Q6 B) How to write a Short Tourist Leaflet. 4 Marks

 Activity Sheet

         Std-Xl / Xll     
        Sub-English

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Q6B)-OTHER WRITTEN COMMNICATION-    4 marks

Dear Students,

  In this question there will be a choice between Leaflet: donations, tourism, yoga/ computer class, summer camp, holiday camps, book club, etc.

                       OR 

 News drafting/ Report Writing

   (You can Choose any ONE of  the above)

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        How to prepare a Tourist Leaflet

Tips:-

1.Give the reader sufficient information about the place you have chosen.

2. Give details about important things like accommodation, ways to reach, best season, cuisine, etc, Also give proper and complete information about sightseeing places and shopping.

3. Mention any specialty  of the place, or anything of importance that may be located not in the town itself but even a little distance away.

4. Give a suitable and catchy title to your Leaflet. The reader must wish to visit the place after reading  about it.

5. Generally, you will be asked to prepare a leaflet on a place of your choice. Select a place about which you have which you have sufficient information.

   Th following are different types of Tourist Leaflets and any one of them will be asked in the examination.

1] A tourist leaflet for a hill station.

2] A tourist leaflet for a tourist spot.

3]A leaflet for a place of historical importance.

4] A tourist leaflet for a city/town.

5] A tourist leaflet for the city/town/village you live in.

6] A tourist leaflet for a place of religious importance.

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Specimen Question with Answer

    [This leaflet can be studied  for both,  hill station and historical place.] 

Q6 B]

  Prepare a short tourist leaflet for a place of historical importance in Maharashtra. Indicate the following in the leaflet :

1. How to get there ?  2. Where to stay? w?  3. What to see? 4. Special features of the place.

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Ans:-
SHIVGAD FORT ON THE COAST OF MAHARASHTRA

(1) How to get/go there:

a) By roads: The journey  from Mumbai to Shivgad takes five hours (210 km) Regular MSRTC buses run between Shivgad and Mumbai.

(b) Private buses and taxis, too, ply regularly.

(2) Where to stay:
  You can stay at one of the MTDC hotels or at any one of the private hotels. Tariffs range from Rs-400 to 850 per day for Single Room occupancy (Double Bed with Attached Bath facility).

(3) What to see:

(a) Shivgad: A fort built by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharai; partly in ruins, it still

retains its grandeur. Sound and light (son et lumiere) show held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m.

(b) Sinhagad: Ruins of Sinhagad, a minor fort.

(c) Kali temple: An ancient temple which dates back to antiquity.

(d) Beaches: Shivgad is full of clean, delightful stretches of beaches with facilities for boating and swimming.

4. Special features of the town:
  Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated on a grand scale. Winter, the best season for tourists. Fish and rice preparation are a local speciality.

                     Compiled By- Prof.D.S.Rathod

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