writing about a city

1. Homework: Find out information about a city
Example:
City: Rome
Official language: Italian
Famous for: its historic monuments
Features: big, busy, historic.
Things to see: the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Roman forum.
Things to do: eat pasta, pizza and ice cream.
My favourite thing there: The Colosseum.
Now choose your city:
City: ______________
Official language: __________________
Famous for: __________________________________________________
Features: ____________________________________________________
Things to see: ________________________________________________
Things to do: _________________________________________________
My favourite thing there:_________________________________________

2. PROJECT: A GUIDE FOR TOURISTS. SESSION 2
Example: Rome
Rome is in Italy.
The official language is Italian.
Rome is famous for its historic monuments.
This city is big, busy and historic.
There are a lot of Roman remains and monuments: the Colosseum, the Trevi
Fountain and the Roman forum.
You can also see the Vatican City.
You can eat delicious pasta, pizza and Italian ice cream.
My favourite place in Rome is the Colosseum because it is the biggest
amphitheatre in the world.
Now you can write about your favourite city.
X is in _____ (country: Spain, France, Japan, the UK, ...)
The official language is_________
X is famous for _____________ (its monuments, its museums, its sports stadium,
its beaches, its food, …)
This city is________ (modern ≠ historic, small ≠ big, cheap ≠ expensive,
busy ≠ peaceful, beautiful, leafy, etc.)
There are some /a lot of___________________(shops, restaurants, monuments,
museums, parks, etc.)
There is ___________________
You can_____________ (What can you do there? For example, practice sport,
relax, chat with your friends, ride a bike, have a delicious lunch, go kayaking, go
surfing, visit museums, go for a walk).
My favourite place in________________ is_________________
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