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Where are the best places for:
Adventure vacations?
Historical vacations?
Shopping vacations?
Party vacations?
Relaxing vacations?
Where do you like to go on vacation?
Where would you like to go on vacation?
What are some things you must or have to do when you go on vacation to another country?
What are some things that you must not or can’t do on an airplane or in an airport?
Tell your group about your best travel story.
What are some things you always take with you on a trip?
Do you prefer package tours or making your own trip?
Where did you spend your last vacation? What did you do?
What are some of the benefits of travelling alone?
What are some of the benefits of travelling with a group?
What is the longest journey you have ever made?
century
challenge
despite
disadvantages
earn a living
fall in love
local
population
property
quality
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make enough money to live
the number of people who live in a place
the people who live in the area you are talking about
how good or bad something is
to start to love someone
something that is difficult
bad things
used to say that something happened or is true, although something else makes this seem not probable
houses
a period of 100 years
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Match the words to the sentences
century, challenges, despite, disadvantages, earn, falling, local, population, property, quality
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It is early morning in Venice.
Before the light of the sun fills the famous Piazza San Marco, the traders of Venice are preparing for the crowds of tourists. In a few hours, thousands of people will come to this square. But for now, the people of Venice have the city to themselves.
Market traders welcome the first visitors. “Signori, buon giorno.” Early morning is the best time for shopping in the outdoor markets.
Gino Penzo: We have many, many kinds of fish.
This is the part of Venice that most people never see. This is the Venice that some people call home.
Resident Fabrizio Copano says that he lives in the most beautiful city in the world. It’s a city that’s clean and easy to live in, with a high (1)______________ of life.
But for some people, Venice has (2)______________ too.
Gino Penzo: My son, he doesn’t love, uh, live in Venice. I am very sorry.
The (3)______________ of Venice is getting older. Why? Fabrizio says living in Venice is not cheap. (4)______________ is particularly expensive, and housing prices have increased a lot in recent years. It’s especially difficult for young people who want their own place to live. Many of them must move away, which leaves Venice to the tourists.
It seems like the whole world has come to the Piazza San Marco. The tourists come to experience a city that feels like it’s still in the fifteenth (5)______________ . And some (6)______________ people say that’s the problem.
Giovanni dal Missier: Venice did change a lot since I was born.
Giovanni dal Missier is one of the younger people who is trying to stay in his home town. During the day, the huge crowds of visitors can make just coming home from work very difficult.
Giovanni dal Missier: I get bored with the people, with the tourists. Because there are too much, too many.
Jobs are another problem. Do you want to be a gondolier or work with tourists? If you don’t, it can be difficult to (7)______________ a living here. But some say that the young people who are leaving Venice will soon find that other cities are not so different.
Gino Penzo: Florence is very expensive, Rome is very expensive, London, Paris, Vienna.
People say that anyone who comes to Venice will fall in love … even if it’s only with Venice itself. Giovanni dal Missier knows the feeling. He says that (8)______________ all the challenges here, it’s difficult to think of living anywhere else.
Giovanni dal Missier: I know it’s a very special gift for me, it’s a gift to live in a city as Venice.
Only a few people get to enjoy living in Venice. These days even fewer people are ready to face the (9)______________ of living here. But, for those who stay, it can be a wonderful experience.
Every day they can experience the joy of (10)______________ in love with Venice all over again.
Answers:
It is early morning in Venice.
Before the light of the sun fills the famous Piazza San Marco, the traders of Venice are preparing for the crowds of tourists. In a few hours, thousands of people will come to this square. But for now, the people of Venice have the city to themselves.
Market traders welcome the first visitors. “Signori, buon giorno.” Early morning is the best time for shopping in the outdoor markets.
Gino Penzo: We have many, many kinds of fish.
This is the part of Venice that most people never see. This is the Venice that some people call home.
Resident Fabrizio Copano says that he lives in the most beautiful city in the world. It’s a city that’s clean and easy to live in, with a high (1)quality of life.
But for some people, Venice has (2)disadvantages too.
Gino Penzo: My son, he doesn’t love, uh, live in Venice. I am very sorry.
The (3)population of Venice is getting older. Why? Fabrizio says living in Venice is not cheap. (4)Property is particularly expensive, and housing prices have increased a lot in recent years. It’s especially difficult for young people who want their own place to live. Many of them must move away, which leaves Venice to the tourists.
It seems like the whole world has come to the Piazza San Marco. The tourists come to experience a city that feels like it’s still in the fifteenth (5)century. And some (6)local people say that’s the problem.
Giovanni dal Missier: Venice did change a lot since I was born.
Giovanni dal Missier is one of the younger people who is trying to stay in his home town. During the day, the huge crowds of visitors can make just coming home from work very difficult.
Giovanni dal Missier: I get bored with the people, with the tourists. Because there are too much, too many.
Jobs are another problem. Do you want to be a gondolier or work with tourists? If you don’t, it can be difficult to (7)earn a living here. But some say that the young people who are leaving Venice will soon find that other cities are not so different.
Gino Penzo: Florence is very expensive, Rome is very expensive, London, Paris, Vienna.
People say that anyone who comes to Venice will fall in love … even if it’s only with Venice itself. Giovanni dal Missier knows the feeling. He says that (8)despite all the challenges here, it’s difficult to think of living anywhere else.
Giovanni dal Missier: I know it’s a very special gift for me, it’s a gift to live in a city as Venice.
Only a few people get to enjoy living in Venice. These days even fewer people are ready to face the (9)challenges of living here. But, for those who stay, it can be a wonderful experience.
Every day they can experience the joy of (10)falling in love with Venice all over again.
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