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Travel Plans: want to, would like to
Students use want to and would like to for travel plans, then write an email to a friend about a trip they want to take.
Want to · Travel · Holidays
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use want / would like + to-infinitive accurately
- Learn and use 17 words and phrases in 2 sets: Travel, Plans and wishes
- Read for detail: Sofia's trip
- Writing task: My dream trip
Stages · 40 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about travel and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 10 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
want to + verb
- I want to visit Japan. (not I want visit Japan)
- he / she / it: He wants to stay at home.
- Negative and questions: I don't want to fly. Do you want to come?
would like to + verb (polite)
- I'd like to go to Rome one day. (I'd like = I would like)
- Would you like to come with us? — Yes, I'd love to. / No, thank you.
a verb or a thing?
- I'd like to + verb: I'd like to book a room.
- I'd like + a thing: I'd like a ticket, please.
Study tips
- Write three travel dreams: I'd like to visit… I'd like to stay… I want to…
- Ask a partner: Where do you want to go this summer?
Glossary
- Travel10 items
- Plans and wishes7 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Travel words
Choose the correct word.
- a
We're at the ___. Our plane is at ten.
- b
I want to ___ the new Spider-Man film at the cinema.
- c
Can I have two ___ for the train, please?
- d
I've got two ___: a big one and a small one.
- e
Our ___ to Rome is at six in the morning.
- f
We'd like to ___ in Paris for three nights.
- g
Have a good ___! See you next week.
- h
We want a nice ___ near the beach with a big room.
2
want to
Choose the correct word or words.
- a
I want ___ Japan.
- b
She ___ to stay in a hotel.
- c
We ___ to fly. We'd like to go by train.
- d
___ you want to come with us?
- e
My brother doesn't want ___ a long flight.
- f
They want ___ tickets for the concert.
- g
Where do you want ___ this summer?
3
would like to
Choose the correct word or words.
- a
I'd like ___ a room for two nights.
- b
I'd like ___, please.
- c
Would you like ___ with us?
- d
Would you like to visit the museum? — Yes, I'd ___.
- e
She'd like ___ in a big hotel.
- f
We would like ___ Rome one day.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Sofia's trip
Read the email. Then choose the correct answer.
Hi Mia, I've got some news! Next month I want to go on a trip to Scotland with my brother. We'd like to visit Edinburgh and the mountains. We don't want to fly, so we want to go by train. I've got the tickets! We'd like to stay in a small hotel in the city for three nights. My brother wants to go walking in the mountains, but I'd like to stay in the city and visit the museums. Would you like to come with us? Write to me soon! Sofia
- a
Sofia wants to go to ___.
- b
They want to go by ___.
- c
They would like to stay in the hotel for ___ nights.
- d
Sofia's brother wants to ___.
- e
Sofia asks Mia: 'Would you like ___?'
6
Write: My dream trip
Write an email about a trip.
Write an email to a friend about a trip you want to take (6–8 sentences). Use want to and would like to. Word box: visit · trip · airport · ticket · hotel · suitcase · flight · stay Example: Next summer I want to go to Italy. I'd like to visit Rome and stay in a small hotel.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 17 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Travel
- trip
- a short visit to a place and back
- airport
- a place for planes: they arrive and leave here
- flight
- a trip on a plane
- plane
- it flies in the sky and carries people
- train
- it travels on a railway and carries people
- ticket
- a piece of paper; you need it for a train, a plane or a concert
- hotel
- a building; people pay and stay there for a short time
- suitcase
- a big bag for your clothes on a trip
- beach
- land with sand next to the sea
- mountains
- very high hills
Plans and wishes
- want to
- you wish to do something
- would like to
- you say this politely when you want something
- visit
- to go and see a person or place
- stay
- to live in a place for a short time, for example a hotel
- book
- to get a room or a ticket for later
- fly
- to travel by plane
- travel
- to go from one place to another
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