Wednesday, December 5th

A. San Francisco, oh San Francisco...

What would you do in San Francisco? Tons of things to do and all of them are equally fun and entertaining.  Your job is to choose 3 top attractions in San Francisco based on the list displayed in the following page and locate them in the map of San Franciso in the Blog: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60713-Activities-San_Francisco_California.html

Now the fun begins:
1. You are staying at a hotel located in Fisherman's Wharf, on Larking Street right next to Ghirardelli Square (hint: North of San Francisco).
2. How do you get to your 3 attractions from your hotel?  Provide a lot of details as if you were giving them to someone looking to follow the same itinerary.

Vocabulary to keep in mind when giving and asking for directions:

How do I get to …?

What's the best way to …?

Where is …?

Go straight on (until you come to …).

Turn around./Go back.

Turn left/right (into …-street).

Make a left/right (on....street)

Go along …

Cross …

Go Across

You will pass...

You will see a....on the left/right

Take the first/second road on the left/right

It's on the left/right.

straight on

opposite to

near 

next to

between

at the end (of)

on/at the corner

behind 

in front of

(just) around the corner

traffic lights

intersection, junction

B. Hollywood Time: Camera, Set, Action!

 

Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/

Go to movies menu and select Top Movies.  Choose your top 2 movies from the list of Best Movies of 2012 and your top 2 movies from the list Best Movies of All Time.  Once you have made your selections, do the following:

1. Read the synopsis of the movie
2. Watch the trailer
3. Read a few user reviews and qualify the movie as:
• Very Bad
• Bad
• Mediocre
• Good
• Very Good
• Excellent
4. Write your own review of the movies
5. Who are the main actors/actress?
6. Do you recommend this film? Why or why not?

C. Use of Still, Yet and Already

Tell me something about yourself...

• List 5 beautiful/exotic places (countries, cities, regions, etc) that you want to visit but that you haven't yet (hint: use yet)
• List 5 memorable activities that you have done in the past (hint: use already)
• List 5 things that you plan to do but that you may not have started or you may have started but not finished (hint: use still)