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southwestern coast of Portugal, overlooking the Rio Tejo
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old quarters of the city, the poet Fernando Pessoa, 1930s-era cafés
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Sintra, beaches, fishing villages
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Gothic and Moorish, cathedrals, monasteries and a castle, narrow streets
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visit museums and cathedrals, walk through the narrow backstreets, eat at a small patio restaurant, listen to fado, sit in a 1930s café, go to bars in Bairro Alto, or to nightclubs in the docks or in old mansions, go shopping in Chiado, watch the sunset from the castle
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fresh bread and wine, fresh pastries and espresso coffee
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What tense(s) does the writer use to describe Lisbon? Why? Lernen beginnen
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Present tenses for giving information and facts about a place. Makes the description more immediate.
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Do you think the language in the article sounds formal or informal? Why? Lernen beginnen
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Fairly informal, and friendly (words like stroll, revellers partying until dawn, scattered) - also contractions like you'd, they've.
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Do you think the writer likes the place? Why/Why not? Lernen beginnen
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The writer likes the place very much. We can see this from the positive language he/she uses to describe it.
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What kinds of details did the writer add to improve the sentences bellow? Lernen beginnen
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The writer has added a wider range of vocabulary and details such as colours, shapes, sounds and feelings.
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Trams travel along the streets of the old town Lernen beginnen
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trams wind their way through curvy tree-lined streets
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Lisboetas stroll through the old quarters
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In Alfama, people gossip in the public baths, Lernen beginnen
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Village-life gossip in old Alfama
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or restaurants where they enjoy bread, wine Lernen beginnen
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over fresh bread and wine at tiny patio restaurants
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and traditional Portuguese music Lernen beginnen
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as fadistas (proponents of fado, Portugal's traditional melancholic singing)
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In Bairro Alto, you can find many restaurants and bars which play live music. Lernen beginnen
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In the hilltop district of Bairro Alto, ..., with jazz, reggae, electronica and fado filling the air
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Night clubs around the town can be found in all kinds of interesting places Lernen beginnen
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Night clubs scattered all over town make fine use of old spaces
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In Lisbon you can do many things Lernen beginnen
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enjoying a fresh pastry and bica, window-shopping, elegant Chiado, watching the sunset
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Outside Lisbon, it is worth visiting the town of Sintra, and also beaches and fishing villages along the coast. Lernen beginnen
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the magical setting of Sintra, glorious beaches and traditional fishing villages.
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hear the voices of the market sellers; liveliness in the air
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sweet smell of fruit; aroma of strong, fresh coffee and petrol fumes
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small three wheeled motorised vans; old ladies haggle over the price of the cherries wave their arms in rebuke at the younger workers
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farmers, or "contadini"; mountains of different coloured fruits and vegetables
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firm red peppers, purple beans, tomatoes of all shapes and sizes
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attractive in an old-fashioned way.
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The cityscape is impressive as one approaches New York from the sea. Lernen beginnen
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a view of a city, especially a large urban center
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the slow/inside lane; the fast/outside lane; Lernen beginnen
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one of the parts of a road that vehicles travel along. faixa [da estrada]; a faixa lenta/da direita; a faixa rápida/da esquerda
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a narrow street with walls on both sides
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The road wound up into the hills. Lernen beginnen
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if a road, river etc winds somewhere, it has many smooth bends and is usually very long
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We strolled along the beach. Lernen beginnen
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to walk in a slow relaxed way
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She told me all the latest gossip Lernen beginnen
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informal talk about other people’s behaviour and private lives bisbilhotice, mexeriquice
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They live in a tiny village in the mountains. Lernen beginnen
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Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques.
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cafés de luz cálida, acolhedora, difusa
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someone who is having fun singing, drinking etc in a noisy way
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the time of day when light first appears
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spread over a wide area or over a long period of time
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be tucked away to be in a place that is far away or difficult to find
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to include many ideas, subjects etc to cover or surround an area
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a mixture of flour, fat, and water that you roll flat then fill with other food and bake; a small cake made with pastry
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having a lot of trees and plants
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relating to the Moors (Muslim people from Northern Africa)
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He is sitting at a table of a pavement café, a tiny cup of coffee in his well-manicured hand. Lernen beginnen
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part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
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when you look at goods in shop windows without intending to buy them
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the things that someone is selling, usually not in a shop
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The apples were ripened to perfection. Lernen beginnen
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fruit that is ripe is ready to eat
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a taste that lingers in your mouth Lernen beginnen
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if a smell, memory etc lingers, it does not disappear for a long time
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strong-smelling gas or smoke that is unpleasant to breathe in
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a large table on which you put things you want to sell
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Make sure the tomatoes are ripe but firm. Lernen beginnen
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something that is firm does not feel soft when you press it – used especially when something feels right
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"he radiated liveliness and good humour"; "the ambience lacked liveliness" Lernen beginnen
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the quality of being outgoing, energetic, and enthusiastic; an atmosphere of excitement and activity
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We were haggling over the price for an hour. Lernen beginnen
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to argue about the amount that you will pay for something
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to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
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