Introduction
You and your friends are going on vacation this summer. You want to go to an English speaking country to practise your English skills.
You decide to go to America, but where to go? There are so many different states and cities, which area is right for you?
No idea where to start? This might help you:
Task
Your friends would like some information about the USA. So look for information.
1. Choose a state or city you would like to visit
2. Find information about hotels.
3. Find nice places to eat
5. Find things to do, places to see
6. Find info about the wildlife in your state
7. Make a powerpoint about all of this information
Process
Part 1 - Introduction
Go to www.lonelyplanet.com/usa and pick a state or city you would like to visit. Why do you want to visit this place?
Part 2 - Hotels
Now you have to find a nice hotel, bed & breakfast or hostel.
You can use sites like https://www.dorms.com/North+America/USA or www.hostels.com.
Pick at least one place to stay. Why would you stay here?
Part 3 - Places to eat
Where can you have a nice meal in the area you are visiting, what kind of restaurants are around. You could use a site like www.tripadvisor.com to answer questions about where to eat.
Pick 3 places to eat and explain why these are great restaurants.
Part 4 - Things to do
You can use google to figure out what kind of interesting things there are in your state / area, maybe you can go to the state fair, or maybe there are theme parks, zoos or interesting buildings.
Pick 3 things to do and explain why these are fun.
Part 5 - Wildlife
What kind of animals can you find in your part of the country?
Pick 3 animals and explain why they symboblize the city/state you have chosen.
Part 6 - Conclusion
Write a short conclusion, why is your state / city a great place to visit.
Part 7 - Powerpoint
Make a powerpoint (or use similar software) to showcase your findings.
Part 8 - Presentation
Give a presentation using your powerpoint.
Conclusion
You have collected all the information you need to build a powerpoint. To avoid "death by powerpoint" you are only allowed to use one or two powerpoint /prezi pages per subject. Make sure you begin your powerpoint with a frontpage and finish your powerpoint with a conclusion (in which you tell your friends why your state / city is the best place to visit). In total you should not have more than 10 pages.
page 1: Introduction
page 2+3: places to stay (hotels)
page 4+5: places to eat (restaurants)
page 6+7: things to do (attractions)
page 8+9: wildlife (animals)
page 10: conclusion (questions?)
Credits
Sources: There are different websites you can use to get information for your powerpoint.
On this page you will find some examples of sites you can use:
Introduction:
www.lonelyplanet.com/usa
www.wikipedia.org (search for the state / city you would like to visit)
http://simple.wikipedia.org (same as regular wiki, but with simple English)
Hotels:
www.hostels.com
www.bookings.com
www.expedia.com
www.travelsupermarket.com
www.tripadvisor.co.uk
Places to eat:
https://www.timeout.com/usa/restaurants/best-bbq-restaurants-in-america
www.happycow.net (for vegetarians)
www.tripadvisor.co.uk
Things to do:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/united-states
www.tripadvisor.co.uk
www.visitcalifornia.com
https://www.virtourist.com/america/country/united-states.htm
www.viator.com
Wildlife:
www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/wildlife/overview
www.bearcountryusa.com
www.desertusa.com
www.enature.com