Free A2 (Elementary) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Past Simple: Sightseeing grammar practice for online English classes. Student can describe past visits to tourist attractions and ask for tourist information.

A2⏱ 45 min

Visiting a Tourist Attraction

🎯 Goal: Student can describe past visits to tourist attractions and ask for tourist information

📐 Past Simple: Sightseeing

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#tourism#sightseeing#travel

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Let's talk about visiting fun places. I want to hear about your trips!

“What is your favourite tourist attraction near your home?”

“Do you like crowded places or quiet places more? Why?”

“When did you last explore a new city or town?”

“Would you rather buy a souvenir or take many photos?”

“What kind of place do you find impressive?”

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

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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Mind Map

Let's brainstorm about visiting a tourist attraction. Share your ideas for each branch.

7 minutes

🗣️ “One idea I have is...”

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Tap a branch, talk about it, then move to the next one.

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Ranking Activity

Put the ideas in order. Then tell me why you chose your first and last.

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🗣️ “For me, the most important is...”

Rank from most to least useful when you travel:

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Visiting a Tourist Attraction

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