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Teens on holidayHi!
Hi NathalieHow are you? I’m fine. I’m on holiday with my mum and dad in the south of Italy. We are in Matera. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and there are thousands of tourists here. Matera is a modern town with a population of about 60,000 people. But there’s also a fantastic old town. Guess what? The houses of the old town are in caves1 in the rock2! The caves are the famous sassi of Matera. Some of the cave houses are 9,000 years old. They’ve got living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens just like3 normal houses.I’m really lucky because our hotel is in a cave! It’s got eighteen big bedrooms and a restaurant. My parents have got a nice bedroom and a bathroom with a bath and a shower. I’ve got a big bedroom with Wi-Fi and a shower, but there isn’t a TV! It’s very quiet here.Here’s a photo of my hotel.Where are you on holiday, Nathalie? Write soon.LoveJosie Hi!
Hi Josie
Wow! Your hotel is very different to an
English hotel. Lucky you!
Where am I? I’m not in a hotel. I’m on a
fantastic boat4 . It’s on the Llangollen Canal.
The Llangollen Canal is in North Wales and
it’s beautiful. I’m with my mum and dad and
my brother Michael.
It isn’t a very big boat but it’s very
comfortable. It’s got one big bedroom for my
parents and a small bedroom for Michael and
me. There’s a bathroom with a shower, but
there isn’t a bath. And there’s a kitchen and
living room. There’s a TV and a radio. There
are four bicycles on the roof5 of the boat.
The canal is 200 years old and 70 kilometres
long. It’s also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Look! Here’s a photo of my boat.
LoveNathalie
Glossary1 caves grotte2 rock roccia3 like come4 boat barca5 roof tetto
Culture focus
World Heritage Site (Sito Patrimonio dell’Umanità) è un luogo o monumento accettato nella lista creata dall’UNESCO nel 1972 per l’identificazione, la protezione e la conservazione dei siti culturali e ambientali importanti per tutta l’umanità.
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Reading1 Leggi le e-mail. Tutte queste frasi sono false.
Correggile.
1 Nathalie is on holiday in a hotel. 2 Matera is famous for its modern houses. 3 Josie’s hotel has got small bedrooms. 4 There aren’t any boats on the Llangollen Canal. 5 The boat’s got lots of bedrooms. 6 There are three people on the boat.
2 Rileggi le e-mail. Rispondi alle domande. 1 Where is Matera? 2 What is the population of Matera today?3 How old are some of the houses in the rock? 4 Where is the Llangollen Canal? 5 How old is the Llangollen Canal?6 How long is the Llangollen Canal?
3 Completa i due brani.Josie’s hotel is in a 1 in Matera. It’s got18 2 . Her parents have got a bedroom and a bathroom with a 3 and a 4 . Josie’s room has got Wi-Fi but there isn’t a 5 .The boat on the Llangollen Canal isn’t very big, but it’s very 6 . Nathalie has got a 7 bedroom with her brother. Their parents have got a big 8 . There are four 9 on the 10 of the boat.
Focus on you4 Rispondi alle domande in modo personale.
1 How old is your home? 2 How old is your town or city? 3 What tourist attractions are there?
Writing5 Completa le domande nella conversazione.
You Hi, John. Is your new house nice?John Yes, it’s great.You 1 ?John No, it isn’t. It’s modern. You 2 ?John No, it hasn’t got a garden, but it’s got a
balcony.You 3 ?John It is in a famous town in the south of
Italy.You 4 ?John Yes, there are thousands of tourists.You 5 ?John The tourist attractions are the cave
houses.
6 Completa le informazioni nella tabella.Materacavehotel
LlangollenCanalboat
Whereisit? in the south of 1
in North 4
Bedroomwith
Wi-Fi TV and 5
Bath/shower 2 and shower
6
Touristsites 3 houses
Canal
7 Scegli un alloggio per le tue vacanze e completa la tabella.
Yourchoice1
Whereisit? 2
Bedroomwith
3
Bath/shower 4
Touristsites 5
8 Scrivi un brano (35 – 50 parole) sull’alloggio che hai scelto per le tue vacanze. Usa le informazioni dell’es. 7.
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