ESL WORKSHEET - Visiting Spain

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

VISITING SPAIN

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Sep. 7, 2023

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of English: General English
Tags: 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Article Based; Visiting Places; Travel and Leisure; Video Talk; Historical Events; Society and Change; Town and Country; Art; People and Places
Publication date (updated): 09/07/2023

This lesson will look at life in Spain through the eyes of a resident of the country. Students will be given the opportunity to learn all about the cities of Madrid and Barcelona and the exciting things you can do there. Within the lesson, students will learn interesting and useful vocabulary and then personalize it by sharing their opinions about Spain. (by Peter Clarkin)

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AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Emma: Hola everybody, my name is Emma, and I am here today to tell you all about my life in Spain. I think I am the perfect person to tell you about the country as I live quite an unusual life. I divide my time between the two most famous Spanish cities that I spend my working week - in Barcelona, but my fun-filled weekends - in Madrid.
In Barcelona, I usually wake up at the crack of dawn, get showered and jump on my trusty two-wheeler. Thankfully for me, the weather in the Catalan capital is beautiful. We get 300 days of sunshine a year, it hardly ever rains and even in winter it is not that chilly. It is also a great cycling city and within a couple of minutes I can get to my favorite café and order a breakfast that suits my sweet tooth.
I have a soft spot for churros, so I eat them every day. There is this little café that fries them fresh all the time, they also have xuxo, which is a fried pastry full of custard. It is also delicious but a little sickly, to be honest.
Within a few minutes, I arrive at work which is just off Las Ramblas. I work in the boutique of a Catalan fashion designer where she specializes in clothes that are high quality and well-fitted. Luckily my boss is super cool, and she lets me have a half day on a Wednesday, so as soon as I am out the door, I run straight to the beach.
Barcelona has 4.5 km of coastline and there are at least eight beautiful beaches which can easily be reached from the city center. Barceloneta beach is my beach of choice, my dad used to take me paddling in the warm sea when I was a kid and I have loved it ever since. It is the oldest beach in Barcelona and inspired Miguel de Cervantes to write one of Don Quixote’s most famous scenes.
Barceloneta is also an area famous for fishing and as it is close to the sea, I can get some of the freshest tapas in Spain here. Despite the bucketloads of tourists, this quaint little area still retains a certain local charm which is why I really love it.
My favorite tapas bar is called Bar Electricitat, it has been open for more than a century and it is unbelievably cool. The crab salad and tortillas are to die for, and everything goes perfectly with a glass of vermouth casero, it is pretty strong, so I always drink it with the complimentary fizzy water just to stop the room from spinning.

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