DESCRIPTION OF A PLACE

1. READ THE DESCRIPTION. THEN COMPLETE THE FACT FILE.

LAKE COMO

Lake Como in Italy is a popular tourist destination. It is one of the biggest lakes in Italy and it's one of the deepest lakes in Europe. The area around Lake Como has got beautiful, steep mountains and green forests. People can enjoy different water sports on the lake. In the town next to the lake, there are lovely restaurants and discos. In the past, rich people built beautiful villas near the lake so they could enjoy the area. Today, many people still come here because it's a great place for a holiday.

Fact file to complete.

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Things to do:

2. A paragraph has got 3 parts. Match the parts of a paragraph to the functions.

a)The opening sentence 1. gives more information

b)The body of the paragraph 2. ends the paragraph

c)The concluding sentence 3. the concluding sentence

3. Write a description of a place. Think of a place you like. Then complete a fact file about the place. Use the writing model in Exercise 1 and the information in your fact file to describe the place.