10.1 The weather LETTE the weather 1. Match the weather words in the box to photos a-c. cloudy dry fegey freezing icy rainy snowy sunny warm wet windy 66) Onn Oxford 3000 The world around us Complete the sentences with a verb from the box. blew froze Fined shone snowed 1 Thegroundwaswetafterit_rtined during the night. 2 The high winds. down one of the trees in my garden. 3. They went skiing after it 4. We had a great day at the beach - the sun all day. 5 The rainwater and turned to ice. Look atthe UK weather map andirclothe best words to complete the weather for UK weather forecast for today In Scotland, temperatures went down to minus 6°C last Fight. Ther is alot of *(68)/ cloud on the roads today” and you can see some 2 snow / thunder on the mountain Northern ireland and the north of England are going to have more Bice / rain. In Wales, it's a good Idea to stay indoors today because there's a very big 4storm / fog with lots of thunder and lightning and very high 5winds / rai. The east of England is dry, but itis dificult to see in some places because there is heavy sun / fog. There are some 7clouds /rain in the south of England, but its warm and sunny and there is more 8sun / lightning to come later.Goa) 02 103 104 105 comparative adjectives 6 Tick(¥) orcorrect the sentences. 4 Write the comparative form of these adjectives. 1 low we 6 expensive 2 big 7 tall 3 early 8 late 4 bad 9 dry 5 interesting 10 fa 5 Complete the text about the weather in different parts of Pakistan with the comparative form ofthe verb in (brackets). ewe 1. New York sold than Sydney. ‘New York ie older than. Sydney. 2. Islife in the city more expensive than life in the country? 3. The weather is more bad today than it was yesterday. 4 Mynew job is interesting than my old job. 5 Ithinkspring and autumn are nicer summer or winter. Ree 6 Karachi is more big than Islamabad, ‘Some ofthe highest mountains in the world are in northern Pakistan. Its much * higher (high) and . (cold) there than the rest of the country during the winter. The capital cy, Islamabad, isin the north-east. Winter and spring in Islamabad are 7. IsFrench easier to learn than German? 3__ (cool) than summer and autumn. Summer than in comparative sentences Pee cere Pee ete ee 7a. 101{)Read and steno the sentences. Does thanhavea een Ceiinny) nen the ‘weak sound /an/ (W), or a strong sound ani (S)? ater moths ofthe year. The second half of summers the : eaves Renee 1 Thishotelis more expensive than thathotel. WY 2 Chinaisbigge than Thailand. —_ Karachi is Pakistan’ largest tyson the southern 3. Winteriscolderthan summer. — coast Like slmabad, Karachi s very tn summer, 4 chink surfing betterthan skiing. —_ Dut it hes 7__ (ow) rainfall than tslamebad. I's 5 Travelling by train is more interesting than flying, ee 6 Some people are friendlier than others. ‘spring than in summer because the temperatures are _ (comfortable), b 102) Listen again and repeat. Copy the pronunciation. tan Verywel quite well_More practice describe the weather: Oo o o vse comparative adjectives Oo o o or10.2 Natural wonders (AINE nature and geography 2 Choose the correct words to complete the text. 1 Lookar the photos and complete the grid. What is number 9? GWA await isa group of (land) deserts inthe middle ofthe _ Pacific Ocean, The bigest land / mountain the group | is Hawt (also called The Big One) but the state capt, 3 | Honolulu, ison the south rainforest (coast ofthe third largest island, Oabu. Pw] F T [ Things to d0 and see in Hawaii 6 TT —_ + Go for a walk in the Katt Desert / Lake (take plenty of F water with you as its wery hot and dy ther) fr 4 Spend a day lying on the world famous S waterfall each in Walkiki or learn to suf there ‘8 Trek through the beautiful Hawalian lake / rainforest ‘Wear good walking boots and take a camera to photograph the birds and animal tha ve there. ‘ Visit Mauna Kea - the highest? mountain / beach in Hawai, You can drive tothe top of Mauna Kea in about two hours and near the top you can visit * Lak / Coast ialau - but don't go into the water or drink “Relax on a boat trp along the Wallua ? Mountain / River. ‘Take a trip to the Waimea Falls Park on Ouhu, There you can swim in the pool underneath the fifteen-metre high * waterfall mountain. 3. Label the compass with words from the box. east north north-east north-west south south-east southwest west 68) Onn Oxford 3000102 (EME superlatives 4 Complete the travel tips with the superlative form of the adjectives in (brackets). Getting to O'ahu Honolulu International Airport is Hawails +_largest (large) and?__(busy) airport. ‘Most visitors arrive here, Getting around One of the? (good) ways to get around the capital, Honolulu is by public transport, but the ‘ (casy) way to see the rest ofthe island i by car anne Any fea god tineto vith dt the (warm) and (ary) partofthe year isbetween April and November The beaches ‘the? (famous) beaches on Oahu are Waikiki and North Shore. North Shore is the © (popular) beach for suring Accommodation The? (bi) hotels aren Waikiki but the hostels and campsites are probably the (cheap) acest stay. 5. Make sentences and questions with superlatives. 1 the Congo River / deep /riverin the world (#) The Congo 2 summer / usually /hot/ time ofthe year ) 3. what /old/ city in the world @ 4 Mount Kilimanjaro /high / mountain in Afvica o 5 whieh / interesting / museum in Rome @ 6 that /bad / hotel in the town o yesterday / sunny / day ofthe week cc) Jean... iver is the deepest river in the world. 1 ews colder than he oldesbday ofthe yea: 2. ‘The Himalayas are higher than / the highest the Alps 3. Pragueis one of more beautiful / the most beautiful cities in Europe 4 Avethe Petronas Towers taller than the tallest buildings in Malaysia? 5 The weatheris worse/ dhe worst now than twas last week 6 Where are the windier/ the windiest places inthe world? superlatives 74021) Listen and match the phrases andthe photos. thebest the ditiest thefastest the hottest the most dangerous. the oldest 1 the fastest bb 1022) Listen again and repeat, Very well Quite well__ More practice describe nature and geography. oO oO oO Use superatve adjectives oO Oo oO70 10.3 Vocabulary development (EEE collocations 1 Choose the correct options to complete the collocations. 1 India got highGeor@) numberin the hockey match and won the game. 2 The high / deep price ofhouses in the UK makesit ficult for young people buy ther first home. 3 Weartived late because there was heavy / strong traffic on the motorway. 4. Yma very mild | light sleeper. Any small noise wakes meup. 5. Itwasa very bad / freezing storm all ofthe buses and tains stopped running. 6 Australia has very weak / mild winters the average temperature is 15°C. Underline the incorrect collocation in each group. 1 adeepsleeper adeeplake —adeepmountain 2 amildstorm amildday mild weather 3 strongwinds astrong accent astrongsleeper 4 ahardworker ahardcoffee —ahardjob 5 aclosefriend acloserelative aclose person 6 hightraffic —highprices high salary Choose a noun to go with each pair of opposite adjectives. coffee sleepers temperatures traffic winds 1 strong/light winds 4 heavy/light 2 deep/light 5 weak/strong 3 high/low Cee 4 Put the words under the correct heading. teblow cloud cloudy dry fog foggy tofreeze freezing ice icy lightning rain torain rainy toshine snow tosnow snowy storm sun sunny thunder warm wet wind windy 1 weather adjectives cloudy, 2 weather nouns dnd. Or Oxford 3000" 3. weather verbs ta blow. ‘Match the words in the boxto the definitions. beach coast desert island lake mountain rainforest river waterfal 1 Aplace where water moves from a high place toa low place. 2 Alargehot and dry area with a lot ofsand, eg. the Sahara, An area of sand next tothe sea. Avery large hill, e.g. Everest. Alarge area of_and with lots of trees and plants where trains a lot. 6 Alargearea of water with land all around it, eg Baikal, 7 Along area of water that travels across land to asea ora lake, eg. the Nie. 8 The land thatis next to the sea. You often find beaches here. 9 Anareaofland with waterall around it, eg. Cuba, Pur the letiers in the right order to find the compass points. 1 stea 2 hontr east 3 utosh 4 stew Complete the collocations with words from the box. ‘accent coffee friend prices sleeper (x2) storm traffic weather worker bad _stormt close deep hard heavy high’ light mild strong coffee / winds / 10 weak score / salary / temperature /101102 403) Goa) 105 10.4 Speaking and writing SIEM reasons and preferences 238 Read he sentences in ecercoe 2 agnin andchoove the 1. because itrains a night (GES dark at nigh 2. because we can use wood to make fire / 41 Match the words from the box to the photos. ‘compass cooking equipment fistaldkit GPS lighter we could get tired. map sleepingbag stove tent torch 2 because i's cold a nigh / they're expensive. 4 cibecause i's dificult sleep in the forest ies easy to get lost 5 because i's dificult o make a fire inthe rain | astoveis heavy carry 1 compass ssi) listen and check. isten to the sentences, and say the reason. Then © sTuDy TIP Record yourself when you practise a speaking ‘activity. Listen to the recording and check your pronunciation. (EG describe places 44 March the two halves ofthe sentences about Uganda, Come to Uganda! 1 We have many rivers and lakes including Lake Victoria, 2. You can fish, and take boat trips tovisit the —_ 3. Uganda also has some of the best national parks 4 Temperatures in Uganda are more comfortable than 5. Itisusually wet, but there are two dry seasons. Itis 6. Ugandans are friendly and welcoming and the country isone of Ft a Ee. & 2 Correct the sentences about a camping tip. 1 [think we should to take a torch. Lihink we should take a tarch 2. Impreferto take a first aid kit instead ofa stove. 4 inthe world, where you can see alot of wonderful birds and animals. b_ theworld’s largest tropical lake. the most beautiful in Africa. Come and visit! visit between December and February, and June and August. islands and see many different birds and animals. £ many tropical areas because of the height of the country. 3. The most usefulest things to take are the sleeping bags. 4 Amap is more important a lighter. 5 Useastove isa better idea than make a fire. Lean... Very well Quite well__ More practice use adjective + noun collocations. oO oO 9 ‘give preferences and reasons. oO Oo Oo we a descrinion ofa pace O O oO n72 10.5 Listening for pleasure eed 1a. Match the words in the box to the definitions. Ingredients recipes utensils 1 the instructions that you use to cook different meals 2. the different types of food that you need to make a meal 3 the equipment that you use to cook a meal b Decide ifthe following are parts ofa recipe (R), ingredients (1) or utensils (U). Check the meaning of any new words in your dictionary. 1 boil 5 garlic 2 saucepan 6 herbs 3 roast | 7 wash 4 knife @ grill 2 Match the ingredients and verbs in the box to the photos. tebe garlic togrill herbs olive oll to wash 10419 Listen to an extract from a TV cookery programme. ‘Match the questions and answers from the cookery programme. Howare you? 9. What are you cooking for us today? _ Isthe recipe difficult? Does it take along time to prepare? __ What ingredients are you using? —_ Do you want me to help? Isthis one of your own recipes, Marcus? __ No, thisis one of my mother's. b- Wel, for the milk chicken, you need a chicken, halfa litre of milk, . I'm doing my own special milk chicken with lemon roasted potatoes. Yes, please. Inced you to wash the chicken first. fe No,not long. £ No, itisn’t i's very simple g Fine thanks, Steve, 4041) Listen again and check, 105i) Listen and read the questions from the cookery programme. Does the speaker's voice go up or down at the end of the question? Circléthe correct answer. 1 Howare yout ww GD 2 Whatareyoucooking forustody? up 3 Isthevecie dificult? up: ora 4 Doesittakealongtimetoprepare? up. down § Whatingrediensareyou sing? up down 6 Doyouwantme hept up down 7 Isthisone ofyour own recipes, Marcust up down Complete the sentences. 1 The speaker's voice goes up / down at the end of yes/no {questions that begin with do and be. 2. The speaker's voice goes up/down at the end of questions that begin with a question word.401102 103 104 105 Review: Units 9 and 10 (eiue 1 2 Choose the correct options. A Hi, Tdllike %Som@/ much chicken, please. About 250 grams. B Sure. Anything else? AA Yes,2a/- bottle of olive oil and any /someblack olives B Hereyouare, A Er doyouhave*much / any mangoes? B Yes, we've got Squite alot / manyot mangoes. How many /much do youwant? ‘A Justthree. And can Thave some? emon / lemons? B I'msorry, we don'thave 8any /sometoday. Complete the text with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in (brackets). Mount Everest Mount Bverestis the * highest (high) mountain in the world, tis also one of the? (difficult) ‘mountains to climb, Climbers have to practise on 3____{mall) mountains before they try to climb Everest and they have to be very fit. Only the « (fit) people get tothe top! Climbers need quite a lot of money, too. Everest is one ofthes (expensive) mountains to climb because you need special equipment and guides. There arelots of* (cheap) places to go climbing! ‘There are often very strong winds in the mountains and itis? (€angerous) to climb when it indy. The® (good) time of the year to climb Everest isin the spring when itis? (6afe) and there is more chance of success than at other times. Summers the (bad) time to climb because of the weather. Ere 3 Match the definitions to five of the words in the box. bake chop afood-processor a fork a frying pan honey akettle alemon mix aplate roast saucepan aspoon toast 1 You mix different foodsin it. 2 You cook food 3 You eat soup with it. 4 Cook meat in the oven, 5 Cutinto smaller pieces. Complete the text with the words/phrases from the box, coast highwinds hot island mild weather mountain 1.2:illion rain temperatures a tenth Mauritius is a small *_iland_in the Indian Ocean with ‘a population of 2 _. Over 3 ofthe population (150,000 people) lve in the capita city, Port Louis. Mauritius is two thousand miles from south-east Arica. It has beautiful sandy beaches - the best ones. ‘are on the east 4 The highest part of Mauritius is Pieter Both, an 823-metre high 5 in the centre ofthe island. ‘The weather in Mauritius doesn’t change very much, ‘Summers from November to April and the weather can be quite This is also the wettest time ‘of year, with 800 mm to 1,600 mm of ‘There are sometimes storms with very ® The country has * in winter when the ° are between 17°C and 23°C. Complete the restaurant conversation between Jo (J), Lyn (L) and the waiter (W) with words/phrases from the box. ‘can course have instead Ike thement to order prefer should 1 Canwesee? the mena , pease? W Certainly. Here you are L think we? because there's a meeting 2.30. OK. Er... excuse me? W Wouldyou like? order quickly J Yes. Could 14 the tomato soup anda cheese salad, please? w of! And foryou, madam? Lé have a mushroom omelette, please? W Would you? something to drink? J Asmall bottle oflemonade for me. Lyn? L ‘The same, please. Oh, sorry, no. [think Id . to havea bottle of sparkling, water? 73