PROJECT: A VIRTUAL HOLIDAY                                                               

- Task: Plan a virtual holiday to an interesting country and give a presentation to the class.

- Language contents:

Vocabulary: holiday activities, countries, weather, the city, transport.

Grammar: Going to, Past Simple and Past Continuous.

- Due on June 21^st  2012.

Imagine you can go anywhere for a holiday with your friends …

1.       Where are you going to go? What time of year?

2.       How long are you going to stay?

3.       What are you going to see and do?

Follow the steps below to prepare your presentation:

STEP 1

- Work in groups of 5.
- Answer the questions above (1-3) for a starting point.

STEP 2

- Research information about the country you chose in Step 1: capital city, food, interesting places to go to, interesting things to see, currency …
- Divide the topics among the 5 members of your group. Each student will talk about a different topic.
- Make notes about your topic and find interesting images for your presentation.

STEP 3

Imagine you went to this country with your friends. Write short sentences to explain what you did during your stay in that country and use your pictures to illustrate them. You have a model for this project on page 93 of your Student’s Book.

STEP 4

- Design your presentation with PowerPoint or a similar computer application. Try to make it look attractive.
- Decide who is going to talk about each topic and prepare your speech.
- Think about a good way to start and end your presentation (examples on page 92 of your Student’s Book).
- Remember there must be at least five slides (one per student).

STEP 5

Give your presentation to the class!

 *More tips and relevant information on page 92 of your Student’s Book (Techno tip and Resource box).

I hope you enjoy working on this project. Have fun!