Bhat your neighborhood like? | @ worn PowER Places — A Match the words and the definitions. Then practice 1 asking the questions with a partner | What'sa...? It’s a place where you } 1. barber shop ‘a. wash and dry clothes 9, laundromat b. buy food ! 3. library . buy cards and paper 4, stationery store @, get a haircut ( | 5. travel agency e. see & movie or play 6. grocery store f. make reservations for a trip | 7. theater fg. borrow books i B Pair work Write definitions for these places. clothing store drugstore Internet café music store post offic ([nseee ¢ you find new fashions. (c © Group work Read your definitions. Can others guess each place? 4 i | ® CONVERSATION I'm your new neighbor. | © Listen and practice } Jack: Excuse me. I'm your new ne ‘ighbor, Jack. I just moved in. Mrs. Day: Oh. Yes? Jack: I'm looking for a grocer: i} 4 grocery store, any around here? Are there Mrs. Day: Yes, there are some on Pine § , e some on Pine Street | Jack: Ob, good. And is : | Oh, Good. And is there a laundromat Mrs. Day: Woll, I think there’ , here's one act ; Thong theres one across from the Jack: Thank you. i Mrs. Day: By the way, there's | shopping center, too, tet Shop in the Jack: Abarber shop?) i |» | | Scanned with CamScanneroe GRAMmar Focus Is there a laundromat near here? Prepositions Yes, there is. There's one across from the shopping center. | on No, there isn’t, but there’s one next to the library. next to near/close to Are th 8 aroul : | lere any grocery stores around here? across fron/GHeeee Yes, there are. There are some nice stores on Pine Street. | No, there aren't, but there are some on Third Avenue. hee saeeaae | No, there aren't any around here. ' between on the corner of A Write questions about these places in the neighborhood map below. a bank gasstations © agym alaundromat__a post office adepartment store grocery stores hotels. apay phone —_—restaurants Is there a bank around here? Ave there any gas stations on Main Street? Scanned with CamScannerr ————— Se PRONUNCIATION feduction of there is/there are n and practice. Notice how there is and there are Are reduced in conversation, except for short answers. Is there a laundromat noar he ss from the shopping center here are some on Pine Street B Practice the questions and answers in part B of Exercise 3 again 8 SPEAKING My neighborhood Group work Take turns a answering qu jons about places lik these in your neighborhood. a karaoke bar a lib dance clubs movie theater drugstores a music store a gym a park an Internet café _restaurants A: Is there a good bookstore in your neighborhood? B. Ta excellent one across perp C: Are there any coffee shops? oe eg, tcdon't know : I'm not sure, but | think D: Are there any cool dance clubs eee ty B: I'm not sure, but I think there’s one 0 re's one A © Listen to some hotel guests ask about places to visit in the neighborhood. Complete the chart. Hard Rock Cafe Science Museum Aquarium B Pair work Which place sounds the most interesting to you? Why? 52° Unit8 Se ee Scanned with CamScanner© snapsnor [ A COMMON COMPLAINTS about a | ai fn SS ANIMAL PROBLEMS ©> CONVERSATION 10s pretty sate. ® Listen and practice Nick: How do you like Pam: | love it. It’s dow convenient Nick: Downtown? Is th noise? Pam: Ob, no. There isn’t any. | live on the fifth floor Nick: How many restaurants are there near your place? Pam: A lot. In fact, there's an excellent Korean place just around the corner Nick Pam fgacnpes, Bot I uoually find 0 place ‘on the street. Nick: Is there much erime? ‘Pam: No, it's pretty safe. Hold on That's my car alarm! I'll call you back later What's your neighborhood like? © 53 — Scanned with CamScanner3 GRAMMAR Focus Count nouns | Are there many restaurants? Yes, there are a lot Yes, there are a few. | No, there aren't many. No, there aren't any. No, there are none. | How many restaurants are there? There are ten or twelve. A Write answers to these questions about your neighbor hood ‘Then practice with a partner Are there mi How much tr How many dance clubs are there? Is there much noise? ‘Are there many pay phones? Is there much pollution? y apar c is there? int buildings? Noncount nouns Ig there much erime? alot a little much. , there’ hore’ No, there is No, thore isn’t any, No, there's none. How much crime is there? There's a lot of street crime. ®@ WRITING A roommate wanted ad How many swimming pools are there? Is there much parking? ero eeNe B Group work Write questions like those in part A about these topics. Then ask and answer the questions. cafés crime parks pollution public transportation schools _ traffic lights INTERCHANGE 8 Neighborhood committee Make your neighborhood a better place. Go to Interchange 8 A. Read these bulletin board ads asking for roommates. Cea ene) B Now write a “roommate wanted” ad. Use Roommate needed to share large 3-bed+ oom op. your real name at the end, but you can use inte ndghbbaod. reat park aos estes a false phone number or e-mail address. ny S40 a month! Parking abl, ol She See Se © Class activity Put your ads on the bulletin board or wall, yaa hi rae shoe Read all the ads and choose one. Then find the person who ‘2sdicom howe ear campos. Pls OX wrote it, Ask questions to get more information, 8550 a month pls ues. Emo Greg ot 1, 54° Unité Scanned with CamScannerLie CL LB cc 1 The sidewalks are crowded with Indian women in colorful traditional dress. ‘Awoman on the corner is selling Chinese cakes. Anew song from a Romanian band is playing ina restaurant. Is it Indio? China? Romania? No, it’s Astoria, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. Astoria was once a mostly Greek neighborhood, but the area is changing fast. New residents from India, Pakistan, Thailand, China, and all overthe United States are moving in 2 The new residents bring many traditions, These traditions blend together to make Astoria truly multicultural ‘When pedple are surrounded by different cultures, they adopt the things that they like,” says one resident. "Here in Astoria, itisn’t Surprising |, that an Indian woman buys Mexican tortillas fforria Korean grocery stgfe. I's one ofthe things that makes thé neighborhood special." a | se enser | | ceerren ered ‘Scan the article. Then check (v) the countries that are not mentioned. [Mita i Thailand It isn't surprising that Astoria is becoming a very popular place tolive. The rentsare reasonable, the neighbotheod is safe, and ithas very good public transportation. Thete are inexpensive stores, many nice restaurafits, and good fresh fruit nd vegetable markets. And Astoriais a comfortabtéfplace tolive. Apaftmientspreusually big and robmy-As one long-time Tesident says, ‘Why live anywhere else? Astoria has ital” A Read the article. Then write the number of each paragraph next to its main idea. ‘The new residents make Astoria a multicultural neighborhood People from all over the world are moving to Astoria ‘The neighborhood has many good characteristis. [| inexpensive stores "| beautiful beaches | a | I I i 5 ‘ B Check (7) the things you can find in Astoria, 5 tL || many different cultures {| interesting old buildings | | go0d public transportation I) big apartments 1 good schools || great markets 1 nice restaurants c a cae Do you know of a neighborhood that is similar to Astoria? What's your neighborhood like? 55 Scanned with CamScanner