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A Webquest about London Pubs

Go to the Fancyapint homepage

http://www.fancyapint.com

and answer the questions:

click here to download and print the questionnaire: fancy.doc

Dear Students,

You may not understand certain words used in the questionnaire or on the web site. Don't worry! There are wonderful free tools that enable us to look up difficult words online. Try not to look up too many and don't forget to make a vocabulary list and learn them.

Go to PONSline, das ONline Wörterbuch (c) PONS-Klett and use the search mask at the bottom of the page. Select the right languages before you start.

Go to QuickDic online (c)

Go to AltaVista's Babel Fish Translation (c) AltaVista.com

Go to Linguadict, das große Online Wörterbuch (c) Linguatec Sprachtechnologien

01 - What reasons are there for going to a pub?

02 - What do the webmasters hope to provide visitors to their site with?

Visitors' Guide to Drinking in the UK

03 - What's the legal drinking age in the UK?

04 - What are young pub-goers advised to bring? Why?

05 - What other "drinking ages" are there in certain pubs?

06 - Who decides whether guests under a certain age limit will get in or not?

07 - How should you behave if the management refuse to let you in?

08 - What might happen if you insisted on getting in?

09 - What exceptions are there to the strict rules governing underage drinking?

10 - What are parents expected to do if they bring their children to the pub?

11 - What opening and closing times apply during the week?

12 - Compare opening and closing times in Scotland to those in England?

13 - When and how are "last orders" announced?

14 - What can't you even do after that time?

15 - How long is "drinking up time"?

16 - Some pubs will allow you to finish up your drink slowly. How about others?

17 - What are "lock ins" and why can they lead to problems?

18 - What kind of establishments can you go to for a late night drink?

19 - Why do these places have "gentlemen" on the door?

20 - What problem must also be thought of when you go out for a late drink?

21 - How do you order a drink and how does it get to your table?

22 - Where do you order food and how do you get it?

23 - What shouldn't you do if you go to the pub in a group? Why not?

24 - How should you behave if there are lots of people at the bar and you can't get to the counter to order your drink?

25 - Why shouldn't you try to push to the head of the queue?

26 - What must people who want to use their credit cards know?

27 - Why might some pubs ask you not to take out your pint and drink it in the street?

28 - What must you remember when you order a round of drinks that includes Guinness?

29 - What areas can you choose from to go on a virtual pub crawl?

30 - What was the Covent Garden area like in former times? What has it developed into?

31 - Study the descriptions of London pubs. Find an example of a pub the webmasters like. Find an example of a pub they dislike. Give reasons.

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(c) This webquest was created by Jürgen Wagner