SESSION 5 / WEB QUEST 1: LONDON

You are going to spend a week in London evaluating tourist locations for an end of year study trip.

Here is a list of things you want to do while you are there. Follow the links and fill in the table.

Half Day Outings

London Eye

http://www.londoneye.com/

The British Museum

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

The Tower of London

http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/ (including Crown Jewels)

Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum

http://www.madametussauds.com/london/

The Natural History Museum

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/

The Tate Modern Art Gallery

http://www.tate.org.uk/

Full day

Kew Gardens

http://www.kew.org/

Camden Market

http://www.camden-market.org/

-What day you will visit,

-How much you will have to pay to get in,

-Which Tube station you will travel to (nearest to location), and the zone it is in.

-What will you do on the other days? (2 full days / 4 half days / 1 full day / 2 half days)

Search the web for other things to do in London.

-What is the total cost?

SESSION 4 >THEMED POST: FREE TIME

Today you have chosen to write about Free Time. Here you have some questions to help you write your post.

INTRODUCTION
Do you have enough free time?
About how much time a week do you study?
Who do you spend your free time with?

How do you spend your free time?:
INDOORS
Do you read, watch TV or listen to music? What sort of things?
Do you play any indoor games? (e.g. boardgames: chess, cards,etc.)
Do you have any hobbies? Tell us about them.
Do you belong to any (indoor) club? Tell us about it.

OUTDOORS
Do you play or watch any outdoor sports? If so, which sports?
Do you get any exercise? (e.g. walking, jogging, riding a byke, swimming, etc.)

ENTERTAINMENT
Do you go to the cinema, theatre, ballet, opera, restaurants, etc.? Tell us about what you like to do best.

PAST AND FUTURE EXPERIENCIES
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Are there any hobbies you would / wouldn’t like to try? Why?
What are you going to do next weekend?

CONCLUSION
Do you think you use your spare time well or badly? Why?

Finally, add comments on 3 of your classmates’ blogs.
Word count: 150 words minimum.

SESSION 3 > A career -related website/An expert on your field

This session you have to choose ONE of these two topics:
SESSION3 > A career -related website/An expert on your field

Topic 1: A career-related website that you enjoy visiting.
You should:
-provide a link.
-describe the website (sections, features, etc).
-say how often you visit the site.
-explain why you like the site.

Topic 2: A person / expert on your field that you admire.
Make sure you include his/her image and say:
-who he/she is (a short biography).
-what he/she has done (examples of their work).
-why you like him/her.

Be sure you write about 180-200 words, please.
Remember to add comments to at least 3 of your classmates’ posts.