International Marketing Project
Recreation and Leisure
Don't forget to cite your sources and keep writing in your own words!
keep track of every resource you use — remember to cite within text and create a bibliography entry
Recreation and Leisure (list this title)
Essay (one – two pages)
You will write an essay on the recreation and leisure activities of your country - save as IMP Rec in your IMP folder - link up to your worklinks
Your essay must include:
- An introductory paragraph using the "front door" approach and a thesis statement
- Three (3) body paragraphs describing a different recreational or leisure activity in each paragraph (examples found below)
- A concluding paragraph
Possible Recreational and Leisure Activities
- Sports
- Hobbies
- Movies and Film
- Music and Concerts
- Popular Tourist Attractions
- Restaurants
- Museums
- Performing Arts (drama, ballet, opera)
- Visual Arts
- TV, Radio, Newspaper, and Magazines
Images (three total)
Find appropriate images to accompany each recreational or leisure activity.
Resize each image so you can include it in the paragraph that describes the recreation or leisure activity. Change the picture setting so the text "wraps" around the image (double click the image — the picture tool bar should open with the text wrapping option).
Entry / Exit Requirements (shaded text box)
Off of the Department of State's Travel.State.gov you are to list specific ENTRY / EXIT REQUIREMENTS for travel to and from your country (Do you need a passport? Is a Visa required? What is a Visa, is that a credit card? How long can a traveler stay there?). This is to be put at the bottom of your paper
Resources
- Lonely Planet - look at Our Top Picks (left side of page once you select your destination country
- Travel and Leisure Magazine
- Encyclopedia.com
- Brittanica.com
- You may want to use a search engine (Google, Yahoo) in which case be sure to try many different search combinations that include your countries name and such words as leisure, recreation, sports, athletics, music, art, museums, recreation and leisure activities + ,
- International newspapers from your country can also add insight (International Newspapers can be found through the Internet Public Library)
- You may wish to use Google World News (Type your country in the search engine).