UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

PRACTICE 1: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

I.Choose the words into two groups /i:/ and /i/.

friendly historic busy sleepy police river

peaceful convenient exciting beach sea village

street leave sit city milk teen

/i:/ /i/

II. Find one odd word which doesn’t belong to each group.

1. A. exciting B. boring C. interesting D. convenient

2. A. narrow B. crowded C. wide D. expensive

3. A. suburb B. cathedral C. memorial D. square

4. A. sunny B. busy C. modern D. easy

5. A. cross B. turn C. straight D. buy

III. Choose the correct answers.

1. Is there a theatre _______ your neighbourhood?

A. in B. on C. at D. with

2. _______ the second turning_______ the right.

A. Take - in B. Take - on C. Get - in D. Get - on

3. Can you _______ us the _______ to the post office?

A. show - road B. show - street C. tell - road D. tell - way

4. The map _______ that the art gallery is nearer than the cathedral. Shall we go there first?

A. speaks B. asks C. says D. talks

5. A ______ is a place where we go to buy stamps or send letters.

A. library B. post office C. cinema D. school

6. The air in this area is ______ with smoke from factories.

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A. polluted B. fresh C. noisy D. clean

7. There are many shops near here, so the streets are very busy and _____ during the day.

A. noise B. narrow C. quiet D. noisy

8. It is _____ to live far from the market and the supermarket.

A. easy B. inconvenient C. convenient D. comfortable

9. The people in Hoi An are incredibly _______ and ______.

A. friendly - help B. friendly - helpful

C. friendship - helpless D. friend - helpfully

10. The weather is nice, so I enjoy doing ________ activities.

A. outdoor B. inside C. outdoors D. boring

11. The cinema is ______ the bookshop.

A. behind of B. opposite of C. opposite D. in front

12. Going by taxi is more ______ than going by bus.

A. cheaper B. faster C. easier D. expensive

13. The streets in the Old Quarter in Ha Noi are not wide. They are________.

A. exciting B. noisy C. narrow D. quiet

14. A _______ is a place where we can buy medicines, soap, and make-up.

A. chemist’s B. grocer’s C. square D. temple

15. David’s exam results are _______ than Nick’s.

A. good B. well C. better D. important

16. Janet is not happy because her results in the competition are _____ than her sister’s.

A. bad B. good C. better D. worse

17. ______ people own motorbikes now than ten years ago.

A. Many B. Much C. More D. Some

18. This type of car is _______ economical than that type.

A. more B. much C. better D. as

19. _______ go past the traffic lights, and ________ turn left.

A. First - than B. First - then C. First - now D. Firstly - than

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20. London, the capital city of England, is a ______ city with many old buildings, and beautiful
parks.

A. history B. historic C. old D. larger

IV. Complete the following sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. My new school is more modern than my old school. (modern)
2. Sundays are more boring than Saturdays. (boring)
3. My mother is busier than my father. (busy)
4. Museums are more interesting than art galleries. (interesting)
5. The amusement park is noisier than the swimming pool. (noisy)

6. The French restaurant is more expensive than the Italian restaurant. (expensive)
7. This chair is more comfortable than that chairs. (comfortable)
8. A rose is more beautiful than a weed. (beautiful)
9. The dog is more intelligent than a cow. (intelligent)
10. My Physics course is more difficult than my Math course. (difficult)

V. Write sentences using the words or phrases given.

Example: Her new school/ big/ her old school.

Her new school is bigger than her old school.

1. My father/ old/ Uncle Hung.

My father is older than Uncle Hung.
2. She/ graceful / her sister.
She is graceful than her sister.
3. English / easy / Literature.
English is easier than Literature.
4. Ha Noi Opera House/ big/ Hai Phong Opera House.
Ha Noi Opera House is bigger than Hai Phong Opera House.
5. A house in the city centre/ expensive/ a house in the suburb.
A house in the city centre is more expensive than a house in the suburb.
6. My neighbourhood/ crowded/ your neighbourhood.
My neighbourhood is more crowded than your neighbourhood.
7. Travelling by train/ comfortable/ travelling by coach.
Travelling by train is more comfortable than travelling by coach.
8. Mai/ talkative / her sisters.
Mai is more talkative than her sister.
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9. Hue/ historic/ Hoi An.
Hue is more historic than Hoi An.
10.Living in the country/ peaceful/ living in the city.
Living in the country is more peaceful than living in the city.