Gap Year — Travel or University First?

🎯 Goal: Student can express opinions about gap year decisions using I think / In my view

📐 Expressing Opinions: I think / In my view

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#education#travel#future plans

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Let's talk about gap years! Some people travel the world before university, others jump straight into studying. I'm curious what you think.

“If you had one free year after school, would you travel or start university right away?”

“Do you think travelling makes a person more mature? Why or why not?”

“Have you ever had an experience that taught you something no classroom could?”

“Imagine your best friend wants to postpone university to explore the world. What would you tell them?”

“What kind of opportunity would make you drop everything and go?”

Fresh topic questions — none repeat until you have seen them all

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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Sell It!

Convince me to buy or choose each idea. Talk for about a minute and sound persuasive!

6 minutes

🗣️ “You should really try this because... / One big advantage is...”

🏷️ YOUR PITCH

A one-year 'Explore the World' backpacking package for teens

Convince your teacher to buy it. Big claims welcome!

🎲 Speaking Activity 2

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Sentence Chain

We build a story together. I start, then you add one sentence, and we keep taking turns.

6 minutes

🗣️ “And then... / After that...”

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Maya decided to postpone university and explore South America for a year.

Teacher adds one more

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You adds one more

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Teacher adds one more

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You adds… and so on!

Keep the story going — one sentence each turn.