Great Places
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Keren
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Todd
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Todd: OK, now Keren, Hello.
Keren: Hello.
Todd: I thought we would talk about travelling. Now you've travelled to many places, many continents.
Keren: Yes.
Todd: Can you talk about some of the places you've been to.
Keren: Yes. First of all, I spent about four and a half months in Australia. I suppose the most amazing place I went to there was Uluru.
Todd: Uluru.
Keren: Ayers Rock. And it's just an incredible place which is... the land is very barren and very red and the sky is very blue and it's just beautiful.
Todd: Wow, And what's it called again?
Keren: Uluru.
Todd: Uluru. OK, besides there, anywhere else?
Keren: I've also been to South America. I spent a year in Peru and while I was there I went to Machu Picchu.
Todd: Machu Picchu. What is Machu Picchu?
Keren: Machu Picchu is an ancient ruin of an old Inca town.
Todd: Do you know how old it is?
Keren: Probably about seven hundred, eight hundred years old, I think. It's not actually that old.
Todd: Oh, really.
Keren: Really.
Todd: Huh! That's interesting.
Keren: Yeah.
Todd: OK, any other places?
Keren: I spent quite a lot of time in Spain and the most interesting place I went there was Granada.
Todd: Granada.
Keren: Yeah.
Todd: OK, what's in Granada?
Keren: The Alhambra which is the old Muslim capitol of Spain. And it's an amazing old town with Muslim palaces.
Todd: And there is just one palace or is there many, many palaces?
Keren: There is many, many ruins and there's a lot to do. You can spend the whole day there walking around the different old buildings that were built in different times.
Todd: Very cool. So, you've seen something in Australia, in South America, in Europe, how about Asia?
Keren: Asia. I've been to Japan and Thailand and Malaysia and Singapore.
Todd: And what is you favorite place in Asia?
Keren: Hm. It's a difficult question. I liked Hokkaido.
the most amazing place
I suppose the most amazing place I went to there was Uhuru.
If somewhere is referred to as 'the most amazing place,' it means that it is very impressive.
Notice the following:
- We went to the amazing place on holiday this year.
- I think it is the most amazing place in the world.
besides there
Besides there, anywhere else?
'Besides there' means excluding a certain place that has already been talked about in the conversation.
Notice the following:
- Besides there, have you visited any other restaurants?
- Have you been anywhere else besides there today?
an ancient ruin
Machu Picchu is an ancient ruin of an old Inca town.
An 'ancient ruin' is a building that is very old and of significant religious or historical interest. Usually the building is so old that it has at least partially fallen apart.
Notice the following:
- I like to visit all the ancient ruins when I go to a new country.
- I think it is an ancient ruin, so we have to be careful not to move anything.
capital
The Alhambra which is the old Muslim capital of Spain.
The 'capital' of a country is the city where much of the administration and the running of the country is carried out.
Notice the following:
- I have learned all the capital cities of the world by heart.
- Do you know which city is the capital of France?
palace
And there is just one palace or is there many, many palaces?
A 'palace' is a royal residence, meaning the place where a king and queen live now or in the past.
Notice the following:
- I would like to go and visit the palace.
- The palace was heavily guarded by the police.
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