COUNTRIES, TOWNS AND PLACES

IMPORTANT PLACES IN MY LIFE Place of birth Place of study Places for spending week-ends and holidays

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…

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.

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

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...

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)

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

ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

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)

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.

QUESTIONS FOR YOU Where were you born? Is it a village, town or city? What is it famous for? What do you like about the village/town you live in? What don’t you like about it? What facilities are there? What cultural events are organized? Where do you spend your week-ends/holidays? Which cities of the world would you like to visit and why? What does Slovakia offer to tourists? If you could choose a new place to live, where it would be and why?

PROBLEM SOLVING A 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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