MYNEIGHBOURHOOD

THIS UNIT INCLUDES: Skills

Vocabulary • Reading about a neighbourhood
Places in a neighbourhood • Talking about a neighbourhood
• Listening about a neighbourhood
Pronunciation Sounds: /1/ and /i:/ • Writing a paragraph to describe a neighbourhood
Grammar Everyday English Asking for and giving directions
Comparative adjectives: smaller, more expensive,...

GETTING STARTED^

Lost in the old town!

Listen and read.t^»
Phong: Wow! We’re in Hoi An. I’m so excited.
Nick: Me too. It’s so beautiful. Where shall we go first?
Khang: Let’s go to Chua Cau.
Phong: Well, but Tan Ky House is nearer. Shall we go there
first?
Nick & Khang: OK, sure.
Phong: First, cross the road, and then turn left.
Nick: Fine, let’s go.
Phong: Wait.
Khang: What’s up, Phong?
Phong: I think we’re lost.
Nick: Look, there’s a girl. Let’s ask her.
Phong: Excuse me? Can you tell us the way to Tan Ky
House?
Girl: Sure. Go straight. Take the second turning on the
left, and then turn right.
Phong, Nick & Khang:Thank you.

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 Find in the conversation the
sentences used to make
suggestions.
Example: Let’s go to Chua Cau.
We can use shall we and let’s to make
suggestions.
Read the conversation again.
Put the actions in order.
a. The girl shows them the way to Tan Ky
House.
b. Nick, Khang and Phong arrive in Hoi
An.
c. Nick, Khang and Phong decide to go to
Tan Ky House.
d. Nick, Khang and Phong get lost.
Find and underline the following
directions in the conversation.
turn right
A. cross the road
B.turn left
C. go straight
D.
take the second turning on the left
E.
Work in pairs. Give your partner
Now match these directions
with the diagrams below.

e. Phong asks a girl how to get Find places

to Tan Ky House. directions to one of the places on
the map, and he / she tries to
guess. Then swap.
Example:
Go straight. Take the second
turning on the left. It’s on your right.
A:
Is that the gym?

B: No, try again.

A:

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A CLOSER LOOK 1 Work in groups. Ask and answer
about your neighbourhood.
You can use the adjectives
Vocabulary below.
Match the places below with the noisy crowded peaceful
pictures. Then listen, check and quiet modern beautiful
busy boring
repeat the words, «»i
Example:
A: Is your neighbourhood quiet?
1. square 2. art gallery 3. cathedral 4. temple B: Yes, it is. / No, it’s noisy.
5. railway station
Pronunciation
/l/and /i:/

Listen and repeat the words.

Pay attention to the sounds
/l/and

noisy exciting expensive

clean peaceful convenient
cheap friendly

Now, in pairs put the words in

the correct column.

/1/ /l:/

noisy convenient

Listen and practise the chant.

Name some other places in your
neighbourhood.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer
questions about where you live.
Example:
A: Is there a square in your
neighbourhood?
B: Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
Notice the sounds /1/ and
/i：/.«z6»
MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
My city is very noisy.
There are lots of trees growing.
The people here are busy.
It’s a lively place to live in.
My village is very pretty.
There are lots of places to see.
The people here are friendly.
It’s a fantastic place to be.
| A CLOSER LOOK 2
Complete the following sentences with the comparative
form of the adjectives in
Grammar brackets. Number 1 is an
example.
Comparative adjectives
1. This building is taller than
Remember! that building, (tall)

We can use comparative adjectives to

compare two people orthings.

Examples: 2. My neighbourhood is
Tom is taller than Mary. than your neighbourhood, (noisy)

3. The square in Ha Noi is .......... than

the square in Hoi An. (big)

- A house in a city is normally more

expensive than a house in the
countryside. 4. Living in the countryside is
than living in a city, (peaceful)

5. Is living in a city than living in

the countryside? (exciting)

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 Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the letter.

Dear Nick,
How are you?
Ha Noi is beautiful but it’s too busy for me. I’m having a great time at Cua Lo Beach now. The
weather is (1. hot) hotter than that in Ha Noi. The houses and buildings are (2. small) and (3.
old) than those in Ha Noi.
The streets are (4. wide) with less traffic. The seafood here is (5. delicious)
and (6. cheap) than the seafood in Ha Noi.
See you soon,
I//

Look at the pictures of the two neighbourhoods: Binh Minh and Long Son.
Compare two neighbourhoods. You can use the adjectives below.
noisy crowded quiet peaceful modern busy boring
Example: Binh Minh is noisier than Long Son.

Binh Minh Long Son

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Binh Minh and Long Son
neighbourhoods using the pictures in 3.

Example:
A: Is Binh Minh noisier than Long Son?
B: Yes, it is.
A: Is Long Son more modem than Binh Minh?
B: No, it isn’t.

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 Read Khang’s blog again and fill
SKILLS 1 the table with the information.
Reading
Read Khang’s blog. Look at
the words in the box, then
find them in the text and
underline them.
What do they mean?

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 LIKES DISLIKES
beautiful parks

suburbs dislike outdoor

Read Khang’s blog again. Then
answer the questions.
http://www.myblog.com.vn/Khang ☆ 1. Where is Khang’s neighbourhood?
2. Why is his neighbourhood great for
outdoor activities?
KHANG'S BLOG 3. What are the people in his
neighbourhood like?
4. How are the streets in his
neighbourhood?

Speaking

Make notes about your

Friday, December 23rd... neighbourhood. Think about
what you like / dislike about
MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
it.
I live in the suburbs of Da Nang
LIKES DISLIKES
City. There are many things I
• •
like about my neighbourhood.
• •
It’s great for outdoor activities
because it has beautiful parks,
sandy beaches and fine Work in pairs. Ask and
weather. There’s almost answer about what you like
everything I need here: shops, and dislike about your
restaurants, and markets. The neighbourhood.
people here are friendlier, and
Example:
the food is better than in other
places. A: Where do you live?
B: I live in the suburbs of Da Nang
However, there are two things I
dislike about it: there are many City. A: What do you like about it?
modern buildings and offices; B: The weather is fine. The people
and the streets are busy and are friendly and the food is good. A:
crowded. What do you dislike about it? B: The
Posted by Khang at 4:55 PM streets are busy and crowded.

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 Writing
SKILLS 2
Tick (/) what you like or dislike about a neighbourhood.
Listening Listen to the -too (4) school
conversation -dirty air
between Khang and Vy and tick (/) T
-noisy and (5) streets
(True) or F (False). •
Likes Dislikes
T F 1. sandy beaches ๙
1. Vy lives in the centre of Ho
2. heavy traffic
Chi Minh City.
3. many modern
2. There is a big market near her buildings and
house. offices
3. The streets are narrow.
4. peaceful streets
4. The schools are faraway. 5. good restaurants and
5. There are some factories near cafes
her neighbourhood.
6. sunny weather
7. helpful and friendly
Listen to the conversation again people
and fill the blanks.*,*
8. many shops and
What Vy likes markets

-many shops, restaurants, and

Write a paragraph of about 50 words
(1) in her neighbourhood
about your neighbourhood saying
1.art gallery -ies 2. wide 3.friendly what you like and dislike about it.
4.faraway 5.crowded Use Khang’s blog as a model.
-(2) streets
I live in . There are
-helpful and (3) people many / some things I like about my
neighbourhood.
What Vy dislikes

However, there are some / many / one thing(s) I dislike about it.

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 Now write their comparative
LOOKING BACK forms in the table below.

Vocabulary
Adjectives Comparative form
Write the name for each picture. fast faster
beautiful
1. temple noisy
4. art galleryexpensive
hot
2. railway station
exciting
5. cathedralquiet
3. square heavy
large —

Complete the sentences

comparing the pictures. Use
the comparative forms of the
adjectives below.
expensive modern
noisy peaceful

1. This street is ............. than that one.

5.

Grammar

Put 2. the
following
adjectives in the
correct column.
fast noisy expensive
heavy large beautiful
hot quiet exciting

Three
One syllable Two syllables or more
syllables
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 A city house is

than a country
house.

3. Things at a corner
shop are than things
at a village market.

4. Life in the
countryside is

than life in the city.

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 B3: Complete the sentences with the
correct comparative form of the adjectives
in the box.
narrow cold important dangerous fast
1. It's ______________ in the north of Viet Nam
than in the south.
2. Is a snake _______________ tha n a dog?
3. Doing homework is ______________ than
playing video games.
4. The streets in my neighbourhood are
than in your
neighbourhood.
5. Travelling by air is ________________ than
travelling by bus.
4: Complete the sentences with the
phrases in the box to make comparisons.
she was a child
than it was when I bought it
than he used to be
than they were ten years ago
than I was before
1. My brother is more confident
.
2. My watch is much older _______________.
3. She is more attractive than when
.
4. I'm happier in my new school
.
5. Today, houses in the city are much more
expensive _______________.
5: Write sentences, using the comparative
form of the adjectives.
Example: Son / tall / Hung.
Son is taller than Hung.
1. Mai / intelligent / Kien.

2. My brother / strong / my sister.

3. My school / big / my brother's school.
4. Living in the city / exciting / living in the
countryside.
5. Peter's exam results / bad / Nick's exam
results.
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 6: Write sentences comparing the two cars.
Use the comparative form of the adjectives
in the box.
z IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
X
long expensive fast
heavy fashionable economical
TINEx
LUXUREX ►
$120,000,000
1,600 kg
350 km/h
3.8 m
8 km per litre
15 km per litre
Example: The Luxurex is longer than the
Tinex.
____________________________________
D Reading
1: Complete the letter using the words
in the box.
turning so
meet
number
until get
Dear Ha,
Let’s (1)________________ on Sunday evening
at Quynh Cafe on Tran Quang Dieu
Street. There’s a post office on the corner of
the street. The cafe is next to the post office.
There’s a cinema opposite the cafe (2)
__________________________________________________
we can see a
film after we have coffee.
To (3) ____________ ______ to the cafe, take bus
(4) __________________ ______ 8 to Truong Thi
Street.
Get offat the bus stop in front of a park. Go
along the street (5)
__________________________________________________
you get to the traffic lights and then turn
right. Take the first (6)
__________________________________________________
on
your right. Go straight ahead - just about
500 metres and it’s on your left.
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 See you there!
Khang

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 2: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or
D for each of the gaps to complete the
following text.
OAK CITY
Oak City is a great city. There's so (1)
__________________________________________________
to do! There are
cinemas, parks and discos. It's got some
great clothes and music shops (2) .
Oak City is very modern and beautiful.
There aren't any (3)
__________________________________________________
buildings and there's some beautiful (4)
__________________________________________________
around the city.
Is there any pollution in Oak City? There
isn't much pollution (5)
__________________________________________________
there isn't much traffic. Everyone travels (6)
__________________________________________________
bike and walks, so
there aren't many accidents.
1. A. much B. many C. some
2. A. neither B. either C. too
3. A. beautiful B. ugly C. pretty
4. A. scenery B. scene C. view
5. A. so B. because C. although
6. A. on B. in C. with

3: Read the email and answer the

following questions.
The mdi _X
Ngircri nhan

1. Where is Nam staying now?

Chu de
Dear Phong,
I’m sorry I couldn’t write to you earlier because
I was very busy. Now, we’re staying in a small
hotel near a shopping area in District 10. Near
my hotel, there’s a cinema, a post office, a
supermarket and some cafes. There are some
big shops at the end of the street. It’s also very
noisy here because there’s always a lot of
traffic, day and night.
In my home town, I live in a quieter street.
There are some small shops, a school and a
post office in my neighbourhood but there
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 isn’t a park or a cinema. The streets are
narrower but they are cleaner and there isn’t
so much traffic. The air is much fresher, too.
Nam
2. Why is it very noisy around his hotel?
3. What are the streets in his neighbourhood
like?
4. Is there a park in his neighbourhood?
5. What is the air in his neighbourhood like?

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 E Writing
1: Rearrange the words / phrases to make
correct sentences.
1. There / many things / my / I / about /
neighbourhood / like / are / .
2. It's / because / big supermarket / very
convenient / there is a / near my house / .
3. There / shops, / many / and cafes / here /
restaurants, / are / also / .
4. The / are / and / clean / streets / wide / .
5. The / very / friendly / are / here / and /
helpful / people / .
2: Rewrite the sentences using the words
in brackets. Do not change the meaning of
the sentences and do not change the form
of the words.
1. Quang is lazier than Ha. (HARD-WORKING)
1. A city is noisier than a village. (PEACEFUL)
2. There's a post office on one side of my
house and a cafe on the other. (BETWEEN)
3. Please tell me something about your
neighbourhood. (CAN)
4. Oranges are cheaper than apples.
(EXPENSIVE)

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