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📕 A2: Grades 7-9 • TRAVEL BASICS

Travel Basics: Using 'Can' and 'Want To'

Learn how to use 'can' for transportation and 'want to' for expressing travel desires. Practice with a travel journal entry.

Travel Basics: Using 'Can' and 'Want To'
💬 Warm-up
1 How do you usually go to school?
2 What is your favorite way to travel? Why?
3 Where do you want to travel someday?

🎯 Objectives

  • Use 'can' to talk about transportation abilities.
  • Use 'want to' to express travel wishes.
  • Learn and use travel vocabulary: car, bus, train, plane, ride, go.
In this block:

📚 Vocabulary

1.
car
"I can ride in a car."
a vehicle with four wheels that carries people
2.
bus
"The bus goes to the city."
a large vehicle that carries many people
3.
train
"I can take a train to the next town."
a vehicle that runs on tracks
4.
plane
"I want to fly on a plane."
a vehicle that flies in the sky
5.
ride
"I can ride a bike."
to travel in or on something
6.
go
"I want to go to the beach."
to move from one place to another
🗓️ Friday, 9th October 2026
car
a vehicle with four wheels that carries people
bus
a large vehicle that carries many people
train
a vehicle that runs on tracks
plane
a vehicle that flies in the sky
ride
to travel in or on something
go
to move from one place to another

✍️ Practice

Guess the missing word.
1. My dream is to fly on a plane .
2. I take the bus to school every day.
3. My family has a car .
4. We can go by train to the next city.
5. Where do you want to go on vacation?
6. I want to ride a horse at the farm.
🗓️ Friday, 9th October 2026
1. My dream is to fly on a plane .
2. I take the bus to school every day.
3. My family has a car .
4. We can go by train to the next city.
5. Where do you want to go on vacation?
6. I want to ride a horse at the farm.

📖 Reading

My Travel Journal

Today I can ride a bus to the city. I want to go to the museum. The bus is slow, but I can see the streets. Later, I will take a train home. I like trains because they are fast.

My friend wants to go to the beach. She can ride a car with her family. I want to go with her. We can ride a train to the coast. The weather is warm, so we can swim.

I have a dream. I want to go on a plane to Japan. I can ride a train to Tokyo. I want to see the temples and eat new food. Travel is exciting!

Comprehension Questions

1.
How does the writer go to the city?
The writer goes to the city by bus.
2.
Why does the writer like trains?
The writer likes trains because they are fast.
3.
What does the writer's friend want to do?
The writer's friend wants to go to the beach.
4.
How can the friend's family travel to the beach?
They can travel by car.
5.
What is the writer's dream?
The writer wants to go to Japan by plane.

🎧 Listening Practice

Lucy's Travel Dream

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Listening context

Comprehension Questions

1.
Where does Lucy want to go?
Lucy wants to go to New Zealand.
2.
How does Lucy get to Auckland?
She takes a plane from her city to Auckland.
3.
What does Lucy want to ride after arriving?
She wants to ride a bus to the countryside.
4.
Why doesn't Lucy want to go by car?
She doesn't want to go by car because she wants to look at the view.
5.
What can Lucy do on the beach?
She can ride a bike on the beach.

🗣️ Pair Work

Plan a Dream Trip

"Work with a partner. Use 'can' and 'want to' to plan a dream trip together. Decide where to go, how to travel, and what to do."

👉 Step 1: Choose a destination.

👉 Step 2: Decide how to get there (car, bus, train, plane).

👉 Step 3: Plan activities using 'want to'.

👉 Step 4: Share your plan with the class.

🚀 EnglishDee Tasks

KEYWORDS: car bus train plane ride go
✍️ WRITING

Travel Postcard

Write a postcard from your dream destination. Describe where you are, what you see, and how the weather feels.

✅ Checklist:
  • Write 80-100 words.
  • Use at least 4 vocabulary words.
  • Include 'can' or 'want to' in your postcard.
  • Write in complete sentences.
🎙️ SPEAKING

Dream Trip Voice Note

Record a 45-second voice note to a friend. Tell them about a trip you dream of taking. Use 'can' and 'want to'.

✅ Checklist:
  • Record for 45 seconds.
  • Use at least 4 vocabulary words.
  • Speak clearly at a natural pace.
Helpful Phrases
  • I want to go to...
  • I can take a plane there.
  • I want to ride a bike along the beach.
  • The weather is sunny and hot.
  • I can see beautiful mountains.
  • I want to try local food.