SCHOOL TRIP TO ROME
Last month I went on two-day a school trip to Rome.
My schoolmates and I had a very good time and saw
very interesting things!
We are students in a secondary school in Milan. We
left on Octobe 22nd at 7 am, so we all got up very early.
We travelled by train, and it took us three hours to
get to Rome. I like travelling by train because it is
comfortable, and I can read during the travel. This
month, I’m reading a Harry Potter book. We reached
Rome at about 10 am and we met our local guide. It
was a young woman named Gabriella. On the first day,
we visited the Colosseum where I took a lot of photos.
I also bought some souvenirs for my mum and my sister. Then, we visited Piazza di Spagna and Piazza
Navona which are very famous squares, as well as the Trevi Fountain that is famous all over the world
and is always crowded with tourists. We stayed in a comfortable hotel called Bella Roma. On the
following day we went to the Vatican museums and the Sistine Chapel, and I enjoyed the visit a lot.
The Sistine Chapel is amazing! Late in the afternoon we caught the train to Milan. What a wonderful
experience! I hope I’ll go to Rome again very soon. By Camilla
TRUE OR FALSE?
1 Camilla is an Italian student. __ 6 They didn’t visit the Trevi Fountain. __
2 She visited Miland and Rome last month. __ 7 Camilla liked the hotel Bella Roma. __
3 She left at the end of October. __ 8 Camilla bought some gifts. __
4 She hates travelling by train. __ 9 On the first day they went to the
5 The students got up late on the day they left. __ Vatican museums. __
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
1 Who is Camilla?
2 Where did she go on a school trip?
3 When did she leave?
4 What time did she leave?
5 How did she travel?
6 Why does she like travelling by train?
The Colosseum is
7 How long was the journey? an amphitheatre in the centre of
the city of Rome. It is the
8 What did she see in Rome? largest ancient amphitheatre
ever built and is still the largest
9 Who did she buy souvenirs for? standing amphitheatre in the
world. Its construction began
10 Where did she stay?
under emperor Vespasian in
72 and was completed in AD 80
11 Did she enjoy the trip?
under his successor Titus.
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KEY
TRUE OR FALSE?
1T
2F
3T
4F
5F
6F
7T
8T
9F
ANSWERS
1 Camilla is an Italian student from Milan.
2 She went to Rome.
3 She left on October 22nd.
4 She left at 7am.
5 She travelled by train.
6 She likes travelling by train because it’s comfortable and she can read during the travel.
7 The journey lasted about three hours.
8 She saw the Colosseum, Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Navona (two famous squares), the Trevi
Fountain, the Vatican museums and the Sistine Chapel.
9 She bought souvenirs for her mum and her sister.
10 She stayed in a hotel called Bella Roma.
11 Yes, she enjoyed the trip a lot.
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