Advanced Writing with English in Use

Tourism • Module10B

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1.3 Writing
Yourlocal touri st boardproducesaneight -pagebrochure which presentsyour
town (or region)to English-speaking tourists. The brochurecompriseseight
sections,eachof 250 words.
Agene ra lintroductionto the town, mentioning one or t wokey feat ures hut
above all descrihing the whole townin vcry positiveterms.
2 A~lVCllkingtour'-a gu ide dto u r following a rout earoun d thetown andp oint ing
outso me of the mo nume nt s, churc hesandpla ce s of int e res t. T his sectio nlIIay
includearchitecturalinfo rma tion.
3 Hotels, restaurants,pubs, discosancldulls-a hriefg uide to accommodation
ande nte rtainme nt. The Arts areno t mentionedin th i s sectio n.
4 ThePerformingA rt s- a briefg ui de to music, theat re , dan ce and cinem a.
5 T ireVis ua lA rt s-a briefguideto museums, galleries, public sculptu re.
6 T radi t ionsmulcu sto msthatthe tou rist can e nj oy.
7 Famou slocalpeople ,eithe rhisto ricalor Ihing - abrie farticlesummarizing the
pe rson's life , achi eveme nt s and cont ributiontothe town.
8 Industryllnclem p loy me n t-a brie f article writtenfor twopllTposes:topainta
p icture of a modern town wh ich is th rivi n g econo micallyand not justliving ill the
past ; to attr actin d ustryandinves tme nt to the town.
Task 1 Write section 1 (a gene ral introduction).
Task 2 Writeoneothersection.
Classactivity Produce the wholebrochure. You may think of alternativesto the
above plan,
If youarestudyingin Brit ain, research andthenwritethe brochure for the town/
region/ countryyou arestudy ing in. Your target r eaders areforeignstudents
comingto study there, like you,in thefuture.
Taskbank: Tas ks 7 and 46
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