Assignment 1 - Match the pairs
A. Carcassonne
B. Cairo
C. Isle of Skye
D. Shanghai
1. It's a busy place with lots of people and enormous buildings. A big river runs through it and it's next to the sea.
2. There are a lot of hills and mountains here. It is beautiful and green, with lots of lakes and views of the sea.
3. There's a medieval fort, with old-fashioned houses and ancient walls around it. There are some trees and fields.
4. You'll see some beautiful sights, as well as a big city. It runs over into a desert but is itself very green.
Assignment 2 - Fill in the gaps (answers must be different.R: Hey Hakin, you're back from your family visit in Karachi! I've never been there, ... it ...
(a) there?
H: Hey Roisin, good to see you! Well, Karachi ...
(b); it's a huge city and there are people everywhere.
R: Oh, that doesn't sound great. You have family outside the city as well, right? ... it ...
(c) in the rest of Pakistan?
H: ...
(d) amazing! There are loads of mountains, great rivers and fields and forests. We didn't go there this time, though, because my uncle's in the hospital.
R: Sorry to hear that! I was lucky to stay at my grandparents' cottage in the Irish countryside before we had to get back to school. ... (e) the rutling of the wind everywhere around it, and inside ... (f) biscuits.
H: That sounds lovely! Maybe I'll join you next time you go.
R: Only if you show me around Karachie one day.
H: It's a deal!