4. Love story.
These expressions are all connected with love and marriage. Put them in a likely order. Look at the story and fill in the gaps.
to have children to get engaged to meet to get divorced to get married to fall in love to go out together
It’s 1939. A young American, Philip, is travelling through France. He ______ Marie, and they ______ immediately. They ______ for a few months, and then he asks her to marry him. She says yes, and they ______. The war starts. Philip goes back to the USA. He writes, but Marie doesn’t receive his letters. After the war, Philip ______ an American woman. They ______ and they ______, two girls and a boy. Marie gets a job in Paris. She _______ a man there, and they ______. But they aren’t happy together, and after two years they ______. After that, Marie lives alone. Philip’s wife dies in 1980, and in 1985, he goes to Paris on holiday. He goes into a café and sees Marie at the next table. They _______ again … … and a few months later, they ______.
Cover the text and try to tell the story yourself.
UNIT 6.
Key words: to contrast – romance – Venice – liveliness – Rome – elegance – Florence – absolutely – perfect – weekend breaks – to combine – coastal or lake holiday – great Italian cities – busy – stimulating – frustrating – noise – far – people – exception – traffic – to choose – to visit – classical architecture – works of art – concerts – operas – fashionable shops – simply – to experience – authentic Italian cuisine – streetside trattoria – to impress – style – vibrancy – to seek (out) – beauty – inherent hustle and bustle – to be interested (in) – hotels – Fiuggi – Palo Laziale – hour’s drive – city – recent beach properties – Venice Lido – to allow – to combine – relaxing seaside holiday – sights – lack – space – to prevent – to devote – attention – Milan – to visit – ‘fashion capital of the world’ – delighted – to make reservations – first-class Four Seasons Hotel
TEXT 6. Read and translate the text.
Italy. The Cities.
Venice, Rome & Florence.
Contrast the romance of Venice with the liveliness of Rome and the elegance of Florence. Absolutely perfect for weekend breaks or for combining with a coastal or lake holiday, these great Italian cities are always busy, always stimulating – and always frustrating. There’s usually far too much noise, far too many people and, with the exception of Venice, far too much traffic! Whether you choose to visit them for their classical architecture, their works of art, their concerts, their operas, their fashionable shops, or simply because you want to experience a little authentic Italian cuisine in a streetside trattoria, you cannot fail to be impressed by their style, vibrancy and, whilst it sometimes needs a little seeking out, their beauty.
Those of you wanting Rome, but not its inherent hustle and bustle, may well be interested in our hotels in Fiuggi and Palo Laziale. Both are under an hour’s drive from the city whilst our most recent beach properties on the Venice Lido will allow you to combine a relaxing seaside holiday with all the sights of Venice.
Lack of space prevents us from devoting our attention to Milan but, for those wishing to visit this ‘fashion capital of the world’, we would be delighted to make reservations at the first-class Four Seasons Hotel.
EXERCISES:
1. Translate and match the two halves of the word combinations correctly.
w
eekend
drive
classical breaks
fashionable capital
streetside shops
beach architecture
fashion trattoria
lake properties
hour’s holiday
2. Translate and match the three words given below correctly.
w
orks
of
holiday
authentic Italian art
relaxing Italian cities
first-class beach cuisine
great seaside Hotel
recent Four Seasons properties
3. Insert the missed words in the sentences:
Contrast the ______ of Venice with the ______ of Rome and the ______ of Florence.
Absolutely perfect for ______ ______ or for combining with a ______ or ______ ______, these ______ ______ ______ are always busy, always stimulating – and always frustrating.
There’s usually far too much ______, far too many ______ and, with the exception of Venice, far too much ______!
Whether you choose to visit them for their ______ ______, their ______ of ______, their ______, their ______, their ______ ______, or simply because you want to experience a little ______ ______ ______ in a ______ ______, you cannot fail to be impressed by their ______, ______ and, whilst it sometimes needs a little seeking out, their ______.
Those of you wanting Rome, but not its inherent ______ and ______, may well be interested in our ______ in ______ and ______ ______.
Both are under an ______ ______ from the ______ whilst our most recent ______ ______ on the Venice Lido will allow you to combine a ______ ______ ______ with all the ______ of Venice.
Lack of space prevents us from devoting our attention to Milan but, for those wishing to visit this ‘______ ______ ______ ______ ______’, we would be delighted to make reservations at the ______-______ ______ ______ ______.
4. Buying a ticket.
Put this conversation in the correct order.
At 6.30, from Platform 3.
Return.
That’s $45, please.
Single or return?
When does the train leave?
A ticket to Cambridge, please.
Have similar conversations.
A You are going by train to
London. You want two return tickets. B
The train leaves at 1.00 p.m. from Platform 10. The tickets cost
£96.
A You are going by bus to
Heathrow Airport. You want a single ticket. B
The buses leave every half hour. The ticket costs £5.
UNIT 7.
Key words: hour – motorway – Milan – to lie – Lake Como – generally – to consider – breathtaking – Italian Lakes – actually – refreshing dip – simply – to appreciate – steamers – to navigate – length – to respond – awe-inspiring beauty – wonder – Verdi – Rossini – to rent – lakeside villas – to assist – musical inspiration – Lake Garda – 45 minute drive – east of Milan – to make – own valuable contribution – arts – scenic splendour – to celebrate – works – poet – Goethe – days – to devote (to) – ferry rides – lake – relaxing walks – lakeside promenades – leisurely meals – quaint trattorias and cafes – to seek – peace and relaxation – to spend – to explore – rural delights – Tuscany – to mark – archetypal Italian scenery – Renaissance paintings – cypress trees – vineyard-covered hills – walled towns – province – to boast – world-famous towns – Florence – Siena – Pisa – pale sandy bays – picture-book villages – seemingly – unchanged
TEXT 7. Read and translate the text.