Tuesday 4 October 2016

In Contact! Episode 20: Cities


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Get ready to have a tour around some of the most important cities of the world! Let's have a journey to get to know some interesting and curious facts of some of the international capital cities and some other important cities everybody should visit. If you ,ove travelling, if you've ever been abroad of if you dream of visiting any international destination, this programme will absolutely be of your interest!

In the first part of this episode we'll learn how to transform some nouns into adjectives by adding suffixes (which will certainly help you enrich your vocabulary); well share with you some interesting facts of some of the most visited cities around the world, as well as the recommendation of some landmarks; our idiom dose of the episode will be packed with expressions related to cities, as well as the songs recommended for this week; we'll have lots of fun with our city word tango; and in the end of our show we'll check how much people at Los Libertadores University know about some international cities.

And before you pack your luggage, don't forget to leave your comments for this post! Can you answer some of these questions?
  • What international city would you like to visit, and why? What do you expect to find in this place?
  • What destination would you recommend other people who visit your country, and why?
  • Do you prefer to live in big or small cities, and why?
  • What positive and negative aspects do you find in the city / village where you currently live?
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16 comments:

  1. What international city would you like to visit, and why? What do you expect to find in this place?
    I would like visit the city of love is to say Paris because is a wonderful place i expect find peace, love, and new sensations for me and my husband also i would like know the history of the paris because is a magical place and has several mystery stories.
    What destination would you recommend other people who visit your country, and why?
    I would recommend to the tourists that visit Cartagena because is the main cultural center of Colombia also has most typical restaurants and the wonderful view of the sea since wall.
    Do you prefer to live in big or small cities, and why?
    i prefer live in a big city because more places to visit, and more opportunities both housing and studing and there is much diversity cultural.
    What positive and negative aspects do you find in the city / village where you currently live?
    positive aspects:
    * this city had milticultural things for every person
    * there are most important companys
    * had a lot off restaurants and very interesting places to visit
    Negative aspects
    * the public transport is very bad
    * is a dangerous city
    * the gobermet is corrupt and thief the town.

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  2. 1.I would like to visit England, because it is seen that it is a city is very beautiful besides they say that people are very polite
    *I hope to find kindness in people and a new culture, a beautiful structure and to be able to observe its history places

    2.San andres, it's foro peace and tranquility and its friendly people, in addition to enjoying its beautiful sea and being able to see it with its seven colors

    3.big, because I find variety of people and many things and places to go out and enjoy

    4.Positive: there is a lot of diversity in culture, there are beautiful and cultural places that one can visit and have a good time, parks and places to go with family or friends

    Negatives: there is a lot of crime and corruption, in places not very pleasant and by its pollution the city looks quite dirty

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  3. 1. I would like to visit RIO DE JANEIRO because i want to know the Christ Redeemer, copacabana beach, ipanema neighborhood an the art museum that remains in this city. I hope to find very happy people, and a very colorful city

    2. I would recommend to the tourists that visit Manizales city but in special Salento that is a town that is in this same city. it is a very welcoming place with friendly people and delicious food.

    3. I prefer to live in a big city as there are more places to visit there is a diversity of cultures and more oppotunities to have a very good life either work or study.

    4. The positive thing is that there are many opportunities, there are different cultures, and you will find everything there are many places to meet an fun.
    the negative thing is that there is a lot of traffic and that some places are very far.

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  4. 1. I wouuld like to visit New york because i find interesesin go and get to know the museums, buildings, culture, food.
    New York is a city that always wanted to know. On the other hand in New york i have know the locations where it was recorded some of my favorites series, like: Friends, Gossip Gilr, Sex and the city.
    2. I would recommend to the tourist visit Caño cristales in La Macarena because is the most beatiful river in the world.
    Caño Cristales has aquatic plants in its rocky bed, the river has characteristic red color
    3. I prefer live in a big city because it is where most important places like universities, schools and in the big cities there are more job opportunities.
    4. Positive: Bogotá is a beatiful city, there are diferent and diviersitu culture, had a lot musseums and interesing places for visit.
    Negative: don´t have civic culture, the public transport is very bad and cost.

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  5. 1) I would like to visit Sydney because it is beautiful. It is surrounded by national parks that contain bays and rivers. Sydney is one of the most multicultural cities in the world and it's interesting for its quality of life.
    2)
    I would recommend the tourist visit to cartagena de indias, because is a patriot city and you can get to know the walls of cartagena, the the castle of San Felipe, clock tower, the monument to India catalina, convent of la popa, etc.
    3) I like and prefer live in the big city because it has many buildings, shopping centers, universities and tourist parks.
    4) positive: Is a big city, there are shops and amusement parks. It also there are museums and many cinemas. There are many opportunities.
    negative: There is a lot of traffic.

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  6. Hi friends!! My favorite cities of the world is París because the food and the culture is interested, it's the cities of the love, it's very romantic.

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  7. 1. What international city would you like to visit, and why? What do you expect to find in this place?

    I would like the city of austraria because have place wonderful and full of thing fantastic and besides find kangaroo, can surf and walk for her street. know news people and culture. Go intro to a academy of dance.

    2. What destination would you recommend other people who visit your country, and why?

    I would recommend to the tourists Barranqilla and Cartagena because in these two city have many culture and in Barraquilla can know the zoo where know enoung animal,in Cartagena find the sea but wonderful and lay of thesun.

    3. Do you prefer to live in big or small cities, and why?

    I prefer live in a big city now that find much place where visit and can see thing news,walk and see each day a news thing.

    4. What positive and negative aspects do you find in the city / village where you currently live?

    .POSITIVE
    • What have change culture for know.
    • Have restaurant for visit with the family.
    NEGATIVE
    • Have much thief.
    • Have drug and on top alson bandage drug.
    • the public transport is very bad.
    • Have much trancon.
    • Not be lamp public.

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  8. 1.I'd like to visit Firenze, the capitol city of italian Renaissance. I might find the main masterpieces of the great italian artists there, like Michelangelo's David.
    2.Guajira to visitors who come on holiday to our country I'd definitely recommend la Guajira because of it's amazing beachside with snow-white sand and clear water and the variety of free time activities it offers. La Guajira also may give the chance to get a taste of typical local also as typical colombian cousine. The most fascinating about la Guajira are surely the people, all of them friendly and really kind.
    3.I do prefer the small-town-life because it's tranquility is much saver for body and mind than big-cities stressfully, anxious and frenetic life.
    4.about bogota, the city a live in at the moment, I like the people because you get to know a lot of them. my neighborhood is quite friendly, we all know each other and ar pretty united. what I don't like so much is the high rate of robberies nearly in the whole citya and living near the airport because of the acoustic pollution, you never really get used to it.
    BRAYAN ALEXIS GARAVITO

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  9. Hi! My favorite cities of the World is New York, because is a beautiful city, There are more cultures, and the food is delicious.

    ANDREA CAMILA SOTO SOTO

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  10. 1. What international city would you like to visit, and why? What do you expect to find in this place?

    • I would like to visit Rome - Italy because the architecture is beautiful and the history is interesting and i want tasted the food.

    I hope to find a calm ambient and i want know a new culture.

    2. What destination would you recommend other people who visit your country, and why?

    • I would recommend to the tourist visit Bogotá because the people is very nice and polite, there are a beautifuls historicals places for example, Plaza Bolivar, Monserrate, this above a mountain and volcano.

    3. Do you prefer to live in big or small cities, and why?

    • I prefer live in the big city as there are more places to visit in the free time.

    4. What positive and negative aspects do you find in the city / village where you currently live?

    Positive:
    • Bogotá is a big city there are more places to visit and the people is very nice.

    Negative:
    • There is more traffic, the public transport is a very expensive.

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  11. Which international city would you like to visit, and why? What do you expect to find in this place?

    CHENNAI, INDIA I would like to know your culture, your architecture and your people, food and drinks.

    What destination would you recommend to other visitors to your country and why?

    I would recommend visiting one of the wonders of the world shrine of the slabs in NARIÑO-IPIALES and visiting the monserrate sanctuary in the city of Bogota.

    Do you prefer to live in large or small cities, and why?

    I like living in big cities because you can visit different places and meet more people.

    What positive and negative aspects do you find in the city / village where you currently live?

    I live in the city of Bogota I do not like bogota the contamination and transportation of T.M and how expensive it is to live in Bogota.

    The good thing about Bogota is places to visit museums, cinemas, parks and ciclovia

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  12. what international city would you like to visit, and why? do you expect to find in this place?
    -the like to visit egypt because is a place full of history, a history interested for me. I do expect to find in this place mummies and canels.
    what destination would you recommend other people who visit you contry and why?
    - i recommend "el amazonas" because is a place beautiful and whith nature big, andsome animals not common
    do you preder to live in big or small cities and why?
    - I do prefer to live in small cities because is most calm and alone
    what positive and negative aspect do you find in the city, where you currently live?
    - the positive aspects faca is small cities and friendly and the negative aspect faca is very dangerous.

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  13. I would like the city of austraria because have place wonderful and full of thing fantastic and besides find kangaroo, can surf and walk for her street. know news people and culture. Go intro to a academy of dance.thank you so much for sharing this post.

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