Introduction
Leisure is an important part of health- it’s the portion of it that is adaptable to you, your needs, your dreams, your desires. Research continually shows that people who feel fulfilled are not only happier, but they also live longer! Here is why we think traveling is a great option for leisure and health. But, is it the only reason to say that traveling is good for the human being?
Task
You are going to create a blog where you share some reasons why traveling is good, as well as what place you are going to travel to for next vacation or holiday. Then you will share your blog with your class.
Upon completion of this activity, the student will be able to:
- Find out on line what some people think about the benefits of traveling.
- Know other advantages of this matter.
- Share your personal opinions.
- Have the skill to create blogs taking the information from other resources.
- Understand how to use the simple present tense for expressings facts & ideas.
- Use future with be going to and modals when you talk about what places you want to visit.
Process
1 Find information about the advantages of traveling in the following websites:
http://www.airtreks.com/ready/17-reasons-why-travel-is-good-for-you/&nb…;
http://thoughtcatalog.com/scott-percelay/2013/10/10-reasons-why-traveli…;
2. Select a blogger where you will create your blog.
Hyperlinks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVA4TRWqiH4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Hx6YyKPhg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJT_va3Mhyc
4. Share the blog with your classmates.
Evaluation
The teacher will pay attention to the following aspects in your blog to give you a grade:
1. Design (Creativity and innovation)
2. Quality (Accuracy of information, Web Styles)
3. Use of language (Grammar)
Conclusion
As a final part of the process the student must show his/her blog to the classmates and choose at least three reasons he/she considers the most important to take into account for motivating people to travel.