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10 Read the brochure below and write the questions you would like to ask the travel agency.

THE HISTORY OF BERLIN(I2 days)

Don't miss your ch ance to experi ence a vibrant culture and visit

the places that witnessed some of the most crucial events of the

20 th century. Join u s on our exciting journey through the history

of Berlin!

Th e itinerary includes:

• The Brandenburg Gate and the Memorial Church, impressive
  symbols of the city's determination to rebuild during the
  post-war era;


• the Reichstag, the German parliament building with its glass
  cupola designed b y Sir Norman Foster;


• the Zoological Gardens with one of the world's foremost
  animal collec tions;


• a visit to form erly Communist East Berlin;


• a trip to the Checkpoint Charlie Museum where the famous watch tower stood on the border crossing
  between East an d West Berlin.

Other features of our educational trip are:

• a trip to Potsdam, the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site famous for its magnificent Sanssouci Palace, the
  Prussian royal summer residence;


• visits to the undergrou n d sh elters use d to protect p eople during World War II.

Trips can be tailor-made to suit your group's requirements and you will receive a resource pack to prepare your

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students for their visit. Don't hesitate, con tact us now to find out more about dates, cost and accommodation.

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11 You are a teacher and you have just read the brochure above from Edutravel. Write a reply e-mail

asking the questions in exercise 10. Include information about:

• your group (name of th e school and age of your students)


• the time of year you would like to travel and the length of the trip


• the parts of the itinerary you are interested in

I am writing to request further information about. ..

I am organising a school trip to ...

I wonder if you could tell me ...

MY GLOSSARY

a ncient /erntJdnt/ ____________ _

to b e steeped in (history) /td bi sti:pd m 'hlstdri/ __ _

tailor-made /teIld'rneld/ __________ _

civilisation /sIvdlarzeIJdn/ _________ _

cliff /klIf/ _____________ _

contested /kdn'tesnd/ ------------

cutting-edge /kAtIIJ'ed3/ __________ _

gateway /geItwe r/ ____________ _

gl acier /gl::esid(r)/ ____________ _

Greenland /gri:nldnd/ ___________ _

hot spring /hDt sprn]/ ___________ _

In uit / rnjult/ ______________ _

Lapland / l::epl::end/ ___________ _

Could you confirm that...

I look forward to hearing from you ...

marble /ma:bl/ _____________ _

Muslim / mozhm/ ____________ _

party-going Ipa:ti 'gd01l)/ _________ _

racing track /rerSII] tr::ek/ __________ _

reindeer I re mdld(r)/ ___________ _

requirement /n 'kWaIdrndnt/ _________ _

Seven Wonders of the World !sevdn 'wA11ddrs DV 00 w3:ld/

shelter / Jeltd(r)/ ____________ _

sled safari /s led sd'fo:ri/ -----------

snowmobiling /sIldomdbihIJ/ ________ _

starter /sta:td(r)/ _____________ _

to suit /td sju:t/ _____________ _

temple I templ/ _____________ _

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