English Listening B1 Episode 36 -
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
I’m going to talk about my adopted city of Oviedo .
It has wonderful cultural traditions – its music, language and food – and these traditions have .
An example of the culture is Oviedo’s architecture and .
The old town is famous for its medieval buildings and structures such as the archaeology museum and .
There are also many sculptures in public places – .
One of the best-known is a sculpture of a mother and child by the Colombian artist .
But really, as I said, anywhere you go in the centre you’ll find sculptures and statues.
Oviedo is also famous for its . So, for example, let’s take fabada.
Fabada is a dish made of beans and meat, like a type of stew. It’s absolutely delicious.
Another speciality of the region is rice. There are some amazing rice dishes, such as rice with octopus or .
So I’d say fabada and the rice dishes are the best specialities to .
The city also has its own culture and language. Many people in Oviedo still speak Asturian, which is .
And when it comes to music, the region even has its own .
There’s one that is similar to a Scottish bagpipe. You can hear it at the many festivals that celebrate the .
