Amerilingua

Travel Jobs

Category
Business English, Speaking Lessons
Topic
Travel, Work
Media
Video
Level
A2 Elementary, B1 Intermediate
Grammar
Mixed Grammar
Focus
Speaking, Vocabulary, Listening
Lesson ID
A2B1.B-12
Lesson Time
30 minutes
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Students engaged in a lesson discussing the pros and cons of travel jobs, accompanied by a video featuring someone describing their unconventional work schedule.
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Lesson Description

Do you have itchy feet when you stay in the same place for too long? In this lesson, students will discuss travel jobs and the pros and cons of this type of work. The lesson features a video of a person describing her unusual work routine and schedule. Students will learn and practice vocabulary relating to the topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

Lesson Objectives


  • To develop speaking and listening skills

  • To discuss the topic of travel jobs and the pros and cons of this type of work

  • To learn and practice new vocabulary words relating to the topic


Video

Have you ever thought about flex-traveling? Does flying a lot for your job sound like a fun perk? Watch this video of a woman who has an unusual but exciting work schedule.

Video Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

having itchy feet [idiom]: to start to want to travel or do something different
pros and cons [noun]: the good and bad things or the advantages or disadvantages of something
burn one’s bridges [idiom]: to leave a job or a relationship on such bad terms that one does not stay in contact
flight delay [noun]: when an airline flight takes off and/or lands later than its scheduled time
accommodation [noun]: a house, apartment, hotel, or other place someone lives or sleeps at temporarily
loneliness [noun]: sadness because one has no friends or company
routine [noun]: a sequence or pattern of actions regularly followed; a fixed program
jet lag [noun]: extreme tiredness and other physical effects felt by a person after a long flight across several time zone
reward points [noun]: a type of incentive or reward earned through making purchases in select categories
perk [noun]: money, goods, or other benefit to which one is entitled as an employee or as a shareholder of a company
flex-travel [noun]: traveling on and off; a hybrid schedule of sometimes traveling and sometimes not
fly high [idiom]: to be very successful, especially temporarily
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