Idioms: Travel

What is this lesson about? This travel idioms ESL lesson plan is designed for intermediate learners (B1–B2) who want to describe journeys and adventures with natural, idiomatic English. Students explore six high-frequency expressions—hit the road, go off the beaten track, find your feet, live out of a suitcase, travel light, and catch the travel bug—through reading, grammar, and speaking practice.

How do students learn the new language?

Learners progress through a sequence of interactive activities:

• Warm-up questions to share travel habits and stories.

• Reading activity with comprehension questions based on a short narrative.

• Definition & usage matching to clarify meaning and context.

• Sentence transformations & gap-fills for accuracy and grammar practice.

• Speaking prompts to apply idioms in real travel conversations.

  
  

Why is this lesson useful?

By the end of the session, students can:

• Use common travel idioms naturally in conversation.

• Tell personal travel stories in more fluent, expressive English.

• Recognise idiomatic language in reading and listening texts.

• Build confidence discussing adventures, holidays, and cultural experiences.

  
  

Who is it for?

This travel idioms ESL lesson plan is ideal for B1–B2 adult learners. It’s particularly valuable for teachers who want to make lessons dynamic by combining vocabulary, grammar, and storytelling practice around travel—a topic that sparks enthusiasm and engagement.