4. Is it good for you?
What kinds of food and drinks do you know?
Which are good for you and which are bad? Make two lists. Read out your lists. Does everybody agree with you?
Beer
Wine
Fish
Olive oil
Apples
Oranges
Bananas
Chocolate
Ice-cream
Sweets
Coca-Cola
Fanta
Pepsi
Coffee
Chicken
Sausages
Meat
Cabbage
Carrots
Aubergines
Salmon
Cakes
Student A: Ask B about the things in each list.
Student B: Answer A’s questions. How often do you eat or drink each thing?
- every day? – quite often? – not very often? – never?
Is student B a healthy eater?
UNIT 15.
Key words: winding roads – centre – Florence – aesthetically beautiful hotel – world – to nestle – woodlands – Fiesole hillside – Villa – tastefully – to adapt – 15th century Franciscan monastery – to boast – tiny chapels – ecclesiastical furniture – original façade – to design – Michelangelo – mink-coloured carpets – cream linens – tiled floors – antique and iron furniture – to set – theme – throughout – to provide – stylish contrast – honey-coloured brick walls – impressive ivy-clad pillars – guests – to stay – air-conditioned rooms and suites – main building – canopied beds – luxury bathrooms – rooms – mainly – to categorize – view – monks cells – small – junior suites – to overlook – Italian gardens – to boast – 4-poster canopy beds – expansive marble bathrooms with double showers – televisions – minibars –outdoor terraces – atmospheric lighting – privileged guests – to indulge (in) – delicious Italian cuisine – different gourmet venues – open-sided Loggia – breathtaking views – Arno Valley – intimate – equally appealing – indoor restaurant – tiled floors – cream walls – melon-coloured linens – service – exceptional – ‘Last Supper Room’ – complete with fresco – popular sitting-room – to enjoy – drinks – gardens – lemon trees – to listen – soft piano music – cosy indoor bar – scheduled courtesy bus – to run to and from – daily – heated outdoor pool – open – June – September – waterfall – memorable views – to complete – facilities – truly exceptional and most stylish hotel – to own – Orient-Express Hotels – member – Leading Hotels – Relais & Chateaux
TEXT 15. Read and translate the text.
Italy. Villa San Michele.
Florence.
The Villa San Michele, just 15 minutes along winding roads from the centre of Florence, is probably one of the most aesthetically beautiful hotels anywhere in the world. Nestling in the woodlands of the Fiesole hillside, the Villa has been tastefully adapted from a 15th century Franciscan monastery and boasts tiny chapels, ecclesiastical furniture and an original façade designed by Michelangelo. Mink-coloured carpets, cream linens, tiled floors and antique and iron furniture set the theme throughout, providing a stylish contrast to the honey-coloured brick walls and impressive ivy-clad pillars.
Guests can choose to stay in either the air-conditioned rooms and suites of the main building, with their canopied beds and luxury bathrooms (rooms are mainly categorized by their view and, as some used to be monks cells, can be small) or one of the new junior suites that overlook the Italian gardens. These boast 4-poster canopy beds, expensive marble bathrooms with double showers, televisions, minibars, outdoor terraces and atmospheric lighting.
Privileged guests can indulge in delicious Italian cuisine in two different gourmet venues, the open-sided Loggia with its breathtaking views of Florence and the Arno Valley, or the intimate, yet equally appealing, indoor restaurant with its tiled floors, cream walls and melon-coloured linens. The service at both is exceptional. The ‘Last Supper Room’, complete with fresco, is a popular sitting-room, whilst guests can also enjoy drinks in the gardens amidst the lemon trees, or perhaps whilst listening to soft piano music in the cosy indoor bar.
A scheduled courtesy bus runs to and from Florence daily, whilst a heated outdoor pool (usually open from June to September) with a waterfall and memorable views, completes the facilities of this truly exceptional and most stylish hotel. Owned by Orient-Express Hotels and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and Relais & Chateaux.
EXERCISES:
1. Translate and match the two halves of the word combinations correctly.
w inding floors
tiny roads
ecclesiastical façade
original linens
mink-coloured chapels
cream furniture
tiled carpets
antique and iron beds
stylish furniture
air-conditioned building
main rooms
canopied cells
luxury showers
monks bathrooms
junior gardens
Italian suites
double contrast
outdoor views
atmospheric views
privileged terraces
open-sided Hotels
breathtaking Hotels
indoor lighting
cream walls
melon-coloured restaurant
lemon linens
memorable trees
Orient-Express guests
Leading Loggia
Fiesole hotel
stylish sitting-room
popular hillside
2. Translate and match the three words given below correctly.
a
esthetically
brick
pillars
1
5th
century beautiful
monastery
honey-coloured Franciscan hotel
impressive ivy-clad walls
4-poster outdoor bus
expensive canopy bathrooms
delicious gourmet cuisine
different Italian venues
soft courtesy music
cosy piano bar
scheduled marble beds
heated indoor pool
3. Insert the missed words in the sentences:
1) The Villa San Michele, just 15 minutes along ______ ______ from the ______ of Florence, is probably one of the most ______ ______ ______ anywhere in the world.
2) Nestling in the ______ of the Fiesole hillside, the Villa has been tastefully adapted from a ______ ______ ______ ______ and boasts ______ ______, ______ ______ and an ______ ______ designed by Michelangelo.
3) ______-______ ______, ______ ______, ______ ______ and ______ and ______ ______ set the theme throughout, providing a ______ ______ to the ______-______ ______ ______ and ______ ______-______ ______.
4) ______ can choose to stay in either the ______-______ ______ and ______ of the ______ ______, with their ______ ______ and ______ ______ (______ are mainly categorized by their ______ and, as some used to be ______ ______, can be small) or one of the ______ ______ ______ that overlook the ______ ______.
5) These boast ______-______ ______ ______, ______ ______ ______ with ______ ______, ______, ______, ______ ______ and ______ ______.
6) ______ ______ can indulge in ______ ______ ______ in two different ______ ______, the open-sided Loggia with its ______ ______ of Florence and the Arno Valley, or the intimate, yet equally appealing, ______ ______ with its ______ ______, ______ ______ and ______-______ ______.
7) The ______ at both is exceptional.
8) The ‘Last Supper Room’, complete with ______, is a ______ ______-______, whilst ______ can also enjoy drinks in the gardens amidst the ______ ______, or perhaps whilst listening to ______ ______ ______ in the cosy ______ ______.
9) A ______ ______ ______ runs to and from Florence daily, whilst a ______ ______ ______ (usually open from June to September) with a ______ and ______ ______, completes the ______ of this ______ ______ and most ______ ______.
10) Owned by ______-______ ______ and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and Relais & Chateaux.