1. How do Holidays Connect us to Africa?
Starter Activity:
What did you find out in your homework?
Do you know anyone who has visited Africa?
Why did they go there?
Where did they visit?

2. Objectives: Exploring Africa
To develop geographical imaginations of tourist locations in Africa
To develop map skills
To develop and express views on tourist attractions

3. Exploring Africa Your Task:
Imagine that you are going on a trip around Africa visiting the vast range of tourist attractions the continent has to offer.
You are to use the information sheet and Atlas to complete Activity Sheet 1. (country names are in italics, attractions in bold)
Then match the photos to each place using the descriptions as a guide to help you.

4. Learning Review
This is the plenary of the lesson where you consider what you have learned and how. Questions to discuss will follow. Work in pairs to decide upon your responses and make some notes so that you can talk about these with the class.

5. Learning Review – about the places
Which attraction do you think you would enjoy visiting the most? Why?
Are there any attractions you wouldn’t want to visit? Why?
Why are there not many attractions in the Sahara Desert?
Why are there not many attractions in the middle of Africa?
Which attractions are historical sites?

6. Learning Review – thinking time
What might be the benefits of British tourists visiting attractions in Africa?
What might be the problems with British tourists visiting Africa?
Write down 3 things you have learned this lesson and 2 things you would like to know more about.

7. Learning Review How successfully have we met our learning objectives?
To develop geographical imaginations of tourist locations in Africa
To develop map skills
To develop and express views on tourist attractions

8. Research one of the destinations in more detail.
Homework Task
Research one of the destinations in more detail.