How do you like the neighborhood?

m Completethe chart. Use wordsfrom the list.

0 building D hospital D noise D gas

0 crime D theater D school D water

building

D Write questionsabout each item using"How much ... ?" or "How many ... ?"
Then look at the picture, and write answersto the questions.
Use the expressionsin the box.

.0' a lot D acouple D afew D only a little D notany D alot

1. (noise) How much noise is there? There's a lot.

2. (buses)
3. (traffic) _
4. (banks)
5. (people) _
6. (crime)

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e Choose the correct words or phrases to complete this conversation.

Luis: Are there -~a~n-""Y~- (any/one/none) dance clubs around here, Alex?
Alex: Sure. There are (any/one/a lot).
There's a great club __________ (across from/between/on)
the National Bank, but it's expensive.
Luis: Well, are there (any/none/one) others?
Alex: Yeah, there are (a few/a little/one).
There's a nice _____ (any/one/some) near here.
It's called Sounds of Brazil.
Luis: That's perfect! Where is it exactly?
Alex: It's on Third Avenue, __________ (between/on/on the corner of)
the Royal Theater and May's Restaurant.
Luis: So let's go.

m Choose the correct words or phrases.

1. I'm going to the stationery store to get some

(birthday cards/ coffee/food)
2. We're taking a long drive. We need to go to the
(laundromat/gas station/travel agency)
3. I live on the 8th floor of my
(apartment building/neighborhood/theater)
4. Our apartment is in the center of the city. We live
(downtown/in the neighborhood/in the suburbs)

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D Write the opposites. Use the words in the box.

O light 0 straight O young O short O tall

1. curly I _st_r_a-i9~h_t _ 4. long I _

2. dark I _ 5. short/ _
3. elderly I _

D Collocations

A Match the words in columns A and B to make descriptions.

Write the descriptions.

A B I
0 dark D aged 1. dark brown
D fairly 0 brown 2.
D good D height 3.
D medium D long 4.
D middle D looking 5.

B Answer the questions using the descriptions from part A.

1. A: What does he look like?

B: He's 9ood-lookin9.
2. A: How long is his hair?

3. A: What color is his hair?

4. A: How old is he?

5. A: How tall is he?

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D Complete the conversationwith questions.

Jim: What does she look like?

Steve: She's quite pretty, with straight black hair.
Jim: And
Steve: It's medium length.
Jim:
Steve: She's fairly tall.
Jim: And
Steve: She's in her early twenties.
Jim:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Steve: Sometimes. I think she's wearing them now.
Jim: OK. I think I see her over there.

Describe yourself. How old are you? What do you look like?
What are you wearing today?

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 What does he look like?

1:1 Circle two thingsin each descriptionthat do not match the picture.
Then correct the information.

1. This man is in his ate forties He's pretty tall.

He has a black mustac e, and he's bald.
He's wearing a dark shirt and jeans.
He isn't in his late •forties. He's in his twenties.

2. This woman is about 25. She's very pretty.

She's medium height. Her hair is long and blond.
She's wearing a black sweater and tennis shoes.
She's standing next to her motor.cycle.

3. This woman is in her early twenties.

She's pretty serious-looking. She has glasses
and straight blond hair. She's fairly tall, and
she's wearing a good-looking skirt and blouse.

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Unit 9

m Which clothingitems are more formal? Which are more informal or casual?
Use wordsfrom the list. Complete the chart.

fl
l&
0 blouse 0 shorts 0 skirt

-
O boots 0 running shoes 0 suit

~
0
0 dress
O jeans
0
0
scarf
T-shirt
0
0
tie
cap . -·~i)
Formal Casual '

blouse

lfi Write a sentence about each person. Use the wordsin the box and participles.

Edward and Kate

l!'.1 man O carry a jacket

D woman O wear sunglasses
Done D stand next to Alice
Dones D talk to the man
D tall woman 0 wear a suit and tie

1. William is the man wearing a suit and tie.

2.
3.
4.
5.

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r.w,.
l.:a Answer the questions. Use the words given.

Dan Carlos
Cindy

1. A: Which one is Marie?

B: She's the one in the gray dress. (gray dress)
2. A: Which one is Carlos?
B: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (couch)
3. A: Which ones are Dan and Cindy?
(Marie)
4. A: Which one is Angela?
(couch)
5. A: Who's Kim?
(short black hair)

r.'11
~ Rewrite these sentencesand questions.
Find another way to say them using the wordsgiven.

1. A: Who's Mika?
Which one's Mika? (Which)
B: She's the one in the black dress.
She's the one wearing the black dress. (wearing)
2. A: Which ones are the teachers?
(Who)
B: They're the ones on the couch.
(sitting)
3. A: Which one is Larry?
(Who)
B: He's the guy wearing the coat.
(in)

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iI!J Complete this description.Use the present continuousor

the participle of the verbs in the box.

D ask D carry 0' look D stand D talk D wait D walk

Yeah, it's really quiet.

Nothing ever really happens here . . . .
I'm looking out my window .... Let's see . . . .
ru,·
~
There's a good-looking middle-aged woman _
her dog, and a young guy on the phone. Two people
_________ next to him. Hey! The one _
baseball hat is my classmate! Some people _
bus stop. A serious-looking woman for directions.
And hey, here comes a really cute woman _
backpack. Wait a minute! I know her. That's my
old girlfriend. I have to go now! Bye.

,. .

m Choose the correct responses.

1. A: Where's Jan? 3. A: Is she the one on the couch?

B: She couldn't make it.
• I'd like to meet her. • That's right.
• She couldn't make it. • Let's see.
2. A: Who's Sam? 4. A: How tall is she?

• I'm afraid I missed him. • Fairly long.

• The handsome guy near the door. • Pretty short.

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