STEP 3 - WRITING ACTIVITY

Imagine that you are the owner of a travel agency, and you are going to design a travel guide. To do this follow the
next steps:
Choose an unknown place in your region and complete the Annex 2. Preparing my travel guide. You can download the
file with the chart in the Learning Environment, Activities guide and evaluation rubric - Unit 1 - Task 2 – Looking for a
destination (the same where you found this Guide).
LEARNING TIP: Write simple complete sentences. What is important is that you write the sentences by yourself. (You don’t need
translator; you can use the vocabulary studied in the course resources).

PREPARING MY TRAVEL GUIDE

CATEGORY VOCABULARY SENTENCES

Cali, valle del Cali is the world capital of Cali is a Colombian city locates in the department of Valle del
cauca, Colombia salsa Cauca, it’s known for being the world capital of salsa and for its
famous rhythms, culture and gastronomy.

What to do It is recommendable to visit
the differ tourist places in the
city.
-Climb until the Cristo Redentor statue, this is one of the most
essentials planes for doing in Cali.
-visit the Ermita’s Church.
-Visit the park of the dog.
-In the night, visit the park of Peñón.
-visit the zoo.

Travel Tips: Some things you must and
mustn’t do in Cali
-you must do a city tour.
-you mustn’t go to Sinaloa neighborhood; it is very dangerous.
- you mut taste the Cali’s gastronomy.
You mustn’t go to christ monument in the early morning because
it is very dangerous.

Superstitions Superstitions for new year in -people say that if you wash the house with too much soup and
Cali. water, the bad vibes from last year will leave the house.
 -people say that if you have money in your pockets the 31th of
December, the next year will bring you prosperity.

When to go Recommended dates for Its recommendable to travel in august and September, during
visiting the city. this season, there is a favorable weather.

Where to stay Better places to stay in Cali. -El peñol, san Antonio and san cayetano are three little historic
neighborhoods located at wets from Cali’s center, there you can
find bars and restaurants, good night life and it’s a safe place.
-San Fernando and Parque del perro, this a safe zone, good
night life and it is close to the center of the city.
-Versalles, Granada and Juanambú, where you can find
restaurants, bars, luxurious areas and it is close to the center.

What to eat Cali’s gastronomy -the chontaduro.

-The sancocho of chicken.
-Atollado rise; a delicious plate, fully of meat.
-Marranitas; a fried banana ball with crunchy pork rind in the
middle.
-Aborrajados; fried banana sweet fully of cheese.

What to drink Recommended drinks -The cholao; is made of ice, flavored syrups, fruits and
condensed milk.
-The lulada, it is lulo mixed with Lemmon juice, sugar and
generally, pieces of fruit-

Transportation Recommended transports You can transport by bus, taxi, cableway or DiDi.

Language Cali’s language Vallecaucano Spanish, this is the name of the linguistic variety
from this region.

Currency Colombian Peso Colombian peso is the legal money in this region

Tipping Recommendations about Generally the habitants of Cali are accustomed to receiving
tipping toppings from tourists.
3.1. Create an infographics “My travel guide to…” to show your travel guide to the.
https://www.canva.com/design/DAE-jc5c5Mw/m4XEcBHlL_bgYY3mX-20ng/edit?utm_content=DAE-
jc5c5Mw&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

3.2. Upload your chart and your Infographics on the forum.

unknown destination. Include the information requested in the previous chart.

LEARNING TIP: Use conditionals, modal verbs (must / mustn't - have to) and
phrasal verbs. You can use: Canva, Genially, piktochart and other tools.