Материал: New English File Wb (elem)

3 READING

a Read the advert.

Castle to rent

This beautiful 17th-century castle in the Lot Valley in southern France has 25 hectares of land.

The owners live in the east wing of the castle and rent the rest of the building to tourists.

In front of the main entrance to the castle there's a rose garden and a pretty fountain , which is lit up at night. In the back garden there's a heated swimming pool with a wonderful terrace for sunbathing.

There's room in the castle for 20 people to sleep. There are 10 bedrooms on the first and second floors, all of which have a television, and there are six bathrooms. There's a large formal dining room on the ground floor, where eight people can eat, and there's a dining area outside where all 20 guests can have dinner together. For relaxing in the evening, there's a large living room with sofas and armchairs. Downstairs there's also a study and a very spacious kitchen with doors to the garden.

The house is cleaned twice a week and there is a babysitting service.

bRead the advert again and answer the questions. 1 How old is the castle?

2 Who lives in the castle?

3 What two things can you do in the back garden? 4 How many bedrooms are there?

5 Where can 20 guests eat together?

6 How often do people come to clean the house?

cGuess the meaning of the highlighted words. Check with your dictionary.

4 PRONUNCIATION silent letters

a Cross out the silent consonants.

b Practise saying the words.

More Words to Learn

Write translations and try to remember the words.

ghost noun century noun priest noun guest noun nervous adjective

frightened adjective strange adjective believe verb

go back verb

spend (the night) verb

Can you answer these questions?

Where's the TV in your house?

What building is opposite your school?

How many people were there in your last English class? Was there a good film on TV last night?

Was there a festival in your town last month?

1 VOCABULARY verb phrases

Complete the text with these verbs, in the correct form.

Hell is other people.

Jean-PaulSartre,Frenchphilosopher

bLook at the picture of a park. What are the people doing?

3 READING

a Read the text.

Do you have problems with your neighbours? Well, imagine the problems the people of Pilton in Somerset, England, have. Every summer over 150,000 people travel to their village for the annual Glastonbury pop music festival.

Every year, for three days, the village is full of people of all ages who leave drinks cans and papers all over the streets. The music plays until the early hours of the morning and you can hear people talking and singing all night. The quiet country village becomes a nightmare to live in and some residents are even thinking of moving to another village.

The pop fans who go to Glastonbury usually sleep in tents in a field, but last year Mr James Findlay, a resident of Pilton, found two people asleep in his garden in the morning. Mr Findlay said, 'I don't want to stop the Glastonbury Festival. I just want the fans to enjoy the festival without disturbing normal village life.'

bTick the problems the villagers of Pilton have with their temporary neighbours.

1 Their dogs bark.

2 They throw their rubbish in the streets.

3 They listen to loud music.

4 Their babies cry all night.

5 They make a lot of noise.

6 They go into other people's gardens.

7 They watch TV late at night.

8 They break things in the village.

c Guess the meaning of the highlighted words. Check with your dictionary.

4 PRONUNCIATION verb + -ing

a Circle the word with a different sound.

b Practise saying the words.

More Words to Learn

Write translations and try to remember the words.

neighbour noun violin noun baby noun noisy adjective friendlv adjective choose verb argue verb

cry verb bark verb move verb

Can you answer these questions?

What are you doing now?

Are you listening to music?

What are your parents doing?

Are you doing this exercise at home?

Do you have noisy neighbours?

1 GRAMMAR present simple or present continuous?

a Circle the correct form.

B I'm waiting for a friend.

2Do you walk / Are you walking to work every day?

3Barbara isn't here. She buys / 's buying a present for her daughter.

4I go / 'm going to work now. See you later.

5It rains / 's raining a lot here in the winter.

6A Where's Laura?

B She's on the phone. She's talking / talks to Paul.

7Does your baby cry / Is your baby crying at night?

8My husband watches / 's watching football three times a week.

b Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous.

SamuelJohnson, English writer

2 VOCABULARY town and city

aComplete the sentences with a word from each box.

police art department sports shopping railway travel

centre station store agent's station centre gallery

1 Where can you see paintings?

In an art gallery

2Where can you visit different shops? At a

3Where can you get a train from? From a

4Where can you book a holiday? At a

5Where can you talk to a police officer?

At a

6Where can you buy clothes for all the family?

In a

7Where can you play basketball?

At a

b Complete the puzzle.

3 PRONUNCIATION

More Words to Learn

Write translations and try to remember the words.

ship noun flag noun trip noun

passenger noun building noun view noun underground noun each determiner through preposition

What a pity!

Can you answer these questions?

What kind of books do you read?

What are you reading now?

What do you usually wear?

What are you wearing now?

What's the main tourist attraction in your town?

Complete each space with one word.

Ayou staying at a hotel, or with friends?

BWe're in a little hotel in the town centre.