Summary
This B2 English lesson plan delves into the intriguing decline of the traditional hotel minibar. Students will explore the historical context of its popularity, the practical challenges that led to its obsolescence, and how hotels are adapting to changing guest preferences and modern conveniences.
Through engaging activities, this lesson aims to expand vocabulary related to business, hospitality, and consumer trends, while also reinforcing the use of the Past Simple Passive. It's designed to spark lively discussions about evolving service industries and the balance between luxury, convenience, and profitability.
Activities
- A warm-up discussion where students share their experiences with hotel minibars and other amenities.
- Listening comprehension by watching a video and filling in missing words, focusing on details about the minibar's rise and fall.
- A vocabulary matching exercise to reinforce key terms from the video such as novelty, devolved, heyday, and obsolete.
- A grammar exercise focused on the Past Simple Passive to discuss events and changes related to the minibar's history.
- Practice using common business idioms like "break the bank" and "foot the bill" in relevant contexts.
- A vocabulary in context activity using the new terms to complete sentences.
- Grammar practice converting active sentences to the Past Simple Passive.
- Speaking practice encouraging students to discuss the future of hotel amenities and consumer trends, applying learned vocabulary and grammar.
