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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 ancient ee 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 = 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 3 3 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

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