Looking for some extra reading texts to help get ideas for the latest writing assignments? These might be of interest…
Coimbra: A city worthy of closer inspection by Ben Webster in The Telegraph (May 2004)
A few collocations/phrases worth noting down from this text…
- “the city has a great deal to offer” (tourists/visitors)
- “as I wandered along its medieval cobbled alleyways…” – Why do you think the writer used “wandered” rather than “walked”?
- “an eye-catching new bridge”
- “Coimbra is richly endowed with with cultural and historical sights”
- “Perched on a hill overlooking the city, the main building was originally a 10th-century Moorish fortress and dominates the city’s skyline.” (Check the meaning of “perched” – why did the writer choose this word rather than “located.”
- “…the reward…(of walking up “the steep climb” to the top of the hill)…is a spectacular view over Coimbra…”
- “What struck me most…was…”
Coimbra, Portugal: A cultural guide by Tim Pozzi in The Telegraph (June 2011)
And (a little) further afield…
Reader’s Tips: Secret Portugal in The Guardian (April 2011)
Go the whole hog in Portugal (Mealhada) by Simon Majumdar in The Guardian (September 2010)
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