The Pros & Cons of Backpacking – a Talking Points Lesson Plan for English Reading & Speaking

The Pros & Cons of Backpacking – a Talking Points Lesson Plan for English Reading & Speaking

This is part of the Talking Points lesson series for Intermediate to Advanced students.

Backpacking is very popular in western countries – not so popular elsewhere. Depending where you are teaching, your students might think that backpacking is either very dangerous and the most exciting and fun-packed activity in the world.

This is a lesson plan about the possible dangers of backpacking and what cares the individual needs to take. But it is also a geography lesson – the students can talk about parts of the world they may know and where they would like to go.

Your students will love this lesson – they will find it fun and the content is highly engaging. It is perfect for any English, ESL or IELTS class.

The lesson comes complete with:

• a 500-word article

• a table of essential vocabulary

• a big list of questions for discussion

Start the class with the three opening questions and then do the reading. Then you can go through all the vocabulary – or set it as homework for the students to do later.

Then there is a big list of questions that are designed to get your students talking.

It comes in easy to use PDF format, ideal for printing for your needs. Use it again and again for your English/ESL classes.

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