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The document provides information about attractions in Barcelona, Spain. It discusses the Port Olimpic waterfront area that was redeveloped for the 1992 Olympics, including beaches, apartments, and tall skyscrapers. It also describes Parc de la Ciutadella park, which features a lake, orange groves, and was originally a fortress site. Finally, it discusses Barcelona's zoo located in the city park, noting its historical design separating animals with water and the arrival of Snowflake, an albino gorilla who became the zoo's mascot.

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Modals and Reading Comprehension

The document provides information about attractions in Barcelona, Spain. It discusses the Port Olimpic waterfront area that was redeveloped for the 1992 Olympics, including beaches, apartments, and tall skyscrapers. It also describes Parc de la Ciutadella park, which features a lake, orange groves, and was originally a fortress site. Finally, it discusses Barcelona's zoo located in the city park, noting its historical design separating animals with water and the arrival of Snowflake, an albino gorilla who became the zoo's mascot.

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1.

Complete the sentences with the correct modal verbs:

a) You ......................................................................................................................................... eat a heavy meal before you fly.


b) Passengers .......................................................................................................................... switch off all electronic devices.
c) You ......................................................................................... wear loose, comfortable clothes and shoes for your flight.
d) Passengers ....................................................................................................................... smoke during take-off and landing.
e) You .............................................................................................. take a short walk around the cabin on a long-haul flight.
f) You ........................................................................................................................................................... drink too much alcohol.
g) Large pets .......................................................................................................................................... go into passengers cabin.
h) Passengers .............................................................................................................. label their luggage correctly.
i) ................................................................................................................ I pay in dollars for duty-free items?
j) Cabin crew .................................................................................................... stay calm during an emergency.

2.
Match the halves of sentences:

a) You can get to... 1 ________ by coach to Chiapas because it’s cheaper.
b) You could go by... 2 ________ in the money exchange in the railway station.
c) You can get... 3 ________ ticket from the train conductor but there is a surcharge.
d) You can also buy a... 4 ________ by coach because it often takes longer than the train.
e) You might want to change money... 5 ________ train because it’s faster than coach or car.
f) You can purchase coach tickets... 6 ________ tickets from the train station or from the Orbis travel office.
g) You might want to travel... 7 ________ from the coach station or from private coach operators.
h) You might not want to travel... 8 ________ Cracow from any Polish city or town.
i) You can have... 9 ________ in the Carpathian mountains.
j) You might want to go hiking... 10 ________ lunch in a cafe in the main square.

3.
Match the sentences with the pictures:

a) You must fasten your seatbelt.


b) You can’t smoke on this flight.
c) You can’t use your mobile phone.
d) You mustn’t inflate your life jacket.
e) You should take off high heeled shoes in case of emergency.
f) You should put your excess hand luggage under the seat in front
of you.
g) You have to put your hand luggage in the overhead locker.
h) You mustn’t block the emergency exits.
i) You can’t take any pets aboard.
j) You can’t carry any dangerous items in your luggage.
4. Read the text below and answer the questions

Port Olimpic
The most important rebuilding for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona was the demolition of the old industrial
waterfront. Four kilometers of promenade and sandy beaches were made. Barcelona suddenly seemed like a seaside
resort. The city council built 2 000 apartments with parks and called the area Nova Icaria. This area is still known as
Vila Olimpica because the Olympic athletes originally stayed there.
On the seafront there are two forty-four-floor buildings, Spain's tallest skyscrapers. One of these towers is an
office block, the other is the modern and luxurious Arts Hotel. The towers stand by the Olympic port which was also
constructed for the 1992 games.
This area has shops and nightclubs, but the main reason for visiting is the two levels of restaurants around the
marina, which make it a popular place to eat out. The wonderful outdoor setting attracts business people at breakfast
and lunchtime, as well as locals and tourists in the evenings and at weekends. After lunch you can walk along the
beach or sit in one of the stylish promenade cafés.
Parc de la Ciutadella
The Parc de la Ciutadella has a large boating lake, orange groves and palm trees full of parrots. The park was
originally the site of a fortress which Prosper Verboom built for Felipe V between 1715 and 1720. In 1878, most of
the fortress that occupied the site was pulled down and the park was given to the city to become the venue for the
Universal Exhibition in 1888.
The architect, Josep Fontsere, designed the cascade in the park with the help of Antoni Gaudi who was then still a
young student.
Parc Zoologic
You can visit Barcelona's zoo in the city park. The zoo didn't open until the 1940s. The zoo had a special design in
which small pools of water separated the animals.
The only known example of an albino gorilla - Snowflake - arrived at Barcelona zoo in 1966 when he was three years
old. Snowflake soon became the zoo's mascot and fathered twenty baby gorillas.
Nowadays, you can also see dolphin and whale shows in one of the aquariums at the zoo.

a) What is the main attraction of the waterfront in Barcelona?


.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
b) What can you do after lunch at the waterfront?
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
c) What can you see in Parc de la Ciutadella?
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
d) Who was Josep Fontsere?
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
e) What is special about the Barcelona zoo?
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
f) Who was Snowflake?
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
g) What else can you see at the zoo?
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

5.
State whether the sentences are T (true) or F (false). Correct the false ones.

a) The area of waterfront was called Nova


Icaria. ..............................................................................................................................................................................
b) On the Barcelona's seafront there are the tallest skyscrapers in
Spain. ..............................................................................................................................................................................
c) Business people often have breakfast or lunch at the
waterfront. ..............................................................................................................................................................................
d) The Universal Exhibition was held in Parc de la
Ciutadella. ..............................................................................................................................................................................
e) Gaudi helped to design the cascade in the
park. ..............................................................................................................................................................................

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