Three generations, one holiday: planning a family trip
Grace and Tom try to plan their mother's 80th birthday trip for the whole family; students weigh up options and agree a plan that works for everyone.
B2Adults50 minProblem solving
About this lesson
A B2 speaking lesson (problem solving). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Problem solving
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Family & friends
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- extended family, get on (with someone), rule out, weigh up, a trade-off, accessible, keep everyone happy
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Weigh up options, discuss advantages and drawbacks and reach a group decision
- Talk about family relationships and different generations' needs