ESL Internet Initiation I

  Here's a treasure hunt or Web Quest to introduce you to some of the ressources on the Internet. Follow the links and report back what you find. Use the questionnaire - follow the instructions to put it in Word and click back and forth as you find the answers.
 
1. The weather:  Check-out the weather and write a short sentence to summarize the  forecast for tomorrow.
2. The news:    a) What are the Canadian headlines of the newspaper for today, b) compare the forecast with the one from link #1. (Are the forecasts the same or different, warmer or colder?)
3. Looking for ...a kitten: No, No, Find an image of an elephant but make sure it's not too big! (Right click on the image and choose Save as to put it on your diskette. Then in Word, choose Insert image - From file and add the image you had saved.) The Basics
4. The sports scores: Give the scores of 3 games played yesterday and the name of one player featured in an article.
5. A little quiz:  Give 2 examples of the quizzes.
6. A little adventure:  What happens if you go north to the river ? a reading activity by other students
7. A little literature: In chapter 1, where is Caroline going and how old is she?
8. Let's travel:  What destination is featured on the Destinations page?
9. Classifieds: Look up in the classified ads " for sale Montreal " and copy an interesting one to the questionnaire.
10. The words to that song: Include  the lyrics to one of your favorite songs. (The Basics)
11. Tune in to Baywatch: Check out the biographies and include 3 facts about one of the stars in your treasure chest. Don't spend too much time on the pictures, you're not finished yet!
12.  File extensions explainedWhat is a .zip file and a .htm or .html file?
13. A phone number : Can you find the teacher's phone number?
14. The movies  Name four movies that included in the New Movie Reviews section.
 
 
Select and copy  the following into a new  Word document and save it, complete and review  your answers,  then save them, print them (to be safe) and attach the file to an e-mail.            Help: The Basics

2.The news:
a) What are the Canadian headlines of the newspaper for today,

b) compare the forecast with the one from link #1. (Are the forecasts the same or different, colder  or warmer?)
 
3.Looking for ...a kitten: No, No, Find an image of an elephant but make sure it's not too big! (Right click on the image and choose Save as to put it on your diskette. Then in Word, choose Insert image - From file.)
 
4.The sports scores:
Give the scores of 3 games played yesterday and
 

the name of one player featured in an article.
 
5.A little quiz:
Give 2 examples of the quizzes.
 

6.A little adventure:
What happens if you go north to the river ?
 

7.A little literature:
In chapter 1, where is Caroline going and

how old is she?
 
8.Let's travel:
What destination is featured on the Destinations page?
 
9.Classifieds:
Look up in the classified ads " for sale Montreal " and copy an interesting
               one to the questionnaire.
 
10.The words to that song:
Include  the lyrics to one of your favorite songs. (select, copy and paste)
 

11.Tune in to Baywatch:
Check out the Fun Facts and include 3 in your treasure chest.

 
12. File extensions explained:
What is a .zip file and

a .htm or .html file?
 

13.A phone number :
Can you find my phone number?
 

14.The movies  Name four movies that included in the New Movie Reviews section.

 
Ron Mastine©