Reading and Writing Portfolio 11

Reading a tourist brochure; an email

A town by the sea Writing common mistakes; a description
of a town or city
Review Present Simple; punctuation
1 a Read the tourist brochure about Brighton, a town on the south coast of
England. Match places 1–6 to A–F on the map.
1 West Pier E 3 The Esplanade D 5 The Lanes B

2 Brighton Pier Fj 4 The Royal Pavilion C 6 North Laine A

Things to do in Brighton
The Seafront The Lanes and North Laine
The best way to get to know Brighton is to walk along The small area between North Street and the
the Esplanade on the seafront. Here you’ll see some Esplanade is called The Lanes. This is the best place to
of the town’s most beautiful old buildings. Many of the go shopping for clothes, or you can just relax in a café
town’s most important tourist attractions* are also close and watch the world go by. North Laine, between
to the seafront, in the area opposite Brighton Pier. North Street and Trafalgar Street, is another popular
shopping area and prices there are usually cheaper
The Piers
than in The Lanes.
Brighton has two piers, West Pier and Brighton Pier.
Unfortunately you can’t visit West Pier because parts of
it fell into the sea in 1987 and in 2003. Brighton Pier is A
over 100 years old and is very popular with tourists. It’s
open 364 days a year, from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Admission* is free.
The Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion, on Pavilion Parade, is probably the
The Royal Pavillion
most famous building in Brighton and it was one of King
George IV’s* palaces in the 19th century. It is open from

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9.30 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. April to September and from B C
10 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. for the rest of the year. Admission is
£9.80 for adults and £5.60 for children, or you can buy a D
family ticket for two adults and two children for £25.20.

*tourist attractions = places people want to visit when they are on holiday
E F
*admission = the price to visit this place
*King George IV = King of Great Britain 1820–1830

b Read the information again. Answer these questions.

1 What’s the best thing to do when you arrive 3 Can you visit the Royal Pavilion in December?
in Brighton? If you can visit in December

Walk along the Esplanade. 5 A mother, father and three children want to visit the
4 Which pier can you visit? Royal Pavilion. How much do they pay? Will pay £
Brighton Pier 36.4

5 Do you pay to visit Brighton Pier? 6 Which place is more expensive to go shopping, The
6 No, I don’t. Admission is free. Lanes or North Laines? The Lanes
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2 Read Alejandro’s email and tick the places that he 4 a Imagine you are visiting a friend in a different
went to on the map. town or city for the weekend. It’s now Saturday
evening. Make notes on these things.

the place you’re

Dear Harriet visiting

How are you? I’m studying English at a language

where you are The lanes with my friend
school in Brighton. Is a very good school and the people is staying and people Nayda
very friendly. I study for three hours every morning and I like you’re staying with

very much my classes. The name of my teacher is Caroline.

She borned in Liverpool, but now she lives in Brighton.

After classes I usually visit places in Brighton with my

good/bad things good place to buy clothes
friend Agnès. She’s french, she has 29 years old and she’s about the place and relax.
doctor. Two days ago we went shopping in The Lanes and
yesterday night I went to Brighton Pier and had fish and chips!
clothes are expensive
Tomorrow we’re going to see the Royal Pavilion. Agnès think
Brighton is boring, but I’m not agree with her.
three things Drink coffee
I’m going to stay here for two more weeks. Would you like
you did today Go buy clothes
to visit me. (Saturday) Know the place

Love Alejandro

HELP WITH WRITING Common mistakes

two things you’re go to see the Royal Pavilion.
3 a Students often make these mistakes when they write. going to do go to Brighton Pier
1 capital letters: She’s Italian. not She’s italian. tomorrow (Sunday)
2 possessive ’s: My friend’s name is Abby. not The name of my
friend is Abby.
3 it as a subject: It’s very interesting. not Is very interesting.
4 punctuation: Can you help me? not Can you help me.
5 a/an with jobs: He’s a teacher. not He’s teacher.
6 Present Simple -s with he/she/it: He works in London. not b Write an email to someone in your family and
He work in London. tell them about your weekend.
b Students also often make mistakes with these phrases. ● Use your notes from the table in 4a.
1 people are … not people is … ● Use paragraphs.
2 I like jazz very much. not I like very much jazz. ● Read and check for the mistakes in 3a and 3b.
3 He was born in London. not He borned in London. ● Write the email again if you want to.
4 I am 26 (years old). not I have (26 years old). ● Give your email to your teacher next class.
5 last night. not yesterday night.
6 I don’t agree. not I’m not agree.

c Read Alejandro’s email again. Find the 12 mistakes from

3a and 3b and correct them.
Tick the things you can do in English in the
Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.

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