As 500n as there is Life there is danger.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer

1 GRAMMAR superlative adjectives 3 a Ca llada

b C hina
a Complete rhe chart. e Ru ssia

Adjective Comparative Su perlative 4 a M umbai

b S hanghai
1 cold colder the coldest
e Buenos Aires
2 high higher the highest S a Indi a
3 expensive more expensive the most expensive b Ireland
4 dry e Brazil
drier the driest
5 dangerous 6 a The Sahara Deserr (A frica)
more dangerous the most dangerous
6 hot b The Painted Desert (Th e US)
hotter the hottest e The Atacama Deserr (Sourh America)
7 beautiful
more beautiful the most beautiful 7 a Manda rin C hin ese
8 int eresting
more beautiful the most beautiful b English
9 good
better the best e Hindi
10 bad 8 a The Arcrie
worse the worst
b Alaska
b Write rhe questions.
e The Antaretie
Whar I small continent I world
What's the. smallest ¡;:ºlttiufltt ¡Ir tite. wQrld ?
2 Whar I big ocean I world 2 VOCABULARY places and buildings
What´s the biggest ocean in the world ? a Complete the sentenees \Vith a \Vord in eaeh box.
3 Whar I large country I \Vorld
What´s the largest country in the world ? art department parking police post shopping t own train
4 Whar I populared ciry I world
gallery hall lot mall off ice station station store
What´s the most populated city in the world ?
5 Whar I \Ver place I world 1 Where ca n you visir differenr sto res?
What´s the wettest place in the world ? At a ~/212jJJ8 mall .
6 Whar I dry desert ! world 2 Where can you see paintings?
art gallery
In a n __________________________ ___
what´s the droest desert in the world ?
7 Whar I common native language I \Vorld 3 Where can you get a train from?
?
What´s the commonest native languaje in the world From a _________________________
train station _
8 What I cold place I world 4 Where ca n you buy a stamp?
What´s the coldest place in the world ? Ata _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
post office
e «~the correct answer to rhe questions in b. S Where can you talk to a po lice officer?
Ata _police
___ station
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
1 a CLfistr® 6 Where can you buy clothes for all the family?
b Europe
Ata _ ______
departament _ _ _ _ _ __
store
e South Ameri ca
7 Where can you ¡eave your ear?
2 a T he Arlanric Ata _ _ _ _lot_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
parking
b The Pacific 8 Where can you spea k to a local politician ?
e T he lndian Ocean Inthe ______________
town hall ___
 b Complere rhe puzzle. Can yOll find rhe hidden word? 5 REAOING
m o s q u e a Read rhe texr and wrire T (rrue) or F (fa lse).
m u s e u m 1 Ulm Münsrer is rhe world 's biggesr church. F
h o s p i t a l 2 You can somerimes see rhe mounrains from
t h e a t e r rhe rop of rhe church. T
, b r i d g e 3 Ulm Münsrer was rhe ciry's firsr church. F
p h a r m a c y 4 Consrrucrion ofrhe church rook over 500 years. F
s q u a r e 5 T he church opens every day ar 8 o'c1ock. F
c h u r c h 6 Ir 's very expensive ro visir Ulm Münsrer. F
a a r
m k e r
b Guess rhe mea n ing of rhe hi ghli ghred word s.
t e m p l e C heck in yOllf dicrionary.
c a s t l e
lIMIT
THE THE
SKV'S
Ulm Münster in Germany is the tallest church in the world.
The tallest part of the church is the steeple, which is
528 feet high and contains 768 steps. from the rop
of the church there is a view of the city, and on a clear day
you ca n see the Alps.
Before the Münster was built, Ulm already had a church
outside the city walls. However. the inhabitants of the

3 PRONUNCIATION consonant groups

Listen and tepear rhe semen ces.
I Ir 's the cheapesr place ro live.
2 lr's rhe highesr mountai n in rhe world.
3
4
5
He's rhe hea lrhiest person in rhe fami ly.
Ir's the prettiest rown in rhe counrry.
It's rhe mosr difficulr language ro leam.
6 Ir 's rhe mosr pollu red ciry in rhe area.
7 They're the mosr arrractive coup le l know.
8 She's rhe mosr intell igenr person in rhe c1ass.
city decided that they wanted a new church in the town
center, and they agreed to pay for the building.
1I
1I
Construction 01 the church began in 1377. but the building
wasn't completed until May 31. 1890. At first. the work
was difficult beca use the heaviest parts fell down and
the builders had to repair them. Then construction
stopped from 1543 to 1817 far political reasons.
Today, tourists can visit the church every day of the
year. In the winter, the church is open from 9 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m. and the church is open in the summer
1I
months from 8 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Admission to
the church is free, but the price of climbin g the
steeple is €3 tor adults and €2 tor children.

4 LlSTENING
a Lisren ro a radio imerview wirh a travel wrirer.
superlative
is his book ca ll ed? _ _ _ _ _ sights
_ _ _ _ _ __ USEFUL WOROS ANO PHRASES
b "mm Lisren aga in . Complere rhe senrences. Learn these words and phrases.
1 Uluru is rhe largest rock in rhe world. acc idents I'reksodontsl
2 lr's 12.000 feer long. fun Irl\nl
3 T he world's highesr warerfa Uis in _ venezuela
_ _ __ region I' rid3dol
4 The rallesr building in rhe world is 2,717 feer high. alm osr 1';)lmoustl
5 T he world's oldesr ciry began in 600 Be . popular I'popydldrl
6 T he world's longesr [rain rrack goes from _moscow
_ _ __ wide (opposite narrow) Iw,udl
ro Vlad ivosrok. below (opposite aboye) Ib,'loul
7 The shortesr runway in rhe world is _ 1300
_ _ _ _ feer long.