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A Web Quest
by
Richard Hargreaves
Introduction
London is a large, vibrant, multicultural city, rich in history and
with many beautiful and interesting places to visit.
You have decided to spend a month in London, during which you
will be studying English at a language school. You are going to
plan your trip before you go; using the Internet to help you find all
the information you need to make your trip a success.
You will be finding a lot of information from the Internet, which you
will use to make a presentation to the rest of the class.
Process
ind a partner to work with. !ry to
find someone with similar
ideas"tastes, as you will have to
agree on your decisions# $omplete
the %ui& together, and check your
answers with your teacher.
'se the resources to find the information you need. You can do all
this together or divide the tasks between you. 'se this information
as the basis of a presentation.
(repare to do the presentation. You need to decide who is going to
say what, and how you are going to present your information.
(repare any handouts and materials you need.
Your presentation should last about 1) minutes. You can use
notes, but do not read them. *fter everyone has given their
presentations, there will be a vote to see which the best was.
+rite a postcard to your friends or family back home.
You will complete the self,evaluation form.
-ow you evaluate yourself will contribute to your final assessment.
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1o you know what these
photos are2
+rite a Letter 3e4t to Each (hoto
*. !he London Eye
5. * 5obby
$. !he -ouses of (arliament
1. 5ig 5en
E. +estminster *bbey
. * 1ouble 1ecker
6. * London (ub
-. -arrods 1ept 7tore
I. * (alace 6uard
8. !ower 5ridge
Tasks
!he purpose of this +eb 0uest is to plan your visit to London,
where you will stay for one month learning English and, above all,
having fun# You will be provided with the necessary Internet
resources to do this.
1. irst of all, you need to arrange your accommodation in
London. $hoose from different options 9Youth -ostel, -ost
amily, 5ed : 5reakfast;< and e4plain why you have
chosen it. *fter that, write down the address of the place
where you will be living. =isit the following web pages to find
information>
http>""www.timeout.com"london"hotels"
http>""www.londonnet.co.uk"ln"guide"accomm"budget.html
http>""www.londonhostfamilies.com"
http>""www.hosts,international.com"accommodation.htm
?*ccommodation that is close to the centre of London is usually
more e4pensive than accommodation that is further out. 5ut the
further out you live, the more you will have to pay for transport
costs. *lso, you are a student and do not have enough money to
stay in a @ 7tar hotel. !he more you spend on accommodation, the
less you will have for studying and enAoying yourself.
2. You are flying to -eathrow airport. -ow will you get to the
place where you are staying2 'se the !ube Bap provided.
http>""www.baa.co.uk"main"airports"heathrow"gettingChereCframe.h
tml
http>""tube.tfl.gov.uk"content"tubemap"default.asp
http>""www.tfl.gov.uk"buses"busesCmap.shtml
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3. 1o you remember why you wanted to come to London2 YouEve
got to attend some English lessons. =isit the links below and
decide which one is the most suitable option for you. !hen,
describe the different activities they offer you and the reasons why
you have decided to choose it>
http>""www.englishinbritain.co.uk"regionCselectlist.cfm2regionI1F.
http>""www.arels.org.uk"searchCpages"searchCfs.html
http>""www.roseofyork.co.uk"newcourse.html
http>""www.francesking.co.uk"
http>""www.camdencollege.com"inde4.html
http>""www.arts.ac.uk"languagecentre"/./..htm
http>""www.sgvenglish.com"programs"courses"list.htm
4. -ow will you
get from London
home to the
English school
you have
selected2
http>""tube.tfl.gov.uk"content"tubemap"default.asp
http>""www.tfl.gov.uk"buses"busesCmap.shtml
@. 1uring your stay in London you would like to have some fun
seeing the sights of London, visiting museums,
going clubbing, etc. 1ecide on the places where
you would like to go 9e4plain why<.
@
Museus!
http>""www.nhm.ac.uk"
http>""www.nationalgallery.org.uk"
http>""www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk"
http>""www.museumoflondon.org.uk"
http>""www.tate.org.uk"home"default.htm
http>""www.sciencemuseum.org.uk"
http>""www.netlondon.com"museums"museums"
http>""www.londonfreelist.com"listings.asp2catFmuse,Buseums
http>""www.alondonguide.com"londonCmuseumsCpage1.htm

"enera#! Pubs $ %#ubs!
www.visitlondon.com http>""www.pubs.com"
http>""www.londonnet.co.uk" http>""www.clubinlondon.co.uk"
http>""www.london.net"
http>""www.londontown.com"
http>""www.alondonguide.com"
http>""www.map,of,london.co.uk"attractions.html
&. 3ow imagine that you are in London, halfway through your four
week study trip. +rite a postcard to your friends or family back
home. 'se these %uestions to help you decide what to write>
-ow are you feeling2
G
+hatHs your course like2
+hatHs your accommodation like2
+hatHs the weather like2
+hatHs the food like2
-ave you met anybody interesting2
*re the people friendly2
+hat have you done so far2
+hat are you planning to do in the ne4t . weeks2
*nything else2

'e#()*va#uation
I
!his is an opportunity for you to reflect on what you have achieved
while doing this web %uest. !ry to answer the %uestions honestly,
but donHt be too hard on yourself#
Jesearch 7tage
-ow much help did you need to use the Internet links2
+as there anything that was too easy or too difficult for you2
1id you divide the tasks well between you2
+ere you able to find the information you needed easily2
+hat have you learnt about searching websites"the Internet2
(lanning 7tage
1id you work efficiently with your partner2
-ow did you overcome problems or difficulties2
1id you allow enough time to plan and produce your presentation2
Is there anything you could have done better2
(roduction 7tage 9(resentation and (ostcard +riting<
1id you speak clearly and loudly2
1o you think it was easy to follow2
+as your grammar and language accurate2
+as your presentation interesting and visually attractive2
+ere you happy with your presentation and your postcard2
+hat would do differently another time2
-ow has your English improved from doing this +eb 0uest2
1id you enAoy this activity2 +hat could be done to make it more
enAoyable"interesting2
Evaluation
K
+our ,er(orance -i## be assessed according to the (o##o-ing chart. +ou
-i## be given a grade as a ,air.

Unsatisfactory
1
Satisfactory
2
Very Good
3
Excellent
4
Score
Research

Web Search
and
Investiation

St!dents need
assistance or
s!"ervision to !se
s!ested Internet
lin#s and to naviate
$ithin these sites
St!dents are
occasionally able
to !se s!ested
Internet lin#s to
find infor%ation
and naviate
$ithin these sites
easily $itho!t
assistance.
St!dents !se
s!ested
Internet lin#s
to find
infor%ation
and naviate
$ithin these
sites easily
$itho!t
assistance.
St!dents
effectively !se
s!ested
so!rces of
infor%ation to
acco%"lish their
tas#s.

&resentation

'ontents


(he tri" is not
tho!ht over or
oranised accordin
to the iven tas#s.
(he tri" is tho!ht
over and
oranised) b!t
so%e of the tas#s
are not f!lfilled.
(he tri" is
tho!ht over
and oranised
accordin to
the tas#s.
(he tri" is $ell*
tho!ht over
and "erfectly
oranised)
clearly and
loically
"resented) all
the tas#s
acco%"lished.


+an!ae
,cc!racy
-Style)
Gra%%ar)
Vocab!lary.

(he "resentation is
"oorly styled and
contains lots of
ra%%ar or
vocab!lary %ista#es.
(he "resentation
is $ritten in a
si%"le $ay and
contains so%e
ra%%ar or
vocab!lary
%ista#es.
(he
"resentation is
$ell*styled
and contains
little or no
ra%%ar or
vocab!lary
%ista#es.
(he
"resentation is
$ritten in an
oriinal and
interestin
style) contains
no ra%%ar or
vocab!lary
%ista#es.



/esin
(he $or# is si%"le in
a""roach and lac#s
ill!stration.
(he $or# is an
ordinary one $ith
so%e ill!stration.
(he $or# is
interestin in
a""roach and
$ell*
ill!strated.

(he $or# is
oriinal in
a""roach and
vis!ally
attractive)
s#ilf!lly
ill!strated by
"ict!res) %a"s)
charts.



&air Wor#
St!dents do not even
%eet toether to
arrane their $or#
or do not reach an
initial aree%ent.
St!dents %eet
toether b!t $or#
individ!ally. (here
is no effective
collaboration.
St!dents
collaborate
efficiently b!t
there are still
so%e
coordination
deficiencies.
St!dents
collaborate
%ost efficiently.
(hey al$ays
overco%e
diffic!lties
$hen $or#in
toether.

L
!his web %uest has introduced the concept of planning a study trip
to a foreign country, and has asked learners to access Internet
based, authentic materials to research the proAect.
!hey will have collaborated to prepare and produce an oral
presentation, which they will have conducted themselves.
!hrough research using authentic materials, they will have collated
and structured information in an original way. !his will have
provided the content of an oral presentation, which they will have
either prepared collaboratively and which will have been given to
an audience of their peers.
!hey will also have produced a postcard to their friends"family at
home describing their e4perience.
inally, they will have had to evaluate their own progress and
participation, including what they consider they have learned the
web %uest process.
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