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E I andtick the
Lookat the tablebelow,thenlistento the cassette
information4entioned.Finally,usethe tableto describethecity.
,try

Nome: Brussels
T BuenosAires
T. Bonn
T
Locotion: Argentino
T Africo
T Antorctico
T
centreof the
countrU
tr coost T
south'eost north'eostcoost tr
."" Ptozode Mogo T
#rn,nn,,o Notionot
GotterU T tlistorgMuseum tr
ond do:
Cothedrol n Tower
Sponish T CosoRosodo T '\
:
Shopping: ontiques
foir T big morket T superstore T I

Nlghttife: doncehotts T cnemos T ' vodetgof

restouronts
tr
Comments: betterin augustl--l it
recommend T too noisg T

composition
A descriptive abouta placeorbuilding
shouldconsistof:
a) aniqtrodrlcijgn{r whichyougivethe[A[])and llcJrr oftheplaceorbuilding
and/or therQaqiDlrchoosing it;
b) a mainboOfi-wnicn youdescribethemainaspects oftheplaceorbuilding in lntroduction
detail- forexample, whenyoudescribe a placeyou should what
describe you aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa*

see_,q91dg_there;
c-q- whenyoudescribe youshoulddescribe
a building its PorogrophI
exteriqrtnd intuioi,aswellasgivehlgtglga|faAls
aboutit;
c) a conclftiowhichincludes and/ora rAQQnmendation.
yourcor:11gllts1lgelirys nome,locotionond/or
reosonfor choosingil
Desqriptionsgfplaces canbefoundintourist
orbuildings magazines,travel
brochurs,
letters,
stories, etc.Thestyleyouusedqpends onthesituationandtheintended
reader.Forexample, fora magazine
inanarticle youshould usesemiJormal styleand
a polite,respectfultone.Younormally usepr.gaqn-ttensesto describe a place/ 2 - 4*
Porogrophs
Youusepasttensesto writeaboutthehistorical
building. facts.
in
moinospects
lhingsfo see/do,
[Ploce:
shopping, nightlife,
2 Readthe rubric andunderlinethekeywords,thenanswerthe questions.
restouronls,elc
You haveseenan advertisement travelmagazineinviting
in an international focfs,
historicol
Building:
readersto sendin articlesabouta towntheyhavevisited.Writeyourarticle exterior,interiorl
describinga town,including about
thingsto seeanddo aswellas information
thetown's shopsand nightlife. 9g$!y$qT....
"."
1 Whattypeof writingisthis?Whoisgoingto readthis?fue yougoingto usechatty Finol Porogroph
phrases?
language/abbreviations/colloquial Why(not)? comments/feelings ond/c
Whichof thefollowingpointsmustyotrinclude?Tick (/). recommendotion
* T h e n u mb e r o f m o
A mainsights l-l D entertainment T body porogrophsmc
B populationandclimate ! E trainschedules tr vory depending on 1l^.
C shops I F restaurants T rubric.
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7 Desctibing
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belowto talk
,'nDUr. the vocabularyfrom part a) and the phrases
-
aboutYourtown,asin the examPle'
o Themostfascinating/lively/ o Thetowncentrehas"'
in is exciting,
interesting/etcpartoitheityit... The nightlife "'
o Themostfamousattractionis "' with "'
oThereisple n t y o f . ' . o T h e t o wn is we ll-k n o wn f o rit s . ' .
matket'
theopen-air
partof the city.is
e.g. Themostinteresting
" gardens'
is thebotanical
Themxstfamousattraction

5a)Readt h e a rt ic le a n d la b e lt h e p a ra g ra p h s wit h t h e c o rr e c
headings, thentalk aboutBrighton'

o commentslrecommendation' niShtlfe o tlings.toseeandd

it o shoppmg
OFLOCANON
PI{RASES . name,location, for choosing
reason

ofa Place/building'
thelocation vsavrulto
Resofl
An ldealSeaside
canusethefollowing
Phrases'
Para1
- located'..
b situated/is e
isalarge
B-lghton townonthesouth-east coast ofEngland'
e
in (the)south/east/west/south-east/ foteoonly
E
3
anhur from lonoon, it is charming seside
north-west/etc (of).'. resort andeperfect destinationfora peaceful weekend'
onthesouth/east/west/north/etc whichareworth
Brightonhasseveral touristattractions Para2
coastof ... Ryal Pvilion, a beautiful
of ..' Among
uiritin. these is the
inthecentre/heart/middle
paiace
fniun-ttyft whichwasbuiltintheearlynineteenth
century.'Brighton'smostfamous attr4ction is thelively
3 Inokat themaP,thenusePhrases plii pirt, withits fantstic funfairandamusement
fromthetable above to talkabout arcades. Both young and old can havefunhavewhile
thelocationof eachtown/citY' admiringthespectacular view ofBrighton's seafront'
E
o
togoshopping inBrighton'The Para3
is situated on the south- oo
Thereare plentyofplaces
G.+ Brighton centre' Thereare
= towncentre
F
hasalargemodenshopping
eastcoastof England. antique shops that arealways
alsonattow lanesfulloflovely
with
bustling tourists'
I a) Matchthewords/Phrases in
ThenightlifeinBrightonisexciting' Therearealotofmusic Para4
thelist to theheadings that populat withyounger
anddanc'e clubswhichare extremely
follow. Can You add anY ptpft.tht utt. is alsowell-known fashionable
for its
ideas ofYour own? iaurants, which offeravarietyofintemational cuisines'
museum, boutique, nightclub, Brightonis alownthathassomething to offereveryone' Para5
andseeing
mcienttheatre,oPen-airmarl<et,
e
Whether youwantto spend yourtimeshopping
orsimply relaxingandenjoying thefreshseaair'
w, caf, bazaar,temqle,arl tnesight,
g
e
e
(J
rghtnistheidel-choiceforafewdaysaway fromthecity'
gnllery,restaurant,musc haLI,
botanicalgardens,
fair,
shoP,
',souvenir monLtment, paragaph
in the nain b0
the topcsentences
h) Underline
mi4te shoP, shoPPtng
arcade,multi- Suggest topicsentences'
otherappropriate
fr"f"t cil qe*u.t\e a*.ic\ein 5a) againanmalt\ t\t aier\*es\rrbs\d'*it\
t-:',i.ii usingthem
qnpggi" " be\on.Then,rnakesentences

unknown,IocaL,wde, old-fashioned' u1l!' boing' Lurattt

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hectic
unPoPular,
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7 0escribinq
Ploces/Buildings
' 't '-.'
tojo
--.ltJsethewordsin brackets
USING THESENSES below.
thesentences
Togivethereaderqpp viv]dpicttrdof
theplace/building
youaredescribing,
youcanrefer (i.e.sight,
tothesenses hearing, tasteandtouch).
smell, Sydney ci
is a largeandinteresting
r Visitors
candinew-&bbgthemoonriseoverthemountains. (sight) It offersvisitorsa wide variety
r Youcanheartnesoundof church bellsringing.(hearing) sightsto seeandthingsto do.(whi
r I remembertheFarEastwithitsaromasof exoticherbsandspices.(smell) \'
It is full of exoticrestaurants.
r Enjova cupoffreAhlIgroullC cotfee.(taste)
ita-nan
canenjoya mealthere. (where)
e RelaxinthesoothingwarmwatersoftheRoman (touch)
Baths.
Sydneyis on the south-east coas
Australia.It hasoneof the bus
6 a) Matchthepictures(A-C)to thesentences
(1-3).Oneof thepictures harbours in thecountry.(locate'
is not described.
Whichsense doeseachdescription
referto?
Sydney is anidealplacefor a holid
It hasa wonderful blendof cultL
andfriendlypeople.(with)

I a) Fill in the blankswith t

correctadjectives.

hear friendly,south,lr
delicious,
ftn StrolldownthePathand tropical,
famous
ir,e soundof the
'etaxing
leavesrustling'
t}t;.T#
ffi ii, oo,."d'
:l'. ::
cafsin the
";.*ing 'Port
seaa'
fresh
.-Pt*etul
andom$the
walkthrough
I-3T-lili.;; the
the forest and @9
uniquecolgU of autuml

aboutthepicturewhichhasnotbeendescribed.
b) Nowmakesentences

UNKING
STRUCTURES JoinusnRioin 1).....,......,......
-east Brazil.
Tojoinshortsentences youcanusevarious linkingstructures. Studythe No visitto Rio is completewithout
examples below:
cablecarrideup SugarLoafMounta
. Youshouldvisittheoldpartofthecity.lt isfullofancient temples. Why not take the train up tr-
Youshouldvisittlrcold paftof he city,whlchis Ml of ancierttenplas. Corvocado to seethe2)
o Youngchildren Theycangoonexcing
willenjoythelocalfunfair. ridas statue"CristoHedento/'?
andeattastytoffe+apples there.
Don'tmisstheBotanical Gardens, wi
Young wheretheycangoonexcing
childrenwillenjoythelocalfuntair,
almost of 3) .....,......
5,000species
and
,,,-.,idos eatFlstytoffeeapples. plantsandtrees.
ilouz0harlie'sLobster Houseis oneofthemostpopular restaurants
inthe
Havedinnerat a traditional restaur
arpa,lt hasdeliciouslobsterdishes.
andtry "feijoada"- it's4)
delicious
Vllth'tts lobsterdishes, Lobster
Charlie's House is oneof the
mostpopularshumnb inthearca. a Goto a musical ora 5) ..............,.
sho
o Ranega Airportisontheeastcoastoftheisland.lt isoneofthemost a Learnto dancethe Brazilianway
rBodomairpoftsinthecountry. one of Rio'ssambahalls.
S{tualO/bn fheeasfcoast of theisland,
Ranega
Airportis oneof the Riohassomething to offereveryo
masfmodem in thecountry.
airports andthepeople arereally 6) ..........

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7 0escribing
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tstojoin b) Readthe rubric and underlinethe keywords,then answerthe b) Read the toPic sentence
questions, then usethe informationin
thetableto writeaPProPria
stingcitY. An international travelmagqzieis runninga competition and has supPorting sentences.
ariety of askedits readersto submitdescriptions of places wo visiUng
r (which) Writeyour articlefor the competition, describing a place ano 1 In fact,the palacedoesnot havea
including thing.s_to,seeanddsas welI as information about nightJife
ants.You verylonghistoryasthe homeof the
rere) there.
RoyalFamily.
;t coast Shouldyouusea veryformal,impersonal style?Why(not)? 2 Fromtheoutside, thePalace is
hebusiest *hat tenses shouldyouuse? certainly impressive.
located) Whichof thepointsin parta) wouldyouincludein themainbodyof your 3 Theinterior,whichcannowbesee
:a holidaY. rticle? bythepublic,isluxuriously decorate
of cultures Readthephrases below.Whichsensedoeseachreferto?Whichof these
I ould youusein yourdescription? --
thescentof freshflowers o thearomaof freshcoffee - DEScRtBtNG BUILDINGS
,F
theblazingheatof thesun o clearbluesky
When youwriteabouta building, the
s with the r peopletalking coldstonefloors tI mainbodyoftheessay should include
. spicyfood . snow-covered mountains o a ParagraPh onhistoricalfact
south,live aboutthebuildinglrirrhen/w ii
c) Usethe informationin Ex. 8a) and your answersin Ex. 8b) to was built,etc) using Past tenses;
(120'180 words). o a s e p a ra tpea ra g r a Pohn t h e
helpyouwriteyourarticleaboutRio deJaneiro
e=-I,E-f!g (what it is madeof,
Usethearticlein Ex.5a) asa model. grounds/garde
appearance,
etc)usingPresent tenses; and
o a o n th e 'lnterio
9 a) Iok at thetablebelow,thenlistento thecassette andtick (/) the P a ra g ra P h
(rooms, furniture, Pictures, etc)
correctinformation. tenses.
usingPresent
T o g iv ef a c t u aal n d /o rh i s t o r i c a
l in f o rma t ioanb o utth eex t e r i oarn d
interiorofa'building youcanalsouse
thepassive or prepositional phrase
!in centrotLondon ! (e.9.allaround, totheleft,etc).
buittin thelSthcenturu tr
buittin the 8thcenturg tr e.g. ThepalarefsunoundedbYhigh
uars.
officiothomesince1850 T officiothomesince1520 T ercis
Io e feil of'leenhance
i '.
mode..ojmorbte T modeof iron T amahlesfue.
b without
d srnottwindows I torgewindows u
p-n up hugebotcong T nonowbolcong T
gordgnwithpoot f gordenwithtoke tr
lardens,
l-........ T 00rooms T
FS. tr redceitings l
id T pointings
priceless T
N..-..........
F
;-.-..."' f not'worthtongqueues I
@n way
F

rqD..-....'.
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Ploces/Buildings

| 0 a) Readthe rubric and underlinethe keywords,thenanswerthe I I a) Fill in theboxeswithwor

questions. phrasesfrombelow.
Youarea reporter
foran international
travelmagazine.
F Themagazine
7:
3 is publishing a seriesof arliclesaboutcastles.Writean article red brickwalls,tiledfloor, colou{ult
F
describing
1]
F'
a famouscastle, including
itshistory
anda description
of well-keptgarden,tall chimnqts,stairc
9:
boththeexterior andinterior. bookshelves,woodencoffeetable,lt
1 Whowill readyourarticle? pond,largewindows, leathersofas,
unu
2 Lookat thepicturein partb). Whichof thefollowingwouldyouuseto lamps, beds
flower full of beautful
flou
describe theinterior/exterior
of a castle? modem paintings
o swimming pool o stonefloors o thickcarpets
tall towers . modernpaintings r woodenfurniture
o thickstonewalls . smallattic o neonlights
o smallwindows . glasselevator o hugebalconies

b) Readthe articleand put the verbsin bracketsinto the correct

tense,thensaywhichverbsareactiveandwhicharepassive.

Bran Castle isoneofthemostlegendary medieval

castles inEurope. (situate)
lt1)........,...................
high
above theforestintheCarpathian mountains inRomania.
Bran Castle 2) .................. (build) in
1212,andit waswhere thefamous Prince VladTepes
once 3) Theprince
(live).
....... andhis
majestic homeweretheinspiration forBramStoker's
Dracula.
Thecastle is certainlyanamazing sightwithits
breathtaking viewoverthecountryside below.lt has
talltowers andthickstonewallswithsmallwindows. b) Describe eachof the
Inmedievaltimes, such windows 4)............. picturesusingphrasesfrc
(make) thecastle easiertodefend. thetableabove,asin the
Theinterior isdark andgloomy. Each room hasa example.
hugefireplaceand5)............ (furnish)withsimple wooden items.
Therearenopaintingsonthewalls,andnocarpets onthecoldstone floors.lt looksgrand,
but6)............. (noVdesign) forcomfort!
Although it maynotbethetypical tourist attraction,BranCastle is certainlvworth a
visit.
lt isatrulyunique
experience.

c) Readthe textagainand completethe tablebelowwith information

aboutthecastlgthentalk aboutBrancastle.

e.g. Thereis a comforlablelivittg

witha tiledfloor.
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the outside,the buildingis
withi* redbrickwalls'
one
Readtheextracts.Which
bfrom:
in a travelmagazine?
agent'sadvertisement?
i c) Usethenotesbelowto writepart of a letter
.everbe shortof things-i
I abouttheextrapicturenot described
r'theAlgarve.lf you are
]br a relaxingholiday, t
re plentyof long sandY I
s to choosefrom. For I
prefer to be on the
rere are also manY
villageswhere
buy traditionalPortu-
, of just admire
has
sburbanhome
r ttrobathrooflls'
3H'.#ffi'li:"t
ffi*n::n"l
oree sides'
fbald entered the castle ,
a stonearchwaY he felt as
age. A gentle ,i
s n another
rc blowingaroundthe old
r Sbuiy, he beganto exPlore
p,fyingto imagine howthe
H once looked.
Pluces/Buildin
7 0esclibing
|Jnil
to the
b) Matchtheextracts
Oneof theextracts
pictures.
andone thePictures
of donot
match.
to a friend
in a)'
4- ttlmakelcolouredmarble
1 guesswhere/goAastday/ourholiday
pitu 5 be/amazingsight
Z isit/teaningTowerof
3 it,be/tall/eight-storeY/tower
keywords'then answerthe
13 a) Readthe rubric and underlinethe
questions.
ofthemostfamous
youto writea.description
$ Yourteacherhasasked Writeyour article
n tt the schoolmagazine'
* buildingin your
inc|udinghistorica|factsaswel|asdescribingitsexterioran
1 Whois goingto readyourarticle? fue yougoingto useabbreviations
WhYAMhV
chattydescriPtions? not?
2 Howmanyparagrapftt t'ftoutdyouwrite?Whatshouldyouwritein each?
3 Whichis themostfamous buiidingin yourtown/city? when_was it built?
+ Wf,u,kindof building
5 Whatis it famous
isit?A church? A museum? A castle?
ro.'rtts it theoldestbuildingin your
buildit or-!vein it?etc
etc
town/city? Did
somebody famous/important
A school? A library? etc .
6 Whatisii usedfortoday? . r ,,i ,o
.7 what is its inside like?
what doesit looklike fiom theoutside?
8 Is it worthvisiting?
g what topic ,.n,8n.r, wouldyou write for the mainbodyparagraphs'
Whatsupporting wuldyouwritefor eachparagraph?
sentences
b)Useyouranswersfromparta)towriteyourdescription(
model'
*rdrl. Youcanusethearticlein Ex' 10basa I
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