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    The document provides information about taking a virtual gondola ride in Venice, Italy. It includes questions to discuss the experience and learn key facts about gondolas and the city. Students watch a VR video of a gondola ride and complete organizers to describe what they see, hear, feel and smell. They then answer questions about what surprised them most from what they learned and how the ride compared to their expectations. Finally, they complete acrostic poems about gondolas and Venice.

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    MY FIRST GONDOLA

    RIDE EVER

    DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
    PREPARATION BOOKLET
    SECONDARY 3

    Name: _____________________________________

    Group: _____________________________________

    Emilie Racine, ESL consultant


    A Little Knowledge about Venice

     Get into a team of two.


     Read the following statements.
     Discuss the following statement and agree if each statements are true or false.

    1- Venice is sinking by up to 2mm every year. T F

    2- The gondola is a traditional symbol of Venice. T F

    3- Gondola rides are free. T F

    4- The operator of a gondola is known as a Gondolier. T F

    5- There are about 50 gondolas in Venice. T F

    6- There are over 400 bridges in Venice? T F

    7- It is a tradition for couples riding a gondola to kiss underneath each bridge. T F

    8- Every month, 50 000 people visit Venice. T F

    9- There are more than 450 palaces in Venice. T F

    10- You can drive a car around in Venice. T F

    11- Gondola operators are traditionally men. T F

    12- Most building entrances in Venice are accessible from the canals. T F

    13- A standard gondola ride is 40 minutes or so. T F

    14- Gondola rides are more expensive during the day. T F

    15- Gondolas are used by locals as well as tourists. T F

    NOTES: ________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    A Virtual Visit

     Open the Discovery VR app.


     Watch the video Gondola Ride in Venice. (Travel  Discovery Atlas  Explore)
    Or watch the video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/CgV7gRSDKts
     In your team, complete the following graphic organizer.

    What do you see? What do you hear?

    How does it feel? According to you, what is the smell


    like?
    Your first experience

     Discuss the following questions with your partners.


     Write down an answer to each question.

    1- What surprised you the most about what you have learned today? Why?
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    2- Is the gondola ride similar or different from what you had imagined? How?
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    3- In your opinion, why are gondolas the symbol of Venice?

    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    Complete the following acrostic poems.

    T___________________________________ B______________________________
    Rialto Rialto
    A___________________________________ I_______________________________
    V___________________________________ Doge’s Palace
    E___________________________________ G_______________________________
    L____________________________________ E_______________________________
    S_______________________________

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