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1. Lead-in
1.a Look at the photos and choose the names of the cities from the box (There
are some extra names).
Istanbul |
Venice |
Moscow |
Paris |
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1.b Match the adjectives 1-10 with their opposites (a-j), choose two or three words to describe each city in the photos. e.g. : London/Paris is …
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exciting |
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hot |
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noisy |
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ugly |
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old, ancient |
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dry |
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beautiful |
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boring |
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huge |
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quiet |
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cheap |
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tiny |
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cold |
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modern |
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wet |
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1.c What do you know about San Paulo? Guess if the statements are true or false.
1San Paulo is huge and noisy.
2The public transport is expensive.
3It’s situated in Argentina.
4It’s famous for soap operas.
5It’s on the coast.
6The summers there are wet.
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Look through “Ten Facts about San Paulo” and check if you were right.
Ten Facts about San Paulo
It’s in the south of Brazil.It’s a big city.
In isn’t a capital of Brazil. (Brasilia is the capital.)
It’s 75 kilometres from the sea.
In summer, the weather is hot and wet.
It’s famous for coffee!
The restaurants are good.It isn’t a quiet city.
In fact, it’s very noisy.The buses aren’t expensive.
San Paulo and Corinthians are football clubs in the city. They’re famous in South America.
2.Listening
2.a Listen to two conversations and answer the questions.
1Are the conversations between:
a)two students?
b)two teachers?
c)a teacher and a student?
2The situation is:
a)on the phone.
b)in a class.
c)in a café.
2.b Listen again and fill in the gaps with the missing words and phrases.
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A: Good morning. Come in. What’s |
A: Hello! Come in. Are you Ayla? |
your name? |
B: 5) ________ . |
B: Pavel. |
A: OK. Where are you from, Ayla? |
A: OK, Pavel.1)_______ . Where are |
B: Istanbul, in Turkey. |
you from? |
A: 6) ________ ? |
B: From Krakow, in Poland. |
B: Sorry? |
A: Oh, OK. Tell me something about |
A: Tell me something about Istanbul. |
Krakow. |
B: Oh, OK. It’s a big city, very |
B: Well, it’s a beautiful city. It’s in the |
beautiful, but very noisy! The |
south of Poland. 2) ________ – |
mosques are very famous. |
that’s Warsaw. |
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A: Is it a big city? |
A: I see. 7) ________ ? |
B: No, it isn’t. 3) ________ . |
B: It’s hot in the summer and it’s wet |
A: Anything else? |
in winter, 8) ________ . |
B: It’s cold in winter. er … for you, |
A: Are the restaurants good? |
4) ________ ! |
B: Yes, they are, very good! |
A: OK, good, Pavel. We’re on … … |
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2.c Practise the conversations in Ex. 2.a/b and make similar conversations with your partner.
2.d Listen to a TV programme I love my city and match the people with the cities.
1 Yukako |
a) Cape Town |
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Pablo |
b) Chicago |
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Stefan |
c) Kyoto |
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Peter |
d) Lima |
2.e Listen again and decide if the information below is true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM).
1There is a lot of traffic in Kyoto.
2Lima is famous for its port.
2.f Listen and complete the table.
3The speaker loves the museums in Chicago.
4There is a beautiful fountain in Cape Town.
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3. Language skills
Vocabulary: places in the city
3.a Write seven places in a city. Combine the words from the boxes 1-2. You can use the words in the box on the right more than once
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3.b Match the places in the box with the symbols below.
3.c What are the places in the pictures? What objects/facilities can you name?
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Grammar: to be, there is/are; some/any, a lot of; a/an or zero article
3.d. Read the article about famous cities from an in-flight magazine. Fill in the missing words.
is (2) there’s (2) a lot of |
it’s (2) there are (2) an (2) a any |
Famous cities
In all cities there are large buildings, parks, museums and schools, but a lot of cities are famous for other things.
Sydney, city of music and city of beaches.
Sydney1)______ in the southeast of Australia. The population is four million. In Sydney 2)______ an opera house and there are 3)______ lovely beaches. Bondi Beach is famous for surfing. Sydney is a fun city.
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Venice, city of water. |
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Mumbai is in the west of India. It’s a big |
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city with over ten million people – |
of Italy. It isn’t 10)________big |
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a city of water. 12)_______ 150 |
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5there any temples in Paris?
6Are there any museums in Nairobi?
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