A CITY

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1 Where to go

Match the cities to the countries.

1. Rome 3. Seville 5. Marrakesh 7. Boston

2. Budapest 4. Sydney 6. Shanghai 8. Buenos Aires

a. Spain c. Hungary e. China g. Argentina

b. Australia d. Morocco f. USA h. Italy

2 What to pack

Match the words to the pictures.

a boarding pass a lock a passport a phone

charger a tablet a toothbrush a travel adapter guidebooks

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

What other things do you take when you go on a short trip?

3 Transport in the city

Match the ways to travel around a city to the signs.

by bike by boat by bus by metro

by taxi by train by tram on foot

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Choose the best way for each person below to travel.

1. Pedro: "I hate traffic jams, but I don’t really like to walk or cycle. I like to travel fast and look out the
window at the view."
2. Annabelle: " When I visit a place, I like to travel slowly and see a lot. I like cycling but it is dangerous
when you don’t know the city. I also don’t like to spend a lot of money on transport."

3. Erik: " Cities are very crowded, so I don’t like to walk to get somewhere. So, I think the best way to
travel is underground."
4. Claudia: "I like busy cities. The traffic is usually bad, but I think it’s okay when someone else drives. I
don’t like public transport."

When you visit a city, how do you travel around?

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4 Places to go

Match the verbs on the left to the words on the right to make phrases.

1. visit a. a coffee

2. look b. a meal
3. eat c. a museum

4. take d. at paintings

5. go e. a walk

6. buy f. souvenirs

7. drink g. to a club

What other things can you do in a city?

5 Talking about your trip

Look at the table below. Fill in the gaps.

When we want to talk about something we saw or events in the past, we use there
was/ there were. In the present we use there is/ there are.

singular plural

+ There was a park. + There some

- There wasn’t a castle. restaurants.
? a market? - There
any shopping centres.
? Were there any theatres?
Short answers
Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t. Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t.

• We often use there was / there were with a/an, some and any.
• We use some and any with plural nouns.
• Use some in positive (+) sentences, and any in negative sentences (-) and questions (?).
• some = not an exact number.
Complete the conversation below with was/were/wasn’t/weren’t.

1. 3. 5.
2. 4. 6.