The has been prepared for students participating in T/L/T Activities to help them in gathering all useful information about partner school, town and country. It really helped our students in dissemination of the results of the workshops. It might be very helpful for all teachers and students taking part in T/L/T Activites and in any other school trips.

1. Travelling Book: Volos in Greece
I amfrom ________. I live in___________.
I studyat _____________________school.
I am___yearsold, andmyfavouritesport is______.
Comments about your flight:   
THINKABOUT……
What is the capitalcity ofGreece?
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2. Where is Volos?
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What colouris theGreek flag?
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What languagedo people speakin Greece?
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What is the currencyofGreece?
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Do I knowanyfamousGreek person?
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In mytripto Greece, I’m goingtovisit someinterestingplaces,such as:
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3. WEATHER
Today is…
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Sunny X X X
Cloudy X
Rainy X X
Windy
Thetemperatureis...
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
20C 20C 21C 19C 18C 17C
GREEK FOOD
Today,I haveeaten...

4. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Breakfast
Snack
Lunch
Dinner
GREEKGASTRONOMY
Comments…
Someproducts aresimilarto foodwe havein ourcountries,suchas:
And someare different:
Did youfindinterestingandunknownproducts?
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VOLOS

5. Modern Volosis builton thearea oftheancient cities ofDemetrias, Pagasaeand Iolkos.Iolkos
was thehomeland ofancient Greek hero Jason whoboarded theship Argo accompaniedby the
Argonautsand sailedin the quest for theGolden Fleece to Colchis.Demetriaswas established
by Demetrius Poliorcetes,King ofMacedonia, in 293/92BC.In 197 BC Romans annexed
Demetrias.
To thewest ofVolosthere arethe Neolithicsettlements ofDimini witha ruined acropolis,walls
and two beehivetombs
dated between 4000-1200BCand Sesklo with theremains ofthe oldestacropolisin Greece
(6000BC),aswell as thefoundationsofa palaceand mansions,amongthe mosttypical
examples of Neolithiccivilisation.
During Byzantineempire, emperor JustinianI in 551 fortifiedPaleahill.In 1423 Ottomans
annexed Volos.Volosduring theOttomanempirewas a hamlet,buildon thehill in Palea
district. Thehillwas fortifiedwithwalls.Todayjust afew parts ofthe wallscan beseen near the
Tsalapatabuilding.

6. After its annexationto Greece fromtheOttomanEmpirein 1881, it hada populationofonly
4,900butrapidlygrew withinthenext 4 decades. Houses were builtoutsidethewallsand the
main areaof Volosbythe sea wasbuiltup. Merchants, businessmen, craftsmen and sailors
moved toVolosfrom thesurrounding area.
THECITYCENTER
I havevisited____________________ in Volos.
In thecity center we haveseen___________________.
They hadexplained us___________________history of old city.
MainSightsare:
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THESCHOOL
NAME OF SCHOOL__________________________
Differences andsimilarities withmy school:
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7. What I like themostis _______________.
I don’tlike __________________.
ACTIVITIESATSCHOOL:

8. WHERE I STAY
I staywitha friend from____________. His/Hernameis _______. He/She is____________________________ . My
roomis _______________ .
FRIENDSI MADE

9. __________ : She is __ years old. Sheis from _________ .
__________ : He is __ years old. He is from _________ .
__________ : He is __ years old. He /Sheis from _________ .
__________ : He is __ years old. He is from _________ .
HOW CAN I SAY…?
ελληνικ
ά
English Itali
ano
Türk
çe
Eesti Espa
ñol
Ro
mân
Pol
ski
Geiásou
Hello!
Sas efcharistó
Thank you
Parakaló
Please…
Naí
Yes
Óchi.
No
Poioeínai to
ónomásas?
To ónomámou
eínai
What’syour
name?

10. My nameis…
11 etón
I’m 11 years old.
Chreiázomai
voítheia I need help.
Den
katalavaíno I don’t
understand.
My favouritepartofthetripwas:
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My leastfavouritepartofthetripwas:
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Didyouenjoyyourtimein GREECE?
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