Experiencing
the 'Eternal City'
From
John
Ross
See
“Roman holiday”, Horizons section, page 7
Good
morning everyone and welcome back to our weekly look at tourism related
articles from the Horizon section.
It’s
been a long time since we last looked at a story about a trip outside
of
You can
get familiar with the sights of
1. How
did the writer book her accommodation?
2.
Was he satisfied with the accommodation?
3. What
was the writer worried about at the beginning of her trip?
4. What
places in
5.
Was he happy with his trip to
After
checking your answers, you can work with your friends to discuss the
trip to
1) How
was your trip to
2) Where
did you stay?
3) Where
did you go?
4) What
did you see?
5) Was it
expensive?
6) Would
you like to go back again?
Try to
think of more questions that you can add to the conversation, such as
questions
about the food, weather, flight, etc.
harboured – held
a fortune – a lot of money
stunned – shocked
was going for – cost
putting up – staying
a stone’s throw – nearby, not far from
high-end – expensive
flanked by – beside
perils – dangers
uneasy – uncomfortable
pick-pocketed – robbed by having someone take your wallet from your pocket
belongings – things
prior to – before
a host of – many
it dawned on me – I realised
splurge – spend a lot of money
mammoth – big, very large
luminaries – famous people
outstanding – excellent
render – make
encountered - met
mugging – robbery
thinned – became fewer
sojourn to – stay in
pricey – expensive
devoid - without