1. Welcoming

Revise vocabulary, polite expressions, and practise greetings and exchanging information.

2 Giving information

Study vocabulary of people and things in a city, and practise answering questions and giving directions.

Speaking Tutorial 1

3. Talking about local features

Practice describing local features and culture and making recommendations.

Writing Tutorial 1

4. Describing places

Study vocabulary of landmarks and places, and practise verb forms and pronunciation.

Speaking Tutorial 2

5. Giving tour information

Practice describing obligations, giving recommendations, and being polite.

Writing Tutorial 2

6. Describing tourist activities

Practice dates and numbers, and describing activities and making a recommendation.

Final test

Check what you have learnt.

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aloud

aloud (adv)

speaking, so that you can be heard

box_office

box office (n)

place where cinema, theatre or concert tickets are sold

breathtaking

breathtaking (adj)

extremely beautiful or surprising

bury

bury (v)

to put a dead body in the ground

carpentry

carpentry (n)

skill of making objects out of wood

cobblestoned

cobblestoned (adj)

made with cobblestones, rounded stones used in the past to make roads

crowd

crowd (n)

large group of people

cultivar

cultivar (n)

group of plants cultivated to have special characteristics

department_store

department store (n)

large shop divided into different departments, each selling different things

development

development (n)

when something grows, changes or develops

donation

donation (n)

money given to help a person or organisation

draw

draw (v)

to attract

earthquake

earthquake (n)

sudden violent movement of the ground that often damages buildings

enthusiast

enthusiast (n)

person who is very interested in a particular thing

estate

estate (n)

large area of land cultivated by a family or organisation

fancy

fancy (v)

to want to do something

fasting

fasting (n)

period of time when you don't eat food

gentrified

gentrified (adj)

changing a place from being a poor area to a rich area

glory

glory (n)

great beauty, something that gives great pleasure

heart

heart (n)

the centre, the most important part of something

iron

iron (n)

strong grey metal (symbol Fe)

keep_going

keep going (expression)

don't stop, continue

lagoon

lagoon (n)

area of sea water separated from the sea by rocks or sand

lately

lately (adv)

recently

lit_up

lit up (v)

past of "light up", to illuminate

masterpiece

masterpiece (n)

an impressive work of art, something made with great skill

monk

monk (n)

member of a religious group of men who live together in a monastery and do not marry

Moors

Moors (n)

historic term referring to the Muslim population of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta, particularly in the context of the Middle Ages

narrow

narrow (adj)

not wide, with a small distance from one side to the other

notice

notice (v)

to see or be conscious of something

ornate

ornate (adj)

highly decorative, with many details and complicated decoration

railway

railway (n)

tracks that a train runs along

remove

remove (v)

to take out or take away

right_there

right there (expression)

exactly there, in that place

side_show

side show (n)

small attractions related to a larger event, for example, dance displays, theatre, musical performances, etc.

sound

sound (v)

to seem or appear

stall

stall (n)

small shop in a public place, with an open front

steep

steep (adj)

going up at a sharp angle

sunset

sunset (n)

the time in the evening when the sun starts to disappear

trend

trend (n)

fashion or tendency, something that is popular

valley

valley (n)

area of low land between hills or mountains

venue

venue (n)

place where an event or concert happens

Visigoth

Visigoth (n)

nomadic tribes of Germanic people (around the time of the Roman Empire)

whale

whale (n)

the largest sea mammal

worship

worship (v)

to take part in a religious activity, usually involving prayer