Reading: An exciting experience

Last year, I went to Catalunya to visit my penfriend Josep. He lives in a small town called Terrassa. I stayed with Josep and his family for a week. The most exciting day was when we visited Barcelona. We travelled by bus to the city centre, and we visited a lot of great places. First we went to Montjuïc. It was a sunny day, so we could see the mountains, the beach and the city. We had lunch in a nice restaurant, and ate typical Catalan food. My favourite place in Barcelona was Park Güell. It’s a beautiful park with ceramic mosaics and strange houses. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. I’m very interested in architecture, so I asked Josep about Gaudí. He was born in 1852, and he grew up in Barcelona. He designed a lot of interesting houses in the city, like the Casa Milà. Gaudí also designed the Sagrada Familia cathedral, but he couldn’t finish it. He died in 1926. When I came home, I surfed the Internet and found some more information about Gaudí. I thought that his buildings were beautiful because they’re very different from English buildings. 

Jack (aged 16) 

Read the text. Then answer the questions with complete sentences. 

1.When did Jack visit Catalunya? 

2.What did Jack have for lunch in Barcelona?

3.When was Antoni Gaudí born? 

4.Why couldn’t Gaudí finish the Sagrada Familia cathedral? 

5.Why did Jack like Gaudí’s buildings?