A SONG ABOUT A FAMOUS CITY: NEW YORK

A PLACE TO VISIT

It's autumn. The weather is perfect: not too hot, not too cold. Next week we have a short break, so this is a good moment to organize a trip, long or short, it doesn't matter. What place do you think we should visit?




Irene: In autumn I strongly recommend you to visit the Valley of Jerte. The colours at this time of the year are amazingly beautiful, the coppers, ochres, reds and golds of the different trees; the streams, the waterfalls, the river, the light, the clouds on top of the mountains. The landscape is beautiful and the valley is just one hour's drive from Cáceres. You can stay in a hotel, in a rural house in one of the villages, in a farm or even in a shepherd hut. And you can also enjoy local food: traditional dishes prepared from very old recipes. Do you fancy going?

Les: What about going to Ireland? Its quite far away but it is very beautiful at this time of year. Glendalough is a scenic valley in the Wicklow Mountains. There are two very large lakes between two mountains and many old graves. There is a round tower and many old buildings from the time of Saint Kevin, who was a monk who lived there many years ago. You can climb the mountains, hire a boat, learn about the past in the museum or even just admire the landscape.

WE PLAYED TWO GAMES

We had fun playing two games with Les, our Irish assistant teacher. The aims of the games were to find places in a plan and missing objects in a living room. We played in groups and we did it really well. Here you have some of the cards we used.

IN TOWN

We are in Unit 2, learning about places, describing towns and villages and drawing and following plans and maps. Here we have some nice plans of shopping centres 1st year students have designed.

TEST 1. REVISION

Last week we did our first test. Some people did really well but some people need more practice. In our site you can download an exercise to revise the verb TO BE, questions, subject pronouns and possessive adjectives. If you got under 70 in the written test you have to do it for homework.