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My Area

My Area

 I am going to ask you to write about an area that you know well: your own area. You are going to write as if you are writing for a tourist who is going to visit your area and is going to stay in your house. 

Look at the example on the next page.

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My Area

The idea is that you are going to make a page like you have just seen. You are going to make it in a digital form, so that you can send it to me. 

- You are going to write six short pieces of text about interesting things in your area

- Each thing is within 1 mile (1.5 km) from your house, or at most 15 minutes on foot

- At the top of the text you indicate where you live (City centre, Watergraafsmeer, Diemen Noord, IJburg - for the lucky ones-, etc.)

- Each text is 40 - 60 words long. 

- Each text is accompanied by a small picture. 

- Make it look like the example

My Area

Requirements:

- You are going to write six short pieces of text about interesting things in your area

- Each thing is within 1 mile (1.5 km) from your house, or at most 15 minutes on foot

- At the top of the text you indicate where you live (City centre, Watergraafsmeer, Diemen Noord, IJburg - for the lucky ones-, etc.)

- Each text is 40 - 60 words long. 

- Each text is accompanied by a small picture.  - Make it look like the example

My Area

Some of you live in the city centre. It will be easy to give examples like Anne Frank house or Rijksmuseum. But for a tourist who comes to stay in your house it is even more interesting to know where you can find a good supermarket or a really nice baker's. So the six things in your area are not necessarily important things, they could just as well be nice shops, playgrounds, football fields or a place where you can sit and relax. 

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Please note:

It is not necessary to go outside. I am sure you will be able to find pictures on the internet. Use streetview.

Go to: https://www.anwb.nl/verkeer/routeplanner

Here you can see how far everything is from your house. 

00:21

If you lived in this area,

this would be a good number 1.

00:34

If you lived in the area,

this could be a good number 2.

00:57

If you lived in the area,

this could be an excellent number 3.

01:27

If you lived in this area,

you would not want to leave out this one, so number 4. 

01:49

If you lived in this area,

you could put this down as your favourite shop and number 5.

02:14

If you lived in the area and enjoyed films,

this could be your number 6.

02:34

If you lived in this area,

this could be your favourite restaurant and number 7.

(and remember, you only need 6)

Just to check your knowledge of Amsterdam and surrounding areas? Where is this?

1. IJburg
2. Diemen
3. Amsterdam Oost
4. Duivendrecht

And where is this?

1. IJburg
2. Diemen
3. Monnikendam
4. Duivendrecht

And where was this photograph taken?

1. IJburg
2. Amsterdam Zuidoost
3. Monnikendam
4. Duivendrecht

And this one?

1. IJburg
2. Amsterdam Zuid
3. Monnikendam
4. Duivendrecht

How about this one?

1. Amsterdam Noord
2. Amsterdam Zuid
3. Monnikendam
4. Duivendrecht

How about this picture?

1. Amsterdam Noord
2. Amsterdam Zuid
3. Amsterdam West
4. Duivendrecht

How about this picture?

1. Amsterdam Zuid
2. Amsterdam West
3. Duivendrecht
4. Abcoude

1. Amsterdam Zuid
2. Amsterdam Centrum
3. Duivendrecht
4. Abcoude

1. Amsterdam Zuid
2. Amsterdam Centrum
3. Abcoude

click the middle

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