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.