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2 – PRACTICE CLASS – LUISA

SEPÚLVEDA – CLASS 5 – UNIT 8: Special occasions: Festivals

EXERCISES:
1. Read the article about three famous cities around the world and do
the reading comprehension exercises.
*Individual practice.

READING :(DESCRIBING PLACES )

Around the world there are different cities where tourists can do lots of activities.
Read the article and then do the exercises below:
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2 – PRACTICE CLASS – LUISA
SEPÚLVEDA – CLASS 5 – UNIT 8: Special occasions: Festivals

EXERCISES:
1. Read the article about three famous cities around the world and do
the reading comprehension exercises.
*Individual practice.

1. Buenos Aires is an amazing city! You need a lot of time to visit it! I’m staying next to
the shopping street called Florida. This is a great place to meet local people and watch
dancers performing the “tango”. Buenos Aires is the capital of the tango. At this
moment I’m visiting the suburb of Tigre. It’s about 25 km from the capital, but you can
go by train. My friend and I like sailing on the canals of the Paraná River delta.
(MELINDA).

2. Prague is a fantastic city! It’s really one of Europe’s tourist attractions. This city has
marvelous old buildings. In fact, Prague Castle is my favorite, it’s 1,100 years old!
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2 – PRACTICE CLASS – LUISA
SEPÚLVEDA – CLASS 5 – UNIT 8: Special occasions: Festivals

EXERCISES:
1. Read the article about three famous cities around the world and do
the reading comprehension exercises.
*Individual practice.

People say that it’s the largest castle in the world. Prague has a lot of cultural events,
like the World Dance Festival which is celebrated in November. (HOLLY)

3. It’s summer and I definitely decided to come to Shanghai at the right time. During
these days people are celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s awesome! When you
come here, don’t miss to visit the Bund, a street with terrific shopping, hotels and
nightclubs. It’s crowded with local people and tourists. It has wonderful old buildings
from 1930. Tonight, I’m going to go on a tour of the Huangpu River, over there I want
to meet other foreigners like me! (STAN).
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2 – PRACTICE CLASS – LUISA
SEPÚLVEDA – CLASS 5 – UNIT 8: Special occasions: Festivals

EXERCISES:
1. Read the article about three famous cities around the world and do
the reading comprehension exercises.
*Individual practice.

After Reading the cities’ descriptions, choose the opposite word of the characteristics
given. Click on the appropriate word.

a. What’s the synonym of these characteristics?

1. Amazing
a. surprising
b. delicious
c. terrible
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2 – PRACTICE CLASS – LUISA
SEPÚLVEDA – CLASS 5 – UNIT 8: Special occasions: Festivals

EXERCISES:
1. Read the article about three famous cities around the world and do
the reading comprehension exercises.
*Individual practice.

2. Old
a. young
b. ancient
c. new

3. Awesome
a. terrific
b. bad
c. long
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2 – PRACTICE CLASS – LUISA
SEPÚLVEDA – CLASS 5 – UNIT 8: Special occasions: Festivals

EXERCISES:
1. Read the article about three famous cities around the world and do
the reading comprehension exercises.
*Individual practice.

b. Who talks about each city? Read the article again and write the name of the
person in the parentheses.

1. This city has ancient constructions. ( )

2. In this city people dance a unique type of music. ( )
3. If you go during this time of the year, you can enjoy the city. ( )
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2 – PRACTICE CLASS – LUISA
SEPÚLVEDA – CLASS 5 – UNIT 8: Special occasions: Festivals

EXERCISES:
1. Read the article about three famous cities around the world and do
the reading comprehension exercises.
*Individual practice.

c. Activities that people can do in these cities. If it’s necessary read the paragraphs
again and tick the correct information in each column.

Activity Buenos Aires Prague Shanghai

1. attend to a festival

2. dance on the street

3. take a boat trip

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2 – PRACTICE CLASS – LUISA
SEPÚLVEDA – CLASS 5 – UNIT 8: Special occasions: Festivals

EXERCISES:
1. Read the article about three famous cities around the world and do
the reading comprehension exercises.
*Individual practice.

4. go shopping

5. see ancient buildings