Let's Go Sightseeing
This sightseeing ESL lesson introduces famous landmarks, countries and useful tourist language. Students identify monuments, match them with flags and practise 'Have you been to...?' and 'Let's visit...' They plan a sightseeing list and roleplay a tourist asking a local for directions to a landmark.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Pre-Intermediate
Age group
Ages 10–13
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Students name landmarks from quick photo flashes, learn monument vocabulary matching flags to countries, and practise 'Let's go to London! Let's visit the Colosseum!'. The second lesson surveys friends asking 'Have you been to Paris?', writes a sightseeing list of places they want to visit, and roleplays a tourist asking a local for directions to a landmark.
Target language
- • 'What is this place?'
- • 'Have you been to...?'
- • 'Let's go to...'
- • Landmark vocabulary
Key vocabulary
- castle
- aquarium
- museum
- monument
- palace
- tourist
- guide
- landmark
- visit
- attraction
Speaking questions students answer
- • What is this place?
- • Have you been to Paris?
- • Where is this?
- • What can you do there?
- • Where is the Eiffel Tower?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Name landmarks in a flash-card warm-up, ask 'Have you been to...?' in a survey, write a sightseeing list and roleplay tourist and local. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.