Travel the World as a Pet Sitter (Intermediate Lesson Plan)

ESL/EFL Level: Intermediate (B1/B2)
Lesson Topics: Pets, Travel
Skill Focus: Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 1.75 hours
Lesson Plan Download: pet-sitting-travel-world-intermediate-042024.docx
Lesson Overview:

  • After warm-up questions, students read a 299-word passage on traveling the world as a pet sitter.
  • After comprehension questions, students match vocabulary from the video to definitions and then  form discussion questions using the target vocabulary.
  • There are two debate topics--one about the risks of pet sitting and the other about the benefits of tourism on communities.
  • The lesson has two role-play scenarios. The first debates the value of owning a pet for people who want freedom. The second is an interview with a prospective pet sitter.
  • As a bonus activity, students are asked to think of five guidelines they could post on their petsitting site that would benefit new pet sitters.
  • This is followed by some famous quotations about pets and travel. The lesson ends with a review of vocabulary and collocations before presenting some final discussion questions.

A man sitting inside a home with a dog on his lap.

INTERMEDIATE (B1/B2) Lesson Plan on Pet Sitting

Warm-up-Questions

  1. Where would you like to travel?
  2. What are ways to save money when traveling?
  3. Are you an ‘animal person’? What would be your dream pet?

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Comprehension Question Answer Key

  1. …
  2. Benefits include staying for free in another country, saving money, companionship from pets, and experiencing life like a local.
  3. They can register on trusted websites, check social media profiles, and have an interview.
  4. She had to take a sick dog she was caring for to the vet several times because it swallowed a rock.
  5. This is important because pet sitting without a work visa is illegal in many countries.

 Vocabulary Answer key: 1-f, 2-g, 3-a, 4-b, 5-j, 6-d, 7-h, 8-e, 9-I, 10-c

Collocations: 1-c, 2-b, 3-f, 4-d, 5-a, 6-e

Endnotes

  • [1] https://www.vox.com/even-better/23466261/pet-sitting-solo-travel-save-money-cheap
  • [2] https://herwildway.com/2020/02/12/why-house-sitting-is-the-perfect-travel-hack/
  • [3] https://www.businessinsider.com/australian-woman-says-denied-entry-us-house-sitting-plans-2022-10

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