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4 Speak & Write B. Read the note and find adjectives in the

text which are similar in meaning to the
Α. Read the information about a competition and the adjectives 1-6.
description of Tangier and answer the questions.
note
1. Who is organising the competition?
2. What is the competition about? When writing a description, don’t use the
3. Where is Tangier? same adjectives all the time. Use a variety of
adjectives. This will make your writing livelier
4. What is the Grand Socco? and more appealing to the reader.
wonderful
5. What can visitors do in Mendoubia Garden? • There is a great square in the city.
6. What can you do in the medina? amazing
7. What was the Kasbah Museum in the past? • The Louvre in Paris has got great paintings.
8. Why is Cape Spartel a special place? 1. boring: (Introduction)
2. beautiful: (Introduction)
https://www.topthree.net/competition_tangier 3. famous: (The Grand Socco)
4. very old: (The Grand Socco)
5. delicious: (The medina  the Kasbah Museum)
© MM Publications
Online Magazine Writing Competition
6. amazing: (Cape Spartel)
We’re looking for the top three places in di ferent
cities all over the world! Send us your entry about C. Think of the top three places to visit in
the top three places in your city, and win an amazing your city or a city you know well. Look at
trip. Every month there will be a new winner! the questions and make some notes. Then
talk in pairs.
month’s Discover TangierDiscover Tangier What’s the name of the city?
This
winner! …
Tangier is one of the three largest cities Where is it?
in Morocco. There are lots of things to …
What are the top three places to visit?
see and do, so it’s de initely not a dull …
city. Here are the top three places to What can visitors/tourists do/see there?
visit in this attractive and colourful city! …

The Grand Socco D. Write a description of the top three places in
your city or a city you know well. Use your
This square with a beautiful fountain in notes in activity C and follow the plan.
the centre is one of the most well-known
places in the city. Try some mint tea at PLAN
one of the cafés and then enjoy a walk A description of a place
through Mendoubia Garden. There you
can see an ancient banyan tree which is • Give some general information about
more than 800 years old! the city (name, where it is, the best way
to explore it).
The medina  the Kasbah Museum • Use headings and give some information
about each place. Use phrases like:
In the medina (or old town) you
can try tasty traditional food at One of the most interesting/
a restaurant and go shopping in well-known places is…
one of the many souks (markets). There’s also…
They sell just about anything there! Another place worth visiting is…
There’s also the Kasbah Museum— … also attracts many tourists.
the old palace where you can learn … is another top attraction.
about the history of Tangier and You can also visit…
see di ferent works of art. Don’t forget to visit…
• Mention what visitors can do/see in
Cape Spartel each place. Use phrases like:
You can…
Another place worth visiting is
Cape Spartel. It is about 15 km Don’t leave without…
If you want to…
from the city, and it o fers a view
of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is also Another thing you can do is…
You must also…
special because this is the place
where the Atlantic Ocean and
the Mediterranean Sea meet.
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