Spanish Speaking Countries: La Agencia De Viages

Senora Berardi

Your Assignment:

WORKING WITH A PARTNER, YOU WILL RESEARCH THE KEY CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SITES OF A SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY. AS TRAVEL AGENTS, YOU WILL HAVE TO PLAN AN EXCITING ITINERARY FOR TOURISTS INTERESTED IN TRAVELING TO YOUR COUNTRY. YOU WILL PREPARE A VISUAL IN ORDER TO PRESENT THESE PLACES OF INTEREST THAT YOU SELECT. YOU MUST WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER TO PUT TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

BE PREPARED TO TELL TRAVELERS:

WHERE THEY SHOULD GO (at least 3 specific places )
HOW THEY SHOULD TRAVEL (to country and within country)
HOW MUCH TICKETS WILL COST
WHAT THINGS THEY NEED TO BRING (clothing documents, money)

VISUAL: YOU CAN CREATE A BROCHURE, MAGAZINE, OR LARGE POSTER FOR YOUR PICTURES.

YOU WILL BE GRADED ON YOUR PRESENTATION, INCLUDING THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ASKED OF YOU BY TOURISTS. THEY WILL BE ASKING FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS BASED ON YOUR PRSENTATION. THEREFORE, BE PREPARED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING ACTIVITIES THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO WHILE VISITING YOUR COUNTRY, SUCH AS:

VISITING MUSEUMS AND BEACHES
GOING TO CONCERTS, RESTAURANTS, SHOPPING
ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION
HOW MUCH THINGS COST (concert/museum tickets, food, souvenirs)

IN ADDITION, BE PREPARED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF OTHER AGENTS FOLLOWING THEIR PRESENTATION.

Media Center Resources

Links to Information About the Countries

Guide to Country Profiles

Countries of the World

Country Studies

Foreign Language for Travelers

Travel Information Sites

Travel for Kids

Lonely Planet: The Americas

Fodor's Travel Guides

Rough Guides Travel

Trackstar

Spain

Frommer's Travel Guides

InfoHub Travel Guides

Let's Go Travel Guides

Expedia

USE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS A REMINDER OF WHAT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO INCLUDE. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION IN CLASS EACH DAY AS WE LEARN SOMETHING NEW IN THE TRAVEL UNIT THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO YOUR PROJECT.

1. ¿Adónde va? Por muchas ciudades? (minimo de 2)

2. ¿Por cuánto tiempo es el viaje? Por uno o dos semanas?

3. ¿Cuándo es?

4. ¿Cuánto cuesta el viaje?

5. ¿Cómo va? ¿Cómo va a llegar? Y salir?

6. ¿Cuáles otros métodos de transporte hay? (minimo de 4)

7. ¿Qué necesita llevar? (ropa, pasaporte)

8. ¿Qué va a hacer (actividades y dónde)

9. ¿A qué hora es la actividad con el reloj de 24 horas?

10. ¿Hay museos y monumentos? Hay cosas famosas?

11. ¿Hay artistas famosas? Cosas culturales?

PART ll: WRITTEN

BASED ON THE ANWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS. YOU WILL WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT WHICH TRAVEL PRESENTATION YOU FOUND MOST USEFUL AND INTERESTING. WHY?

YOU WILL NEED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO EACH PRESENTATION. TAKING NOTES IN CLASS IS RECOMMENDED.