HI] The world - VOCABULARY 1 Look at the three pictures. Would you like to live in any of these places? Why? Why not? Discuss with a partner. £4) 2 O10) Listen and repeat the words in the box. Which of these things can you find in the pictures? abeach abridge acanal acastle cathedral church _a fountain highrise builcings —ahill abrary amosque amuseum the ocean a park ‘patkinglot a shopping mall asquare statue 3. How many ofthe things in Exercise 2 can you find near your school? Put them in the right order on this line, +t + Nearest Furthest awayeee en so/such; very/too. Quantity expressions. OR ee es Countries, nationalities. Location. ke. fe) fe} Patent eta et LISTENING 1 ©15 Listen to Paulo, Armelle, and Luigi talking about the ‘three places in the pictures on page 16. Match each speaker with a picture. Who likes living where they live? Who doesn't? [ai 2. Use the adjectives inthe box to complete Paue's,Armete's, 279 clesn crowded | exciting ~ the canais are so dirty and ‘and Luigi's descriptions. ‘humid polluted romantic small 2 .-acity that’s so big and exciting ¢ ~itssucha___city b it's too hot and fit gets very noisy and. ¢ = theairis fresh and 9 fh I find it so dull and Listen again and check your answers. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 11 Look at the sentences with so and such a/an in Exercise 2 in the Listening section. Complete the rules. 2 Youuse___ +a negative or positive adjective for emphasis. b Youuse +a negative or positive noun phrase for emphasis. 2. Use so and such a/an to complete the email. is the person happy or unhappy? Ths [2) such a beautiful place. We're (2)__lucky with our hotel. realy close ‘to downtown, and the staffis(3)___friendly. Ourroomisnice and dean, and we have (4) ___ fantastic ew of the ay. There ae lots of go0« restaurant and bars, and they're (5|__cheap. t's (6)__ interesting city. The museums andart ‘eleres are great, and we'e gong to vst the royal palace tomorrow. (7) __ eciting! We're having(8)____gond time—-we dort want to come home. 3 Change the email in Exercise 2 to make it sound negative. “Thisis euch an ugly place. We're 4. Look at the sentences with very and too in Exercise 2 in the Listening section. Complete the rules. a Youuse___ + anadjective or an adverb to emphasize something. b Youuse__ + an adjective or an adverb to show that there is a probiem: something is excessive or more than necessary. 5 Complete the sentences with very or too. ‘My neighbors are_quiet. Inever hear then. {can’t walk to work. My office is_ far from my house. take the bus to work. I's___ crowded, but I usually get a seat. W’s___ hot in the summer, but fortunately my office has air-conditioning. Time goes _quickly, and Inever finish my work. | want to move into the city, but I can't because apartments are_ expensive. Check (/) any sentences that are true for you. Its sueh aromantic city. / —_— ~ my city is too_for all these people. 0 + adjective Its so romantic. such + noun phrase very + adjective/adverb We were very late (ut we caught our train). 00 + adjectve/acvers Wee were too late (so we missed our train).&) crammar 1 Match each question with the most appropriate response. tows re meather? 1 "somite fod and new b What ae the trestle? 2 Theyre realy trendy conta Na are te pepe he 3 ert eo eps ES d- What's the architecture like? 4 It'shot and humid. aperson/ people 2 Compl the ale with he pune nthe ex Uncrate weather traffic ‘Singular form Plural form Countable or fl e move theater move theaters countable nighttfe = uncountable Work with a partner. Discuss these questions. ‘2 How do you make plural forms of these nouns: store, bus, church, city, country, leat? bb Which countable noun in the table has an irregular plural form? ‘¢ How do you make piural forms of these nouns: man, woman, child, foot, tooth? 3. Work with your partner. Note down the names of two cities or villages you know well. Ask each ‘other questions about the places you have noted down. ‘What's the rightife lke? It's groat! There are lots of bare and clubs. VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION 1 Complete the following sets (A, B, and C). Underiine the stressed syilable in each word. A 8 é Country Nationality Country Nationality Country Nationality Cuba c__ —_ Eayptian China = M__ Mexican fay = Vietnamese = Brazilian Hungary = Portuguese: ‘Argentina A_ cay Canadian si nm Ow Listen, check, and repeat. What do you notice about the word stress in each set? 2 Write down six other countries you know and their nationalities. Mark the stress. Which countries would you most like to visit? Tell your partner. SPEAKING 1) Work in small groups. Do you agree with these statements? Argentinian beet is the best in the wort. 2 Write similar statements which you all agree on. Combine a nationality with a noun from the box (or your own ideas). Compare your statements with other groups. =READING & VOCABULARY ‘1 Read the reviews. Which of the places would you choose to stay in on vacation? Explain your choices to a partner. fois) com reviews ? e alo pamolafox Miton Cape Town Lodge & Spa tae We had good tine at his hot Wo booked dine room andi wos fn for us J Ina deluxe room, there are two beds, 2 TV, a desk and some chairs, and 2 couch, The bathroom hes a very large bathtub and a great shower. I's too bad we only had 2 garden view, and no balcony, because there is a nice path through the trees to the beach. The city feels a milion miles away, but all the top tourist attractions are only a 20-minute drive away. Five Seasons Santa Barbara sei \We'te here on our honeymaon — and we got an upgrade to. the presidential suite! (Oh, wow, you have to see this place its bigger than our apartment! There's a hallway, 2 dining room, a snail kitchen, TWO bedrooms and THREE bathrooms! It's so lovely — there are lots of lights and lamps. There are great views of the ocean from the balcony, I don't want to leave! ‘Sheriden Cancun wate We're having a great time. We have 2 suite so the family can be together — there's alving room, which has a couch that turns into 2 double bed, and one bedroom, ‘There is also a HUGE flat screen TV, so the boys are happy watching sports! We can enjoy eating at one of the six restaurants, and | can have a treatment atthe spa [Nice piace fora relaxing vacation! ‘Turbury Gold Resort * Please don't book a standard room. There is one small bed and no table In the bathroom, there is only a sink and shower — the toilet is down the hallway! ‘And some rooms don't have a window! I'm glad there is lots of nightlife around here, and big shopping malls, so we do not have to stay in the hotel 2 Read and complete the table with words and phrases. Hotel rooms deluxe room Rooms Furniture bedroom bed 3. Write a review about a hotel you have stayed in.&) Reading | Complete the following description of 2 country. Use the nouns in the box. Everything’s wrong here! ‘They do everything wrong here! They eat way too much (1) meat and they eat it at 1:00 p.m. Yesterday we went out to dinner at 1:30 p.m. ‘and we had trouble getting a table! At £00 am. we were still eating, and the restaurant was still halFfull ‘They smoke too many (2) They drink fots of strong (3) _, and a lot of @ ‘They spend too many (5)__in the sun ang they certainly dor't get enough (6) __. One Saturday night we went toa disco at 2:00 am. and were surprised to see that there were only afew 7)___ on the dance floor. Then the DJ arrived at 3:00 am. and the party began! ‘There are way too many (8)__ in the cities, and there's too much (9) _ everywhere! ‘They do everything wrong here, Dut the quality of lie is great, and people really know how to enjoy themselves. l don't want to go home! 2 Which country do you think it is? Could it be your country? Why? Why not? GRAMMAR | Complete the headings for each category (A, B, C) with countable or uncountable. "With courdint A: With nouns —B: With_ nouns C: With____ and _ nouns: ero How many? How much? ‘not enough pee aresdpey eh (way) too many (ay) too much alot of) “eon not many ‘Rot much lets (of With uncountable nouns (only) fow (only)a little How much trafic? too much a, ts, 2 Underline the correct quantity expression in each of these sentences. Se mech ot ‘don't eat much / many bread. I don'teat much / enough vegetables. "E24 _- b leat a few / lots of fruit. [eat lot of / alittle cookies. ¢ I drink way too much / way too {I don't drink enough / many water many coffee. Rewrite the sentences so that they are true for you. ‘3. Use the table to ask your partner questions about a city they like, Try to quess what city it is. ‘Add your own nouns to make different questions. Nouns Isthere much nightlife pottution traffic public trensportation architecture ‘Are there many beaches bridges parking lots shopping malls libraries lo thore much nightife? Not much. ‘Ace there many beaches? Lote. Way too many! Re icVOCABULARY ‘1 Complete the labeling of the compass. 2 Match the descriptions (a-d) with the cities on the maps (1-4). It's central. ¢ It'son the west coast. b Itsin the east. 4 It's in the south-east. The USA Colombia 3 ETERS AGeTTStodert pane ‘SPEAKING: ANECDOTE ‘1 Qi Listen to Emma talking about the best place she has ever visited. Read the questions ‘and check (/) the ones she gives information about. Whereis the place? ‘¢ How many times have you visited the piace? L] ‘When did you first go there? fh When was the last time? g ‘Were you on vacation? 1 What do you like most about this place? [_] Who id you stay with? J Are there ary things you don't tke about] ‘hat was the roo ike? this place? ‘What did you do there? kk Would you like to live there? Why? Why not? (_] 2 You're going to tell your partner about the best place you have ever visited. ‘© Ask yourself the questions in Exercise 1 ‘© Think about what to say and how to say it. ‘© Tell your partner about the best place you have ever visited. ‘The USA oooooOs8 » « € e fLANGUAGE FOR LIFE 1 Qs Listen and read the conversation. What nationalities are Josh, Matt, and Erica? Josh: Matt, this is Erica. Erica: | lve in New York, but 'm originally from Matt: Nice to meet you, Erica. England. Ericat Nice to meet you, too. Matt Oh, where exactly? Matt: You'renot American, are you? Where are Erica: A small town just outside Manchester. you from? ‘Matt: Manchester? is that near London? ‘No, Manchester's in the north. And where ‘are you from? Well | ive in New York, too, but Im actually from Los Angeles. Hey, 'm from LA, too. Which part of the city are you from? Santa Monica, not far from the airport. ‘Oh, great. My family lives in Hollywood. Wow, really? No, 'm kidding, They live in the south, ‘Near South Beach, 2 Match each person with one of the maps below. Put 2 cross (1t) on each map to show exactly where ‘each person comes from. ‘3 Complete the expressions with the words in parentheses. ‘a Where you from? (are) Where are you from? ive in New York, but 'm from Los Angeles. ‘b Tmoriginally England. trom) @ctualy) © Where? (exactiy) '9. Which part of the city are from? (you) d_ Assmall town outside Manchester. ust) fh Not far the airport. (from) fe Manchester's the north. (in) J They lve in south. (the) Oy Listen, check, and repeat. 4 Write a conversation between you and a partner ‘about where you come from and where you live now. LIFE SKILLS: Prioritizing What to do ..2 || Read the tweet. Work with 2 partner and complete the table: with your own ideas about your city/town. Twiter oie [Name of place: = Bob Denny Gravetoptrees 2m Placetogo Cost ighViow) Time dong/short) ‘Weir boking fornew city recomendations {or ourrew travel website —tel us he ep ‘tree places to go, eat, ard stay. Ena me altobAttavetcpttrees com 2 Repeat the same exercise for places to eat and places to stay. res LIFESKILS