Unit 11
Skim the webpage below. What kind of information does it contain? Who might find this information useful?
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Name of website Pages in website
Home page Where to stay
Contact us What to see
Picnic at the old fort Spend a lazy afternoon in the Cabrits National Park. Explore the ruins of 18th- century Fort Shirley. Gaze at the peak of Morne Diablotin towering above the bay. Visit the museum and learn about the area’s fascinating natural history. Follow the many nature trails to the deserted beaches. Visit a Carib village
Links to other parts of website
Airport car hire Tourist Office
Tours
Maps
If you have all day, you can take a tour to the Carib Territory. The descendants of the Kalinago still live in this reserve. Stop for a while to admire the beautiful hand-woven baskets sold at the roadside. Watch men carving seaworthy canoes out of ancient gommier trees that are as old as the hills. Take a boat ride Ride in a canoe up the Indian River where the famous movie Dead Man’s Chest was lmed. Let a local guide paddle you upstream under the archway of overhanging branches. Glimpse the silver arrows of the tiny sh darting through the shallows and spot the waving arms of the ddler crabs on the shores. Laze on the beach
Photos
Hyperlink
The magical palm-fringed Purple Turtle beach lies just north of Portsmouth, on the way to Cabrits Park. Take a dip in the cool clear waters of the bay, and quench your thirst in one of the beach bars along the shore.
• Skimming: Ask students to skim the webpage to find the purpose and the audience for this text. • Webpage: Look at the way the information is laid out in the main text of the webpage with short, snappy headings followed by details of each exercise. This layout makes it easy for people to find out what they want to know.
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