Download this free C1–C2 English worksheet PDF for advanced English learners and teachers. This lesson is based on the Italian village of Varenna introducing fines for visitors who walk through its streets bare-chested or in swimwear.
Students practise advanced reading comprehension, high-level vocabulary, phrase matching and speaking skills through a real-world topic about mass tourism, local residents, dress codes, public space, personal freedom and respect. The worksheet is suitable for advanced conversation lessons, online English classes, private tutoring, IELTS-style speaking practice and critical thinking work.
The article explains that Varenna, a village on Lake Como with about 650 residents, will fine offenders between 50 and 200 euros. Students read that swimwear is still allowed on beaches and during boat trips, but not in squares, shops, churches or narrow historic streets.
This worksheet encourages advanced learners to discuss the wider debate behind the rule. Students consider whether tourist towns should protect residents even if holidays become less relaxed, whether dress codes are about respect or control, and whether fines can solve overtourism or only deal with surface behaviour.
The article also explores the balance between tourism and everyday life. Students discuss how popular places can welcome visitors while protecting local residents, why some visitors treat holiday destinations differently from places where people actually live, and where the line is between personal freedom and public disrespect.
The PDF includes a C1–C2 reading article, True / False questions, Phrase Match, Synonym Match, a task where students use new language, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners discuss overtourism, public decorum, local customs, cultural preservation, personal freedom, public responsibility and respectful travel.
Level: C1–C2
Date: 10 July 2026
Focus: advanced reading, vocabulary, tourism, clothing rules, local life, respect and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- a C1–C2 reading article about tourist clothing fines in an Italian village
- True / False comprehension questions
- Phrase Match practice with advanced expressions
- Synonym Match with high-level vocabulary
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet includes useful advanced phrases such as wander through, drive tourists away, restore a sense of decorum, rein in, wearing thin, dress appropriately, heavy-handed, strike a balance, cover up and head into town. It also practises vocabulary such as introduced, offenders, historic, aim, careless, respect, critics, old-fashioned, personal and public.
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