Introduction
Have you already made any plans for the vacations? How about visiting an amusement park? There are more than 10 000 of them in the USA. It is a lot, but which one to choose?
This video will help you out:
Task
Imagine you and your friends took a trip to one of the US amusement parks. Write a short story about it entitled " My trip to the amusement park".
Choose one park (not necessarily the one from the video) and find some information about it on the Internet. In your story you have to include:
1. The name of the park
2. In which US state it is situated
3. What is the theme of the park
4. What is this park popular for
5. Names of attractions
There is no word limit
You can write it in Word or other word processors. You can also write it by hand.
Process
Describe your trip to the amusement park using Past tense (what did you do there, which attractions you liked the most, how they made you feel, what you ate there, etc.) You can also make up a funny story that happened to you at the park.
Here are some adjectives do describe feelings and emotions:
confused excited
upset surprised/ shocked
angry/ furious dizzy
hungry/ starving thirsty
sick/ ill annoyed/ irritated
anxious/ worried/ stressed/ nervous scared/ frightened/ afraid
calm/ unstressed/ relaxed bored/ uninterested
interested amused
sleepy/ tired/ exhausted impatient
disappointed disgusted
relieved impressed
lost
and also adjectives to describe attractions and food:
fast smelly fantastic high thrilling
delicious amazing exciting dangerous gigantic
(Use https://www.diki.pl/ or https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ to check their meaning)
When you're finished, hand it over or send it to me via email:
Evaluation
Make sure to include:
1. The name of the park
2. In which US state it is situated
3. What is the theme of the park
4. What is this park popular for
5. Names of attractions and themed areas
| Points | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Content | Student doesn't include the required information | Student includes some of the points | Student includes all the necessary information |
| Organization | The student does not organize sentences logically. There is no use of cohesive devices. | Student organizes sentences logically, but the use of cohesive devices is inaccurate or repetitive. | Student organizes sentences logically and uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately |
| Lexical resource | Student uses very little range of vocabulary, which may be used repetitively. Errors in spelling distort the message | Student uses a limited range of vocabulary, but there are no or few errors in spelling | Student uses an adequate range of vocabulary with no errors in spelling |
| Grammatical range | Student cannot use sentence forms except in memorized phrases. Errors in grammar and punctuation distort the meaning | Student uses a limited range of structures and makes some errors in grammar and punctuation, which do not distort the meaning | Student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms. Has good control of grammar and punctuation but may make few errors |
Conclusion
Have you ever been to an amusement park in our country? Does it differ from the one you explored virtually today?
If you have a Netflix subscription, you can watch an animated movie on our today's topic in Engish at home:
Credits
Sources: there are official websites of amusement parks where you can find all the information and map.
The list of the famous amusement parks in the USA:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Attractions-cAmusementParks-g191
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/amusement-parks/tripadvisor-best-theme-parks-in-america
Teacher Page
Throughout this WebQuest students will explore one of the important parts of American culture. People of all ages love to visit amusement parks, which allow leaving daily life behind and whisk into a place of imagination and fun. Today's task also requires students to use their imagination and language skills.
Language skills: writing, listening, reading
Language focus:
- adjectives connected to feelings and emotions
- vocabulary connected to amusement parks
- Past tense
- action verbs
Age of the learners: 14 - 17 years old
Level: B1+