XVII. Look through the given ads.

1) Make up your own.

2) Write an application, advertising your services as a tour-guide.

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...and all of this with peace of mind that there is someone waiting just for you in St. Petersburg to help you make most of your stay here.

XVIII. Write a letter advertising your services as an interpreter or a translator.

XIX. Write an essay, describing a day in the life of: a) an ordinary tour-guide; b) the chief of the tour/traveling agency (about 350 words). Use the following notes:

1. Although the topic may seem relatively straightforward, it will need the degree of planning as all essay writing at this level. Without careful planning, it could easily become a rambling and inconsequential account.

2. The first choice is whether to write in the first or third person. The first is likely to lead to the most vivid account but there are other points. You could, for example write from the viewpoint of a reporter who has arranged to spend a day with the person in question. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of the two possibilities before deciding.

3. “Describe” is a keyword. More important that the actual events of the days are your reactions to them. They should come to life for the reader and this will depend on your ability to describe them effectively and from your chosen viewpoint. Humour and/or irony may well prove useful.

4. The introduction and conclusion should provide a perspective on the day’s activities.

Project work Carry out your project work and make its presentation “Famous cities”.

You are to research a particular city and to create a large illustrated wall map. You should collect as much information as possible about the city in English and Russian.

Negotiate with other students which city you will work on. Collect as much realia as you can about the chosen city, such as leaflets, tickets, receipts, postcards, etc. (The National Geographic Magazine etc. is an excellent source of pictures and information).

1. Download city maps, pictures, and text from the Internet.

2. Include something anecdotal or legendary for interest.

3. Establish whether there is a source of tourist video material available.

4. Each group looks at the detailed information they have collected and decides how they are going to present it.

5. Give your short prepared presentation on the foreign city and then pool all the materials that have been collected.

6. You will have a fixed amount of time to present your findings to the rest of the class.

7. Work on producing the largest possible wall map. Each group may need to work on a different section of the map.

8. Write up the accompanying texts and put these up beside the relevant sites. You can illustrate the map with tickets, and pictures or photos from leaflets to make one huge map collage.

Notes. If you have access to the Internet, look up the names of your favourite countries and try to find their tourist information web pages. For example, you can find information in English on Ireland at www.irelandtravel.co.uk. and on Spain at www.tourspain.es