holiday

Lesson plans

a young man lounging on a bed on a balcony

Vocabulary: staycation ideas
Grammar: talking about the future (future simple, future with “going to”, and present continuous)
Speaking: conversation questions, creating and continuing a dialogue, evaluating ideas, making plans

1:47

Easter basket with dyed Easter eggs

Vocabulary: Easter
Reading: Holy Week – key days and Easter traditions in Spain, The US and The Czech Republic
Video: Bet you didn’t know: Easter traditions

3:09

a man giving a figt to a girl who looks surprised and excited

Vocabulary: adjectives to describe St. Valentine’s Day
Vocabulary: money (cash in on, capitalise on, splurge, splash the cash)
Grammar: linking words (whether, despite, rather than, while)

2:05

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happy chinese new year 2023 - the year of the rabbit

Vocabulary: Chinese New Year
Grammar: years, dates and centuries
Vocabulary: personality adjectives

4:10

three kings' cake (roscon de reyes)

Reading: How is Three Kings’ Day celebrated in Spain
Video: The Three Wise Men
Speaking: Conversation questions

3:57

Colleagues at an office Christmas party smiling an drinking champagne

Vocabulary: event planning (budget, venue, catering, guests, entertainment)
Vocabulary: food and drinks (buffet, open bar, spirits, dietary restrictions)
Video: 5 tips for office party holiday planning

4:13

a christmas market

Vocabulary: Christmas markets (mulled wine, Nativity scene, roasted chestnuts)
Vocabulary: travel (book, travel insurance, carry-on)
Video: Top 5 Christmas markets around the world

3:37

a couple of tourists looking at a map

Vocabulary: adjectives (breathtaking, crystal clear, bustling)
Functional language: evaluating experiences
Phrasal verbs: travelling (embark on, kick off, get away)

3:40

Idiom and phrasal verb boosters