NEW YORK

LONDON

ROME

1. Match the places with the photos.

PARIS

TOKYO

EGYPT

MOSCOW

2. Students work in pairs or small groups.

• Do you have any hobbies?

• Do you like traveling?

• Why people enjoy traveling to different countries?

3. What’s the most interesting/exciting place you have visited? Why?

4. Activity: Write a brief paragraph (50-70 words) about one place you would really like to visit. Why?

5. Hi everybody! I am the Travel Teen.

I have many hobbies. I like traveling. I love visiting new cities and countries. Every summer I

adore traveling. My favorite city is Rome. I fancy Rome because it is the capital

city of Italy. It is located on the Tiber river. Rome has a typical

Mediterranean climate. Rome is home to the Vatican City and

St. Peter’s Basilica. Football is the most popular sport in

Rome, as in the rest of the country. The Olympic Stadium is the home stadium

for local clubs: Roma and Lazio. The city was founded by the twins Romulus

and Remus on April 21, 753 BC . One of the symbols of Rome is the Colosseum.

6. Reading Comprehension

Read Rome’s main page on Wikipedia and answer to the question:

( Source: Wikipedia)

1.How many citizens does Rome have?

2.Where is it located?

3.Who founded Rome? When?

4.What type of climate Roma enjoy?

5.Which are Rome’s main places of interest?

6.What’s the most popular sport in Rome? Why?

7.How many sister and partner cities Rome have?

8.What’s the symbol of Rome?

7. ROME’S CROSSWORD

Across1. …………was the largest amphitheatre built in the Roman Empire.3. St. ……………’s Vassilica is the most famous site in Vatican city. 4. Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and ………. . 5. Rome’s river is called ……………..7. Roma and Lacio are Rome’s most famous …………

Down 1. Rome is the …………… of Italy.9. The ………….of all Italian restaurants include pizza and spaghetti!!!

LIKE + - ING OR NOUNE.g. Maria likes swimming or Maria likes sport cars

ADORE + - ING OR NOUNE.g. He adores playing football or He adores motor-bikes

KEEN ON + - INGE.g. They are keen on listening to music

BE FOND OF + -INGE.g. You are fond of playing soccer all the time

FANCY + NOUN OR -INGE.g. He doesn’t fancy fast food or He doesn’t fancy going out

ENJOY+NOUN OR –INGE.g. They enjoy playing sports or They enjoy sports.

8. GRAMMAR: LIKE VERBS

9. Complete the following sentences using the correct of the verbs given in brackets:

a. Michael doesn’t like ……………..(swim), but he loves …………. (listen) to music.

b. She adores ……………(play) football but she hates ……………….. (go) out.

c. They are very keen on ……………… (travel) around Europe.

d. We …………… (be) fond of playing bowling all the time.

e. They don’t fancy fast food but they like …………… (cook).

f. They enjoy ……………..(play) sports. On the other hand, they hate ………(read).

g. She is not fond of ……………..(dance). She is a couch potato.

10. Match the phrases to form meaningful sentences

Ilike tennis and traveling

Ronaldoam usually fond of videogames

Shakirausually fancy shopping

Young peopleenjoy singing

Girls sometimes adore school

Studentslove their students

Teachersis keen on playing basketball

11. Put the words in the correct order to form sentences:

• My sister / traveling / enjoy / because/ can / she / meet / people / new.

• David / want / travel/ because / the / world / see / can / he / to.

• Susan / be / on / keen / traveling / because / he/ learn / can / new / things.

• She / playing / love / guitar / the.

• We / fancy / to / Greece / going / our / for / holidays,

• I / traveling / adore / Greece / around.

• He / not / be / fond / very / of / to / listening / music.

12. This is Mark's article. Use the words to fill in the gaps:   

Is, Egypt, can’t, see, reef, can, have

A. I was in ……. 7 years ago. I think it …… a beautiful country with the pyramids, with a giant Sphynx at the entrance. A Sphynx is a woman with a lion's body, a human head and wings.

Finally, I visited the Red Sea. It's fantastic because there is a coral reef and you can …….. many kinds of sea fish. You …… take anything away from the coral ……… because it will damage the reef. But you …… try taking underwater photos. It is amazing to ……. this experience.

B. Is, gondolas, city, ITALY, think, also, tourists

Venice …… a beautiful romantic ……. in the north-east of ……. .

In Venice, you can visit some good restaurants near the centre: San Marco

place is full of doves.

There are some ………… in the canals and it's funny to …….. about people

catching gondolas to move or to go to work. There are …….. taxi gondolas for

the …….. that want to enjoy their trip.

13. This is Maria's article. Use the words to fill in the gaps:  

14. You are going to hear a song called Fly A way from Here. As you listen, think about this question:

Why does the singer want to escape? Who does he want to escape with?

15. Look at the words of the song and complete the gaps using words from the box.

SONG

Try – dreams – breath - away – side – hopes – ride – pack – fly - causeTry – dreams – breath - away – side – hopes – ride – pack – fly - cause

Gotta find a way Yeah, I can't wait another day And nothing going to (gonna) change If we stay around here Gotta (got to) do what it takes Cause it's all in our hands We all make mistakes, yeah But it's never too late to start again Take another ............... (1)And say another prayer

Then fly .............(2) from here Anywhere .Yeah, I don't care We'll just fly away from here Our hopes and dreams are out there somewhere Won't let time pass us by We'll just fly

If this life Isn't hard enough It isn't (ain’t) no never mind You got me by your ...................(3)And anytime you want Yeah, we can catch a train and find a better place Yeah, ....................(4) we won't have nothing or no one keep getting us down Maybe you and I Could ...................(5) our bags and hit the sky

Then fly away from here Anywhere Yeah, I don't care We'll just fly away from here Our ....................(6) and dreams are out there somewhere Won't let time pass us by We'll just fly

Didn't you see your blue sky now You could have a better .................(7) now Open your eyes Cause no one here can better or stop us They can ..........(8) but we won't let them No way

Maybe you and I Could pack our bags and say goodbye Then fly away from here Anywhere Honey, I don't care We'll just fly away from here Our hope and ............. (9) are out there somewhere Fly away from here Yeah, anywhere Honey, I don't, I don't, I don't yeah We'll just ................. (10)

FictionalNational geographic. COM Non-fictionalSwift’s Gulliver’s TravelsVerne’s Twenty thousand leagues under the sea

May 4, 1699-April 13, 1702

Gulliver gives a brief outline of his life and history prior to his voyages. He enjoys travelling a lot. On his first

voyage, Gulliver is washed ashore after a shipwreck and awakes to find himself prisoner of a race of people

one-twelfth the size of normal human beings(15 cm tall) , who are inhabitants of the neighboring and rival

countries of Lilliput and Blefuscu. Finally he is given residence in Lilliput and becomes a favorite of the

court. Gulliver assists the Lilliputians to subdue their neighbors by stealing their fleet. Later on he

displeases the king and is charged with treason. One kind friend helps him to escape .He finds a boat and

sail back home to continue his adventures.

How does Gulliver travel? Were they normal human beings the

inhabitants of Lilliput? Were Lilliput and Blefuscu’s citizens

friends or enemies? Which word indicates that?

Does Gulliver stay to Lilliput for ever? Why/Why not?

The story begins in 1866 when a mysterious sea monster is sighted by ships of

several nations. An ocean liner is damaged by the creature. The US government

assembles an expedition to destroy the menace. The expedition sets sail aboard a

naval ship which travels into the Pacific Ocean. After much fruitless searching the

monster is found and the ship charges into battle. During the fight the ship is

damaged and the protagonists are thrown overboard. They find the creature which

is a submarine and their undersea adventure begins….!!!!Sharks ,giant squids and

other species of marine life pass in front of their eyes and they learn a lot from the

strange captain Nemo.

How does the story begin? Is the mysterious sea monster

dangerous? Why? Where does the creature live? Did they find it at once? What is this creature? Give examples of marine life.

18. Choose the city you prefer. Use the resources given and challenge crossword puzzles:

BARCELONA – LONDON – PARIS – OSLO – ROME

19. Project WORK : Write a short article (100 Words) about the town you chose and sent it by e-mail to a friend or relative.

USE THE MATERIAL AND TALK ABOUT:

- Location

- Places of Interest

- Climate

- Food

- Music / Culture