Read the dialogue. anna has just met colin boyle, a singer she admires very much. she’s telling her boyfriend, ian, about the meeting, and he wants to know exactly what colin said to her, and what she said to him. ian: well, what was he like? was he friendly? what did he say? anna: he was
really friendly. 1) he asked me who i was. ian: then what? anna: 2) he asked me where i came from. ian: and what did you say? anna: 3) i told him i came from dublin of course. then 4) he said that was where he was born too. then 5) i told him i’d been a fan of his for ages, and 6) he said he
was very flattered, and then 7) he asked whether i was going to the concert tonight. so 8) i told him we wanted to but we hadn’t been able to get tickets because they’d sold all but the most expensive ones and we couldn’t afford those. ian: and did he give you some tickets? anna: no, he didn’t.
but 9) he did ask the concert hall manager if we could have some at the cheaper price. and the manager said, ‘yes’! now write exactly what anna and colin said. colin said, ‘who are you? ’ colin said, “ anna said, ‘ colin said, ‘ anna said, ‘ colin said, ‘ colin said, ‘ anna said, ‘ colin said, ‘
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and the capital of Autonomous Community of Catalonia. It is situated on the northeast coast of the Iberian Peninsula and washed by the Mediterranean Sea. The population of the city is 1,621,537 people. Barcelona is divided into 10 administrative districts, each with its own council. It’s a bilingual city with Catalan and Spanish as official languages.
Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate with mild and humid winters and warm, dry summers. There are no rains when Atlantic west winds arrive in the city. August, September, October and November are the wettest months of the year. The driest are February, March, June and July.
Barcelona is an important financial, commercial, cultural and educational centre.
As for its economy, there are two main sectors – the manufacturing and the services. Due to Barcelona’s tradition of creative art and craftsmanship, the city is famous for its award-winning industrial design.
The city’s main industries are textiles, chemical, electronic, printing, logistics, publishing, telecommunications and some others. Barcelona’s airport is the second largest airport in Spain, and the largest on the Mediterranean coast. Barcelona is also a big seaport of a great commercial importance.
Barcelona’s culture is about 2000 years old. There are a great number of theatres and museums in the city. The most famous are Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, the National Museum of Art of Catalonia, Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art and some others.
Barcelona has a long-standing sporting tradition. Football club “Barcelona” is known all over the world for its football team as it’s one of the largest in Europe.
This nice Spanish city is really worth visiting.