EXPLORING NEIGHBOURHOODS
Read and remember how to use the words:to populate, population: to be populated. This is one of the most populated parts of the country. This is a quiet town, with a population of under 15,000 people. The population of New York is over 10 million people.
area: an area of great historic interest. There are large areas in Australia still unpopulated. From this place, there are fine views of the surrounding area.
various, variety: to read various books; for various reasons; variety of scenery. This country occupies a very large territory, and it has a great variety of scenery. Various languages are spoken in our country. There are various ways of travelling (by bus, train, air, bicycle).
culture, cultural: a centre of culture; the cultural centre of the republic. London is the cultural centre of England.
industry, industrial: the industrial areas of the country; highly developed industries; an industrial centre of the region. The most important industry in Scotland is ship-building.
architecture, architectural: a fantastic piece of architecture; classical (modern) architecture; a style of architecture; architectural beauties of the city. The building is known for its unusual architecture. In which part of the city can we find some buildings of historic and architectural interest?
to found: to found a town; to found an important building. The Cathedral was founded in the 12th century. York was founded by the Romans more than twenty centuries ago.
to restore: to restore an old painting; to restore a building. I asked whether the pictures could be restored. The furniture and paintings have all been carefully restored.
to remind: to remind of a fact or event. This hot summer reminds me of my holiday in Spain. This colourful guidebook will remind me of my pleasant visit to Paris. You do not need to remind people of their mistakes all the time. Please remind me to post the letter.
PRACTICE
Exercise 1. Describe a place you were impressed by or disappointed in. What were your expectations? Did you see what you expected? Or, if you prefer, speak about a place you did not expect much of, but were pleasantly surprised to find you liked it very much.You may use the following:
attract
be a real attraction
be attractively situated
turn out to be a disappointment
expect
look forward to
a remote place
picturesque places
be overcrowded
nothing in particular
be impressed by
admire the architecture of
Exercise 2. Read the text Adventure Is Necessary and identify different aims of traveling.
Adventure is necessary for us all. It keeps us from growing stale and old; it develops our imagination, it gives us that movement and change which are necessary to our life. One of the aims of travel is to go in search of beauty. The beauty spots of the world are magnets which attract travellers year after year.
Yet even more valuable to the traveller is the knowledge which he gets of his fellow men by going among people of different character and different ways of life. The proverb says, "So many countries, so many customs."
And then there is for the traveller the great joy of coming home again. When his curiosity for new scenes is satisfied he turns his thought toward home where all the things are most familiar , and he loves them. So the traveller, besides the delight of travel, has the warmest feeling of returning home.
Exrcise 3. Make a list of reasons you think people have for planning a trip. Discuss these reasons in class and decide which are more (less) important.