Basedon2a, exercise1, p.29
ListentotheboyfromNorwayanddecidewhichofthefactsareTrue, FalseornotStated
Ourfantasticjourney
Iwouldliketotellyouaboutmytripthissummer.TwoofmybestfriendsandItravelledthroughEuropebytrain.OurplanwastovisitGermany, Italy, GreeceandFrance.Gro, BorgurandmearefromNorway, weliveinthecityofBergenandgotothesameschool.WestartedourjourneytwodaysbeforeNorwaywasgoingtoplayanimportantfootballmatchagainstIreland.WewenttoGermanywiththestopinCopenhagen.WhenwearrivedinCopenhagen, weunderstoodthatwewereintimetoseethefootballmatch.Wefoundtheonlyplaceinthenearbystreetswheretheyhadatelevision.ItwasanIrishpub.ItwasfairlyeasytospeaktopeopleinCopenhagen.TheyunderstoodusbecauseNorwegianandtheirlanguage, Danish, arenotverydifferent.
Whenweenteredthepub, wesawatoncethatthemajorityofpeopletherewereIrishfootballfans.Infact, weweretheonlyboysintheplacewhoshoutedforNorway.Norwaylostthematch, theIrishfootballersweremuchbetter.WehadaquickmealinthepubandwenttotherailwaystationtocatchthenexttraintoBerlin.MyfriendsandIdon'tspeakGerman, ourforeignlanguageatschoolisEnglish.Luckily, itturnedoutthatpeopleinBerlincouldunderstandEnglish.Youngpeopleandolderpeoplehelpedustofindtheplaceswewantedtovisit, andexplainedeverythinginEnglish.
AfterawonderfulweekinItalywefoundaboattotakeustotheGreekIslandofCorfu.Corfuisverypopularwithtourists.Therewerealotofyoungpeoplecomingfromallovertheworldontheboat.TherewemetsomeNorwegiangirls.ItwasgreattospeakNorwegianagainafteraweekabroadtryingtounderstandfast-speakingItalians.ButEnglishhelpedusinItalyandinGreecetoo.Thetimewespentontheislandwasreallyfantastic.ItwasaboutfortydegreesCentigradebutweswamalotandhadfun.ThenwewentthroughFranceandreturnedtoNorway.AndnearlyeverywhereEnglishhelpedustospeaktopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Itisreallyagloballanguage.
- Thespeakerandhisfriendsliveinthesamestreet.[True|False|Not stated]
- ThemainreasonboyschoseIrishpubwasthattheywantedtosee football.[True|False|Not stated]
- ItwasnotdifficulttospeaktopeopleinCopenhagenbecausetheyallspoke English.[True|False|Not stated]
- InthepubthemajorityofpeoplesupportedNorway team.[True|False|Not stated]
- TheIrishfansshoutedattheboysbecausetheywereangrythatNorway won.[True|False|Not stated]
- NorwegiangirlstheymetcouldspeakEnglish too.[True|False|Not stated]
- Greecewasoneofmanycountrieswhereboystravelledwitheasethankstotheirknowledgeof English.[True|False|Not stated]