1. Asia’s World City
Writing

2. Local Tourist Attractions

3. Local Food

4. Itinerary
• (noun) a detailed plan or route of a
journey

5. Itinerary Samples
• Read the samples
• Identify its features
– Heading(s)?
– Sub-heading(s)?
– Main body?
• How are the sentences organised?
– Use of tense?

6. Itinerary Samples
• (in point form)
http://www.ctshk.com/english/leisure/gdhighl
ights/sg3.htm
• (travel brochure)
http://www.hongthai.com.sg/files/tour_files/
OOLS6D_E.pdf
• (in paragraph form)
http://www.newshan.com/tour/PackageTour/
Hong_Kong/4DHKGG.html

7. Components of an Itinerary
• Heading: duration and destination of the tour
• Sub-heading(s): day of the tour, highlights of
activities, events or places to be visited
• Main body: detailed description of
activities, events or places to be visited
– Events arranged in time sequence
– Use simple present tense

8. WRITING TASK

9. Writing Task
• A 3-day itinerary for family trip to Hong Kong
• About 250 words

10. Online Resources
• Local tourist attractions
• http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/attra
ctions/sightseeing-guide.html

11. Summary
• Heading: duration and destination of the tour
• Sub-heading(s): day of the tour, highlights of
activities, events or places to be visited
• Main body: detailed description of
activities, events or places to be visited
– Events arranged in time sequence
– Use simple present tense