Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:
• Learn how to talk about countries you would like to visit.
• Practise vocabulary for places, activities, and travel plans.
• Ask and answer questions using familiar travel expressions.

Exercise 1: Warm-up

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

a campground
an Airbnb
a hotel
a hostel
a cruise ship
a beach resort
a ski resort

Let's Practise
Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.
For example:
“a beach resort”

Exercise 2: Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

a beach
a museum
a castle
a forest
a desert
a mountain
a theme park
a lake

Let's Practise
Tell your tutor which items are natural and which are human-made.
For example:
“A museum is human-made.”
“A beach is natural.”

Exercise 3: More Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

go shopping
try local food
go sightseeing
go clubbing
go swimming
go hiking
go skiing
see scenery

Let's Practise
Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.
For example:
“go shopping”

Exercise 4: Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor.

Teacher
What countries would you like to visit, Yan-ting?

Yan-ting
I’d really like to go to Australia.

Teacher
Why do you want to go to Australia?

Yan-ting
I want to go hiking and see the scenery.

Teacher
Where would you like to stay?

Yan-ting
I’d like to stay in a campground.

Teacher
What places would you like to visit in Australia?

Yan-ting
I’d like to visit deserts and mountains. Would you like to go to Australia?

Teacher
No. I’d like to go to New York.

Yan-ting
Why do you want to go there?

Teacher
I want to go shopping!

Check Your Understanding
• What places would Yan-ting like to visit in Australia?
• Where would Yan-ting’s teacher like to go?
• Why does Yan-ting’s teacher want to go there?

Exercise 5: Matching

Tell your tutor the correct answer to each question.

What countries would you like to visit?
• I liked to visited Thailand.
• I like to visit Thailand.
• I’d like to visit Thailand.

Would you like to visit Germany?
• Yes, I like.
• Yes, I would.
• Yes, I visit.

What places would you like to visit in Australia?
• I’d like to visit mountains.
• I’d liking to visit mountains.
• I like to visit mountains.

Where would you like to stay?
• I’d liking to stay in an Airbnb.
• I’d like staying in an Airbnb.
• I’d like to stay in an Airbnb.

What would you like to do in London?
• I’d like to go sightseeing.
• I’d like to going sightseeing.
• I like to go sightseeing.

Why do you want to go there?
• I wanting to swim.
• I want to swim.
• I’d want to swim.

Exercise 6: Fill in the Blanks

Read the dialogue aloud and fill in the blanks.
You are Ling.

Teacher
What countries would you like to visit, Ling?

Ling
I’d really (1) to visit France.

Teacher
Why do you want to go to France?

Ling
I (2) to try local food. I want to (3) sightseeing.

Teacher
Where would you like to stay?

Ling
I’d like to (4) in a hotel in Paris.

Teacher
What places would you like to visit in France?

Ling
I’d like to (5) museums and castles. (6) you like to go to Paris?

Teacher
Yes. I’d really like to go to Paris.

Ling
Why do you (7) to go there?

Teacher
I want to go shopping!

Answer Pool
like
Would
visit
stay
want
want
go

Exercise 7: Ordering

Put the words into the correct order.
For example:
“I’d go to like New York to.” → “I’d like to go to New York.”

I’d go to like New York to.
shopping go to want I.
places you like visit What in England would to?
hostel stay I’d to like a in.
like you Would to visit Japan?
museums visit like to I’d.
scenery see I’d like to.
hiking you Would like to go?

Exercise 8: Your Turn to Ask

Ask your tutor these questions.

What country would you like to visit?
Why do you want to go there?
Where would you like to stay?
What places would you like to visit?
What other countries would you like to go to?
Why do you want to go there?
Where would you like to stay?
What places would you like to visit?

Exercise 9: Your Turn to Answer

Answer using the language you learned in this lesson.
Talk about yourself!

What country would you like to visit?
Why do you want to go there?
Where would you like to stay?
What places would you like to visit?
What other countries would you like to go to?
Why do you want to go there?
Where would you like to stay?
What places would you like to visit?

Corrections (Exercise 7)

I’d like to go to New York.
I want to go shopping.
What places would you like to visit in England?
I’d like to stay in a hostel.
Would you like to visit Japan?
I’d like to visit museums.
I’d like to see the scenery.
Would you like to go hiking?