Camp Curriculum

Time Frame : 3 weeks

Age : College Level
Focus: Everyday English and English for the Tourism, Catering and Hotel
industries.
Texts: “NorthStar Reading and Writing High-Intermediate / Advanced” Longman
Press.
“Check Your Vocabulary Hotels, Tourism and Catering” by David Riley:
Peter Collin Publishing or “How to Prepare for TOEIC: Test of English
for International Communication” by Lin Lougheed.

Objectives:
To study vocabulary, grammar forms and situations commonly occurring in daily life
and in the hotel, tourism and catering industries.

Daily Schedule:
Each day will be dived into several different activities or classes.

ESL / Daily English

ESL lessons will be based off the text “NorthStar Reading and Writing High-
Intermediate / Advanced” by Longman Press or other suitable textbook. The
lessons will cover a wide range of topics such as: Types of accommodation;
Dealing with complaints; and The business traveler. Each lesson will include a
balance of reading, writing, listening and speaking activities with a focus on the
vocabulary and situations frequently occurring in the hotel and tourism trade. The
main text can be supplemented by authentic material taken from the internet or
other sources. Classes will focus on reading and grammar comprehension while
also incorporating activities that require speaking and group participation.
Homework will be given each day at the end of class and checked at the start of
the next days class.

Role Playing / Debate

Each day the students will participate in a roll play or debate. This will give the
students a chance to get talking about a certain issue or situation. Each role-play
will focus on a situation that combines both daily activities with the tourism, hotel
and catering industries.

- Types of Accommodations
- “There’s a fly in my soup!” – dealing with complaints
- the business traveler
- reservations & check-in
- first-time flyer
- Small Talk; dealing with guests
- Traveling with Children
- “I’m a vegetarian” – food
- “I lost my passport” – travel problems
- Travel Agency
- Planning a Trip

A sample lesson plan for one debate topic is included below.

Interviews
During the course the students will have to prepare for and complete five
interviews. These interview role-plays will help to prepare them for real life
interview situations.

- Hotel interview
- Catering interview
- Airline attendant interview
- Company interview
- Graduate School interview

Vocabulary / TOEIC
Each day will include vocabulary lessons from “Check Your Vocabulary Hotels,
Tourism and Catering” by David Riley or other similar textbook focusing on the
vocabulary used in the hotel, tourism and catering industries. If this textbook is
not available then a generic TOFL or TOEIC book such as “How to Prepare for
TOEIC: Test of English for International Communication” can be used. The goal
will be to provide the students with all the study tools necessary to pass the
TOIEC exam. Lessons will include readings and excises based on the readings
and key vocabulary. Each day at the start of class a short quiz should be
administered to review the key words from the day before.

TOEIC lessons can also be reinforced with word games making use of each day’s
vocabulary; these games can include word searches, cross-words, and charades.

Games
Regular lessons will be supplemented by games each day that will give the
students a chance to relax and enjoy the learning process while bonding with their
classmates. Some games that can be used include Boogle, Two Truths and a Lie
and Fruit Basket.

English Debate
English debates will be held at the ends of the first two weeks focusing on topics
that are current and popular in the news. These topics will be chosen and
announce at the beginning of the week and students divided into two groups, for
and against the issue. Time will be given in class for students to discuss the topics
and prepare their arguments.
Projects:
Students have two main projects to complete over the course of the camp. The first
one will be a presentation and pamphlet on their hometown or a location they know well.
This pamphlet should include writing and illustrations promoting tourist sites or activities
for visitors. It should be a 10~15 minute oral presentation about their chosen location.
This project is to be completed over the first week of the camp.
The second project is a small group activity for 3~4 students. This project should be
completed during the second two weeks of the camp and graded as part of the final test.
For this project the students should pick some exotic location and plan out a visit there.
The goal is to create a skit that resembles a travel TV program. The students should
introduce several places, activities and food to the audience just as one of these programs
aired on TV would do. The skit should be 20~30 minutes long and include a teacher-
selected list of vocabulary and grammar patterns.

Testing:
Vocabulary and short answer grammar tests should be administered at the end of each
week. The students will receive grades for each of the two projects and will also sit for a
written test at the end of the camp covering vocabulary and grammar forms studied over
the three weeks.

* Sample Debate Lesson Plan

Let's Do Tourism

Aim: Discussion, explaining, reasoning, agreeing and disagreeing

Activity: Tourism - Do we need it? Discussion of pros and cons of developing local
tourism

Outline:

* Split students into two groups - one group representatives of 'Let's Do Tourism', a
tourism development company. The other group representatives of the residents of your
city and are in opposition to the plans of 'Let's Do tourism'.
* Give each student a copy of one of the discussion notes.
* Ask students if they have any questions on the explanatory notes.
* Give students fifteen minutes to prepare for the discussion in their groups. Students
should discuss the points mentioned and any other points they may come up with in their
groups.
* Circulate around the classroom helping students and taking notes on common
language problems.
* Have students get back together and try to convince you (or another chosen group of
students) of their reasoning.
 * Begin the activity follow-up by going over some of the more common mistakes made
by students.
* Finish the activity as a class by asking each student to choose one reason either for or
against the project. Each student should then disucuss one of the points in front of the rest
of the class. Ask other students to comment on the arguments presented.

Your Town, The Next Tourist Paradise?

A company called 'let's Do Tourism' is panning to invest a large amount of money to turn
your town into a major center for tourists. They have made plans to manufacture a
number of hotels and other tourist infrastructure in your town. As well as the hotels, they
have also made plans to radically improve the night life in your town by opening a string
of clubs and bars. They hope that by the year 2004 your town will be a major competitor
within the tourist industry in your country.

Group 1

You are representatives of 'Let's Do Tourism' your aim is to promote the plans of your
company and to convince me that tourism is the best solutions for your city. points to
concentrate on:

* The increase in jobs that will come with the increase in investment.
* They money that the tourists will bring into the local economy
* The progress and development of your city which will result in it becoming more
important with not only your region, but also your country as well.
* Better for the young people of your city as there will be much more investment in
leisure industries.

Group 2

You are the representatives of the residents of your city and are in opposition to the plans
of 'Let's Do tourism'. Your aim is to convince me that this is a bad idea for your town.
Points to consider:

* Environmental issues - tourists = pollution

* Troublemakers - many tourists have no respect for the places they visit and are only
interested in getting drunk and causing trouble.
* The rise in tourism will bring about radical changes and will result in the traditional
way of life in your town being lost. Perhaps forever.
* Rather than promoting the position of your city in your country, this move will make
your city the laughing stock of your country.