Стр.VB31 Vocabulary Bank ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 9 класс

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) __________ up images of sitting at a bar, 2) __________ an espresso and then 3) __________ 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) __________ most of my time 5) __________ into the underworld that exists beneath the streets. The catacombs of Rome can be great tourist attractions, but I can 6) __________ you that working in these dark tunnels, which are 7) __________ with human remains, can be quite difficult and a little frightening. These old underground cemeteries were 8) __________ between the 2nd and 5th centuries. Small tombs were 9) __________ 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) __________ 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 __________ of the stacked skulls.
   2. I was filled with a sense of __________ about my first trip to Paris.
   3. Engineers added steel supports to prevent the __________ of the fragile tunnel.
   4. He held up a torch to read the __________ 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. It’s 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) __________ 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) __________ centre in Europe. It’s a great place for visitors to come, not only for its artistic 3) __________ but also for its lively 4) __________, bustling markets and 5) __________ centres. There are also many 6) __________ 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) __________ in the world. There are 12 metro lines, hundreds of bus routes and there are even plenty of 8) __________ areas for those who wish to walk from sight to sight.