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Pre-reading questions:
- Have you been to Italy before?
- What places do you like visiting?
Vocabulary:
- village /VIL-ij/
[noun] — a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside
The fishing village next to ours is very popular.
- reappear /re-uh-PEER/
[verb] — to appear again or return after a period of time
It’s possible that the disease may reappear.
- sink /singk/
[verb] — to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912.
- former /FAWR-mer/
[adjective] — used to describe someone who had a particular position or job in the past
She saw her former teacher at the airport.
- employment /em-PLOI-muhnt/
[noun] — work, esp. for someone else, for which you are paid, or a period of work
Alex was not able to find employment this month.
An underwater village in Italy is expected to reappear after 27 years. Located in Lucca, Tuscany, Careggine Factories (Fabbriche di Careggine in Italian) sank after a dam was built in 1947. The construction of the dam resulted in the creation of Lake Vagli where the village sank. According to Lorenza Giorgi, daughter of the former municipality mayor Ilio Domenico Giorgi, the local authorities’ target year of draining the water completely is in 2021. The officials plan to use this opportunity to boost tourism and employment in the region once the village reopens.
True or False:
- Lorenza Giorgi is the niece of Ilio Domenico Giorgi.
- The village sank in Lake Vagli.
- Careggine Factories is expected to reappear after 25 years.
- The official’s target year to drain the lake completely is 2022.
- A dam was built near Careggine Factories in 1947.
Vocabulary Check:
[noun] — a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside
The fishing village next to ours is very popular.
[verb] — to appear again or return after a period of time
It’s possible that the disease may reappear.
[verb] — to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912.
[adjective] — used to describe someone who had a particular position or job in the past
She saw her former teacher at the airport.
[noun] — work, esp. for someone else, for which you are paid, or a period of work
Alex was not able to find employment this month.
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| sink | village | employment | former | reappear |
- Hilda left and _____ with a new bag.
- The people in the _____ were asked to move to a different place.
- The ship we are in nearly _____ in the Pacific Ocean.
- Nina is looking for _____ to earn more money.
- My _____ teacher doesn’t recognize me anymore.