Look at the pictures of London and Paris. Compare the two cities. Use I think ... and the adjectives from exercise 2. + the Eiffel Tower/the Gherkin | think the Eiffel Tower is taller than the Gherkin + the Métro/the Underground ~ €€€? £&¢? think the Métro is... + the weather — warm? wet? Uhink its + the buildings | think the bulaings .. + the people | think the people GEEB Listen and compare, Practise the lines, 4 Listen to Rob, an Englishman who lives and works in Paris. Complete his sentences. touse 1 The Métro is cheaper and _ea than the Underground. 2 Paris is certainly than London. 3 Paris, in fact, is than London; but in London there are wet days 4 The architecture in Paris is but the buildings in London are 5 Life is 6 Londoners are generally than Parisians. 7 People in London work 8 In Paris, having a good time is in London. and they earn 5. Work with a partner. Close your books. Try to remember what Rob sai. PRACTICE Comparing cities 1 Complete the conversations using the comparative form of the adjectives 1 A New York is older _than_London. (old) B_Noyit isnt! New York is much _more__ modern ! (modern) 2A Tokyois___ Bangkok, (cheap) B_No, it isnt! Tokyo's much ___! (expensive) 3 A Seoul is Beijing. (big) B_No,it isnt! Seoul is much _! (small) 4A Johannesburg is Cape Town. (safe) B No, it isnt! It’s much __! (dangerous) 5 A. Taxi drivers in New York are ___ taxi drivers in London, (good) B_No, they aren't! They're much __! (bad) Listen and check 2 Work with a partner. Practise the conversations in exercise 1 Be careful with stress and intonation. New York is muich more iodern! 3. Work in small groups. Compare two capital cities you know. {is bigger than ls nearer the but... is safer Unit 9 + City living 71