A webquest about Madrid

 
Created by Nati Castillo

Conclusion
 

Introduction

You’re going to Madrid with your school in December.  I’d like you to have a good knowledge of this city so that you take profit from your trip there. (menu)

Task
Your task will consist in planning a five-day trip to Madrid. You will work in groups of threes and each student will be in charge of finding some information such as the things to see there , the things to do and advice from previous travellers.
Use pictures and / or maps of the places you've selected in your project.
The project can be displayed either in Power Point Presentation, in a blog, in a website, in a word document or in a CD-rom.
Include bibliography at the end: list the websites that you have really used for the different parts of your project. (menu)
 

Process
 

Each of you will be in charge of a different part of the project:

 

Part 1 - Culture: famous attractions, museums, excursions from Madrid.
 

Part 2- Leisure: entertainment, relax (parks), shopping, nightlife.

 

Part 3- Advice from previous travellers. Opinions from people who have been there. Participate in forums and post a question for British people to answer (you need to have a Yahoo account).

 
  • Each of you should read and select the top ten places you’d like to visit and select the top
    ten opinions and answers from the forum. Edit the information and remove any unnecessary
    parts. Language shown in your project must be adapted to your level.
 

  • I'll ask you to show me the information you gathered before you move on to the next step.

 
  • Gather the information you have and shares your findings (your ten top lists).
 
  • Now select the places / opinions you're going to include in your travel itineray.  
 
  • You might want to include address, transport, official website, price, timetable, the reason why you chose these places and some advice. Use the web addresses in Resources to select the information. (menu)
 

Resources

 
Recommended websites for every part. Read the menu of each site listed.
 
    • What do to (part 1 and 2)
 
    • Message board (part 3)
 
    • Yahoo answers (post a question, part 3)
 
    • User reviews (part 3)
 
    • Popular attractions (part 1 and 2)
 
    • Interesting sights (part 1)

 
 
    • Madrid museums (part 1)
 
    • Shopping (part 2)
 
    • Nightlife (part 2)
 
    • Nightlife (part 2)
 
    • Routes around Madrid (part 1)

Tripadvisor
 
    • Travel advice written by real travellers (part 3)
 
    • Forum: you need to register to post a message (part 3)
 
    • Madrid recommended attractions (part3)
 
    • Nightlife (part 2)
 
    • Shopping (part 2)
 
    • Sightseeing (part 1)
 
    • Tours or excursions (part 1)
 
    • Walking tours (part 1)
 
    • Things to see: famous attractions, museums (part 1)
 
    • Things to do: entertainment, shopping, nightlife... (part 2)
 
    • Tips (advice, it can be used as a model for part 3)
 
    • Where to go (part 1)
 
    • Activities (part 2)
 
    • Where to go? : parks, excursions, itineraries (parts 1 and 2)
 
    • What do to?: nightlife, shopping , amusement parks
 
    • Top ten (Parts 1 and 2)
 

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Evaluation

Your report will be evaluated in group, it means that all of you have to work hard to get a good mark.Visual presentation will be also evaluated as well as grammatical and spelling correctness

 

"Cut and Paste" -retallar i enganxar- will be penalized. You should use vocabulary and structures adequate for the level of English at 2nd Batxillerat.

 
 

Example: A project about New York

 
This is a project I did before going on holidays to New York this summer. I hope it serves as a model for you to help you. Click here to see it.