PREPARING MY TRAVEL GUIDE

CATEGORY VOCABULARY SENTENCES

Name & location Mention the vocabulary to Write a short description of the place and its location.
of the place: use.
Cartagena de Indias is a beautiful tourist city and is located in
Cartagena de Have to/must/mustn’t the north of Colombia, being the capital of the department of
Indias, capital of Bolivar.
the department of
Bolivar, located in
northern

Colombia .

What to do Describe some activities that you can do in this

destination.
To do
a tour to know the Relax and have peace by going to the beach.
tourist places, for
example: go out and explore its tourist centers
its divine beaches
San Felipe castle Know the cultures and others.
historical Center
the walls
park the clock
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Travel Tips: Write 4 recommendations. Don’t forget to include

must/mustn’t - have to and don’t have to.
be a good traveler
mainly they have to walk to get to know the city better

Get to know the You must wear sunglasses, sunscreen, and an umbrella.
city without the
need for public Must be a good traveler.
transport, that is,
take the tour on you must be careful with the traffic, since it is somewhat heavy
foot to enjoy it
more.

Wear sunglasses
and sunscreen.

Superstitions Write at least 2 superstitions common in this place. (Use factual

conditional)

When to go Write about the best time to travel.

The best time to The best time to travel is in December and April, because they
travel to the are dry months that can be enjoyed to the fullest.
beautiful city of
Cartagena is in
December and
April
Where to stay Describe the options available to stay.

In hotels near the Ocean view hotels: decameron baru hotel, summer hotel,
walled city, such sonesta hotel Cartagena.
as San Pedro Hotel
Spa, Bastion Hotels near the walled city: san Pedro hotel spa, bastion luxury
Luxury Hotel and
Casa La Cartujita. hotel, casa la cartujita .
What to eat Write about the typical Food in this place.

fried fish and The typical food of the place is: fish, coconut rice, shrimp,
coconut rice
seafood casserole .
seafood casserole

egg arepa and

carimañolas

shrimp cocktail

coconut sweets

What to drink Write about the typical drinks in this place.

Coconut water their typical drinks are: Coconut water, scraped off, citrus juices,
Tutti Frutti
scraped off

citrus juices
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Tutti Frutti

Transportation Mention the transportation means commonly used in this

place.

trans-Caribbean The most used means of transport are: trans-Caribbean, drive,

cab
drive

cab

Language Write the language spoken in this place.

in Cartagena a spoken Spanish-costeño is maintained

Spanish-coastal

Currency Write the currency used in this place.

The currency used The currency used in the city is the Colombian peso.
is the Colombian
peso.

Tipping Write if people are expected to tip or not in this place.

yes, of course they In most of the finer places, they do tip.

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