1complete the text. choose the correct options, a, b, c or d. venice, the north east of italy, is city with a difference – it's all built on water! there aren't roads on the islands, only narrow streets that you can walk around. there are hundreds of small too, so that you can walk the canals
from one street to another. there are shops where you can buy souvenirs and a lot of museums to too. or you can go on a trip on one of the water buses or famous gondolas. one of the best times to go is for the 'carnival of venice' in february or march every year. the city gets really with
tourists but it's a very experience. 1 a at b in c on d to 2 a a b an c the d there 3 a any b few c much d some 4 a bridges b cafés c parks d roundabout 5 a into b over c past d through 6 a any b a little c many d much 7 a go b sell c take d visit 8 a boat b shopping c traffic d walking 9 a crowded
b empty c outdoors d relaxing 10 a enjoyable b scary c stressful d sunny 2 read the text. match the sentences a–f with the gaps 1–5 in the text. there is one extra sentence you do not need. a buzz about town i’m in an expensive hotel in the centre of paris. the hotel owner, jean leforestier, tells
me that the honey is from the hotel’s own bees. i imagine that the hotel has a farm somewhere in the countryside, but jean is smiling. ‘would you like to see the bees? ’ he asks. ‘they’re upstairs.’ i’m surprised, but i follow jean up the stairs. on the roof of the hotel, far above the busy streets
of paris, there is a roof garden. i can see them flying around. they live in six small hives made of wood, and they make honey for the hotel’s guests. some people have gardens, but you don’t need much room for a small hive. like jean at the hotel, people are building them on rooftops or on
balconies. in the city of paris there are over 400 hives. it’s surprising, but research shows that bees in the city are healthier and produce more honey than their country cousins. research suggests that the use of chemicals on farms, and the size of modern farms are not good for bees. the farmers
plant huge fields with just one type of crop. when the farmers cut their crops to sell them, the bees have almost no food left. in the city, bees visit our parks, gardens, balconies and flower beds. they can produce honey for longer each year. next time you’re in the park, look out for bees
buzzing among the flowers. there might be an urban bee keeper in your town too! a in fact, more and more people in big cities are keeping bees. b alice jennings keeps bees at her farm in devon. c it’s breakfast time and i’m putting some honey on my bread. d this means that bees have only one
type of food. e urban bees can have up to 250 different types of food. f this is where the hotel keeps its bees.
Every day Maria gets up at 6.40. She always goes jogging in the park for half an hour to keep fit. Then she takes a shower, gets dressed and at 7.30 she has breakfast. She usually has a big breakfast. At half past eight Maria goes to work.
In the afternoon she has a break and she makes a cup of tea or coffee. Sometimes she goes out for lunch with her colleagues.
In the evening she usually does the shopping. Sometimes she has dinner with her friends. At home she has dinner at 7.00 or 7.30. After dinner she reads a book or watches a DVD. Maria never goes to bed late because she is very busy next day.