DISPENSA A.A. 2018 – 2019 English for Specific Purposes 1 Esercitazioni (James) Risk Recreation Ethical Tourism Cultural Heritage (051-2097241;
[email protected]) 1 Contents Page 1 Writing 3 Guidelines on essay assessment, writing, style, organization and structure 2 Essay writing exercises 13 3 Reading texts (including reading, listening and writing exercises) Risk Recreation: Tornado Tourism (essay assignment) 20 Ethical tourism: Canned Hunting 28 Pamplona Bull Running 36 La Tomatina 43 Museums and the Ownership of Cultural Heritage: The Rosetta Stone, The Parthenon Marbles, The Mona Lisa 45 (essay assignment) The Impact of Mass Tourism: Venice, Florence, Barcelona 68 All the copyrighted materials included in this ‘dispensa’ belong to the respective owners and, following fair use guidelines, are hereby used for educational purposes only. 2 1 Writing Guidelines on essay assessment, writing, style, organization and structure Assessing writing: criteria Exam task: 500-word argument essay 1 Task achievement (9 points) Has the student focused on the question and respected the length? Fully answers the question in depth. Answers the question in sufficient depth to cover the main points. There are some unnecessary or irrelevant ideas. There are too many minor issues or irrelevant ideas dealt with. Shorter than the required length. Does not answer the question. Much shorter than the required length. 2 Structure and organization (9 points) Does the essay have a structure? Is there an introduction and conclusion? Is the body divided into paragraphs which are linked? There is a suitable introduction and conclusion. Paragraphs and sentences link up and make the essay easy to read and the text easy to understand.