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A. Discuss with a partner.
1. Are there good areas in your country to go
mountain climbing?
2. Are there any volcanoes in your country?
Are they active or dormant?

Popocatepetl: B. How important do you think these
Smoking in Mexico elements are in a travel blog? Discuss
with a partner.

• how to get to the destination
When people mention Mexico, the images that • where to stay
most often spring to mind are of Mariachi bands • what to eat
playing in sunny town squares, painted faces for
the Day of the Dead or delicious Mexican street • what to do
food, such as tacos and enchiladas. However, • adjectives describing the place
there’s so much more to discover in the country– • how much things cost
and that’s exactly what we did.
C. Find the following in the text:
Deciding to go off the beaten track for our Mexican
adventure, we found a company which organises a) adjectives describing the location
tours to lesser-known parts of the country. Our ten- b) phrases which add a personal touch
day trip allowed us to sample crowded, vibrant c) a recommendation
Mexico City before heading off into the countryside.
For a country girl like me, it was wonderful to
escape the noise and fumes of Mexico City and D. Would you like to make this trip?
see a more traditional side of Mexico. During Why/Why not?
the trip, we also had the opportunity to climb
Iztaccíhuatl, a mountain which sits next to the E. Read the task below.
smoking Popocatepetl volcano.
You’ve just come back from a week-long
I’ve always been fascinated by volcanoes and scuba diving holiday in the Bahamas. You
seeing one up close, and smoking, was definitely want to write a post for your travel blog to
the highlight of the trip. It was a tough climb tell your subscribers about the trip.
over three days to the top of Iztaccíhuatl, but the
• What fish and other animals did you see
spectacular views and the variety of landscapes
while diving?
made it all worthwhile. From the lush, green forest at
• How would you describe the
the base, we climbed through grasslands covered
Bahamas?
in springtime flowers, walked on paths sprinkled
with volcanic ash and finally arrived at the majestic • Why would you recommend others to go
glacier. there?

A once-in-a-lifetime trip which is a must for any F. Now, write your own blog post.
climbing enthusiasts! (160–190 words).

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