Стр.VB31 Vocabulary Bank ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 9 класс

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6f Vocabulary from the text The Dark Side of the City of Lights

1 Complete with: assure, carved, conjures, converted, descending, dug. Sipping, spent, stacked, strolling.

Just thinking of Rome 1) conjures up images of sitting at a I, 2) sipping an espresso and then 3) strolling down to the Trevi Fountain to soak up the atmosphere. However, the first time I went to Rome was as an archaeology student and I 4) spent most of my time 5) descending into the underworld that exists beneath the streets. The catacombs of Rome can be great tourist attractions, but I can 6) assure you that working in these dark tunnels, which are 7) stacked with human remains, can be quite difficult and a little frightening. These old underground cemeteries were 8) dug between the 2nd and 5th centuries. Small tombs were 9) carved out of the walls of these underground corridors to lay the bodies to rest. There are around 40 catacombs in Rome, and many of them have been 10) converted into fascinating tourist attractions.

2 Replace the words in bold with these words: bustling, chilly, creepy, dimly-lit, elaborate, enclosed, infested.

1 I find the news a bit disturbing.

2 I needed some fresh air after being stuck in such a(n) confined space.

3 The tunnels are overrun with rats.

4 I shivered as we walked through the cool corridors of the castle.

5 The catacombs form a(n) intricate maze of corridors under the city.

6 He felt terrified in the shadowy room.

7 The city is lively and busy with people.

3 Complete with: anticipation, spectacle, collapse, inscription.

1 They could never forget the extraordinary spectacle of the stacked skulls.

2 I was filled with a sense of anticipation about my first trip to Paris.

3 Engineers added steel supports to prevent the collapse of the fragile tunnel.

4 He held up a torch to read the inscription that was carved into the wall.

Topic vocabulary Places

4 Label the pictures with: historic town, industrial city, port, seaside village.

5 Replace the words in bold with: alley, boulevard. bike lane, suburbs, outskirts, car park.

1 They moved to the residential districts outside the city centre.

2 Thousands of tourists walk the tree-lined avenue.

3 The museum has a free area for leaving vehicles for visitors.

4 They live on the outlying areas of London.

5 He was too scared to walk down the dark narrow street at night.

6 Ittasks illegal to drive a car in a path used for bicycles.

6 Complete with: medieval, cultural, heritage, capital, nightlife, pedestrian, shopping, transport.

Madrid is the 1) capital city of Spain with a population of about 3.3 million people, with venues such as the Prado Museum, Madrid has become an important 2) cultural centre in Europe, ittasks a great place for visitors to come, not only for its artistic 3) heritage but also for its lively. 4) nightlife bustling markets and 5) shopping centres. There are also many 6) medieval buildings in Madrid, which date back to the height of the Spanish Empire. Nowadays, the city centre offers some of the cleanest and most reliable public 7) transport in the world. There are 12 metro lines, hundreds of bus routes and there are even plenty of 8) pedestrian areas for those who wish to walk from sight to sight.