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opened up: [phrasal verb] possible to be visited.

Example: The railways opened up many remote parts of the country.
 globalization: [noun] the process by which places become similar to each other all

over the world.

Example: You can now buy burgers in fastfood restaurants like McDonald’s all
over the world, as a result of globalization.

7. Describe a place you went to that was full of colour/a garden or park you visited and

liked.

SAMPLE ANSWER:

I would like to share with you my impressions of a garden that I visited last summer,
which was full of colour and interest: Claude Monet’s house and garden in Giverny,
France.

As a big fan of Monet’s paintings, especially the famous “Water Lilies”, I had
always dreamed of seeing the scene in real life. So, when some friends suggested a
visit last year, I jumped at the chance. After a journey of about an hour by train
from our hotel, we arrived at Giverny. The garden was exactly as he had painted it

– it was a riot of colour, from the peaceful white of the water lilies to the striking
reds and oranges which filled some of the flowerbeds.

The two parts of the garden complemented each other perfectly. We first admired
the array of bright flowers and fruit trees in the Clos Normand, but my favourite
part was the water garden, and we enjoyed a leisurely stroll, taking in all the
colours, perfumes and bird songs. Monet avidly collected prints of Japanese
gardens, and these inspired the Japanese bridges covered with wisterias, the water

lilies in the pond, and the bamboo and weeping willows which he planted.
For me, it was like a wonderland of colours and a dream come true after so many

years.

VOCABULARY

 impression: feeling or feelings (in the plural) about the garden (impressions) “His
impression of the meeting was that it didn‟t go very well.”