Advanced Writing with English in Use

Tourism • Module10B

1.2 Writing

Part 2 writingtask

Next year, for thefirst time,a largegroup ofEnglish-speaking people will be

joining your sc hoolIcollegeIworkplaceforone year. On behalfof the studentsI

workers, write aninf ormati onsheet(about 2 50 word s) thatwelcomes them and

tells thembriefly somet hing about theorganizat ionandthefacilitiesit has to

offer. Include some adviceabout howthey can bes t fit inandenjoytheir stay.

Taskbank: Task 45

108 Tourism

1.0 Writingfor a tourist brochure

A A tourist brochure combinesinformationw ithadvertising .The brochure

informstouristsabout a town or region, butaboveall i t aims to persuade tourists

to come and, when they have come,to enjoythemselves(and spend their

money).Which of these two texts isthe int roductio n to a touristbrochure?

D

Welcometo Oxford

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Oxfordhas many old buildings (in onesquaremile, there are

over 900) butnotallmonuments fromwhichyou ca n seeth e

whole city.The Univer sity consist s of 35 collegesin different

partsof the town. Man ygood bits of archit ectu re, as well as the

entra nces tosome ofthe colleges, may behardtofind.

W~;?~;s~~n~;fO~?eadamidst a ta ng leof 35

.. I differentcollegesandhallsin
hi storyareim p ress we y.
documentedinOxford's stree ts, various partsof theCIty cedn tre,
h I side by Side withsho psa n
houses,colleg esand~laPle s. offices Nordoes Oxford flaunt its
Withinonesquaremie aone,.
. hasmorethan 900 treasures;behinddepartment
theCIty. I storeslurkgrandPalladwn
buildingsoforchrtecturc or d s or half-hiddencran n ies

hi storicalinterest. oorway. Th

Forthevisitorthispresents a of medi evalarc~:tecture. be

challen e _ thereisnosin gle en tra n ce to aco egemay e

bUildin~thatdominatesOxford, tu ckeddOW~anarr~,:~~e:c,w::'

nofamous fortressorhuge andeven t en IS u n I

cathedralthatwill giveyou a Slgn pos te d. d ' 11 be

short-cutviewofthe city. Even Persevere,an you WI

Oxford'sfamous Universityis am ply rewarded...

a What is the differencebetweenthefir st andthesecondtext?

b Does the second textinclude anytectsthat areabsentin the firsttext?

c Whyis the secondtext so much longerthanthe first?

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