PLANNING A TRIP TO EUROPE

PROJECT GUIDELINES
What is this project about?
This project focuses on planning a trip to Europe. Students are required to gather information about
a country of their choice in Europe and prepare a presentation that includes the information
gathered and what they have learned about the country chosen.

Tasks
1. List the country and city/cities you would like to visit.
2. Gather some important / interesting information about the country :
- facts (location, flag, capital, official language(s), currency, population, government, climate, ….);
- culture (national symbols or icons, food, religion, clothing, music, festivals, …);
- useful advice (required travel documents & other important documentation, personal safety –
things to be careful of).
3. Provide reasons for wanting to visit the country.
4. Choose your travel dates and identify how you will get there and how much it will cost (choose a
travel agency or company airline of your preference, check websites, find information about dates,
prices, transport, airport(s), …).
5. Identify two places of accommodation where you could stay and provide a cost/night for each of
the places.
6. Identify 3 places of interest to visit (include information about those places, you can also include a
route planner / map of the city with tourist attractions / tourism office contacts / travelling – getting
around) and give some advice on things to do (good places to eat, things to eat, nightlife, … ).

This assignment must be presented in three different formats:

- Paper format (a brochure or a leaflet)
- Digital format (a slideshow / video / …)
- Using Realia (real life objects, which are used to improve students’ understanding of other
cultures or real life situations, as real money, maps, items of food and drink, postcards, etc.)

Prior to starting this assignment you should discuss and agree on the most appropriate formats with
your group. Consider the number / type of tasks and how you can structure your work, including final
presentation.

Please note that information in Wikipedia is not always reliable. Give preference to Official Tourism
websites, where you can find most of the information you need to complete your assignment.
Be sure to include all source references (books / brochures / websites & dates / …).

Allotted time: (XXX hours) Presentations to be made on XXXXX

Grading: choices on presentation will be evaluated based on creativity (X%), content (X%),
group work (X%), oral presentation (X%).

Country & cities chosen: ___________________________________________________________

Group members: _________________________________________________________________

Materials needed:
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