41143 going tocountries in the world 3 plans for your next holidays

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1 My sister’s going to travel by car from Italy.

2 She’s not going to speak a Latin language

3 She’s going to walk through the Brandenburg Gate

4 She’s going to see the rests of a tragically famous wall

5 She’s going to eat lots of würstel

1 I’m not going to travel far from Italy

2 I’m going to walk along the Seine banks

3 I’m going to visit a famous monument made of iron

4 I’m going to eat very good crêpes

5 I’m going to drink some champagne

1 My family and I are going to fly for quite a lot of hours.

2 We’re going to stay in the largest city in the country

3 We’re going to speak Spanish

4 We’re going to eat a very good asado

5 We’re going to watch a Tango show

1 My brother’s going to travel by plane

2 He’s going to see the famous statue of Columbus in front of the port

3 He’s going to visit a famous cathedral which has not been finished yet

4 He’s going to drink sangria

5 He’s going to visit the Camp Nou Stadium

1 My aunt’s going to fly for several hours.

2 She’s going to see the beautiful beach of Ipanema

3 She’s going to visit a famous statue at the top of a mountain, which represents Jesus Christ

4 She’s going to speak Portuguese

5 She’s going to dance Samba

1 I’m going to speak English

2 I’m going to eat haggis

3 I’m going to visit a famous castle that dominates the skyline of the city

4 I’m going to see men wearing typical skirts

5 I’m going to listen to people playing bagpipes

1 My friends and I are going to travel to a cold country.

2 We aren’t going to speak the local language

3 We’re going to visit a famous museum called The Hermitage

4 We’re going to see people drinking vodka

5 As a souvenir, we’re going to buy some dolls called Matriosca

1 My family and I are going to walk around the city

2 We’re going to walk over a lot of bridges

3 We’re going to see a lot of objects made of glass

4 As a souvenir, we’re going to buy a mask

5 We’re going to go on a tour by gondola

1 My brother’s going to travel to a capital city

2 He’s going to speak Spanish

3 He’s going to see some murals painted by Diego Rivera at the National Palace

4 He’s going to eat tacos and enchiladas.

5 He’s going to see some mariachis

1 My uncle’s going to practise his English

2 He’s going to go up a panoramic wheel to see the city

3 He’s going to see the statue of Nelson in a famous square

4 As a souvenir, he’s going to buy a red bus

5 He’s going to eat fish and chips

Activity 1 Instructions

Advice: Cut out the cards and , if possible, laminate them so you can use them many times Rules:

1 One student comes to the front of the class and introduces the activity using the

sentence “I’m going to speak about my brother’s/ sister’s/ family’s, etc plans for next holidays” Then, slowly, he/she starts reading the clues about the city the other

students have to guess You can give points like this:

• Guessed after the 1st clue: 5 points (nearly impossible!)

• Guessed after the 2nd clue: 4 points

• Guessed after the 3rd clue: 3 points, etc

2 If a student only guesses the country and not the city, give him/her 1 point, no matter after which clue it has been guessed But only if after all the 5 clues nobody manages to guess the city

3 Encourage your students to be patient and listen to at least 2 or 3 clues (unless they are completely sure of their guess), to avoid them telling cities and countries at random

4 If a student says the wrong country or city, he/she cannot try again until the next card

is read

VARIATION:

Instead of reading the clues on the cards, your students can practice asking questions to guess the mysterious city Some examples can be the ones below:

1 Who is going to go on holiday? (This is the only WH-question they can ask All the others must be Yes/No questions to make the activity more challenging.)

2 Are you going to visit any museums?

3 Are you going to speak Italian?

4 Is it going to be a long journey?

5 Are you going to buy any souvenirs?

6 Are you going to travel to somewhere in Europe?

7 Are you going to see any shows?

8 Is your sister going to drink tea?

9 Are you and your friends going to go to the beach?

10.etc

Encourage your students to think about other questions and to pay attention to the subject in each case, e.g If I’m going to speak about my sister, they have to ask questions in the 3rd

person singular

If they are not able to guess the city after having asked a high number of Yes/No-questions, allow them to try asking some Wh-ones

The student who guesses the city, wins the card The student with the most cards at the end is the winner