B1 - Level 3: Unit 5: Writing exercise 11
Writing: A tourist pamphlet
What should a visitor to your country know about local customs? Take in to account the following ideas and use them to write a tourist pamphlet for your country.
- Dressing appropriately
- Staying in someone's home
- Traveling by bus or train
- Giving and receiving gifts
- Taking photographs
- Shopping
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TRAVELING TO MADRID OR BARCELONA!!..... TIPS.....
Madrid: Madrid is Spain's capital in the 16th century, and boasts a nightlife that can produce traffic jams at 5am. Enjoy the Moorish quarter near the Royal Palace, then the Centro Reina Sofia museum with paintings by Dali, Picasso, and Bacon, browse the art in the Museo del Prado and find peace in the nearby quiet oasis Parque del Buen Retiro, with a large artificial lake at its core. Just 45 miles to the southwest is Toledo, with roots dating at least as early as the 4th century and having a stunning cathedral and quieter streets at night
Barcelona: Barcelona has maintained its popularity after hosting the Olympics in 1992. In addition to hosting narrow alleys in its gothic quarter, you can find sights like the Sagrada Familia cathedral, the famous Museu Picasso, with a focus on Picasso’s blue period art, and single walks through the shopping area Passeig de Gracia or Montjuïc, a hill near the city center. A side trip to the Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca offers sun, sand and sea-side fun, plus a little archaeology and architecture.
COLOMBIAN CUSTOMS!!!!
when you visit colombia, is important remember some things... for example, if you visit an ammusement park or a museum is better always ask if you can take photograps, also if you go to have a dinner in a relative's house, it's a custom to ask if you can bring someting for the dinner and don't forget: it's polite, if you are staying in a friend or relative's house, try to use the custom of the family and adopt their rutine.
There are some tips to travel through Colombia, I expect that being useful for you.
TIPS, TIPS, AND MORE TIPS ABOUT COLOMBIA
In Colombia is a custom to eat ajiaco, tamal, bandeja paisa or any tipical food.
In Colombia are to many places to meet with amazing monuments. You have to met the beaches!!! but carefuly with the hawkers, they are going to sell you a lot of things.
In Colombia is a custom drink coffe, it's one of the most important tradition,
so you have to drink a little bit.
Have fun in this beautiful country!!!
TRAVELING THROUGH ZIPAQUIRA !!!
Zipaquira is a beautifull place near Bogota, is the actual name of tha ancient kingdom of Zipa cacique. Their tipical dress and food is awsome. You might check the salt cathedral and enjoy their landscapes. If you decide go there you aren't supposed to take photos, when you visit the mine it's the custom to buy a piece of salt, and bring it as gift to a friend in order to return to the cathedral.
If you want make a train trip, you're supposed to buy the tickets previously, and arrive at time. Once at Zipa, you may dress a typical "ruana", a kind of coat. You're expected to wear a suitable clothe for cold weather, because the people isn't used to see tourists without sweater or another such clothes.
A GREAT TRIP!
When you arrive to Colombia, you have different places for visiting.
There are beautiful beaches in the caribbean and pacific coasts. You can
find numerous places for buying clothes and souvenirs.
In warm wheather, you might use sport clothes. Also, you could visit natural
parks, it's acceptable to take photographs and videotape.
In Cartagena, you may walk round the historic zone, it's a great plan for doing.
After that, you can dance and celebrate in big colorful buses around all the city.
Other thing is go to Santa Marta, a amazing city where at nights in the beaches
there are " Vallenata Spree " for dancing and admirate the place.