2019-09-16 Writing: city choice, begin research

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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This week: make a short guidebook for students studying English in a specific city
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What countries speak all or mostly English? What are some cities there?
- United States (Chicago, San Diego, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa, NYC, Washington, LA, San Francisco)
- United Kingdom (London, Bermingham, Bermoth, Cambridge, Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh)
- Ireland (Dublin)
- Australia (Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Cairns, Hobart)
- Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary)
- South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria)
- Trinidad and Tobago (Port of Spain)
- Singapore (Singapore)
- New Zealand (Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch)
- Malta (Valletta)
- Jamaica (Kingston)
- Bahamas (Nassau)
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San Diego

What categories of things should people know about if they want to study in San Diego?
- transportation
- food
- things to do
- entertainment
- education
- health/medical
- sports
- emergencies
- phones/communication
- clothes/shopping
- weather
- money
- something else?
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- food/health (e.g. what are the best restaurants?)
- entertainment (e.g. where can I see a new movie?)
- phones/communication (e.g. how much do phones cost?)
- weather/clothes (e.g. what clothes should I have for the weather?)
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With your partner, decide what key information visitors would need. What main questions do you want to answer for them? (You do not need to find the answers yet.)
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Start looking for the answers to these questions (use your phones and the Internet).
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Homework: continue doing research to find useful details about your topic