countries, towns and places
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IMPORTANT PLACES IN MY LIFE Place of birth Place of study Places for spending week-ends and holidaysTRANSCRIPT
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COUNTRIES, TOWNS AND PLACES
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IMPORTANT PLACES IN MY LIFE• Place of birth• Place of study • Places for spending week-ends and
holidays
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PLACE OF BIRTH• It is a place where you were born• Place you spent your childhood• You have a special connection with the place• You have your friends and family there…
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HOME• It is a place where you live, where you feel good, where
you belong to. • You live there with your family, you have friends there.• You spend much of your leisure time there.
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PLACE OF STUDY• It is a place where you go to
school• It could be the same as your birth
place or the place you spent your childhood
• You can go to school in another town – during the week you live in a school hostel or dormitory (in a campus, if you’re in university)
• Not only you go to school there, but also you have friends there and spend some free time there
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WEEK-ENDS AND HOLIDAYS• People like to spend their free time in different places• Depends on your hobbies, amount of money you have at
your disposal...
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WEEK-ENDS AND HOLIDAYS• Hot or exotic countries -
hot weather and sea, you can lie on the beach, sunbathe and swim (e.g. Spain, Egypt, Croatia, Italy, Canary Islands)
• Sightseeing places – active holiday, seeing new things and learn about new countries, people and their customs and traditions (e.g. Vienna, London, New York, Paris – museums, galleries, concerts, art exhibitions)
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WEEK-ENDS AND HOLIDAYS• Nature - mountains – skiing, hiking; lakes – fishing,
swimming; forests – hiking, picking mushrooms, spending time in nature
• At home – reading a book, watching TV, gardening, spending time with family and friends
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ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS
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ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS
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INTERESTING PLACES - SLOVAKIA• Although Slovakia is not a
very big country, it has a lot of natural beauties and monuments and sights. Tourists like to see our
• mountains (the High Tatras, the Low Tatras, Pieniny…)
• caves (Dobšinská ice cave, Demänovská dripstone cave)
• castles (Spiš castle, Devín, Bojnice, Topoľčianky Krásna Hôrka, Trenčín)
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INTERESTING PLACES - SLOVAKIA
• Our spas (Piešťany, Trenčianske Teplice, Bardejov, Smrdáky, Lúčky, Sliač, Dudince) have got high reputation.
• You can also admire here many nice towns.
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QUESTIONS FOR YOU1. Where were you born? Is it a village, town or city? What
is it famous for?2. What do you like about the village/town you live in?
What don’t you like about it?3. What facilities are there? What cultural events are
organized?4. Where do you spend your week-ends/holidays?5. Which cities of the world would you like to visit and
why?6. What does Slovakia offer to tourists?7. If you could choose a new place to live, where it would
be and why?
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PROBLEM SOLVINGA group of American students came to study to Slovakia. Which places would you recommend them to go to? Why?Useful phrases:
• I would certainly take them to... because...• I think they might be interested in...• I am sure that they would like... because...• I am not sure if they would like to...
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