10.3 giving a tour

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As you may know, As I'm sure you know,...
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commenting on facts
The story goes that...
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Apparently, Supposedly, Interestingly,...
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commenting on facts
Surprisingly, Strangely, Believe it or not,...
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commenting on facts
It's well worth (going to/seeing/a visit)
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Let's head over to the park. We could head back to the park.
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leading the way
Shall we retrace our steps to the café?
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leading the way
Why don't we retrace our steps to the café?
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leading the way
It was built to celebrate ... It was built to commemorate... It was built in honour of...
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giving facts
It was founded by / named after (Thomas Bodley).
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It was modelled on/after (the Arc de Triomphe).
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It was burnt down in the 15th century. It was destroyed in the 1990s. It was rebuilt. It was restored.
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So here we are at Margit Island, named (?) a nun whose father was once king.
from/after
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So here we are at Margit Island, named after a nun whose father was once king.
Wow! It's beautiful.
Yeah, (?) at one time it was three islands and only used by people who had land here.
interestingly/interesting
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Yeah, interestingly at one time it was three islands and only used by people who had land here.
(?) these caves run for miles.
supposingly/supposedly
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Supposedly, these caves run for miles.
What were they for?
The story (?) that when there was an invasion, the local people hid in these tunnels.
tells/goes
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The story goes that when there was an invasion, the local people hid in these tunnels.
That's the Vajdahunyad Castle. It was modelled (?) a castle in Transylvania.
on/after/from
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That's the Vajdahunyad Castle. It was modelled on/after a castle in Transylvania.
And why was it built?
It was built for the city's millenium exhibition in 1896, to (?) the one-thousand-year anniversary of the founding of the state.
memorise/commemorate
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It was built for the city's millenium exhibition in 1896, to commemorate the one-thousand-year anniversary of the founding of the state.
Let's retrace our (?) to Castle Hill.
steps/feet
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Let's retrace our steps to Castle Hill.
Great. We hardly spent any time there this morning.
Exactly, and the museum is well (?) a visit.
worse/worth
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Exactly, and the museum is well worth a visit.

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