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Pre-reading questions:
- What is your opinion about Italy?
- Are you interested in visiting a “ghost town”? Why or why not?
Vocabulary:
- resurface /ree-SUR-fis/
[verb] — to rise to the surface of the water again
Rumor has it that the underwater village will resurface next year.
- underwater /UHN-der-WOT-er/
[adjective] — under the surface of water
The machine is capable of working even underwater.
- man-made /MAN-MEYD/
[adjective] — produced or developed by humans rather than coming directly from nature
There are many man-made lakes around my city.
- promote /pruh-MOHT/
[verb] — to encourage the existence or development of something
We should focus on promoting the new program online.
- cite /sahyt/
[verb] — to mention something because it proves an idea
Please cite more examples on your project.
Careggine Factories (Fabbriche di Careggine in Italian), an underwater village in Lucca, Tuscany, is expected to resurface after 27 years. The said village sank underwater in 1947 after a dam was constructed nearby Edron River. According to a Facebook post by Lorenza Giorgi, daughter of a former local municipality mayor, Lake Vagli, the man-made lake where Careggine Factories sank in, will possibly be emptied in 2021.
Local authorities have been draining Lake Vagli four times: in 1958, 1974, 1983, and 1994. The officials plan to use the “ghost town” as a means to promote tourism in the coming years. Furthermore, they plan to boost local employment in the village once it reopens. Enel, the company that owns the dam, launched a project citing the improvement of the village’s tourism after emptying the lake.
Comprehension Questions:
- Based on the article, what is the man-made lake’s name?
- What did Lorenza Giorgi post on her Facebook account?
- The underwater village in Lucca, Tuscany is expected to resurface after how many years?
- According to Enel, what is the project they launched all about?
- When have the local officials been draining the artificial lake based on their records?
Discussion Questions:
- Do you think the officials will be able to completely drain the lake by next year? Please explain your answer.
- How do you suppose the local officials will promote the city’s tourism?
- If given the opportunity, are you willing to visit Careggine Factories once it resurfaces? Why or why not?
- Do you enjoy visiting other countries? If so, please tell me more about it. If no, why not?
- Kindly enumerate some interesting places in Japan and tell me more about them.
[verb] — to rise to the surface of the water again
Rumor has it that the underwater village will resurface next year.
[adjective] — under the surface of water
The machine is capable of working even underwater.
[adjective] — produced or developed by humans rather than coming directly from nature
There are many man-made lakes around my city.
[verb] — to encourage the existence or development of something
We should focus on promoting the new program online.
[verb] — to mention something because it proves an idea
Please cite more examples on your project.
Local authorities have been draining Lake Vagli four times: in 1958, 1974, 1983, and 1994. The officials plan to use the “ghost town” as a means to promote tourism in the coming years. Furthermore, they plan to boost local employment in the village once it reopens. Enel, the company that owns the dam, launched a project citing the improvement of the village’s tourism after emptying the lake.