Using+Wikis



__ Task __


 * Choose a city one that you have not lived in. Search the web and find __#|the answers__ to the following questions for your chosen city.
 * 1) Where is it located?
 * 2) What is the population?
 * 3) What is the weather like?
 * 4) What languages do they speak?
 * 5) What kinds of sport are popular?
 * 6) Who is the president/prime minister/ruler?
 * 7) What do people like to do for entertainment?
 * 8) What tourist attractions are popular?
 * 9) What kind of public transport is used?
 * 10) Is there a lot of traffic congestion?


 * Write a short paragraph about your city, including three obvious mistakes.


 * Look at you partners paragraph and correct the errors


 * Follow up by using the city to write a comparative piece of writing. Comparing your city with the city selected.


 * Post you piece of writing on the wiki


 * Correct you classmates errors or give them advice about the structure


 * __ 11 Additional wiki ideas __**


 * 1) You can upload homework/assignments and answers on wiki
 * 2) Set up the wiki so it has various themes on different pages such vocabulary, grammar structures, expressions. This can be added to as you go
 * 3) Use it for vocabulary i.e students are assigned/ select new words that come up in class. They post their new words with definitions, word form, pronunciation, examples etc on a vocabulary page
 * 4) Students post work their own work on the wiki, if they are comfortable, then others can redraft edit
 * 5) Give students a web site/book/listening, Students write a review
 * 6) Put a text/video on the wiki without questions. Students have to write the questions for other students to answer
 * 7) Put up a text with Questions, students highlight where the answers rather than answering the questions
 * 8) Students find a text, video, listening have to write questions
 * 9) Students create a story together in groups. You can start them off. They can use additional pages to write profiles of characters or to write prequels/sequels to the story/glossary of terms or definitions
 * 10) Give the students a basic story in which they have to add adjectives/adverbs to add extra detail or add sentences to build up the back ground
 * 11) Set up a discussion page or forum to discuss work language ideas