2019-11-11 Writing: city/category choices

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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This week: make a short guide for students studying English in a specific city
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What countries (other than the US) would be good places to study English immersively?
What are some cities in those countries?
- South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg)
- England (London, Cambridge)
- Scotland (Edinburgh 2, Glasgow 3)
- Wales (Cardiff)
- Northern Ireland (Belfast 2)
- Ireland (Dublin)
- Australia (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Cairns)
- New Zealand (Auckland 5, Wellington 5, Christchurch2)
- Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary)
- Singapore (Singapore)
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What categories of things should people know about if they want to study in Singapore?
- transportation
- safety/emergencies
- money
- food
- entertainment (movies, theater, sports, events)
- places to go (museums, beaches, parks, festivals)
- going out (clubs, bars, restaurants)
- social life/meeting people
- weather/clothes
- healthcare
- accommodation/housing
- shopping
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- transportation [what kind of public transportation is there?]
- food (including restaurants) [how expensive are restaurants?]
- entertainment [which sports teams are there?]
- places to go (can include shopping) [where is good to go after school?]
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Now with your group, decide what key information visitors would need.
What questions will you want to answer for them?
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After you’ve made a list of questions as a group, start looking for the answers online.
(Homework: continue doing research to find useful details about your group’s topic.)