Theme: Vacations

Monday: (if you are checking this tonight the vocabulary words will be updated tomorrow morning!)

I will bring in an article about some recent trends about how Americans travel. We will read the article, and go over the key vocabulary.

Each student in the class will get 30 seconds to give his opinion on this question: (total 1 min)

When you where younger did your family have any yearly vacation traditions? 30 seconds

Over the years have you seen a change in how people spend their vacations?  30 seconds

Vocabulary: millennial, digital savvy, high thread count, behemoth, vetting, concierge, hefty, initiation fee


Tuesday:

I will bring in a hand out from our text book on Vacations.

We will go over some common stresses people face when traveling.

Key vocabulary:

Foot the bill, bumper to bumper traffic, scenic route, get away from it all,


Thursday:

Vocabulary Review

This we we will go over our vocabulary list to make sure that we not only remember, but can use new words in proper sentences.

Friday:

Promote your hometown!
Today we will wrap up this week by talking about good travel destinations in our hometowns.

*Try to use vocabulary from our word list or from the handout!

-Next weeks theme: Current Events (this theme will be covered from Jan. 2nd to Jan. 10th