Travel Brochure – Teacher's Guide



Travel Brochure – Teacher's Guide

Overview

In this activity students will prepare a travel brochure about a country or city they would like to visit. They may use information found on the Internet (see recommended sites below) or other sources such as CD ROMs, encyclopedias, atlases, travel agencies, etc.

Students can access all the Internet sites for the Interactive Activities by clicking on Students' Area in the ECB On-line homepage, then click on:

• Interactive Activity links - The links to the Internet sites are listed under the names of the activities.

- or -

• Elementary, Junior High, High School. Choose their coursebook.

Level

Intermediate and Proficiency (Grades 8-12)

Time

Four 45-minute lessons

Group Size

Pairs or groups

Students' Prior Knowledge

The students can ...

... navigate an Internet site.

... identify what is involved in planning a trip.

Objectives

The students will be able to ...

... familiarize students with different countries/cities around the world.

... use knowledge of simple grammatical structures in order to get a more accurate reading of texts.

... use information tools.

... present information with the use of visual aids.

... organize thoughts and ideas.

Procedure

Tell the students that their class has been elected to suggest plans for an end-of-the-year 'virtual' class trip. They will be designing travel brochures to be presented to the school board. The five best brochures will be selected and the class will vote for the trip their class will take at the end of the year. Ask the students to bring in travel brochures from home or travel agencies.

Discuss going on a holiday with the students. How do you plan one? What do you need to know before you go? Ask the students to talk about a holiday they were on and what went into planning it. Did they have any problems because of bad planning, misinformation or lack of information?

Have the students look at the brochures they brought and elicit from them what type of information is written in the brochures. Write this on the blackboard. Ask them what information is missing from the brochures. From this list, decide what makes a travel brochure attractive, interesting, informative, etc. This will serve as criteria for assessment of the brochures the students will make later. Make sure each student gets a copy of the final list.

Divide the students into pairs or small groups. Ask each group to choose a city or tourist attraction around the world for their travel brochure. They may use Travel Brochure Guide to help them.

Each brochure should include a brief description of the city/tourist attraction, geographical location, tourist sights available (including brief descriptions) and local seasonal weather.

The brochure should also include examples of:

• hotels/accommodations available

• food and dining

• transportation (optional: flights/trains/boats schedule and cost)

• prices

• optional: suggested tours

Students can add in whatever additional information they think necessary to make their brochure attractive. Remind them not to forget pictures.

Presentation

Students will present their brochures to the class. The brochures will be assessed according the list of criteria set at the beginning of this activity.

Variations on a Theme

Make a catalogue of a country highlighting the important cities/sights.

Make a travel brochure to a specific tourist attraction.

Create a virtual country and a brochure describing it.

Internet Resources

|Mapquest |Planet Ride |

|Lonely Planet |Priceline |

|Adventure Travel |Currency Converter |

Student's Worksheet

Travel Brochure: Activity: Travel Brochure Guide

Part One

To make the travel brochure of a city or tourist attraction you must first collect some information about that place.

If you are using the Internet, use one of the Internet sites below to collect your information. If not, check an atlas, encyclopedia or travel agency.

To find the Internet site you need to complete this activity

• Go to: ECB Online: ecb.co.il

• Click on Student's Area

• Click on Interactive Activity Links or look for your course book.

• Find the activity: Travel Brochure

• Use these Internet sites to help you.

Which country is it in? _____________________

What is the capital of the country? _____________________

Which of the following are in the country?

|mountains |big rivers |castles |ancient relics |

|beaches |warm weather |museums |amusement park |

|hot weather |cold weather |snow |Safaris |

|special tours |deserts |train or cable rides |special sports |

|oceans |big lakes |interesting holidays or festivals |

What is the national language? _______________________________

What is the national currency (money)? _______________________________

100 shekels = ____________ (use the currency converter site below)

What is the climate (weather) like in summer? _______________

What is the climate like in winter? _______________________________

List at least two other major cities in the country. ___________ _____________

List one tourist attraction you can see in each city listed above.

|City |Attraction |

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Part Two

Choose two of the tourist attractions above and find out the following.

Attraction 1 is _______________________________

• Location: _______________________________

• Hours and time open: _______________________________

• Hotels: _______________________________

• Restaurants: _______________________________

• Prices: _______________________________

• Special accommodations: _______________________________

• General Information: _______________________________

Attraction 2 is _______________________________

• Location: _______________________________

• Hours and time open: _______________________________

• Hotels: _______________________________

• Restaurants: _______________________________

• Prices: _______________________________

• Special accommodations: _______________________________

• General Information: _______________________________

Part Three

List three special festivals or holidays in the country. When are they?

|Festival / Holiday |When are they? |

| | |

| | |

| | |

Why is each holiday or festival celebrated?

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

Part Four

After you have completed this activity sheet, create a travel brochure based on the information you found.

You may want to add pictures from the Internet or other sources such as magazines, other travel brochures or newspapers. You can also use pictures you took while on a trip.

Look at some of the travel brochures that your classmates brought to class. They may give you some good ideas to get you started.

Remember - a travel brochure should be attractive and informative.

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