A TRIP TO JALAPA

Vista del ayuntamiento y de la catedral, Jalapa centro.

INTRODUCTION

Are you planning to travel? Do you want a cultural and natural place full of fun where you can go with family or friends? Jalapa has the best places for different interests. Where do you have to go in Jalapa? What can you do? What can you see?

TASK

You have to make a tour guide with all the places that you cannot missed as a tourist in Jalapa. You have to consider that all the places can be for all ages and different tastes.

Callejón del Diamante. Jalapa

You are going to form three teams of 4 people and two teams with 5 people. You are going to a research, prepare and present the work.

1. You have to investigate the cultural and entertainment aspects in Jalapa to visit with family, friends, etc. in the day or at night.

2. Do a writing in which you mention at least 10 places. You have to include: places to go with family, parks, gastronomy, accommodation, cultural places, night life, etc.

3. You have to you summarize the information and record a DVD with a length between 10 and 15 minutes.

4. The dead line to present the DVD to the class is on Friday 20th. 
5. This work is going to count in your final grade.

ASPECTS

Look the information about what you can find in Jalapa like cultural and historic attractions in history books, tour guides, magazines, etc. 

WEB SITES

1. Some attractions in Jalapa http://www.xalapamio.com/atractivos.htm

2. Visit Jalapa http://www.visitmexico.com/es/xalapa-veracruz

3. Hotel options http://www.zonaturistica.com/hoteles-en/584/xalapa-veracruz.html
4. Restaurants and more http://www.alacarta.mx/
5. Places to have fun http://www.bestday.com.mx/Xalapa/Vida_Nocturna/

ASSESSMENT

The DVD is going to be assessed according the next points:

• Content: locations, updated information, schedule of the places showed.
• Expression: grammar, vocabulary, fluency.
• Creativity: the way in which you are going to present the video.

CONCLUSION

After you see all the teams’ videos, you have to post in the blog any comment about something new that you have learnt. 

USBI, Jalapa, Ver.