Sightseeing in London

Introduction

"If you are tired of London you are tired of life" (Samuel Johnson)

London is one of the largest and the world’s most enjoyable cities. It offers visitors a great variety of places of interest. It is a city of dream of everybody interested in English history and culture.

What is it that attracts so many people to London?

What sights would you like to visit in London?

Task

Your task is

to do on-line research on London sights
to find images of these sights
to choose 2/3 sights you would like to visit in London
to summarize the received information and create a collage or a Power Point presentation and present it to your classmates
to give advice to your classmates what London sights are worth visiting.

Be creative!

Process

STEP 1

1) watch the video about top ten attractions in London

TOP TEN ATTRACTIONS LONDON

2) go through all the links below and study the information about different London sights:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London

http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/sightseeing/tourist-attraction/top-ten-attractions?

ref=carouselhttp://http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Destinations-and-Maps/Cities-and-towns/London.

London sights

If you have found some useful links yourselves, don't forget to share them with your classmates.STEP 2
find some more pictures illustrating London sights

STEP 3
think over what sights you would recommend your classmates to visit

STEP 4
choose 2-3 sights, make a collage or a Power Point presentation, present it to your classmates

Evaluation

Evaluation Rubric

	bad	satisfactory	good	excellent	Score
Authorship License:	No links to all the materials	No links to the factual material	Some links to the materials used are not direct	All the links to all the materials used are direct	5

Content:	Doesn’t cover the questions studied	There are some factual mistakes	The information seems good but not sufficient or the language is too difficult	Covers topic completely, the language is understandable (adapted, not just copied from the Internet)	5

Organization of thought:	No structure, the information is disconnected	The information is organized, but there are no logical links between the parts	The information is organized logically but misses headings	The information is organized logically and has headings	5

Esthetic value:	There is difficulty in reading the information on the slides or the photos are of low quality	Either the texts or the photos prevent comprehension	There is no unity in organizing the presentation (different fonts, etc.)	The presentation is done esthetically and creatively	5

Total Score: 20

Conclusion

Great job!

From now on, you are an expert guide of London!

Teacher Page

This web quest is designed

to incorporate the use of internet and computer programs (PowerPoint)
to teach the students:1) work collaboratively 2) give recommendations
to broaden students` outlook
to stimulate and develop their competences and speaking skills.