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Plan a day trip to London
IntroductionA Webquest for Intermediate learners of English as a foreign language.
In groups of three you need to plan a day trip to London for you and your classmates.
Task
• Create a plan of action for the day.
You need to plan your transportation, choose the places you want to visit and where to eat.
• Prepare a presentation of the action plan.
The presentation will last for 15 minutes and each member of the group must talk for roughly 5 minutes in front of the rest of the class. You can use Powerpoint slides.
Process1. Preparing your plan of action:
• Transportation:
First have a look at these websites, in order to organise the transport to get you to London from Portsmouth and back:
www.southwesttrains.co.uk
www.nationalexpress.com
Suggestions:
• Will you take the bus or the train? Why?
• Will you buy group tickets or singles?
• What time will you depart and when will you return?
• Where to eat:
You have to take into consideration the English mealtimes and customs. You need to be aware of your co-travellers’ dietary information e.g. vegetarianism etc. First have a look at these websites:
http://www.london-eating.co.uk/
http://www.timeout.com/london/food-drink
• Attractions :
Which attractions will you visit? You must keep in mind you are in London only for one day! Check the following websites:
http://www.visitkingscross.com/
http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/sightseeing/tourist-attraction/cultural-destinations
http://www.culture24.org.uk/places-to-go/london
http://www.londonqa.com/Best-Cultural-places-in-London-q1219
Preparing for your presentation:
• Structure your presentation into introduction, body, conclusion.
• Write notes based on keywords.
• Rehearse your presentation several times and modify it as necessary.
• Make use of clear, powerful visual aids that do not overload your audience.
• Use clear, simple language, avoiding jargon.
• Explain the structure of your presentation at the beginning so that your listeners know what to expect.
• Understand cultural differences.
Retrieved from http://www.tefl.net/esl-articles/esl-presentation-tips.htm
Also check the following websites for more tips:
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/dl/R2Gpres_tips.pdf
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/listening/presentations2.htm
http://www.tefl.net/esl-articles/esl-presentation-tips.htm
Evaluation
• You will be evaluated on your ability to create an effective day trip action plan and your ability to produce a presentation in an appropriate and clear manner.
0% - 40%: Inadequate: The students did not create an adequate plan of action and the presentation produced was extremely difficult to follow due to many grammar mistakes and inadequate structure and delivery . The students must create another day trip plan of action and produce a new presentation in order to pass the module.
40% - 60%: Good: The plan and presentation were good but not very well organised. Grammar mistakes were made and the students were difficult to follow at times.
• 60% - 80%: Very good: The action plan and the presentation were very well organised. The students presented in a clear manner/ very good use of vocabulary and grammar.
• 80% - 100%: Excellent: Action plan and presentation were very well organised/ excellent use of vocabulary and grammar/ presentation extremely impressive and engaging.
ConclusionSelf evaluating questionnaire:
(Fill it in and give it to your teacher)
Which part of the task did I find the most difficult? Why? Discuss.
What did I learn about the English culture? Describe.
Did I enrich my English vocabulary? Discuss.
What did I learn about presentations? Discuss.
What did I learn about using the internet? Discuss.