5 Travelling in Europe

1 How much do you know about Europe and the Euro? 3 5.1 Emanuela is a 16-year-old
Circle a, b, or c. student from Italy. Listen to her talk
1 How many Euro banknotes are there? about her ‘Socrates’ exchange and
a  five    b  seven    c  six tick (✓) the things she says.
2 What is on the front of Euro banknotes? 1 I live in Milan.
a  bridges    b  windows or gateways    c  both 2 I speak Spanish.
3 What does EU mean? 3 ‘Socrates’ is a European-funded
scheme.
a  European Unification    b  European Union
c  Europe United 4 I love Paris.
4 What is on the EU flag? 5 My parents weren’t happy with my choice.
a  10 gold stars    b  12 gold stars    c  12 blue stars 6 I am leaving for Paris in June.

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Youth travel in Europe 8

2 Belgium
3 Bulgaria
4 Cyprus
Many young people travel around Europe in the school 5 Czech Republic
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or university holidays. Usually they buy an ISIC card 6 Denmark
(International Student Identity Card) which gives them 15
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discounts on accommodation or transport. Some students 6 8 Finland
buy an InterRail pass; a train ticket that allows unlimited 16 9 France
second class travel in about 30 countries in Europe and 10 Germany
11 Greece
North Africa for a specific period of time. InterRail is a cheap 13 27
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way to travel. You can create your own itinerary and decide 19
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how many days you would like to spend in each country and 2 14 Italy
how many places you would like to visit too. You can travel 5 15 Latvia
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on slow local trains or very fast Eurostar trains. 1
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Some people travel by train at night to save money on hotel 24 18 Malta
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accommodation. Alternatively, you can stay in cheap youth 19 Netherlands
hostels. Before you begin travelling you need to plan your 20 Poland
itinerary carefully and work out your journey cost. Think 14 3 21 Portugal
about the local currency because not all European countries 25
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use the Euro. A rucksack is useful and a good guidebook is 21 11
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always helpful. Remember to check the temperatures in the 24 Slovenia
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countries you are visiting to make sure you pack the right 26 Sweden
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clothes! 27 United Kingdom
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2 Read the article. Answer the questions in pairs. What do you think?
1 What is an ISIC card? What are the advantages of
having one?
2 What is an InterRail pass?
3 How can you save money on accommodation when
travelling in Europe?
4 List some of the benefits of travelling with InterRail.
5 What useful things should you take with you on
your trip?
Hungary joined the European Union in 2004. How is
life different now?
How European do you feel? Why?
Project
Look at a map of Europe. Plan a five-day InterRail trip. Use
the Internet, newspaper articles, or magazines to help you
find out about the countries you would like to visit. Write an
email to a friend and include information on:
• which countries/cities you will visit on the way
• why
• who will travel with you

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