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Trastevere LISTENING EXERCISE NAME:
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You are going to listen to a report about Trastever, a well-known part of the city of Rome. Complete the following gaps with a word or short phrase.
1. Trastevere is one of Rome’s most ancient neighbourhoods. It was _____________ during reign of Emperor Augustus its name means literally across the Tiber. 2. Trasteverini have always been _________________of their origins, believing themselves to be the only true Romans. 3. During the middle ages the_________________ became the centre of the working class fishermen and ___________________. 4. Although the Vatican _______________a lot of property as it can be seen in the monasteries and convents ______________ behind high walls Trastevere still has the spirit of a medieval port town. 5. Here tourists can enjoy home cooking, get lost in ____________ _________or just to escape the chaos of a busy capital. 6. Now the increasing numbers of visitors are _________________ many old time residents. 7. Giancarlo Visso, who owns a CafÊ in Trastevere, claims that the old spirit of the bar is disappearing together with the _____________________________ 8. According to GianCarlo, people used to buy milk and __________________in tin buckets and women came down for breakfast dress in__________________________. 9. Giovanni Milli has witnessed from his ___________the restoration of the church, the cleaning of the neighbourhood and a big increase in business. He claims that in the past the situation was more ____________ with crime, poverty and ______________ everywhere.
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Trastevere 10. The city of Rome has the strange ability to retain __________ _______________ of history in an entirely new modern city.
Adapted from cities and Places National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/