Talk about travel: 90 conversation prompts for intermediate English

Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards designed to elicit discussion about all things related to travel. With this set of 90 conversation prompts, help your students encounter, notice, and practise language patterns commonly used to form and answer questions in English.

These cards ensure your students learn naturally, increasing the fluency, accuracy, and vocabulary while discussing their own experiences, preferences, and feelings about travel.

This set is colour-coded to separate and demonstrate common patterns and collocations:

Key language patterns:

How many times a year do you…?
e.g. How many times a year do you travel overseas?

Have you ever…?
e.g. Have you ever been on a package tour?

What is the <superlative phrase> you have been on?
e.g. What is the longest vacation you have been on?

Where would you like to visit in…?
e.g. Where would you like to visit in Asia?

Adverbs of frequency:
e.g. Who do you usually travel with?

If you could… would you…?

• e.g. If you could take a cruise anywhere, where would you go?*

Would you like to…?

• e.g. Would you like to visit Machu Picchu?*

Do you prefer… or …?
e.g. Do you prefer long vacations at home or short vacations abroad?

Where is a good place to/for…?

• e.g. Where is a good place to travel for a school trip?*

What do you like about…?/What don’t you like about…?

• e.g. What do you like about travelling domestically?*

Do you enjoy ….ing…?

• e.g. Do you enjoy trying new food when you travel overseas?*

Key vocabulary and phrases:

Adverbs of frequency:* Usually, normally, often, sometimes*

Continents and regions:* North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia,
Oceania, North pole*

Superlatives: most beautiful, most expensive, worst, longest, shortest, etc

Take a flight / Go on a cruise / Go hitchhiking / Go on a package tour
overseas / abroad
travel for business / travel for pleasure
Haggling
Exchange money
Passport
Domestic / International
Public transport / by plane / train
alone / with family / with friends
adventure
cuisine / eat out
experience a different culture / sights
hot climate / cold climate

These conversation prompts allow you students to identify and learn common English patterns in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their lives.

These cards are designed for intermediate levels and above, but are suitable for pre-intermediate learners depending on language goals and careful selection of language by patterns/sets.

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