Modified English project

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2. Project “ A Travel in Time to …” Welcome, Time Traveler! It is your birthday today, and your gift is a ride in the Time machine! You have reached another place or time. Before you start, I must warn you! Once you go back in time, you can only stay for one day. If you stay too long, you won’t be able to come back. Another thing...You must bring back a report about what you see. Jump aboard and off you go!

3. Hello Time Traveler! This isn’t what you expected to do on your birthday, is it? Nobody’s going to believe you if you don’t write down everything you do and see. Keep a journal in Word and show it to your assessor when you get back from your trip in a Time Machine.

4. 1. You´ve just landed Use these sites to help you find out something interesting that happened on your birthday in some other place and in some other year. http://www.born-today.com/ http://www.famousbirthdays.com/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/ http://www.datesinhistory.com/ http://features.yahoo.com/history/ http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/?id=uk http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/ http://www.history.com/ http://dmarie.com/timecap/

5. Write all the answers in full sentences in your report. 1. Where exactly did you land? 2. What's the name of the place? Does it have any meaning? Explain. 3. What year is it? 4. What important event is happening today? 1. You’ve just landed

6. 2. Birthday party!! 1. Name a famous person who was born on your birthday. 2.What food is there at the birthday party? 3.What are 2 top songs for this year in the party?

7. Your new friends have very kindly offered to take you on a tour around this place. 1. What do you see around you? Describe at least one building. Include a picture. 2. Describe at least one person. Include a picture .

8. You are sitting with your new friends in a quiet place and you're asking them questions about their culture and life . Write five questions to ask them ,include the answers. For example: 1.Do you have any celebration? 2.When is it? 3.Where does it take place? 4.How long does it last? 5.How do you get there?

9. Hurry back into the time machine or else you won't be able to get back at all!

10. Gather all your information and send it to your assessor in a power point presentation. Include these points: 1. In the first page (Name, date, class, Title ("A Travel in Time to ................") 2. Indicate clearly the four sections of the report. 3. Check your spelling and language. You can use this dictionary. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ 4. Include a few illustrations. 5. Include a bibliography at the end of the report. What internet sites or books did you use?

11. Choose 2 things (music, fashion, technology, important events ,TV programs, movies, buildings, etc.) and write a brief paragraph to the forum about what you liked and didn’t like in your trip.

12. Using internet sites to find out what happened on your birthday Answered all the questions using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Content is interesting . Answered some of the questions using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Content is fairly interesting . Answered only a few of the questions. Spelling, grammar and punctuation are not accurate. You've just landed 1. Where exactly did you land? 2. What's the name of the place? Does it have any meaning? Explain. 3. What year is it? 4. What important event is happening today? Birthday party!! 1. Name a famous person who was born on your birthday. 2.What food is there at the birthday party? 3.What are 2 top songs for this year in the party?

13. Using internet sites to find out what happened on your birthday Answered all the questions using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Content is interesting . Answered some of the questions using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Content is fairly interesting . Answered only a few of the questions. Spelling, grammar and punctuation are not accurate. A tour around the place 1.What do you see around you? Describe at least one building. Include a picture 2.Describe at least one person. Include a picture . A talk with some of your new friends. 1.Do you have any celebration? 2.When is it? 3.Where does it take place? 4.How long does it last? 5.How do you get there?