Class One:
Hi guys, we will start our first class with the presentation you did for homework. And then, since we are currently stuck at home, we’re going to travel virtually! Where? All the way south to Australia and the city of Sydney!
You will use the internet to find information about the city and complete a couple of tasks. Are you ready? Here we go!
Activity 1: Introductory quiz
Visit this website and answer the following questions in pairs:
1. Who originally lived in Sydney?
2. When did the First Fleet arrive?
3. Why did the First Fleet travel to Australia?
4. When did the British stop sending convicts to Australia?
5. Where are the houses of parliament?
6. When did Sydney become a city?
7. What is the Town Hall made of?
8. Where is the Opera House?
Activity 2: Planning a trip
In this activity you will plan an itinerary for a visit to Sydney. Imagine your group are going to spend three days in Sydney. Write down everything you are going to do and everything you think you will need. The websites below may help!
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/australia/sydney
Homework
Write an article for a travel magazine for teenagers. The topic is travel advice for tourists visiting Valencia. Write about:
a) places they should visit
b) things they should do
c) food they should try
Remember to say why you would recommend these things! Write between 140-190 words. Please email the homework to freewayteachers@gmail.com.
Class Two:
In our second class we will continue with the topic of travel and read about some British round-the-world travellers, including a cyclist, a running granny and a teenage sailor.
You will need two things for this lesson:
