MY SUMMER PLANS

My Summer Plans — a modern and communicative lesson that helps students talk about holidays, free time, and future plans using natural everyday English. The lesson combines grammar, speaking, vocabulary, and reading activities through realistic summer situations and visual discussion tasks. 
Students discuss travel ideas, beach holidays, cafés, local markets, road trips, and relaxing summer routines. The topic feels personal and motivating, helping learners speak more confidently and naturally about their real plans and preferences.
What students practise

• “be going to” for future plans and intentions
• summer vocabulary and collocations
• speaking about holidays and free time
• asking and answering follow-up questions
• expressing preferences and opinions
• describing usual activities and future plans

Inside the lesson
“This or That” warm-up discussion with summer choices and preferences
Grammar focus on “be going to” with clear examples and controlled practice
Reading tasks about two friends’ summer lifestyles and holiday plans
Vocabulary activities with useful summer collocations and expressions
Gap-fill exercises combining Present Simple and future plans
Summer interview speaking activity in pairs
Creative pair task: planning the perfect summer together
Mini presentations using target grammar and vocabulary
Students will learn to
talk about future plans confidently
use “be going to” naturally in conversation
describe holidays and summer activities
ask follow-up questions in discussions
express preferences and compare ideas
use common summer collocations fluently
This lesson works especially well with A2 students who enjoy conversational topics, travel themes, aesthetic visuals, and practical speaking activities connected to real life and summer experiences.
Тема: Speaking, Grammar