Unit 7. Cities and Towns

  

Vocabulary:
1. Places in Town I
2. Places in Town II


Verb To Be in the Past Simple: 

British Council  VIDEO ON THE VERB TO BE


Exercises: 1, 2, 3

About San Francisco

The mission

The Mission is one of the ________________ neighborhoods in the city.

It was founded by Spanish-Mexican missionaries in _________________

There are world famous murals that speak for the local Latino population.

Question: Who grew up in the mission?

Fisherman’s Wharf.

You can take a ___________________ to Fisherman’s Wharf. From as far back as the gold Rush it has been the center of ________________   ________________

At Pier 39 you can see _________________   __________________

Haight-Ashbury

It is a national symbol of the 1960’ counter-culture. This was the epicenter of the Hippie revolution known as “____     ______________    ___    ____________”.  There, street musicians rock out.

Question: who performed in Haight in the 60s?

Golden Gate Park 

Stroll through Golden Gate Park, The 19^th century saw the locals back……

At over a ____________ acres, it’s one of the __________________and most popular national parks in the ___________________. It has thirteen million visitors a year.

The Castro

Transformed from a working class neighborhood, it has become a a Gay district.

About Cadaqués


Imagine that you went to San francisco or Cadaqués last weekend. Now write an e-mail to a friend about your trip . Follow the writing guide below:

Paragraph 1

Dear .........., 

Last weekend I was in ........................... with............................... It was ......... because.........

Paragraph 2

............... has got............................. My favourite place was..................... because....................
There also was ........................................, but there weren't any.................................................

Paragraph 3
It was really ............................. Now I am .................................................................................

What about you? where were you last weekend? 

Kind Regards. 

Name.