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A day in my city
Discover P2 Term 2: Axis 3, Chapter 1
GoalPlan a day for visitors in a city, with times, places and things to do.
New words
schedule · a plan that tells what we do and at what timetourist · a visitor who travels to see interesting placessite · a place that is worth visiting
Explanation
A tour schedule is a plan for one day. For each part of the day, we write the time, the place and what to do there. Marwan plans a day for tourists in his city on the Nile. In Egypt the middle of the day can be very hot. So he plans outdoor places for the morning and the late afternoon. At midday the visitors eat lunch and rest. A good schedule has only a few places, so nobody is rushed. Tourists can be families, school groups or friends from other countries.
Worked examples
| Time | Place | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | old market | walk and look at the shops |
| 12:00 | a café by the Nile | lunch and a rest |
| 4:00 | the river | a felucca ride |
At 12 o’clock the visitors have lunch. The short hand points to 12 and the long hand points to 12.
Outdoor places are in the cooler parts of the day. Midday is for lunch and rest.
Class activity
Plan a tour. Choose four places in your town or city that visitors might like. Make a table with three columns: time, place and what to do. Put lunch and a rest in the middle of the day. Read your schedule to a friend. Ask: would you like this tour? What would you change?
Practice
1
What does a schedule show?
What we do and at what time.
2
The felucca ride starts at the time on the clock. What time is it?
4 o’clock.
3
Why did Marwan plan lunch and a rest in the middle of the day?
Midday is hot, and the visitors need to eat and rest.
4
Name two places that visitors might like in a city on the Nile.
Any two, for example: a market, a park by the river, a museum, a felucca ride.