Resources
The following links will be helpful to you when your group researches its chosen region.
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Lonely Planet provides general information, maps, histories, travel packages, entertainment and site seeing guides for the region and destination of your choice: |
Looksmart provides general information, maps, histories, travel packages, entertainment, and the site seeing guides for the region of your choice. http://search.looksmart.com |
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Yahoo-Travel provides general information about specific destinations in the USA. http://travel.yahoo.com |
Excite-Travel provides general information, maps, histories, travel packages, entertainment, and site seeing guides for the destination of your choice. www.excite.com |
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Yahoo-Recreation/Travel provides entertainment
and recreational information for the destination of your choice http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Travel |
Best Read Guide provides general information, maps, histories, travel packages, entertainment, and site seeing guides for the destination of your choice. www.bestreadguide.com |
Other useful websites to plan your trip
http://www.usatourist.com (guide to the United States of America for visitors of around the world)
http://www.hm.usa.com (USA travel and tourist information)
Transport
www.amtrak.com (national railway)
www.greyhound.com (the largest North American intercity bus company)
Accomodation
www.HostelBookers.com (the largest network of hostels in North America and useful information about things to do and see)
www.hiusa.org (the official youth hostel site)
Maps
http://local.live.com (virtual map of the USA)
www.discoverymap.com (very recommendable!)
Images
You can find all kinds of photographs in the "Images" section of Google (http://www.google.com) of Altavista (http://www.altavista.com).
Step 4: Notetaking TRAVEL LOG
This travel log will help you to create your final travel plan. Print out the worksheet and record the information you found while researching on the internet. Give the completed form to your teacher. Keep a copy for your travel team.
REGION:
Worksheet Nr.
Date:
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Details about travel route |
Important things to note down |
Resources |
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Today we travelled from..to.. (locations and dates) |
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FORM OF TRANSPORTATION + cost of transportation |
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Geographical features of region |
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CITIES, TOWNS visited on today’s route · Important information/aspects · accomodation (+prices) |
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Planned ACTIVITIES |
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HISTORICAL SITES |
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Step 5: Report
Now both teams - the recreational coordinator and the geographer - are ready to create the final travel report.
It should include the following parts:
- Title
- Brief introduction
- All the important facts about your planned trip (region, travel route, places worth to visit, accomodation, activities, etc.)
- Brief conclusion
- Photographs, graphs and other elements to make it attractive
After you finished the travel report please make sure that two people in your group supervise the language content (grammar, spelling).
The other two group members are in charge of the layout of the report.
Step 6: Presentation
Now you have to present your travel route to the other groups and in front of the magazine's jury. Remember that your main aim is to convince the jury that your proposal is the best one.
Here are a few tips to help you make your oral presentation more attractive:
- Review your notes a few times before your presentation
- Avoid reading
- Use visual aids: posters, photographs, or PowerPoint
- Keep as much eye contact with members of your audience as possible!
You can find more information about how to make an oral presentation on the following websites:
- Virtual presentation assistant:
http://www.ku.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vpa/vpa.htm
- How to give a talk:
http://www.si.umich.edu/~pne/acadtalk.htm