1 Match the places with the photos NEW

1. Match the places with the photos. NEW YORK LONDON ROME

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. city of Italy. I fancy Rome because it is the capital 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 Across 1. …………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!!!

8. GRAMMAR: LIKE VERBS LIKE + - ING OR NOUN E. g. Maria likes swimming or Maria likes sport cars ADORE + - ING OR NOUN E. g. He adores playing football or He adores motor-bikes KEEN ON + - ING E. g. They are keen on listening to music BE FOND OF + -ING E. g. You are fond of playing soccer all the time FANCY + NOUN OR -ING E. g. He doesn’t fancy fast food or He doesn’t fancy going out ENJOY+NOUN OR –ING E. g. They enjoy playing sports or They enjoy sports.

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 I like tennis and traveling Ronaldo am usually fond of videogames Shakira usually fancy shopping Young people enjoy singing Girls sometimes adore school Students love their students Teachers is 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.

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

14. You are going to hear a song called Fly A way from Here. As you listen, think about this question: SONG 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. Try – 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 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 If this life Anywhere Isn't hard enough Honey, I don't care It isn't (ain’t) no never mind We'll just fly away from here You got me by your. . . . . (3) Our hope and. . . (9) are out there And anytime you want Yeah, we can catch a train and find a better place somewhere Yeah, . . (4) we won't have nothing or no Fly away from here Yeah, anywhere one keep getting us down Honey, I don't, I don't yeah Maybe you and I We'll just. . . . (10)

Fictional National geographic. COM Non-fictional Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels Verne’s Twenty thousand leagues under the sea TRAVELOGUES

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS PART I A VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT 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.

16. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS � 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?

JULES VERNE TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA 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.

17. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS � 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