How much do you really know about the place you live in? Have you ever visited the tourist information office? If you haven’t, you may be missing out on an amazing source of study material. Pick up every free leaflet, map and brochure in English.
You already have some familiarity with things in the town. There will be other facts mentioned in there that help you enjoy your town even more, such as the existence of parks, places of historic interest and leisure facilities you never knew existed.
There are maps to help you plan itineraries for visitors, or even just a walking tour to write in your English diary.
Some of you may be thinking, ‘My town doesn’t have any English tourist information. I can’t do this!’ Yes, you can. In fact, you can do something even better: make your town’s English tourist information. Even with very easy English, this is completely possible. You don’t have to do it in one day; make it a project for your English study. Put it online, using a free blog site such as WordPress.com or Blogger.com and you’re not only helping yourself, you’re helping your local economy and anyone thinking about visiting your town. (If you’re really ambitious, or you are studying web programming you could make a really great site.)