Spotlight 10

Kathmandu
The Himalayas
Bhaktapur
Beautiful Nepal!
Look at the travel diary. Where were the travelers? What did they see/do? Listen and read to find out.
Sun 5th April - Kathmandu
Tues 7th April – The Himalayas
Thurs 9th April - Bhaktapur
Sat 11th April – Home Sweet Home!
The travelers were in Nepal. I think they climbed mountains, met local people and saw some beautiful scenery.

Before reading learn new words.
to crack
breathtaking
craftsman
annual
candlelit
to base
coast
contest
to extend
to delay
ancient
magnificent
to prolong
to escape
handicraft
nasty
peak
package holidays
temple
trail
procession
teahouse
to trek
vendor
трескаться
захватывающий
ремесленник
ежегодный
освещенный свечкой
основываться
побережье
состязания
длиться опред. период времени
откладывать
древний
великолепный
продлевать
to escape
handicraft
мерзкий
вершина
отдых с полным комплексом услуг
храм
тропа
шествие
чайный домик
идти пешком
торговец

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Read again and decide if the statements are true or false. Compare with your partner. Correct the false statements.
Kathmandu is dusty, noisy and polluted.
The view of the Himalayas was great.
They were poor but really friendly.
Bhaktapur is an ancient town.
The festival lasts for days.
The author does not say that she didn’t sleep at all but is looking forward to a good night’s sleep at home.
Sun 5th April
Tues 7th April
Thurs 9th April
Sat 11th April

Answer the questions.
What was the weather like in Kathmandu? The Himalayas?
What means of transport did they use while in Nepal?
Where did they stay?
What did they do and see in each place?

Find the adjectives the author uses to describe the following. Use your dictionary to suggest antonyms.
……………………………………… view ≠ ………………………………………………………
……………………………………… scenery ≠ …………………………………………………
……………………………………… sunrise ≠ …………………………………………………
……………………………………… boys ≠ ………………………………………………………
……………………………………… villagers ≠ ………………………………………………
……………………………………… contest ≠ …………………………………………………
……………………………………… parade ≠ ……………………………………………………
……………………………………… Bhaktapur temples ≠ ………………………………
……………………………………… pottery ≠ ……………………………………………………
……………………………………… campsites and hotels ≠ ………………………………………
……………………………………… experiences ≠ ……………………………………………
breathtaking
boring/uninspiring
spectacular
plain
amazing
usual
friendly
young
unfriendly
old
poor
happy
rich
unhappy
noisy
quiet
wild
boring
magnificent
modest/plain
beautiful
ugly
cheap
expensive
amazing
ordinary
Sun 5th April
Tues 7th April
Thurs 9th April
Sat 11th April

Complete the sentences.
delayed
local
ancient
annual
hired
pavement
Viruses, countless, backpacking, home comforts, nasty, backpacks, drums, handicrafts, craftsmen, procession, candlelit, based on, kick off, tug-of-war contest, hired, annual, ancient, local, put up, scenery, shade, trail, trekking, breathtaking, in the distance, peaks, escaped, pavement, cracked, barber, beggars, delayed.

Match the words to their definitions.
barber
peaks
trekking
escaped
breathtaking
trail
in the distance
beggars
shade
scenery
put up
pavement
cracked
delayed
local
Late, held up
Poor people who ask strangers for money
Male hairdresser
Damaged with lines on its surface
Paved area for pedestrians
Got free
Tops of mountains
Far away
Amazing, spectacular
Hiking, walking in difficult terrain
Path through forest or mountains
An area out of the sun
Set up
Belonging to a specific area
Land, water, flora you can see in a place

kick off
annual
craftsmen
viruses
candlelit
ancient
handicrafts
drums
based on
countless
tug-of-war contest
hired
home comforts
backpacking
procession
backpacks
nasty
Germs that cause diseases
Too many to count
Travelling with a backpack
Things that make life easier such as electrical appliances
Very old
Yearly
Rented
Competition where two teams pull each end of a rope to defeat the other
Start
Developed from
Lit be candle
People walking/driving in a line as part of a public event
People who make things with their hands
Pottery, embroidery, etc made by hand
Musical instrument made from a skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with sticks or your hands.
Rucksacks
Mean; unpleasant

Which places did the author visit?
What did she do/see in each?
How did she like her journey?
Answer the questions. Make notes. Use your notes to tell the class.
Nepal
Monkey Temple
The Himalayas
Kathmandu
The Bisket Jatra festival

Choose the correct word. Check in your dictionary. Use the other word in sentences of your own.
Excursion – a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people.
Exhibition – an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public.
Leaflets – a piece of paper that gives you information or advertises something.
Brochure – a type of small magazine that contains pictures and information on a product or a company.
Coast – the land next to or close to the sea.
Beach – an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as a lake.
Package – an object or set of objects wrapped in paper, usually in order to be sent by post.
Packed – completely full.
Scenery – the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it is beautiful.
View – what you can see from a particular place, or the ability to see from a particular place.
Fix – to repair something.
Book – to arrange to have a seat, room, performer, etc. at a particular time in the future.
Passenger – a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it.
Traveller – someone who travels.
Prolong – to make something last a longer time.
Extend – to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer.

Choose the correct word. Check in your dictionary. Use the other word in sentences of your own.
Shadow – an area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something.
Shade – slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun.
Take – to remove something, especially without permission.
Catch – to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air.
Rent – to pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of a room, house, car, television.
Hire – to pay to use something for a short period.
Setting – the time and the place in which the action of a book, film, play, etc. happens.
Scenery – the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it is beautiful.

Complete the sentences.
shadow
travellers
scenery
packed
fix
exhibition
leaflets
Prolong
catch
setting
coasts
hired

Complete the sentences with: tour, excursion, trip, voyage, journey.
1. tour
2. trip
3. excursion
4. voyage
5. journey
voyage
tour
excursion
trip
journey

Imagine you are the author of the travel diary on p. 82. Write a postcard home from Bhaktapur (50-60 words).
Write about:
where you are
what you are doing
what you can see there
if you like it there
what you have bought

Match the words. Then, use the phrases to complete the sentences.
g
f
d
e
c
a
b
Workbook

Cross the odd one out.

Tick the correct boxes.

Fill in: ancient, breathtaking, cheap, nasty, rocky, spectacular.

Choose the correct word.