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6 B FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD

READING & WRITING

1 a. Three teenagers are on holiday with their parents. They leave short messages for
their parents at the reception desk. Read the message slips and match them with the
cities they are in.

a. Barcelona b. Paris c. London

Mum & Dad Dad, Mum,
I have the room key. Th e football match Th e shops in Oxford
I am going out for starts at the Nou Camp Street open at 9
a boat tour near the Stadium at 2 p.m. tomorrow morning.
I have two tickets.
Eiff el Tower. I’ll be Joel I’ll be in the lobby
back at 7 p.m. around 8:30.

Mark Debby
1 2 3

b. Work in pairs. Imagine you are at a foreign city with your parents. Leave a short
message on the slip above for your parents and read it to your partner. Ask him / her
to guess the city you are in.

2 Match the words with their opposites.

1. quiet1. quiet 3. exciting3. exciting 5. modern

2. relaxing 4. large 6. expensive

a. boring c. crowded e. small
b. ancient d. cheap f. stressful

Lisbon is so cool and romantic!
It’s the capital city of Portugal.
It’s winter, but the weather is
rainy and cool, not very cold. I
can say it’s a small city, so you
can walk every single street in
a day. It’s an ancient city. I love
taking photos of Jerónimos
I love Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, because
Monastery, Belem Tower and
it is one of the most exciting cities in the world. It is in
the beautiful doors of the
the south-east of South America. It’s January, so it’s
colourful buildings. Food is not
summer here now. The weather is warm and sunny.
expensive. You pay only €10
I really also enjoy sailing on Panama River Delta.
for delicious seafood at a very
The architecture is great. A lot of tourists visit the city.
good restaurant. Lisbon is the
The streets are crowded in Buenos Aires, but it’s not
birthplace of fado and you can
a stressful city. I’m staying near the shopping area
enjoy listening to it. It’s a relaxing
called Calle Florida. It’s a great place to buy leather
city, but you can have lots of fun
clothes, meet people and watch tango dancers. By
there, too. I always love coming
the way, Buenos Aires is the birthplace of the tango.
here with bells on.
AmeliaTaylor, January 5 th
Larry Hotaling, January 18 th
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