TAC project: creating a holiday brochure. Celtic mysteries!

Introduction

Name: TAC project: creating a holiday brochure. Celtic mysteries!

Objective: to make students get familiar with English-speaking countries clearly marked by Celtic traditions.

Grade level: 3rd ESO

Keywords: Celtic, brochure, holiday, tourist attractions, activities

Task

CELTIC NATIONS: SCOTLAND, IRELAND AND WALES

What do you know about these territories? They are territories in Great Britain and Ireland:

- That were dominated by the Celts hundreds of years go. See picture

- Apart from English, they speak other languages, coming from the Celtic language.

- They are situated in the extremes and are very beautiful and green. See map

Do you want to know more about them? Let's investigate.

 

TASK

Students will prepare a "holiday brochure" about a city from the Celtic nations of Ireland, Scotland or Wales.

Here you have an example of a brochure: http://www.lankaholidays.com/pics/23065/Brochure%20inside.jpg

Students will work in groups of 3 and will have different roles:

  • a travel agent
  • a photographer 
  • a linguist and amateur cook. 

Get ready!

 

Process

CONTEXT
You are a group of people working for a travel agency, and you need to convince a group of tourists to come to one of the Celtic cities below: 

  • Dublin (Ireland)
  • Cork (Ireland)
  • Belfast (North Ireland)
  • Glasgow (Scotland)
  • Edinburgh (Scotland)
  • Cardiff (Wales)

STEP 1:

Choose one of the cities above.

Here you have some links to help you decide:

 

 

 

STEP 3

Start looking for information. In groups of 3. Each group will prepare a different task:

ROLE 1 - You are travel agents. 

  • What can you do? Activities for the weekend (Saturday to Sunday).
  • What can you see? Tourist attractions: castles, museums, etc.

ROLE 2  - You are photographers.

  • Where is it? Locate the city with a map.
  • How do  you get there? Means of transport to get you there.
  • Find pictures of the city you chose, including: cities, castles, natural treasures. Write captions for them.

ROLE 3 - You are linguists and amateur cooks

  • Find useful expressions the language spoken there (written & pronounced). Find a minimum of 8 expressions including: good morning, good afternoon, how are you & thanks.
  • What can you eat? Look for typical meals of the region.

 

 

USE THE LINKS BELOW TO HELP YOU IN YOUR RESEARCH:

 

 

 

STRUCTURE

Your brochure must have:

A) A front cover with a engaging heading and pictures with captions. Under the picture write your group names and the date.

B) Inside: one or two pages with:

                   1) An introduction paragraph about the city.                   
                   2) A map with the location of the city.
                   3) Answer the following questions. A different paragraph for each question.

                       Paragraph 1: what can you do and see?

                       Paragraph 2: what can you eat?

                       Paragraph 3: where can you stay?

                       Paragraph 4: useful phrases in the language they speak there.

C) A back cover with useful links.

 

GOOD LUCK!