Arbon in Switzerland
Introduction
In this webquest you will be looking at Arbon in Switzerland.
Warm-up
To understand a little more about Arbon, please click on the following link and select the enjoy Arbon tab.
Answer the following questions by filling in the blanks:
- Arbon‘s lake shore is over _____ kilometres long.
- It has one of the oldest _______ ________ in Switzerland.
- There are good bus connections to the city of St Gallen and ____ _____ _____.
- Hikers on the ___ Route (the long-distance walking route from Stuttgart to Rome) often stop to enjoy a rest here.
- The Mon-Fri opening times of the information are ______ to ______ .
Using the following links :- Where do you walk to see the best view of the lake of Constance?
- The town was built on the site of which ancient community?
- What did the Romans call the town?
- Who bought the Saurer truck company and when?
Web Quest Task 1: (after warm-up) Plan a trip to Arbon from Boston
You will fly from Boston on June 30th and returning on July the 5th next year.
1) Which airline will you fly with and at what cost using the following links to make your choice?
2) What time of day will you arrive?
3) Arriving at your airport what form of transport will you choose to get to Arbon?
a) Hire a carb) Railc) BusWeb Quest Task 2:
Write a letter to the airline asking them for the following travel needs:
1) A seat with good leg room because you are 2.0m tall
2) You would like information on their frequent flyer programme and to understand how many miles you will get for your class of ticket.
3) It will be your birthday on the flight back, can they give you a free upgrade?
Web Quest Task 3:
Write a letter of complaint
You are seeking compensation because when you got back to Boston after a 3 hour flight delay, you missed your last bus home. You had to take a taxi and arrived at home at 3 a.m.
You have enclosed a copy of your taxi receipt for US$ 55.00 from Cheap Cab Co. and would like the money back.
