We're going to:
compare the city and the country talk about the past
read and learn about our carbon footprint write a descriptive essay
listen to a presentation about a city read a story
PREC EUD D 00 you tive in the city or the country? What do you like about i?
2 @ tak
Look at the photos. Describe what you can
see. Talk about the advantages and
disadvantages of living in each place.
3 @ Word study Town and country
Use the words from the box to ask questions
about the photos.
1 Can you see a road?
2 Yes, here it is.
road vehicle
office buildings
lake forest
village path
pavement mountains field
44 4 @tisten
Listen to two children talking about where
they live.
1 Which photo is each child describing, A or B?
2 Write a list of the adjectives they use to
describe where they live.
3 Which adjective do they both use?
beautiful crowded peaceful spectacular
reisy pretty popular small modern ancientee
5 (28) Look at the Use of English box and answer the questions.
1 What do we add to short adjectives to
make them a comparative b superlative adjectives?
Use of English
Comparatives and
superlatives
2 How do we change a short adjective ending in y to
The country is cleaner than
the city
make it a comparative adjective?
3 How do we make a long adjective with two syllables Tica dite ereinne
or more a comparative b superlative?
P country
The country is more
peaceful than the city.
' 6 Talk
Describe the two pictures using adjectives from Activity 4.
Cork is in the south-west of Ireland, it looks more
Itis the biggest city in India.
It has got the most
spectacular mountains.
is
7 @write
Describe and compare the places in the pictures,
Use the map to write about each location.
Use comparatives and
superlatives in your description
Dublin is in the east of Ireland. It is
8 &talk
Discuss with your partner which place you would
prefer to visit and why.3, Where we live
Describing Cie
* Comic he wor all
, coon nau
1 road I = a“
2 vebicte | femmes [MINER ie nee
3
4
5
2. Circle the adjectives which best describe the city or the country.
1 Living in the country is noisy /Peaceful)/ crowded.
2 Cities are very clean | popular / small places to live.
3 If you live in the country you breathe dirty S) noisy air
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A Cities have ancient Kerowded | spectacular streets full of people.
5 The country is modern | small / beautiful in the spring.
|) Combridge Giobal English Stage 6 Activity Book Unit 33 Read
Study the text about visiting Buenos
Aires in Argentina. Write the adjective
in the brackets in its comparative or
superlative form.
Eye seria
my itives an itive
The city is dirtier than the country
The country is more peaceful than the city.
Ibis the biggest city in India.
Ithas got the most spectacular mountains
Buenos Aires is one of Latin America’s
1__largest (large) cities. It is near
the East coast of Argentina and has a
population of about 13 million. It is one
Of the aaa (beautiful) cities
in Latin America with great cafés and
lovely buildings.
@ Best time to travel
If you are planning to visit Argentina,
| the __LeS\___ good) time to
go is in the autumn or the spring when
the weather is good. In the winter, it is
(cold) than in the
‘autumn, and in the summer, it is
8 __ (hot) and