III. Follow-up activities

Speak about your plans for the holidays. Use at least ten expressions from Ex. 5 and 6.

Rewrite the sentences below, starting with the word or words given.

Look at the adverbial phrases below and decide which of them have negative or limiting meaning.

Complete these sentences using appropriate phrases from the text. Make any changes to the phrases that are necessary.

Work with a partner and discuss these questions.

Read the extracts again and point out the facts that helped you decide which city is being described.

1. Which description appeals to you most? Why? Choose two or three phrases which you find evocative.

2. Have you been to any of these cities? Do the extracts reflect your experiences?

3. Do the extracts make you want to visit any of these cities?

1. No matter how stressed you feel, once you let the beauty on the beach and the warmth of the sun … on you, you will begin to wind down and relax.

2. The old town is built on the edge of a cliff overlooking the gorge, using up every bit of spare space. Some houses are even built into the cliff face and people … in a warren of narrow cobbled streets.

3. The medieval clock tower offers a landmark which is visible wherever you are in the town, making it very easy ….

4. It is difficult … exactly what makes this grey, industrial town such a popular tourist destination.

5. It’s very easy … the charm of the market stall holders and people often end up spending much more than they’d expected to.

6. Far too often historic town centres are carved up and charming old buildings torn down ….

under no circumstances, quite often, only after a long night, never, not until he’d finished, seldom, at once, frequently, only then, usually, only after a long wait, not a word, rarely, even in the summer, on no account

Example: You will rarely see such a superb example of modern architecture.

Rarely will you see such a superb example of modern architecture.

1. I rarely visit a city more than once, but this place is really special.

Rarely…

2. I had never seen anything so breathtakingly beautiful before.

Never before…

3. You should not go out alone at night under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances…

4. You will only be able to see and feel the heart of this beautiful old town by wandering down its narrow side streets.

Only…

5. You will only begin to understand the special charm of this place after you have spent an evening there.

Only after you…

6. You can’t really understand exactly how beautiful the view is until you clomb to the top.

Not until…

1. Describe your home town or a place you know well.

2. You are a tour guide in one of the cities mentioned in the texts (decide which one). Tell your tourist group about the main attractions of this city.

Дата добавления: 2014-12-24