1. TRAVELING ABROAD

2. Is traveling abroad a distant dream for you? Would you like to travel for free? So your dream is closer than ever! Check it out !

3. Oops! Magazine is selecting young people to experiment brand new adventures all over the world and you will write the “Critic-for-1-day” column on its next issue.

4. 1 st step: Make groups of four people at least. 2 nd step: Choose one of the following countries: * Australia * England * Ireland * The United States of America

5. 3 rd step: Make a research about the chosen country. You must include the following aspects: * Accomodation * Food * Entertainment * Social Etiquette 4 th step: Write a magazine column about your findings. 5 th step: Hand it in to your teacher in a week.

6. You can find below some websites to help your research: Australia: www.australia.com/about.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/australia www.yesaustralia.com/i-menuing.htm http://nomadsworld.com/news/blog/australian- etiquette-a-guide-to-australian-etiquette England http://www.visitengland.com/ee/ http://projectbritain.com/ http://www.britainexpress.com/accommodation.htm http://www.magicaljourneys.com/England

7. Ireland: http://www.discoverireland.ie/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland http://www.ireland.com/ http://www.irishcentral.com/travel/Top-ten-places-to-see- in-ireland-106433468.html The U.S.A http://www.usatourist.com/english/index.html http://www.thebrandusa.com/ http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/United-States-of- America.html#b http://international.loc.gov/intldl/brhtml/brhome.html

8. How to write a newspaper or magazine column: http://www.writersreign.co.uk/How-to-Write- a-Column.html http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Newspaper- Column http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/lucy- mangan/lucy-mangan-how-to-be-a-columnist

9. You will be evaluated according to the following aspects: INSUFFICIENTREGULARGOODEXCELLENT ORGANIZATION COHERENCE COHESION CREATIVITY RULES’ OBEDIENCE

10. Have you enjoyed our trip together? Do not unpack! Let’s travel again to experience new cultural aspects. How about South Africa? This country has eleven official languages and English is one of them. Visit the sites below to find out more about this beautiful country. http://www.southafrica.info http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/pt/br/ http://www.southafrica.com/

11. This activity is destinated to intermediate and advanced students of English as a Second Language. Its goal is the developing of writing skills and cultural enrichment. It was developed by Amanda Carvalho, Ana Beatriz Andrade, Beatriz Sobreira and Juliana Martins under guidance of Prof. Janaina Cardoso for the course “Use of Technology for English Language Teaching” at UERJ.