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Cruise Holidays
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Cruise Holidays

B1en35 min

What you'll learn

  • Talk about cruise holidays with confidence.
  • Read and understand passages about cruise holidays.

Tips for this lesson

  • Repeat new words out loud several times.
  • Try to use today's vocabulary in your own sentences.
  • Don't worry about mistakes — they help you learn!
Step 1 of 7
1Warm-up

Vocabulary

Learn the following words and repeat after your tutor.

  • journey
    journey
    /ˈdʒɜːni/
    noun
  • destination
    destination
    /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/
    noun
  • luggage
    luggage
    /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/
    noun
  • explore
    explore
    /ɪkˈsplɔːr/
    verb
  • cruise
    cruise
    /cruise/
    noun
  • discuss
    discuss
    /dɪˈskʌs/
    verb
Step 2 of 7
2Fill the blanks

Practice Conversation

Complete the dialogue with your own answers.

Teacher
Teacher
Let's talk about cruise holidays. What do you think?
Student
Student
I think cruise holidays is very interesting.
Teacher
Teacher
Can you tell me more? Give me an example.
Student
Student
For example, I often...
Teacher
Teacher
That's great! How about in your daily life?
Student
Student
In my daily life, I...
Step 3 of 7
3Fill the blanks

Practice Conversation

Complete the dialogue with your own answers.

Teacher
Teacher
Let's talk about cruise holidays. What do you think?
Student
Student
I think cruise holidays is very interesting.
Teacher
Teacher
Can you tell me more? Give me an example.
Student
Student
For example, I often...
Teacher
Teacher
That's great! How about in your daily life?
Student
Student
In my daily life, I...
Step 4 of 7
4Read aloud

Read Aloud

Read your lines aloud with your tutor. Pay attention to pronunciation.

A conversation about cruise holidays.
A conversation about cruise holidays.
You: student · Tutor: tutor
Teacher
Teacher
Today we're discussing cruise holidays. What's your experience with it?
Student
Student
Well, I've always been interested in cruise holidays. I think it's quite relevant.
Teacher
Teacher
Can you elaborate on why you find it relevant?
Student
Student
Certainly. In my opinion, cruise holidays affects our daily lives in many ways.
Teacher
Teacher
That's a good point. Would you say it's more positive or negative?
Student
Student
I'd say it has both positive and negative aspects. On one hand...
Step 5 of 7
5Word order

Word Order

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.

Example
English.learningamII am learning English.
  1. Sentence 1
    Tap the words below to build the sentence.
  2. Sentence 2
    Tap the words below to build the sentence.
  3. Sentence 3
    Tap the words below to build the sentence.
Step 6 of 7
6Picture prompts

Picture Discussion

Look at the images and answer the questions.

Ex. What can you see in this picture?
  1. cruise holidays scene
    #1

    Describe what you see in this picture about cruise holidays.

  2. people engaged in cruise holidays
    #2

    What is happening in this image?

  3. cruise holidays context
    #3

    How does this picture relate to today's topic?

Step 7 of 7
7Speak freely

Discussion

Discuss these questions with your tutor. Try to give detailed answers.

  1. 1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of cruise holidays?
  2. 2.How has cruise holidays changed in recent years?
  3. 3.What advice would you give someone learning about cruise holidays?
  4. 4.How is cruise holidays different in your country compared to English-speaking countries?