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  Congratulations!  You have just started a new career.  You are a journalist  of a travel magazine for youth.  Together with your editorial team you are responsible for creating a new post about visiting the most popular tourist destinations in English Speaking countries which will be published on your magazines' website. This is not only a project but also an opportunity to discover new places, new cultures and share your experience in a short text. Show your peers that a trip to this place can be very interesting for them. Before you start you have to gather some necessary information about the places to visit. You are going to work in groups of four.  So… it’s time to sit down with all your imagination and enthusiasm and start this special challenge.

  Process Step 1 Organize your group work by sharing the roles: The leader  - plans activities, organises the participation of each student. Supports other students, takes part in writing the final text  The researcher  - looks for the most important information, pictures suitable for the presentation. The editor  - collaborates with the researcher, helps the leader to organise the information in the text, sends the completed task to the teacher.  Each member takes part in presenting their text. Step 2 Check the example text to know what kind of text to write. Give some travel facts about the country e.g. climate/weather, currency, time difference (regarding Poland) Find the information needed to answer questions:         -            What is the top travel destination - city? (Check the ranking list) -            Which places do you reco...

  Useful phrases                                                                         Have you ever thought which place in the US/UK/Canada    is the most popular among tourists?  (- example of the sentence beginning the blog entry) When you visit ... you can’t miss ... It is highly recommended to … This place is famous for …. It is the best idea to come there (when) …, because ... Why don't you ….? You probably/definitely/really should … It is usually a good idea to ... My suggestion/advice is (to) ... (I think/I really think) you need to/must/should … It's generally best/a good idea to… One idea is to … One thing you could/should/have to do is … The best/most important thing (to do) is to ...

   Self-check evaluation list     Check if your text contains: Tick when checked 1 Title or opening question.   2 Information about climate/weather, currency, time difference.   3 The name of the most popular city.   4 Information about 3 worth visiting places in the city.   5 Reasons for choosing these 3 places.   6 Information about dishes you should try there.   7 2 interesting facts, traditions connected with the city.   8 The reason why to visit the city (generally).   9 Pictures:     3 worth visiting places     1 dish     1 picture you can choose freely           ! If you checked all these points, check your grammar and spelling.     grammar check     spelling check     Congratulations! Your work is ready to hand in. Evaluation # Beginning 1 Developing 2 Very good 3 Excellent 4 Score Information I have found little informat...

Version 1 Australia - a place to go! If you dream about fantastic holiday you must visit Australia. The travel takes 12 hours and there is a big time difference (10 hours) but you will be really happy to come here and you will never forget your trip. The best time to travel to Australia is in spring or autumn. The most popular travel destination in Australia is Sydney. Sydney beaches are a perfect place to swim, surf and relax. The most popula r are Bondi Beach, Manly and Coogee. Another interesting place to visit is Sydney Opera House. This building is one of the best known Australian landmarks. You can listen to great concerts there. You can't also miss Cockatoo Island. It was a prison, naval base and a shipyard. Nowadays, it is a great place to take some fantastic photos. You can take a paranormal tour there. When you get tired with sightseeing you can go to a restaurant to try a kangaroo steak, delicious classic dessert - the Lamington or - if you need a challenge you can...