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What a vacation!
Activity type: Information gap
Time: 15–20 minutes
Preparation:  Click here to download the activity sheets. Print them out. Photocopy "Student A" sheets for half the class and "Student B" sheets for the other half.
Procedure: Divide the class into two groups: "Student A" and "Student B." Have students form pairs with someone in the same group. Next, give one information sheet to each pair. Working with this partner, the students should write questions that will help them fill in the missing information. For less advanced students, write the following information on the board:
Who? – find a person
What? – find general information
Where? – find a place
When? – find a time
Why?/How come? – find a reason
How? – find a method
How long? – find a distance or period of time
How much? – find a price
How big/tall/heavy? – find a number
When they are finished, put them into new pairs – this time with each "Student A" joining a "Student B." Have them fill in the missing information by asking their questions.
Option: Divide the class into small groups. Have them either tell about a funny travel experience of their own or make one up. Ask volunteers to share their stories with the class.
Correct story:
Ming is an international student from 1. Taipei, Taiwan. He is studying 2. psychology at the University of Colorado in Boulder. During his summer vacation, he decided to 3. visit a friend who was living in Oakland, California.
He knew that it was important to check in early, so Ming arrived at the airport 4. three hours before his flight. At the airport, he quickly went to the airline counter, checked his bag, and got his boarding pass. Ming was hungry but he didn't have a lot of money. He had 5. his bank card and decided to get more money when 6. he arrived in Oakland.
Because Ming arrived so early, he had a long time to wait. He put on his Walkman and took a nap. He woke up when 7. somebody accidentally bumped him. It was a good thing because 8. the airline was calling his flight. He grabbed his backpack and ran to his gate. He boarded the plane and found his seat. He was happy because the plane was not very full. The flight to Oakland was not very long but now he could 9. stretch out his legs and sleep some more.
He woke up again when the flight attendant gave him 10. a customs declaration form for 11. New Zealand. He looked at his watch. They had left Boulder 12. twelve hours ago! He stopped a flight attendant and asked where the plane was going. She looked at him strangely and said, "13. Auckland, New Zealand." He was on the 14. wrong plane!
When the plane landed, Ming couldn't 15. get money from a bank machine because his bank card didn't work in New Zealand machines! Fortunately, the airline thought his story was so funny that they gave him an 16. all-expenses-paid, one-week vacation! An unfortunate accident turned out to be a good thing after all!
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