Sweat and Swot

Here you are some questions to prepare your oral presentations for this Unit (Travelling).

Choose one or some of them to prepare your 5 minutes long presentation in front of the class.

It is individual and you can support your speech with pictures or a PowerPoint.

It is important not to exceed your time. (5 min)

* Have you ever been abroad?

* Where have you been?

* Are you afraid of going abroad alone?

* Describe the most interesting person you met on one of your travels.

* Describe your best trip.

* Describe your worst trip.

* Did your class in high school go on a trip together?

o If so, where did you go?

o How long did you stay?

o How did you get there?

* Do you like to travel with your mother? Why or why not?

* Do you prefer summer vacations or winter vacations?

* Do you prefer to travel alone or in a group? Why?

* Do you prefer to travel by train, bus, plane or ship?

* Do you prefer traveling by car or by plane?

* Have you ever been in a difficult situation while travelling?

* Have you ever been on an airplane?

o How many times?

o What airlines have you flown with?

* Have you ever been to a foreign country?

* Have you ever gotten lost while traveling? If so, tell about it.

* Have you ever hitchhiked? If so, how many times?

* Have you ever taken a package tour?

* How do you spend your time when you are on holiday and the weather is bad?

* How many countries have you been to? How many states?

* How many times have you traveled abroad?

* How much luggage do you usually carry?

* If you were going on a camping trip for a week, what 10 things would you bring? Explain why.

* What are some things that you always take with you on a trip?

* What countries would you like to visit? Why?

* What do you need before you can travel to another country?

* What is the most interesting city to visit in your country?

* What is the most interesting souvenir that you have ever bought on one of your holidays?

* What languages can you speak?

* What was the most interesting place you have ever visited?

* What’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever been to?

* When was the last time your traveled?

* Where did you go on your last vacation?

o How did you go?

o Who did you go with?

* Where did you spend your last vacation? Your summer vacation? Your Christmas vacation?

* Do you think the type of vacation one takes reflects one’s social status?

* What are popular tourist destinations in your country?

o Have you been to any of them?

o Which would you recommend if you could only recommend one? Why?

* Do you prefer active or relaxing holidays? Why?

* Which is better, package tour or a tour you organize and book yourself?

* Why do you travel?

o Why do people travel?

* What are some benefits of travel?

o Why do people travel?

* Have you travelled in business class?

* When you were a child did your family take a vacation every year?

* Do you travel with a lot of baggage or do you like to travel light?

* What is your favorite method of travel at your destination? Train? Bus? Boat? Bicycle? Backpacking?

* What is the best kind of holiday for different ages of people? i.e. Children, teenagers, adults, elderly people

* Do you think it is a good idea to travel with friends, or alone? How about with your family?

* Which countries have you travelled to?

* Do you prefer hot countries or cool countries when you go on holiday

* Who makes the decisions when your family decides to go on holiday

* Has the airline ever lost your luggage? What happened?

* On long flights do you usually walk around the plane to avoid health problems?

* Have you ever read an interesting question in an in-flight magazine? What was it?

* Is there any difference between young tourists and adult tourists?