Your parents are sending you on Spring vacation on a school sponsored trip to Italy. Your assignment is that you keep a journal and bring back a variety of information about the city that you visit. Your parents promised to arrange a family vacation to your favorite Italian city if your presentation is good enough to persuade them.
Your journal entries should include descriptions of your activities and places you see, such as restaurants, museums, historical places, and interesting places that you see while sightseeing. Include information about the climate, weather, history, population, clothing, foods, and any interesting information that you can find about the city. Make it seem as if you are actually there touring the city and learning all about it.
Choose a museum and include pictures and descriptions of the art work.
Describe the restaurants and their menus.
Describe historical buildings - how they look, their history and significance.
Describe the weather during your stay.
Find out what movies, songs and radio programs are popular. Include this information.
Read a daily newspaper. Comment on the top stories that occurred during your stay.
Describe the religion and language of the city.
Describe the size of your city and how many people live there.
Give details of some important events in the history of that city.
Describe the major industries and businesses in the city.
Discuss the geographic location Italy and which countries border Italy.
Discuss fun things to do in the city.
Describe the holidays celebrated in Italy.
Describe the type of clothing worn by the people in your city.
Decide how much American money you need to take and how it will be exchanged in Italy.
Calculate the length of time it took you to fly from Atlanta to your city.
Describe the size of the city and the population.
