The Family: Family trip. Webquest

You´re the member of a family composed of four people including yourself.
You want to go for a 3 days´trip to London, from Paris, with all your family.

How will you go to London?

How much will the holiday cost?

What photos will you take?

THE TASK

-- With your partners, decide which of the four proposed roles (mother, father, daughter, son) each student is going to play.

-- You will first plan your holiday individually.

-- You will also calculate your budget, step by step .

-- For each step , you will have grids to fill in . Only fill in the column which concerns you.

-- You will also have to indicate on a map of London all the Underground Stations you plan to ues, all the places and sites you plan to visit.

You can: either present your future trip orally to the class before your holiday or give a report of your trip after your holiday.

Step 1- Defining roles
Before visiting any website, fill in the following grid about yourself (depending on your assigned role).

	FATHER	MOTHER	DAUGHTER	SON
name
age	38		15
Main hobbies or interests		Painting		Trains
Visits you won’t miss in London	The British Museum	The National Gallery	London Zoo

Meet the other members of your group and complete with their help the table for all the family.

Be ready to introduce your family briefly to the class.
Step 2- The Journey

Your holiday will have to take place some time between June 1 and July 31 this year. Decide on a precese date.

The whole family is taking the Eurostar. Visit there website here and plan the fourney by filling in the following table

PARIS - LONDON

Trip out	date	city	Station name	time	Check-in time
departure
Arrival

LONDON-PARIS

Trip back	date	city	Station name	time	Check-in time
departure
Arrival

Transport

Fares

Total for family

In £

Total for family

In €

RETURN TICKET

Step 3- Get a map of London

Get a map here
Circle all areas, streets, underground stations corresponding to your choices and draw a legend to your itinerary on the map (for example, avoid circling in the same colour places that you won't visit on the same day).

Step 4-Plan all visits
Visit the following sites to help you discover London and shedule your visits according to your likes, interests, hobbies...
Time out London online The Royal Residences
Royal Portraits This is London London Town

Museums and galleries Father Mother Daughter Son

Day 1
1-Name of museum/gallery/site
2- Place /area
3- Underground station
4- Entrance fee
Day 2
1-Name of museum/gallery/site
2- Place /area
3- Underground station
4- Entrance fee
Day 3
1-Name of museum/gallery/site
2- Place /area
3- Underground station
4- Entrance fee

Step 5- Find accomodation

Try to find a hotel in central London that would suit all the family.

Your maximun budget for all the weekend for the family is £400 .

Hotels in London
Then, fill in the following table about the hotel you have chosen.

Hotel Name
Hotel Place
Underground station
Phone number
Type of bedroom chosen
Price for 4 people per night
Total price for weekend (2 nights, 4 people)

   Convert   pounds £         into          euros €

Step 6- Transport in London
The easiest way to travel in London is to use the underground. First, get a copy of the Underground Map here.
Now that you know where you want to go and what you want to do and see, determine what type of Travel Card you'll need to travel.
The Tube                                       All Maps                                            Tube Planner

Note that transport in London is rather expensive, and that fares depend on "Zones". don't buy a 4-Zones Card if you only plan to travel within zone 1 and 2.
-- How many zones are there in London?

-- How many zonesdo you plan to cover each day?

	DAY 1	DAY 2	DAY 3	TOTAL
TRAVEL CARD	Number of zones	Number of zones	Number of zones
	Price £	Price £	Price £	£ EURO

Step 7- Shopping and sightseeing

Visit the following link to Shopping. Decide on what shopping areas each members would like to visit, and why?
Time Out

Shopping place N° 1
	Father	Mother	Daughter	son
Name:
Underground station
Shops to visit
Motivations
Estimated expense
Shopping place N° 2
Name:
Underground station
Shops to visit
Motivations
Estimated expense

Choose 3 photos. Describe and write a short comment on each photograph: where and when you took it, what the weather was like, who you were with and how you liked the place.