be clarified, showing stress patterns. Compound nouns like suitcase and toothpaste will be practiced. Students will receive handouts defining parts of speech and meanings. Flashcards and drills will reinforce vocabulary, and MCQs will check understanding of concepts like 'abroad', 'trip', and differences between related words.

1. Language Analysis - VOCABULARY
Also for skills-based lessons where there is a clear vocabulary component
Lexical area
adjectives of personality, phrasal verbs for stages of a
relationship, a group of words in a reading/listening text
Anticipated problems
What issues may the students have? False friends,
adjective order etc..
Different words to talk about types of holiday, trip, journey,
travels etc.
Travel lexis for different holiday types and things that
people take away on holiday with them.
1. SS know the words but put the wrong word stress
2. L1 interference with ‘camera’
Proposed solutions
1. Drill the correct pronunciation, show stress on the
WB
2. Cross out ‘silent’ sound and highlight schwa
Lexical sets / word lists
Planned or predicted items. Reference to course book,
handouts, etc., if appropriate
Clarification of pronunciation
Provide phonemic transcription of target structure, show
word stress
SS book lexis page 27 Pre-intermediate English Speak
Up. I will modify the page layout slightly to make it more
SS accessible- see attached
Remember to add the copyright!!
Guide/elicit where the stress goes on compound nouns
0 o 0 o
suitcase, swimsuit /suːt/ SS need to omit the ‘i’
0 o o 0
toothpaste, shampoo
0 o
camXra /kæmrə/
Student written record
A clear record of item, e.g. labelled diagram, matching
item/definition handout, copied whiteboard list etc., include
a plan in your lesson
Clarification of form
Show part of speech, countable or uncountable for nouns,
Patterns of different word forms etc.
Clear handout – attached – which SS receive at the end of
the clarification phase to take away with them.
I will give the SS time to read this in class and to ask
questions and add their own comments and ideas.
shorts – always plural, if not it’s an adjective
sun-cream, shampoo – u/c (compound) nouns
· Get SS to find the other compounds
suitcase – (compound) count noun
collocations
go on holiday, go on a holiday to somewhere, go on a trip
have a holiday, take a trip
Clarification of meaning
CCQs, labelling pictures, concept questions, and dictionary check etc. Include specific items where appropriate
For the holiday vocabulary a series of flashcards which SS will ask and answer about in teams and then peer teach. I
will supply the missing words they may not know. All lexis will be drilled to make sure the SS can pronounce it correctly.
MCQs
abroad – If you are Italian and live in Italy are you abroad at the moment? No
Am I abroad if I am in Italy? Yes
If you go to England are you abroad? Yes
So, if you are not in your home country are you abroad? Yes
trip – Is a trip going and coming from one place to another? Yes
Is it a period you spend in another place? Yes
Is it a short period? Yes
Is it only for a holiday? No, we can have a business trip
Travels/travel noun and verb – see MCQs on lesson plan
Journey – see MCQs on lesson plan