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Free B1 (Intermediate) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Polite requests and problem-solving language grammar practice for online English classes. Student can politely request help and solve problems in travel situations.

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Travel Problem Solving
B1⏱ 45 min

Travel Problem Solving

🎯 Goal: Student can politely request help and solve problems in travel situations

📐 Polite requests and problem-solving language
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#travel#communication#problem-solving
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Travel Problem Solving
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Let's talk about travel and the little problems that pop up along the way. I'd love to hear your stories!

“What's the most annoying travel problem you've ever had to deal with?”
“When something goes wrong on a trip, do you stay calm or do you get stressed?”
“If your flight got cancelled tonight, what would you do first?”
“Do you prefer to solve travel problems yourself or ask staff for help?”
“What's one thing hotels or airlines could do to make travel less stressful?”
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🎲 Speaking Activity 1
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Ranking Activity
Rank the options in each list and be ready to explain your choices.
7 minutes
🗣️ “For me, the most important is... because...”
Rank these from most to least helpful when your flight is cancelled:
🎲 Speaking Activity 2
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Find the Difference
Look at the two airport help-desk pictures and describe what is different in each one.
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🗣️ “In picture A ... but in picture B ...”
Picture A
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Picture B
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🕵️ Hunt first — 5 differences, no list. No pointing — describe. Each difference needs a full sentence with a comparative or "while / whereas".
🔎 Differences found
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🏁 FINAL CHALLENGE
Say which picture would come first in a story and why, then name one thing that is exactly the SAME in both.
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