UPre-reading Youre ingore an ace about cy ian). What yo thn te wri {Boing to tel you about the city? ‘Tint shige Reading ead the ari oce te ‘checkers fom he Freres tik Bi Reading II ead the atl asin. The, ane the questions. Tho is Skanderbeg Square named ater? 2 Whats near the square? 3 Whats it also known 4 How many steps has the Tirana Clock Tower po 5: What's the cys main mosque called? 6 How many painted buldings are there? 2. Which parks Mount Dajt par of Discussion © What cies ace therein your county> © What are sore of your FRvourte cites in your country? © What do you Ie or dstke Sbout tem “6 What do you ike todo there? “© What historical bulings have they got? “eWhich ces would you he tows Why «What would you do there? © What are some ofyour Favourite ces rom around theword Wi ou ike GPREAD & LISTEN. ; Is this Europe’ s most secret city? ‘or most ofthe twentieth century “Albania was closed to foreigners, But over the last ten years, tings have changed, and Tirana i now a city ‘welcomes foutists fom all over the wer So, what is there to see? ‘Skanderbeg Square (Sheshi Skenderbej) Js the main square, Its named ater the ssh century Albanian hero George Kastriot Skanderbeg, who led the Albanian resistance tothe Ottoman Empire. There's a statue of him inthe middle of the square. ‘Near tothe square is Tirana Castle, also known as The Fortress of Justinian. Te dates back tothe 1th century Also close to Skanderbeg Square isthe Tiana ‘Glock Teer once the tallest bulding in the cdi It's 35 mete high ands got go steps. Entry fee andthe view from the top great [ext tothe clock tower isthe Evhem Bey Mosque, the citys main mosque. Originally builin the at th and carly roth centuries, the mosque was closed during the yeats of communist rule when Albania was officially an atheist state. On 18th January 1991, 10,000 protesters entered the ‘mosque waving Mags. This demonstration twas the start ofthe fll of communist rule. Everywhere you go in the cy, youl see ei Rama houses. Edi Rama was the mayor of Tirana but he was also an artist He ‘ought the city as too rey so e painted ‘many of the buildings in bright colours. “There are more than 120 painted buildings, Fora great view ofthe city, goto Mount Daft There's a cable cr to take you tothe top. The mountain is part of Dat National Park 36 square km mountain wilderness. There ate wild boar and brown beas in the park, aswell as wolves and wild cats ‘There are also the rains of« Roman fortress from the 6th century. Archaeologist are excavating it tthe moment. Albanian like enjoying themselves and the city has lively nightlife. Albanian cuisine isa fascinating minture of Balkan, Middle Easter, and Ialisn food, For example, an Albanian “mezze” has prosciutto hham, slam and feta cheese, and i's accompanied by roasted peppers, green olives and hummus. There's local wine and beer to enjoy with your meal. Or try “boza, malt drink made from fermented wheat and com. It slightly acidic and sweet tasting, but delicions, S.o, i youre fooking for somewhere diferent, why not ry Tirana? ©UNIT il City Delight Language Structures: The Pree Simple Cine Interrogative Trapp: |'m not happy. Am | happy? You're happy. | Youarent happy. |Are you happy? He's happy. He isn’t happy. is he happy? ‘She's happy. __|She isn't happy. she happy? Itshappy. | itis’t happy. | Isit happy? We're happy. | We aren't happy. |Are we happy? They're happy. | Theyaren'thappy. Are they happy? We often use contractions withthe verb tbe For example: m= am: youre you ae e's = he Shes—shers its iti were “we or theyre = they ar The negative forms ant = 8 nor oven are mo To be Wie can use the verb tobe to talk about our age and “uhere we ate from. We can also use itto describe people. For example, "I'm italian. | She's French. He's 26." ‘We can use question words (what, when, where, why, who, ec) with the verb to be. We place these before the verb. For example, “Where's the car?” Sentence order Pautthe word inthe correct order 1. is | work Phoebe / at 2. in] Jasmine and Brandon | the garden / are 3. 29/old / he's years 4 Australia I'm f from 5, the cinema / at /is / Rachel 6 home / aren't /we /at There is / There are We often use comactons wih this struct For example: There's There ie Cie Negative Interrogative There's pen. _|Thereisn'tapen. |Is there a pen? There are two |There aren't Are there two pens. iwo'pens. = |pens cere are SES Te faa ne ss BRS Sasggne Frearee ews epee Word choice ath th ‘Complete the sentences with There's / There isn't or There are / There aren't. 1 "wo museums inthe city ome great restaurants near here, {castle ust outside the town, were is not; There . 42-WORD LINKING thm satus nthe ain sqae & {rt ay pubis nthe pa © Picture description Lookst the photo. What cn yo ee? Mak for sentences using There is/ There are Foretample: Theresa man wih a bog. AA no Interrogati "ve gota car, |Ihaver't gota [Hoye | goto You've gota |You haven't got Haye you got a He's gota car. |He hasn't got a Hay he got a a aren Bera carpe Bet ‘Shes gota car. |She hasn't got |Hos she gota Ws gota.cor |i hown't gota |Hogit goto We've gota |We haven't got Hay it got a car. 8 ear carb " he Weve gota |Theyhaven't |e they gota Vie fier use contractions wth hae got. Fox warp I've got =| have got; you've got = you have got; he's {got = he has got; she's got ~ she has go: it's got ~ it has ; we've got = we have gor; they've got = they have got. he contracted negative forms are: haven't = have not; hasn't has not, We can use have has got to talk about possession. For example, “Vive got a new can” We can use question words (what, when, where, why, who, et) with have go. We place these before the verb For example, “What have you got in that bag?” Sentence completion ‘Complete the sentences with he comet form of have got. 1 The city alot of restaurants 2 They {pol} a map with ther. 3 She jong halt, a He {pat} brown ayes S$ The town 1a realy old casteUNIT fl City Delight 6 ta lot of museums in the centre a {00 alot of work to do. B Speaking ‘Answer the questions, Use short answers: Yes, have. / Noy hhaven’t / Yes, there is/are. / No, there isn't / arent "Have you gota house by the beach? ‘Are there many museums in your city? Have you got a pet cat or dog? Is there a Swimming pool near your house? Have you got three bedrooms in your house? [Ave there any parks near your house? ‘Ave there any statues of famous people near where you wor? «© Is there a post offce near your house? Reading - Telephone conversation eee | the telephone conversation, Then, answer the questions Yes . Mason: Frith Mason: Hello, Mason Bramwell speaking, (Ohi is Pal Barer ther, please? Nom sory, e isin the fie 2 the moment. He's at conference in Dubs. Hell be bak on Saturday. Faith: OK Cauldou tlio cll mewhen he gets back, please? Mason: Yes, sure, Hashe got yournumber? Faith (don't think soa ve got anew mobilephone. W's 01937268 492. Mason: Thats 0193) 268452, Faith Yes, that’s ight. Mason: Of; leave the message on his desk Faith: Thanks very mich. Bye. Mason: Bye 1. Is Paulin the office? 2. Isheathome? 3. Has Paul got Faith's number? 4 Has Faith got anew mobile phone? 5, Is Faith's number 01937 268 549? 6 Is Faith going to phone Paul? E-mail completion ‘Complete the email wth the coret form ofa verb. Use to be or have go. 1 fyan@yatoocon Seem ip Face Hi Ryan, Thopeeveqthing’s wel with you, rm ina smal own inthe southof ance RQ) 42-WORD LINKING ‘three museums and there a castle you can visit just outside the town. I) Ta ot of great restaurants, and they {not expensive at al. ‘There 6) 2 beautiful fountain inthe middle of the square. take a photo of it and send it to you. Tell me what you're doing Speak soon, Rebecca. Your turn! ‘Wetean exailtoa fiend, Describe a pice you ae visting i Reading - Conversation analysis Read the convertion Then, complet the able Aner sna touristic Good serra, mod aeroon Could yo elle where the min sau pense? stat the end of this od crete ay citer shop earth que? Al there te of arta restr the main sq bto dothes you neo got the high sree nicht he square crest And cold yo lime ner the 20, plas? Yer, about ten mates from te cy You cn gt thre nie number aus les fom the igh Steet ver ten minutes. The us conucorwiltl ouwher lope Amber: Tats peat Ard oneast question. interested ini a ev seus Which ons wold ou teen? ‘elrtere's ana museum neath mainsquxe sed nth maseumin th pr The modern aruseusat the end of heigh set Ns gata Best arden thts of epires ni c_Thas rest Thank let Here eis map shoul bb FG thanks aot rain square 2 [athe shops athe 200 really Beautiful. At the moment, |) ina cafe inthe town square. Tim doing a Bit of people-watehing and I'm writing this email fom my computer It QJ an incredible litle town. I 4) 4 the ar museum the natri 5 sem 7 {not very big, but there (6 ‘aUNIT fl City Delight (|VIDEO TOP 10 ATTRACTIONS IN LONDON! Pre-viewing oven wth inh ep oi aos in london Before watching he eo, ae slit fas many tout actin in endo sou cn. BFirst yiewing ath the video once ere any ofthe oust tracts you ‘thought of mentioned? Second viewing ‘Watch he video gan The, choos th oc ansvers. 1 When wae the frst ehureh bul onthe site oF St Pauls Cathedral? 4) the th cetry 1 the atheentry 2, What's atthe centre of Wafalgar Square? 4) some restaurants i) Some fountains 3. Why should you take aide a dovbledecker bus? a). -if's 30 ches 8) dgeet a to our the cy ‘4 What can you see fom a Thames river cruise? Aman london aractons i} the poorest parts of the ci 5. What Canyou Brin Covent Garden? apres, pbs and hope mostly ut and vegetable shops 6 When was the Tower of London Bult? 4) about so0 years ago Borer 900 years ago Language Use the words below to abel the pictures. ‘fountain | palace | double decker bus | bridge | fers wheel cathedral | pub 5 Discussion Ask and answer the questions. “6 What buildings are therein your capital iy? (¢ How old are they? Which ones have you visited? (© What are the main churches, cathedrals, etc? When were they Suit? “6 What pubs or bars are there in your capital iy? ‘Are ay famous or wellknown? Wy? “© What statues or fountains are there? Are any of them Famous? Why “© Are thece any attractions that people can ride on in your ey such ara Ferris whee? What ae they? there are they? Have you ever been on I or them? What was ite? (© Are there any famous bridges or in your capital city? What are they? Wy are they famous? “© Are thece any castles or palaces? What are they called? {th are they for? Whe Ives there now hing veo Engh s this yu won understand eve word Bt hist teen Sip It te nerds Sinn npn write conto hrs ner 8S oe opera he [eth meting cl wcds or prions een yo der undone hel « RRereKe armicxo LISTEN & RESPOND .2®-PRONUNCIATION PERFECTION ‘Three Great Holiday Destinations! mPrelist at ft ay eit chon B Listening | ‘Youre going to listen to three people talking about their halidas Lsten once Which holiday destination fom the Prelistening task ist mentioned? 5 Listening IL Listen again Then, te the name of place fom he reiting activity next to each statement. 1 Youn go for walks n a forest. 2. There's a restaurant next oa theatre 3. There's avilage about one kilometre avay. 2 There ae comedy shows inthe theatre Discussion Askand answer the questions. (© Have ou ever stayed ata spa hoe? What was ke? ‘What Sid you do there’ How dd you fel aherards? Would you go back Why> Why no Which beaches have you been to? at do you Tike or dist about the beach? at do you do when you're atthe beach? ‘© Have you ever been on a cruise? Where did you go? ‘What did you see? What cid you de on te ship ‘© Would you lke to go.on a cruise? Where woul you go? ele 7 you go ‘© Have you ever stayed ata ski resort? Where was i? What lid outed about Weak sounds: a, are g ‘When we peak aturly many grammar words (cles, prepostons, ular verse) ae poneueced as wea sounds. Listen tothe Pronuncation ofthe wek forms and are Both words hvethe sme Sound /3/ 4) a /a/ There's a bird in the sky. b) are) There are four bags on the floor. ‘This weak, unstressed sounds calle the schva sound. W's represented by this symbol 9 Listen and repeat hese sentences with weak sounds 4) There's @ banana on the table, B) There's a chair inthe living room, «There are three of them, Bd Terese to mere inte hide Nalce how the woed sounds in together There's a There are Usten nd repeat a) There's-a There's 0 ) There.re There. are Nowlsten and repeat these setences. 4) “There's a hotel around the corner. ) There's a chair in here, There are three restaurants inthis town 4) There are some boxes in here Now ise and wt thesentnce you heat.eTRRKE ermccar UNIT City Delight LISTEN-AND-RESPOND _ Revision dei he verb to be Answer the questions with full answers. Invent where necessary ‘These Listen-and-Respond activities are designed to Far example: Where's your car? I's inthe street, improve your listening and speaking skils, and to — dvelop your speaking fuency. Dictatjon part stn and complet the sentences with the corect words. There ee vo reteurcts fevers ear ere Its grat pace tohaye meal / dink Te erat eves ota fod starters London sa / the capita of Engin Ween nef ora holiday / telat year ‘The main square has alot of great bars /pubs, We down th numbers you hea, The este jst ouside the fown / hy. * What's ike being / ving here? 2 hve pone lose by 5 fois about ave / four minutes away Dictation part 0 LUsten and complet the sentences wih the correct words. pavers es nn. There are a couple of ‘near here. 12 There's 2 just across the street. 13. You can get some in the chemist’ 14. I'm sorry but he isnt inthe atthe moment. 45, Could you tell him to. ‘me back, please? 16.l've gota___ mobile phone. 17. dont think he's got my El leave the message on his 19, Couldyou tell me the main squares, please? 20.You need to get the number 64UNIT fl City Delight 42 WRITING How to write a city review! DB Readi Read over the ct review. Would you ke ogo there afer reading ‘the review? What ele could you Say about New Yor? @ Paragraphs er tong aoa 1. Where you can try the local food = paragraph 2, Nicknames forthe city = paragraph 3. Where you can see some paintings = paragraph Hi Useful words & expressions Complete the sentences with the correct words. witsdivided "five boroughs 2 Youcan getagreat ofthe cy rom the top ofthe Empire State Building New ork Cys famous its food Writing task ‘Witea review of diy Use this text aa mode for your wing, Divide tint four paragraphs and inode nfrmaton on {where is, how i's vided up, et {what you can do there Bithe museums you can visit, Bithe local food. Say where the New York City eieandhow [New York City sin the state of New York, It is divided into five boroughs: _ ded up, Brookyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Islnd. New York eaten has several nicknames, suchas, the Big Apple” and “The city that, impotent never sleeps. In the summer it’s warm, and in the winter's cold and sighs Use sometimes snowy theimperatie| ‘aaa ‘There are los of things tose in New York City, such as the Statue of sfoulde Liberty, Times Square, Broadway, Central Parle and Brooklyn Bridge. You ‘can get great view of the ct fom the top ofthe Empire State Building or from the Top ofthe Rock observation deck. Fora unique experience, pay a ‘sito the o 11 Memorial Museum or take the feryto Liberty Island and. ; Ellis Island and walk around the Immigration Museum. Describe the most important ‘There are lots of other museums to see. Ifyou ike attr the Guggenheim, mmseums, \\ the Whitney Museum of American Ar othe MoM (Ihe Museum of Modern An. If you're into science, the American museum of Natural History is one ofthe largest museums ofits kind, I's also got lot of iterative exhibits ois perfect for kids too. ca information ‘New York City is famous for its food. You can find some of the best bagels ah at Zaba’s or Tompkins Square Bagels Fora hotdog, go overt Brooklyn to | 04s 9° pizza at Lombards on Spring Street, the city’s first pizzeria. And don't leave without trying some New York cheesecake. One ofthe most famous places for this is a Junior's Cheesecake in Brooklyn. Opened in 1950, they've used the same recipe for three generations! visit Original Nathan's Famous Frankfurtrs, which opened in 1915. Or try ayUNIT il City Delight SPEAKING TASK City Information Activity type: a presentation Task Prepare a rin pregendation an a town a iy of our Chote: Tale about he things to vst andthe tangs You can do there. When youve finished, answer any {uestions your colleagues ask you, Then, Isten to Your Sieague and sk hiner about thi chy Describing a city There's a museum inthe ety centr. 3 Thembseum of modern arts es quits big cy with {There are bout fou milion peopl ving there 3 ies gotalotof : . There's a wonderful park just. There are lats of, Ie's one of the oldest cities inthe country, Questions to ask about a city © Where are the good shopping areas? What ae the main tourist sites? ‘What forms of transport are therein the city? Are there any famous squares? What historical sites are there? Are there any famous football stadiums? What famous museums are there? Are there any important art museums?