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For the student Ready for Trinity GESE Grades 3-4 and ISE Foundation + 2 audio CDs

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Trinity GESE Grades 3-4 and ISE Foundation

GESE Grades 3-4 and ISE Foundation

Ready for Trinity GESE Grades 3-4 and ISE Foundation features: · 6 units for each Trinity Grade · Over 200 speaking and listening activities · Real life situation dialogues in the Functions section · Grammar and vocabulary reinforcement in every unit · Useful exam tips and Watch out! boxes · Extensive cyclic revision and practice of all exam components · 2 pages per unit of Topic phase and Conversation phase preparation · Diagnostic tests and example exam practice tests · Speaking cards for pairwork activities at the end of the book · 24-page ISE Foundation section simulating all the exercise types in ISE Foundation

Ready for Trinity

Ready for Trinity is a modern course created specifically for Trinity Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) and ISE (Integrated Skills in English) exams. The exercises are designed to activate and stimulate the students’ speaking and listening skills and to promote active class interaction and student autonomy.

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Contents Grade 3 GESE Grade 3 – Basic exam information

p. 4

Test your knowledge

p. 5

Unit

1

Vocabulary Welcome to my world

p. 6

2

Life at my house

Functions

Grammar

Pronunciation

Family (review from Grade 2) Physical descriptions (review from Grade 2) Place of study Prepositions of place

Describing people (review from Grade 2) Indicating the position of people and objects

The present simple tense of be and have got (review from Grades 1 and 2) yes/no questions (review from Grades 1 and 2)

The ’s sound Contractions

Times Home life: Daily routines and housework Prepositions of time

Describing daily routines and times Asking simple questions about everyday life

Present simple tense (review from Grade 2) Question words (review from Grade 2)

/s/, /z/, /Iz/ Wh- questions

Free time Weather

Expressing ability and inability Talking about free time Asking simple questions about everyday life

can and can’t Linking words and, and then

Sentence stress can vs can’t

Jobs School subjects

Describing current activities Describing current activities of people in pictures

Present continuous tense

Word stress

Places in the local area Prepositions of movement

Giving simple directions and locations

−

Word stress Sentence intonation

Ordinal numbers: 1st-31st Dates

Giving dates Describing states in the past

Past tense of the verb to be

Numbers

p. 12

3

Let’s go out today

p. 18

4

What are you doing?

p. 24

5

My hometown

p. 30

6

Where were you?

p. 36

Example Exam Practice Test

p. 42

Grade 4 GESE Grade 4 – Basic exam information

p. 44

Test your knowledge

p. 45

Unit

7

Vocabulary How often do you do sports? p. 46

8

Happy holidays

Functions

Grammar

Pronunciation

Hobbies Sports Adverbs of frequency Adverbial phrases of frequency

Describing frequency and manner

Adverbs of manner and frequency

Word stress

Holidays Expressions of past time

Talking about past events

Past simple tense of regular and common irregular verbs

-ed past tense endings

Food Places to eat

Expressing simple comparisons

Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives Linking word but

Silent letters

Weekend activities Seasonal activities around the world

Expressing likes and dislikes

like, love, hate + gerund/infinitive

-ing form

Shopping Shopping problems

Expressing future plans and intentions

going to future

Weak form of going to

School life Work

Review of all Grade 4 functions

Review of all Grade 4 grammar

Elision

p. 52

9

What’s for dinner? p. 58

10

I like to be busy at the weekends p. 64

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I’m going to shop online p. 70

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Thinking about your future p. 76

Example Exam Practice Test

p. 82

Speaking cards

p. 84

ISE Foundation

p. 86

Glossary

p. 110

Please refer to trinitycollege.com/ESOL for the language requirements and assessment criteria of Trinity exams.

Grade 3

GESE Grade 3 – Basic exam information GESE (Graded Examinations in Spoken English) Grade 3 (CEFR A2.1) examination is a conversation between you and the examiner.

For more detailed information, please download the Trinity Exam Information booklet from www.trinitycollege.com/GESEexaminformation.

Exam format

Time: 7 minutes Exam procedure: • Say hello, good morning or good afternoon • Have a simple conversation with the examiner • Say goodbye For the exam, you must know the language items for Grade 3 and for the previous grades.

For Grade 3, you must understand and be able to use the functions, grammar and vocabulary (relating to the subject areas) below.

Vocabulary

• Words and phrases relating to the functions • Jobs • Places in the local area • Place of study • Home life • Weather • Free time • Times and dates • Ordinal numbers from 1st to 31st

Grammar

• Present continuous tense • Can and can’t • Prepositions of movement from, to, up, down,

along, across • Prepositions of time on, at, in • Prepositions of place near, in front of, behind, opposite • Past tense of the verb to be • Linking words and, and then

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Functions

• Describing daily routines and times • Giving dates • Expressing ability and inability • Giving simple directions and locations • Describing activities • Describing states in the past • Asking simple questions about everyday life

Phonology

• The correct pronunciation of

important words and expressions • The use of contractions, e.g. I’m, he’s • Basic stress and intonation for words, short sentences and simple questions

Grade 3

Test your knowledge 1

1.1

Listen to the questions and choose the correct option.

1

A Nice to meet you!

2

A I’m twelve.

3

A They’re blue.

4

A No, I’m not.

5

A No, I haven’t.

6

A It’s into my pencil case.

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A It’s on the thirty-first of October.

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A May

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A Yes, I do.

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B Thank you!

C Yes, I am.

B It’s OK! C I’m fine, and you?

B It’s pink.

C It’s long.

B No, it isn’t.

C Yes, he is.

B No, I don’t.

C No, I haven’t got.

B It’s in my pencil case.

C It’s between my pencil case.

B It’s in the thirty-first of October.

C It’s at the thirty-first of October.

B August C July

B Yes, I does.

C Yes, I am.

A No, he does.

B No, he doesn’t.

C No, he isn’t.

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A No, I don’t.

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A Yes, he cans.

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A It’s opposite the bus station.

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A No, she isn’t.

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A I’m at home.

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A To school.

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A Yes, you were.

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A No, it weren’t.

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A In September.

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A I’m born in 2004.

B No, I can’t.

C No, I’m not.

B Yes, he does.

C Yes, he can.

B It’s into the bus station.

C Yes, it is.

B No, she’s doing.

C No, she doesn’t.

B I’m going from home.

C I’m going home.

B To his mother.

C To study English.

B Yes, I were.

C Yes, I was.

B Yes, it were.

C No, it wasn’t.

B Last time.

C From two years.

B I was born in Manchester.

C I was born in 2004.

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UNIT

1

Welcome to my world

Family (1) _______________

Gwen

Jemima Tom

Lisa

1

(2) _______________ (3) _______________

Mark

1.2

Match the words to their opposites.

Then listen and check your answers. Repeat the words.

(4) _______________

3

2

6

a uncle b grandfather c father d grandson e husband f brother g son h cousin

Look at the picture of Lisa in the family tree. Guess: How old is she? Where is she from?

4

(6) _______________

1.3

Listen to Lisa talking about her family. Complete the family tree with the names in the box.

Sandra

1 mother 2 sister 3 aunt 4 grandmother 5 granddaughter 6 cousin 7 daughter 8 wife

(5) _______________

Archie

Claire

Kim

Peter

Leo

Memory game Study Lisa’s family tree for three minutes. Close your books. Work in pairs and talk about Lisa’s family. Use the words in exercise 1 to help you.

Lisa has got a brother. His name is...

5

Pairwork Student A, describe your family.

Student B, draw the family tree. Is it correct? Then swap roles.

VOCABULARY Physical descriptions 6

Grade 3

Useful Language

1.4

Look at Lisa’s family tree again and underline the correct alternative. Then listen and check your answers.

Prepositions of place

1 Mark is/isn’t slim and he’s got short/long brown hair.

2 Jemima’s pretty and she’s got light/dark eyes and long, curly/straight hair.

3 Archie and Gwen have got grey/blonde hair and they have/haven’t got glasses.

near

PRONUNCIATION: the ’s sound

7

1.4

Listen to the sentences in exercise 6 again. Is the ’s sound an /s/ or a /z/?

Repeat the sentences perfectly!

in front of

Place of study 8

1.5

Look at the map. Match the rooms to the words. Then listen and check your answers. Repeat the words.

behind

A opposite D B

C

E

F

between G

H

I

J

9

Look again at the map in exercise 8 and complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box. between

1 E classroom 2 staff room 3 library 4 gym 5 science lab

6 7 8 9 10

toilets canteen music room computer room playground

near

opposite

in front of

behind

1 The classroom is ____________ the library and the staff room.

2 The playground is ____________ the library.

3 The science lab is ____________ the gym.

4 The staff room is ____________ the entrance.

5 The music room is ____________ the science lab.

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FUNCTIONS

What does he look like?

Useful Language Describing people My brothers are tall and have got glasses.

My sister is slim and has got blue eyes.

My new classmates aren’t tall and they haven’t got long hair.

My best friend isn’t short and he hasn’t got a beard.

We use the verbs be and have got to describe people.

1

Pairwork Look at the description of Marek Hamsik. Then take turns to describe the other people.

His name is Marek Hamsik.

He’s from Slovakia and he’s a football player.

He’s tall and slim and he’s got short, dark hair.

MAREK HAMSIK FOOTBALL PLAYER SLOVAKIA

ED SHEERAN SINGER ENGLAND CHRISTINA AGUILERA SINGER AMERICA

JASON DERULO SINGER/DANCER AMERICA

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SALMA HAYEK ACTRESS MEXICO

Guessing game Work in pairs. Student A, describe a person you both know. Student B, you have five guesses to discover the person. Then swap roles.

FUNCTIONS

Grade 3

Useful Language Asking and answering yes/no questions A Is your brother tall?

B Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.

A Has he got green eyes?

B Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t.

A Are they pretty?

B Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.

A Have they got long hair?

B Yes, they have. / No, they haven’t.

We use yes/no questions to ask if information about people is true or false.

3

1.6

Fatima is talking to Ben about her new classmate. Complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. Then listen and check. he’s got

you’ve got

Is he

Has he got

Yes, I have

in your class

Ben Hi Fatima, I hear (1) you’ve got a new student (2) ________________________.

Fatima Oh hello Ben. (3) ________________________.

Ben Well, what does he look like?

(4) ________________________ dark eyes?

Fatima Yes, (5) ________________________

beautiful dark eyes and curly,

black hair.

Ben (6) ________________________ tall or short?

Fatima He’s tall!

Ben So he looks like me?

Fatima No Ben, he doesn’t look like you!

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What’s the difference? Student A, look at this picture. Student B, look at the picture on page 84.

Ask and answer questions to find the five differences.

Student A

Watch out!

What’s the rule when you answer these questions?

‘Are you short?’

‘Yes, I am.’ / ‘No, I’m not.’

‘Has she got glasses?’

‘Yes, she has.’ / ‘No, she hasn’t.’

John

Sandra

Igor

Ingrid

Student A Student B Student A Student B

Has John got blond hair?

Yes, he has.

Is he tall?

No, he isn’t. He’s short!

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FUNCTIONS

Where are my things?

Abdul

5

Abdul is late for his lesson. Where are his things? Help him find them before the bell rings!

6

You

Where’s my book?

1 It’s in your bag.

Where’s my pencil case?

2 ______________________

Where’s my exercise book?

3 ______________________

Where’s my phone?

4 ______________________

Where are my glasses?

5 ______________________

1.7

It’s your first day at a new school. Listen and complete your new school map with the names of the rooms. class 3D

class 3C

class 3B

class 3A

3

7

4

canteen

1

2

Pairwork Where are the rooms in your school? Take turns to ask and answer questions about where these rooms are. your classroom

the gym

the music room

the canteen

A Where is your classroom?

B My classroom is...

PRONUNCIATION: Contractions

8

1.8

1 2 3 4 5

10

a a a a a

Listen and choose the sentence you hear.

She’s got long, dark hair.

Our teacher’s in the staff room.

I’m opposite the canteen.

They’ve got brown eyes.

Carlo isn’t in the classroom.

b She has got long, dark hair. b Our teacher is in the staff room. b I am opposite the canteen. b They have got brown eyes. b Carlo is not in the classroom.

GET READY FOR FUNCTIONS TRINITY 1 2

1.9

Grade 3

Listen to the example exchanges between an examiner and a candidate.

Now read the example questions and write your answers in the spaces.

Greetings and personal questions Example questions Hi! What’s your name?

Exam Tip

Possible answers

Nice to meet you.

______________________________________

How are you?

______________________________________

How old are you?

Useful language from Grade 1: Exchanging greetings Good morning/afternoon/ evening.

‘How are you?’ ‘I’m fine, thank you.’

Nice to meet you.

______________________________________

______________________________________

Answering simple questions

Example questions

Exam Tip

Possible answers ___________________________

Remember to give extra information, not just yes or no answers.

Have you got any brothers or sisters?

‘Have you got any brothers or sisters?’ ‘Yes, I have.

I’ve got two sisters.’

What’s the name of your school?

___________________________

Where is your classroom?

___________________________

(If yes) Describe your brother/sister.

___________________________

Describing pictures Example questions

Possible answers

Look at the photo.

Where are they?

___________________________ ___________________________

Describe the people.

___________________________

Asking simple questions Example questions

Possible answers

I’ve got a sister. Ask me a question about my sister.

___________________________ ___________________________

Thank you. Goodbye.

___________________________

3

1.10

Listen to the example questions and give your answers. Try not to read your answers and try to speak naturally.

4

Watch out!

The exam questions in this book are only examples. And the timings aren’t always the same as in the Trinity exam.

Pairwork Take turns with your partner to practise the conversation.

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Grade 3

Grade 3 – Speaking cards Unit 1, p. 9

Unit 6, p. 38

Student B

Student B

John

Sandra

Igor

Ingrid

HOLIDAY: Young People’s Day COUNTRY: Cameroon DATE: 11th February

HOLIDAY: (1) ______________ COUNTRY: Uruguay DATE: 25th August

HOLIDAY: Labour Day COUNTRY: Trinidad and Tobago DATE: 19th June

HOLIDAY: Women’s Day COUNTRY: (2) ______________ DATE: 8th March

HOLIDAY: Men’s Day COUNTRY: Singapore DATE: 19th November

HOLIDAY: Queen’s Day COUNTRY: The Netherlands DATE: (3) ________________

Unit 2, p. 16 Student B

Monday 08.30 − Have breakfast with dad Tuesday Wash up after dinner Wednesday Thursday 19.00 − Cinema with Susan Friday 18.00 − English lesson Saturday Do homework in the afternoon Sunday Cook dinner

Unit 3, p. 21 Student B

Salma

Tom

Salma Tom 1 skateboard 2 speak English 3 play the recorder 4 sing 5 ride a horse 6 draw

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Grade 4

Grade 4 – Speaking cards Unit 7, p. 48 Student B

do photography

sometimes

make models with her dad

every summer

be online

often

do her homework

every evening

do all of her homework

usually

play football

every Tuesday

Clara

Unit 8, p. 55 Student B

LOS ANGELES, USA when: 14th May – 28th May weather: sunny at first and then usually rainy food: ______________________

SHANGAI, CHINA accommodation: _______________ how long: two weeks who with: class favourite part: _________________

when: ____________________ weather: _________________ food: delicious accommodation: expensive hotel

how long: ______________________ who with: ______________________ favourite part: interesting people in the city

Unit 10, p. 67 Student B Mina

Dennis

Lorna

1 go skiing in the winter 2 sunbathe in the summer 3 stay at home on Saturdays 4 go out with friends at the weekend 5 do homework on Sunday evenings 6 go for a walk in the autumn

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ISE Foundation

ISE Foundation – Basic exam information The ISE (Integrated Skills in English) Foundation (CEFR A2) exam is in four parts and assesses all four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. For more detailed information, please download the Guide for Students from www.trinitycollege.com/ISEfoundation.

Reading & Writing Exam format

Time: 2 hours • Task 1 (Long reading) – suggested timing: 20 minutes • Task 2 (Multi-text reading) – suggested timing: 20 minutes • Task 3 (Reading into writing) – suggested timing: 40 minutes • Task 4 (Extended writing) – suggested timing: 40 minutes Exam procedure: The reading exam: In the reading exam, you will complete the following tasks.

Task 1 – Long reading: Read a text of about 300 words and answer 15 questions.

Questions 1-5 – Title matching Questions 6-10 – Selecting the true statements Questions 11-15 – Completing sentences with a word or phrase from the text Task 2 – Multi-text reading: Read three texts with a total of about 300 words and answer 15 questions.

One text is an infographic (diagram, plan, graph, map or drawing).

Questions 16-20 – Multiple matching Questions 21-25 – Selecting the true statements Questions 26-30 – Completing summary notes from a bank of options Task 3 – Reading into writing A writing task (70-100 words) using prompts from the three texts in Task 2. You should include the three obligatory content points in your writing. There is space on the paper for planning but no marks are given for these notes. You must use as many of your own words as possible. The writing will be a descriptive essay, an article (magazine or online), an informal or neutral email (or letter) or a review.

Task 4 – Extended writing A writing task (70-100 words) using a prompt. You should include the two obligatory content points in your writing. There is space on the paper for planning but no marks are given for these notes. You must use as many of your own words as possible. The writing will be a descriptive essay, an article (magazine or online), an informal or neutral email (or letter) or a review.

The texts are simple and factual and talk about these subject areas: Subject areas for Reading & Writing

• Holidays • Shopping • School and work • Hobbies and sports • Food

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• Weekend and seasonal • Home life activities • Weather • Jobs • Free time • Places in the local area • Times and dates • Place of study • The natural world

ISE Foundation Speaking & Listening Exam format

Time: 13 minutes • Topic task – 4 minutes • Conversation task – 2 minutes • Independent listening (Task 1 and Task 2) – 6 minutes • Examiner administration time – 1 minute Exam procedure: • Say hello, good morning or good afternoon • Have a conversation with the examiner on a prepared topic: - Give the examiner your topic form and tell him/her what you are going to talk about - The examiner chooses the discussion points on your topic form for you to talk about - The examiner can ask you more questions about your discussion points - You must ask the examiner at least one question about your topic • Have a conversation with the examiner on a subject area selected by the examiner • Listen to the first recording twice and complete a map or diagram with the information in the recording • Listen to the second recording twice and take notes. Then you tell the examiner five facts from the recordings. The examiner then asks three more questions about the content from the recording.

• Say goodbye

For the Speaking & Listening part, you must understand and be able to use the functions and vocabulary (relating to the subject areas) below.

Functions for Speaking & Listening

Subject areas for the Conversation phase

• Giving personal information about present

• Holidays • Shopping • School and work • Hobbies and sports • Food • Weekend and seasonal activities

and past circumstances/activities • Describing routines • Describing ability and inability • Describing future plans • Expressing likes and dislikes • Expressing simple comparisons • Describing people, objects and places • Asking for information (e.g. simple questions about everyday life) • Asking for clarification • Responding to requests for clarification

During the exam, the examiner asks you questions to use the language functions of ISE Foundation. He/She can interrupt if he/she thinks the conversation isn’t natural and spontaneous. Don’t memorise long sentences, the examiner will know!

You need to pass both the Reading & Writing part and the Listening & Speaking part to pass the exam.

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ISE Foundation

TASK 1 – LONG READING

Reading & Writing Task 1 – Long reading 1

Group work: Holidays What is the best type of holiday? Use the vocabulary in unit 8 to help you. Then tell the class the reasons for your group’s choice.

2

Reading subskill: Skimming Skim the text and match the pictures A-E to each paragraph.

A

Welcome to

BRISTOL

A Paragraph 1 – _______________________________

BRISTOL is England’s sixth biggest city and in 2009, it was one of the top ten cities in the world for young adults according to the international travel publishers, Dorling Kindersley. With its mild climate, international airport and high-speed train links to London, it is fast becoming one of the UK’s most popular tourist destinations. In 2015, Bristol then won the European Green Capital award.

Paragraph 2 – _______________________________ Bristol has a strong musical identity. The music journalist Andy Pemberton first used the term trip hop in 1994 to describe the fusion of hip hop and Jamaican dub music. The Bristolian artists Massive Attack and Tricky are famous for this Bristol sound. Banksy, the famously mysterious graffiti artist, is from Bristol and there are numerous examples of his work all over the city. For more traditional art lovers, the 1766 Theatre Royal is the oldest, continuously operating theatre in England.

Paragraph 3 – _______________________________ Bristol has plenty of accommodation options for all budgets. From camping and youth hostels for the younger, more independent traveller, to comfortable family B&Bs and luxury five-star hotels. Or for something different but cheap, how about staying in the university residences during the summer when the students go home?

Paragraph 4 – _______________________________ Bristol has a multi-ethnic population which means a vibrant food scene to match that of its music and culture. It is easy to eat cheaply in the city and you can taste authentic food from all over the world. In 2012, the city launched the Bristol Pound, its own local currency, which encourages people to spend money in the area and help smaller local businesses. Most restaurants accept Bristol pounds.

Paragraph 5 – _______________________________ Bristol enjoys a relatively mild climate and one of the best times to visit the city is during the summer months. Bristolians love a good festival and there is a festival for almost everything; the international Bristol Balloon Festival, the Harbour festival, the urban graffiti festival Upfest, food festivals, music festivals, a film festival, a Shakespeare festival and even a festival dedicated to the actor Cary Grant who was born in Bristol. But don’t forget to pack an umbrella as it often rains, even in the summer!

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TASK 1 – LONG READING

ISE Foundation

D

B

C E

3

Reading subskill: Reading for gist Read the first paragraph of the text and decide which is the key phrase. train links

4

top ten cities

travel books

Exam practice Title matching (Questions 1-5 in the ISE exam) The text on page 88 has five paragraphs (1-5). Choose the best title for each paragraph. There is one title you don’t need.

What to eat The best museums

The music and art scene

When to go

Where to stay

A popular tourist destination

Extension activities 5 Read the text again. Underline any new words. Look them up in a dictionary and write the translation next to the word.

6 Write a paragraph about a holiday destination. Swap your paragraph with your partner and write a title for your partner’s paragraph.

7 Do you enjoy a city holiday, a beach holiday or a different type of holiday? Write your answer in no more than 50 words.

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