Exercise 1: A tourist guide

1WRITING! Write a tourist guide to New York City.

Task: Plan a day in New York City for a friend. 

New York City

Where? USA
Population 8.3 million

Places to visit:                        

Empire State Building very tall, amazing views
Statue of Liberty famous statue, on Liberty Island
Metropolitan Museum amazing art museum
Fifth Avenue expensive shops
Broadway theatres
Central Park big park with zoo

Places to eat:

Grimaldi's pizza restaurant

Ideas: Use the information above to plan the day for your friend. Think about:

  • Morning activities
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon activities
  • Evening entertainment

Plan: Organize your ideas into paragraphs – one paragraph for each part of the day.

Write: Write your guide. Remember to use sequencers: first, then, next, after that, finally.

Check: Check your spelling, grammar and punctuation.