San Francisco, the end of your guided tour of the city

Hey,

today we finished our tour of San Francisco's most famous historical landmarks. Here is what we said about the top 5 attractions in the city:

Top 5 attractions in San Francisco

The document is a report or an advert from the internet. The journalist / reporter presents San Francisco. She intends to make people want to visit the city. The top 5 atractions are:

1) The Golden Gate Bridge: this landmark defines San Francisco. It was the largest suspension bridge in the world when it was created / built in 1937. Now / Currenlty it's only the second biggest bridge in the US.

2) Alcatraz island: It's located in the middle of San Francisco bay. Even if it is a small island, it's very touristy. It attracts / draws a lot of visitors a year (about 1 million). It's an authentic experience.

3) Fisherman's warf: It's a place of unique shopping and refined cuisine (seafood). It's San Francisco's historic waterfront where you can see and admire the bay, the bridge and incredible views of the city = the cityscape.

4) Cable cars:  Even if they are the daily mode of transportation of San Francisco residents; you can take them to go sightseeing and take your tour of the city.

5) The Golden Gate Park: It's 3 miles long and 9 blocks wide. It's a place to play and relax.


NB:

1 mile = 1,609 km
Un ciseau neuf
1 6 0 9

Then we focused on some important vocabulary from the document. Here are the equivalents we gave for each set of words or phrases:

"to be written by Florian"

You may want to watch the complete document with video and partial subtitles here:

HW: don't forget to review the important elements from the text and the new vocabulary. You can find some help down here with a special mind map designed just for you. Enjoy!

Files: download the vocabulary blank worksheet here. (yet to be uploaded)