Your home town
Talk about your home town — the good, the bad, and whether you'd stay.
Goal
Airports, hotels, restaurants, and directions.
Travel English is mostly a small set of situations that come up again and again: arriving somewhere, asking for help, ordering something, and dealing with the moment when a plan goes wrong. Practise saying your part out loud here so it is ready when you need it.
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Talk about your home town — the good, the bad, and whether you'd stay.
Talk about how people get around in your city and what you think of it.
Talk about a trip that stayed with you, good or bad.
Describe your town for a visitor. Watch your articles: a museum, the river, Ø shops in general.
Ask for information politely using indirect questions: Could you tell me…? Do you know if…? I was wondering…
How do you travel to work, school or the shops? How long does it take?
Tell me about your last holiday or day trip. Where did you go, who with, and what did you do?
Describe a place you would like to visit and explain why it appeals to you.
Plan a perfect two-day trip near where you live. Where would you go and what would you do?
Where did you go on your last trip, and what did you do there?
Are you someone who packs light or packs everything? Give an example.
Recommend a place you've been to and say who would enjoy it.