5.1 Complete this postcard that John sent to his family while he was on holiday. You may need word or phrase in each space.

Hi, everyone, I’ve been in Paris for almost a week now and I’m having a ____________ ⁽¹⁾. I spent the first few days _____________ ⁽²⁾ – The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and all the usual tourist attractions. Most places are absolutely ____________ ⁽³⁾ with tourists (it’s the time of the year I suppose), so yesterday I decided to have ____________ ⁽⁴⁾ round the shops and I bought a few __________ ⁽⁵⁾.

Today I’ve been to a couple of very interesting art ___________ ⁽⁶⁾. I got ____________ ⁽⁷⁾ on my way back to the hotel but it didn’t matter because I discovered a really fascinating ________ ⁽⁸⁾ with lots of little stalls selling just about everything from apples to antiques.

I ate in the hotel the first night but usually I ___________ ⁽⁹⁾ and have dinner in a restaurant – the food is fantastic. I’m afraid I’ve ____________ ⁽¹⁰⁾ a lot of money, but it’s a great place and I’ve ____________ ⁽¹¹⁾ lots of photographs so you’ll be able to see for yourself when I get back home on the 24^th. See you then, John

5.2 Which of these places do you usually visit or go to when you are on holiday?

museums art galleries churches/cathedrals tourist shops the theatre concerts castles/places/temples the cinema markets restaurants bars discos/night clubs

Home task

1. Confirm the information in the questions without repeating the same words or phrases. Use words and phrases from the opposite page.

Example: A: You’ve got quite a few pictures, haven’t you?

B: Yes, we took lots of photos.

1. A: Is it a nice city?

B: Yes, it’s a __________________________

2. A: There’s a big mix of people in New York, isn’t it?

B: Yes, it’s very _______________________

3. A: Was it very crowded?

B: Yes, it was __________________________

4. A: There’s a lot to do in the evenings, isn’t there?

B: Yes, the ___________________________

5. A: Did you enjoy yourselves?

B: Yes, we ________________________

2. Without using one town more than twice, name a town or city in your country which is:

lively

cosmopolitan

very touristy

not worth visiting

packed with tourists in the summer

famous for its historical monuments

really worth visiting if you are interested in architecture

6. Asking the way.

The man who works in three countries every day

Argentina [,a:G(q)n`ti:nq] Аргентина

Paraguay [`pxrqgwai] Парагвай

equally [`i:kwqli] в равной степени

guide [gaid] гид, экскурсовод

Foz do Iguaçu [`foZdq,iguqsu]

Juan Oliveira was born in Argentina, grew up in Paraguay and now lives in Brazil. He says he loves the three countries equally, and he works in all three of them every day.

Juan is a tour guide in Foz do Iguaçu, a Brazilian town which is close to the borders of both Argentina and Paraguay. He takes tourists around the Iguaçu Falls, one of the great natural wonders of the world.

First, he shows tourists the waterfall from the Brazilian side. Then they cross the border to see the water from the Argentinian side. After that, they go on a boat trip which takes them under the waterfall. Finally, he takes them on the short journey to Cuidad del Este in Paraguay to do some tax free shopping.

He says the Falls are amazing, especially in the rainy season. He sees them every day and he never gets tired of them.

Communication focus

Asking the way

Excuse me, can you help me?

Excuse me, can you tell me the way to…?

Excuse me, how do I get to…?

Can you show me on the map?

Can we walk?

Is it far?

Useful expressions

It’s not very far.

It’s about a hundred yards/meters.

It’s about five minutes’ walk.

You can’t miss it.

Giving directions

Turn right at the bank.

Turn left into Church Street.

Take the second turning on the right.

Go past the church.

Go down/along this road as far as the traffic lights.

Go to the end of the road.

The library is on the/your left/right.

It takes about twenty minutes.

Keep going

You’ll see…

Saying you understand

So I need to…

Right / OK

Exercises

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1. Listen to Juan talking about one place in the city. What is special about it?

2. Listen and follow the routes on the map. For each route write the destination on the map.

6.3 Complete the sentences with the missing prepositions. Sometimes there are several possibilities.

1 Turn left … the post office.

2 Take the first turning right … the High Street.

3 Go … this road … the cinema.

4 Go … the hospital and the church is … your right.

5 Can you tell me the way to the football stadium?

Home task

1. Label pictures A – J with the phrases in the box.

go along the main road go straight on in front of you go past the turning take the first right keep going until you rich (the border) at the corner go left cross a bridge go through the (centre of the town)