2016-07-15 Writing: boston guide presentation

Greg Malivuk
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What order should the sections of our guide be in?

1 - people and culture - Amber
2 - cost / money - Belal
3 - housing/accommodation - Mark
4 - weather and appropriate clothing - Jill
5 - food - Pack
6 - historical buildings - Chien
7 - educational places (including colleges, museums, libraries) - Qi
8 - Going to Franklin Park Zoo - Sebastian
9 - emergency situations (what to do) - Marie
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Homework: on a new, clean piece of paper (which you will give me) write a corrected version of your paragraph(s), which you will read to the rest of the class tomorrow.
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Present your paragraphs in the order we decided yesterday.
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“If you have a budget.” = If you have a plan about spending your money.
“If you are on a budget.” = If you have to plan carefully because you don’t have a lot of money.

*When you visit to Boston, …
-> When you visit Boston, … (no preposition with “visit”)
We do say: “visitors to Boston”

You might arrive in Boston by plane. (“arrive” is a verb of location, with “in”, “at”, or “on”)
You might get to Boston by plane. (“get” is a verb of movement, with “to” or “from”)

in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
during the day
at night