Some holiday destinations- Newcastle

Watch the video and answer the questions.

Some holiday destinations- The Trastevere in Rome

Watch the video and answer the questions or complete the sentences (answers in "comments")

1. What does the name “Trastevere” literally mean?
2. What do the proud neighbours believe themselves?
3. What did the neighbourhood become in the Middle Ages?
4. Who owns a lot of property there?
5. People go there to enjoy_________________________, to ______________________ in winding alleys or just to _________________ the chaos of central Rome. Visitors have always come here in search of _______________________________________.
6. What do some people fear?
7. What is the old café now?
8. What has the newspaper seller witnessed?
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9. Today the neighbourhood is _____________________ but still keeps __________________________________________.
10. The glory of Rome lies in its ability to retain layer after layer of history even ________________________________________________________________________.

Some holiday destinations- London

Watch this video about Soho in London and answer the questions or complete the sentences(answers in "comments")





1. Where is Soho?
2. How can you get to Soho?
3. Which two ways of exploring the area does he mention?
4. The archs at Gerrard Street are the __________________________________.
5. What can you find in the area?
6. Which restaurant is a good option for vegetarians?

7. What is “Roonie Scott’s”?
8. People interested in art can also find ___________________________________.
9. Why does he say that Soho Square is transformed into a cultural square during the summer?

Some holiday destinations- New York

A visit to New York :Listen to a woman talking about her visit to New York. Choose the right answer and then listen and read the script.

Going on holiday? -Using a guidebook

Listen to the dialogue and learn some vocabulary.
First you listen to the dialogue at a slow speed, then you listen to the vocabulary explanation and finally you listen to the conversation again at a normal speed.

Tips to improve your memory

Watch this video in which you get some tips to improve your memory. The first time watch it without the subtitles (click on "Sub" and choose "off")and take notes. Then watch it again looking at the subtitles to check you got the right information.

A job interview

A story about a job interview and some vocabulary. You can listen to it and take some notes. Finally you can read the lesson below.