Four cities- Think of adjectives to describe each place

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 1. Write the correct opposite next to the adjectives.

Adjective Opposite

fast

modern

expensive

dangerous

dirty

unfriendly

noisy

exciting

busy
wet

cold

big

good

sunny

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 2. Write the correct opposite next to the adjectives.

Adjective Opposite

fast slow

modern old

expensive cheap

dangerous safe

dirty clean

unfriendly friendly

noisy quiet

exciting boring

busy empty/relaxing
wet dry

cold hot

big small

good bad

sunny cloudy

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 1. Write the correct opposite next to the adjectives.

Adjective Opposite

polite

racist

wealthy

aggressive

punctual

interesting

crowded

multicultural

tasteful
horrible
quick
cool
historical
awake

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 2. Write the correct opposite next to the adjectives.

Adjective Opposite

polite rude

racist tolerant

wealthy poor

aggressive peaceful/nonviolent

punctual late/unpunctual

interesting boring

crowded empty

multicultural Similar/mono-cultural

tasteful tasteless
horrible wonderful

quick slow

cool warm

historical new

awake asleep

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Vocabulary – cities http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ktrq6Gw9m0

4___________________ 5____________________
2___________________ 6___________________
1____________________ 3. __________________

8___________________ 9___________________ 10__________________

7___________________ 12___________________
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swimming pool restaurant
cinema market bus stop
park

city centre
shops cafe
museum Club (disco) supermarket
centre of town

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Positive
_____ bank (singular)
There
______ cafes (plural)

Negative
_____ theatre (singular)
There
______ parks (plural)

Yes/No questions
______ hospital? (singular)
there (plural)
______ shops?

Short answer

Yes, _______is Yes, there ______

No, there ______ No, _______ aren’t

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 There is / there are

1) Fill the gaps with: is / are / isn’t / aren’t

1. There _____ a swimming pool in Brixton. +

2. There _____ ____shops in Brixton. +

3. There _____ _____ museums in Brixton. -

4. There _____ _____ cafes in Brixton. +

5. There _____ ____ theatre in Brixton. –

6. There ____ ____ restaurant in Brixton +

2) Now write some sentences about these things:

7. clubs ____________________________________________ +
8. shop _____________________________________________ -

9. square ___________________________________________ +
10. bars_____________________________________________ +
11. supermarkets_______________________________________-

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 A

Are there any chemists in

your area? Yes, there are chemists
opposite the post office

Is there a cafe in
your area?

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 B

Are there any shops in

your area? Yes, there are shops
opposite the cafe

Is there a cafe in
your area?

Oxford Street

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Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ktrq6Gw9m0
Describe what you see
places

people

Transport

Music

Weather

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You see an advertisement about Edinburgh. Write a letter to your friend
Francesco.
 Write 3 paragraph describing Edinburgh to him
 In the last paragraph tell him if you would like to visit the place or
not.
 Use conjunctions (and, but, because, so, first, next, however,
then, or)
 Check your spelling ;-)

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3. Find someone who
Is there a ………….. in your area? Are there any …?
Questions Name: prepositions

bus stops
café
shops
cinema
market
parks
post office
bank
restaurants
supermarket
Now write 7 sentences about your classmate’s areas
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Reading : Westminster

1. Read about Westminster and correct the mistakes

I live in Westminster. It is in the city cente. It is very busi area.

Ther is a lot of sops and cars and there’s an ernormous university
wiht studants from all over the world. There are mani beautiful parks
in my area and a lot of people relaz in park during the sumer.

There is a tasty coffee nero opposite H&M on my street. There is

also a noisi shop and a boots behind my house. There aren’t car parks
in my aria but there is a large hospital called St thomas hospital
opposite house.

I like my area becous it is in the centre of town and the persons are
polit and friendly

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Reading : Westminster

1. Read about Westminster and correct the mistakes

I live in Westminster. It is in the city centre. It is a very busy area.

There are a lot of shops and cars and there’s an enormous university
with students from all over the world. There are many beautiful parks
in my area. A lot of people relax in the park during the summer.

There is a tasty café Nero opposite H&M on my street. There is also

a noisy shop and a Boots behind my house. There aren’t any car parks
in my area but there is a large hospital called St Thomas Hospital
opposite my house.

I like my area because it is in the centre of town and the people are
polite and friendly

Now answer these questions

1. How many paragraphs are there? ______________________

2. Which paragraph describes my street? ___________________

3. Which paragraph describes my feelings about my area? ____

4. Which paragraph describes my area? ________________

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Paragraph 1
Where do you live?
What’s it like (tell me about it)?

Paragraph 2
Write about your street.
What is on your street?
Use there is / there are.…
Use prepositions of place, eg. Next to/in front of/opposite/in the far
corner etc.
What are the people like?

Paragraph 3
Do you like your area?
Why? / Why not?
Now write about your area

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Are there any mountains in your country?

Yes, there are

No, there aren’t

country mountains valleys forests deserts lakes beaches rivers

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 Describing a place – Punctuation

A. Put the capital letters and full stops in these sentences:

a) my brother lives in the united states of america

b) athens is the capital city of greece

c) my sister studies french in a university in tunisia

d) mebrat was born in asmara but she lives in saudi arabia

e) he lives in a town in the north of Somalia

B. Now read about this city. Write in the capital letters and full
stops correct the spelling mistakes:

bombay is a large citi in the west of india it has a populaton of ten

million it is situated on the coast there is a large harbour in bombay

and there are mani parks gardins and makets bombay is famos for its

harbur and its film industry

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Describing a city or town: Edinburgh

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Describing a town or city: Addis Ababa

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Describing a place : Reading
1. Look at the three texts. Where are the three people from?
2. Which Kingston has:
a) an old market __________
b) a famous old train __________
c) a university __________
d) beautiful beaches __________
e) one small supermarket __________
f) lots of cafes ________

3. Look at the texts again. Which Kingston do you think is :

a) There isn’t a university. __________
b) There aren’t any mountains. __________
c) There are some big hotels. __________

Grammar
Singular + There’s a famous train.
- There isn’t a university.
? Is there a river?
Plural + There are some parks.
- There aren’t any mountains.
? Are there any beaches?

Fill the gaps. Try not to look at the texts:

Kingston isn’t a beautiful city, ________ it’s very busy and interesting. There are
________ of people, lots of cafes, and there’s reggae music ____________! There
________ some beautiful places near Kingston – the Blue Mountains – and some
beautiful beaches. It’s a __________ place!

Kingston’s a ________ busy town. There are ____ ______ ____ shops and cars, and
there’s a university ________ students from all over the world! But it’s a nice place
- __________ an old market square, and we’re ______ the River Thames. There are
some beautiful parks ______.

Kingston’s a small ________ near Lake Wakatipu in the mountains. It’s in a really
beautiful place, but it’s really ________ - there’s only ____ school, one bank and one
__________! There’s a famous old train here too, and ________ restaurants for
the __________.

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 Describing the countryside
Look at the 4 pictures. What can you see in the pictures?
What countries are they?
1. 2.

3. 4.

Now match the writing to the pictures:

a) There are some very tall mountains. There is a river and a
few trees. I can see some animals, maybe cows.

b) There is a large forest with a lot of trees. There is a long

river. There aren’t any houses or roads.

c) There is a small mountain and a desert. There are a few

trees but not many. There aren’t any houses.
d) There is a long beach with white sand. Next to the beach
there are a lot of trees. There are a few houses. There
aren’t any big hotels.
Answers: 1. India 2. Algeria 3. Brazil 4. China

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