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202 PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press two hundred and two ISLAND LIFE Penny Matthews – Tresco, England I live on Tresco, one of the Scilly Isles 3 off the south-west coast of Britain. There are over a hundred small islands in the Scillies, but most people only know the biggest one – St Mary’s. I have to get the boat there every Monday. There’s no secondary school on Tresco, so I stay at the Five Islands School on St Mary’s all week. I come back to Tresco every Friday. About 200 people live on Tresco all year, so everyone knows everyone very well. This means it’s a very friendly place to live. The tourist season is starting in two months, so hundreds of tourists are arriving soon. Last year, my parents built two self-catering apartments next to our house. Our first guests 4 are staying there this year – so I have to make their beds and do the hoovering all summer! Tresco is only a few kilometres across 5 . I love walking in the beautiful Tresco Abbey Gardens – they have over 20,000 different trees and plants 6 there – everything grows well here because Tresco has a warmer climate than most of Britain. Sometimes it can be difficult to live on an island. We have to walk or cycle everywhere – there are no buses or cars on Tresco! There aren’t any sports centres or good shops on Tresco either. But I’m happy here. And this Christmas we’re visiting London, for some sightseeing and shopping! Will Macpherson – Barra, Scotland I live on Barra, one of a group of islands called the Outer Hebrides, in Scotland. About 1,200 people live on Barra all year, and most of us speak English and Gaelic, the old language of Scotland. We are far away from the Scottish mainland 1 – it takes the ferry 5 hours to get here! A plane comes to the island too, but it has to land on the beach because there’s no airport! Our farmhouse is near the only big village on Barra – Castlebay. My parents are busy on the farm now because summer is coming soon. They come home late, so my sister and I have to tidy the house, walk the dog and do lots of other chores. In the summer, lots of tourists visit Barra. They stay in campsites and hotels around the island. They go walking and visit Kisimul Castle and the small museum on Barra. Some tourists and local people go surfing too, but you must be a good swimmer, and you mustn’t go into the water without a wetsuit 2 – it’s really cold! Winters here are freezing cold, and there isn’t much to do, but I love this island. Glossary 1 mainland continente, terraferma 2 wetsuit muta subacquea 3 isles isole 4 guests ospiti 5 across in larghezza 6 plants piante Thousands of tourists visit Britain’s islands every summer. But what’s it like to live on an island all year? Nome Classe Data Potenziamento D
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Penny Matthews – Tresco, EnglandI live on Tresco, one of the Scilly Isles3 off the south-west coast of Britain. There are over a hundred small islands in the Scillies, but most people only know the biggest one – St Mary’s. I have to get the boat there every Monday. There’s no secondary school on Tresco, so I stay at the Five Islands School on St Mary’s all week. I come back to Tresco every Friday.About 200 people live on Tresco all year, so everyone knows everyone very well. This means it’s a very friendly place to live. The tourist season is starting in two months, so hundreds of tourists are arriving soon. Last year, my parents built two self-catering apartments next to our house. Our first guests4 are staying there this year – so I have to make their beds and do the hoovering all summer!Tresco is only a few kilometres across5. I love walking in the beautiful Tresco Abbey Gardens – they have over 20,000 different trees and plants6 there – everything grows well here because Tresco has a warmer climate than most of Britain.Sometimes it can be difficult to live on an island. We have to walk or cycle everywhere – there are no buses or cars on Tresco! There aren’t any sports centres or good shops on Tresco either. But I’m happy here. And this Christmas we’re visiting London, for some sightseeing and shopping!
Will Macpherson – Barra, Scotland
I live on Barra, one of a group of islands called the Outer Hebrides, in Scotland. About 1,200 people live on Barra all year, and most of us speak English and Gaelic, the old language of Scotland. We are far away from the Scottish mainland1 – it takes the ferry 5 hours to get here! A plane comes to the island too, but it has to land on the beach because there’s no airport!
Our farmhouse is near the only big village on Barra – Castlebay. My parents are busy on the farm now because summer is coming soon. They come home late, so my sister and I have to tidy the house, walk the dog and do lots of other chores.
In the summer, lots of tourists visit Barra. They stay in campsites and hotels around the island. They go walking and visit Kisimul Castle and the small museum on Barra. Some tourists and local people go surfing too, but you must be a good swimmer, and you mustn’t go into the water without a wetsuit2 – it’s really cold! Winters here are freezing cold, and there isn’t much to do, but I love this island.
Glossary1mainland continente,
terraferma2wetsuit muta subacquea3isles isole
4guests ospiti5across in larghezza6plants piante
Thousands of tourists visit Britain’s islands every summer. But what’s it like to live on an island all year?
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4 Rileggi il testo e rispondi alle domande.
1 How long does it take to get to Barra by boat? 2 What is the biggest place on Barra? 3 Why do Will and his sister have to do a lot of
housework? 4 Where do tourists stay when they visit Barra? 5 What did Penny’s parents build near their
house? 6 What does Penny have to do this summer? 7 What can you see at Tresco Abbey Gardens? 8 Why do people have to walk or cycle
everywhere on Tresco?
Writing5 Immagina di andare a trovare Penny o Will
sulla loro isola. Rispondi alle domande e prendi appunti.
1 Where are you going? 2 Who are you visiting, and who are you
travelling with? 3 How are you getting there? 4 What can you do on the island? 5 What places can you visit on the island? 6 What things are you taking when you go
there? (e.g. a present for someone, a camera) 7 What is the best thing about the island?
6 Scrivi un breve brano (50−75 parole) sui tuoi progetti per la vacanza sull’isola. Usa gli appunti che hai scritto nell’es. 5.
Reading1 Completa le frasi con Tresco o Barra.
1 has a castle.2 hasn’t got a secondary school.3 has an airport on a beach.4 is warmer than most of Britain.5 has a famous garden.6 has very bad weather in winter.
2 Scegli l’alternativa corretta per completare le frasi.
1 Most / A few people on Barra speak two languages.
2 You can visit an old castle / art gallery on Barra.
3 It’s easy / difficult to surf on Barra.4 You can visit a big garden / museum on
Tresco.5 There aren’t any good beaches / shops on
Tresco.6 Penny is going on holiday in the
summer / winter.
3 Chi direbbe queste cose? Scrivi Penny o Will.
1 ‘I walk to the village when I finish my chores.’
2 ‘Come on, jump in. The water’s warm.’
3 ‘When the weather is really cold, my parents worry about the animals.’
4 ‘Our first guests are coming next Friday.’
5 ‘Life is much quieter here than in the rest of Scotland.’
6 ‘We met Auntie Mel on the beach when she arrived here by plane.’
7 ‘The rooms at school are comfortable, but I miss my bedroom.’
8 ‘I have to get a boat twice a week.’
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