Florence, Italy

Two summers ago I made one of the greatest decisions of my life, to study abroad. I traveled to Florence, Italy on an eight-hour plane ride. I lived there for one month sharing a two bedroom, one bathroom apartment on a tiny cobblestone street with four other girls. It seemed challenging but we all made it out alive. Spending time in another country was an amazing opportunity for learning about the culture, art, and Italian way of life. The city was spectacular; it was full of museums, stores, gelaterias, restaurants, and friendly people who "loved New Yorkers." Although Florence was breathtaking I had the opportunity to visit many other cities such as Positano, Rome, Venice, Sorrento, Capri, and Pompeii. I hope one day I am fortunate enough to travel back to Italy!

Florence

Venice

Vocabulary:

study abroad- students completing school work and becoming educated in another country

cobblestone- solid rock used to cover the ground as a road

challenging- hard to do

opportunity- a chance for something great

culture- the way of life and traditions in another country

spectacular- very exciting to look at

museum- a place to visit and see famous artwork from long ago

fortunate- lucky enough 


Vocabulary Exercise: Complete the matching column below by drawing a line from the definition to the correct word.

1. Students completing school work and becoming                             FORTUNATE
    educated in another country

2. Solid rock used to cover the ground as a road                                SPECTACULAR

3. A chance for something great                                                        CULTURE

4. Very exciting to look at                                                                 MUSEUM

5. A place to visit and see famous artwork from long ago                   CHALLENGING

6. Lucky enough                                                                               OPPORTUNITY

7. Hard to do                                                                                    STUDY ABROAD

8. The way of life and traditions in another country                          COBBLESTONE


Grammar Point - Adjectives:
Adjectives are words that are used to describe nouns. For example, a large yellow taxi took me to the airport.
*the words large and yellow are adjectives, they are describing the noun taxi*

Grammar Exercise:
Imagine yourself somewhere you wish to travel to one day and write 4-6 sentences about that place. Be sure to use descriptive words (adjectives)!!!