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READING
2D Look at the pictures of Ghadames and
Esperanza Base. Which place is ...?
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hadames is a beautiful old city in Libya, There are
lots of old houses, shops and cafés — so what's
different? Ghadames is in the Sahara. It's very hot in
the day (sometimes 55°C). The houses have very thick.
walls and they're always cool. In the old town there
are streets for men and children and there are different
streets (on the roots of the houses) for women.
Now, there's a new town with new houses and flats,
but in summer lots of people go to live in the old,
houses because they aren't hot.
Read about the two places and check your
answers in 12
Are the sentences about Ghadames (G) or
Esperanza Base (EB)?
1 W's always cold here,
3 ‘I's so small- you never get lo
4. "The men and women don't always walk together
5 ‘The schoo! is small, but its very a0
d CB Do you think Ghadames and Esperanza
Base are nice places to live? Why / Why not?
Language Plus a few, lots of
Co
! a J afew houses
‘speranza Base Is Argentinian and it's in Antarctica, EacRAMMAR
It's cold in summer (0°C) and very cold in winter 7 ie
(40°C). There are homes for about 100 people there. there is / there are: positive
‘There are ten families with children, there's a schoo!
and there are two teachers. There's also a bgnk and
a hospital. There are a few cars, but these'€only one
road - it's 1.5 km long!
a Complete the sentences. Check your answers in
the texts in 1b
‘Singular: There
Plural
a new town /a school
are lots of old houses / two teachers,
b @E Pronunciation Listen and write the
sentences. How many words are there in each?
© B Now go to Grammar Focus 5A on p.120
d Write two true sentences about your street
Use there's or there are.
Tell a partner your sentences in 2d.
a)BUL Places in a town
Match the words in the box with
the places in pictures a-f. Listen and
check. 2
3
ccalé shop restaurant 3
school _benk hotel 5
8
1
3
4
the sentences true or
false?
about the town on the
map and your town?
Which places in 3a are these?
‘My daughter goes there every day from 8:00 to 4:00.
\We go there for dinner every Saturday night
often drink coffee there with my friends.”
"You're in room 305, Here's your ke
“They have fruit and vegetables and also newspapers an
''d lke £500, please,
magazines."
Now go to Vocabulary Focus 5A on
and
Listen and practise these sounds.
1 Au! schael 2 /a!tanch
\What sound do the marked letters have in the words in the box?
Listen and add the words to the sound groups below.
Russia food new two whe mother
umbrella beautiful sometimes
Sound 1 Sound 2
Practise saying the words
Listen to a conversation about places in a town. Look at the
map and match 1-5 with the words in the box,
bookshop café bank restaurant food shop
Listen again. Are
‘There are lats of shops in
Now Streat
Nice people work in the
bookshop,
The cafe is Italian,
The coffee and c
the café aren’t good,
Isa Chin
The re
NEW STREET
se restaurant.
urant is cheap.
What is the same
‘OLD STREET
Think of a street in the town where you are now. Make notes. Use
words from this lesson.
Describe your street, but don't say its name. Do other students
know the name of the street?
4Scien scl ati) GES Ss
SNC
there are: negative and questi
HI VOCABULARY Hotels READING
a @EEB Match the words in the box with pictures 1-5. a C2 Look at pictures 1-3 of Turkey. Choose adjectives t
Listen and check. talk about them, Compare your ideas with your partner.
=> ————___ ‘= beautiful grea nice + boring
Bath room bet ined + excting —« interesting © od + bg
b Read Sandra's review of a hostel in Turkey. Does Sandra
like the hostel?
© Read the review again. Tick (/) what's in the hostel,
Seeder | C) snairons C) tizrooms Lente
| rst oor |) retauant — ] Wreom [1 smalrooms
rounder || (cate Ci ditches Treo
d 2X Would you like to stay at the hostel? Why / Why not}
HOLIDAY REVIEWS
b Sound and speling /j/
1 @EMA Listen and practise this sound
1) shower
2 QHEA Liston tothe words inthe box. Underine the
Sound in each word
shop fish sure Russia
i 3 2 Practise saying the words.
‘On the frst floor, there are small rooms for two people’
‘with baths, On the second floor, there are big rooms.
-with six beds in them. They're very cheap, but there
isn'ta shower or a bath in the big rooms. There aren't
any blankets or pillows ~ you pay for those. There isn't
a restaurant o: café in the hostel, but there's a kitchen
‘on the ground floor. There aren't any TVs in the rooms,
but there's free wi-fi I's 2 very simple place to stay, but
its clean, And the people are very friendly. Faruk, the
‘manager, sings karaoke really well
Sandra
© B® Now go to Vocabulary Focus 5B on p.1’49
d @Zxa Pronunciation Listen to the words. Notice the
stressed syllables, Practise saying them
y !
CO The Cave Hostel
hostel rom? Cappadocia, a very old part of the country. You can_
i = do lots of things hore. My favourite thing is going in
I) —__ ae aon Youcan se ea Seal ces
: ‘Tne roslthas oltre roma wi rent eraseEy GRAMMA Bai
there is / there are: negative there is / there are: questions
Complete the sentences with isn't or aren't, Complete the questions. Listen and check.
Listen and check. 1 Singular scar park here?
1 There any blankets, Yes, there's a car park here,
2 There a restaurant 2 Plural any cafés near here?
Yes, there are caiés near here
b Find more examples of there isn’t and there aren't in
Sandra's review, Now go to Grammar Focus 5B on
Think about the town or city you're in now, Tick (¥) the © Write questions using /s there ... ? and Are there... ?
sentences that are true. Correct the false sentences, about your partner's town, city or street. Here are
1 [1] There's big museum inthis town / ity some ideas:
2 There ae os of shops here cafés swimming peel « cinema
3 C1 There arent any hostel, supermarket» hospita restaurants
4 EE] There are two stations. ¥
5 C] There arent any pars. W Ask your partner about their town, city or street.
Read your sentences and listen to your partner's Are there any cafés in
sentences, Are they the same: your town? (iia e Oa
v There aren't eny Ib there a supermarket
No, there is @ museum in this
‘museums in this town,
town — on Cromwell Road.
inyour street?
No, but there are tno sD
Listen to a hostel receptionist and Barry, |
a guest. Is Barry happy with the hostel? Student A go to
Student B go to
Listen again. Tick (/) the things in the hostel.
Creerooms cate Dwi
Li car park 5 katchen 1 shoiners
Why do people like hostels? Why do people likey
hotels?aE aad
Is there a supermarket near here?
‘Ask and answer the questions.
1 What food shops or markels are there near your home?’
2 Do you go to these shaps or markets? How atten?
3 Isthe food good / expensive?
Watch or listen to Part 1. Answer the
questions
1 Does Megan like Sophia's flat?
2 What does Sophia need?
3. Does Sophia kriow where to buy food near her flat?
Learn to ask about and say where places are
Ps seeas
peor ted
Emphasising what you say 1
Listen to the sentence.
MEGAN It's 2 really nice flat, Sophia,
Listen to the sentence again. Is really more
or less stressed the second time?
Tick (¥) the correct rule.
We say realy with a strong stress to:
1 [1 speck loudly
2 [J make the meaning stronger
Watch or listen to Part 2. Answer the
questions,
1. Do Sophia and Megan find a shop?
2 Who.do they meetin the street?
Listen to the sentences. Underline one word
with strong stress in each sentence.
1 My country is very hot in summer.
2 James's new car is really fast
3. This film is so bering.
Listen again and repeat
Watch or listen to Part 2 again. Are the
sentences true or false?
1. Sophia thinks 2 café isa shop.
Jemes sees Megan and Sophia fist
3 James lves inthe next street
There's a supermarket inthe next street
There’sa shop near James's fat.EQUSEFUL LANGUAGE Asking and
saying where places are
4 @EEA Complete the questions with words in the
box. Listen and check,
ear where
1 your fat?
218 ‘a supermarket near here?
3 Ate there any shops here?
here
b @IBEM Match the two possible answers in a-c
with questions 1-3 in 4a. Listen and check
2 Yes, there are, There's one in this street. /
No, sory, there aren't
Yes, there's one near my flat, / No, sory,
there isnt
Its in the next street. I in this street.
Put the conversation in the correct order
Listen and check.
A Zl Great, thank you. Andis there a good restaurant
im ths par of town?
4 [1] Excuse me, can you help me?
4], thanks for your hep.
A [2] Wve there any good cafés near here?
B [7] Yes, tnere's one in the next street ~Caté Mitac
B [5] No, tm sory there aren't any restaurants near
here. But theres one near the station
B (Z] Yes, of course.
B [J No problem.
d CW Practise the conversation in 4c with ~
a partner,
EW SPEAKING
B Communication 5C Student A look at the
information below. Student 8 go to p.111.
@ Conversation 1. You're on a street you don’t know.
Ask Student B about:
© ahotel » cafés
b Conversation 2. Now you're on a street you know.
Use the information to answer Student B’s questions.
a bank: in the nex! street
+ shops: not near here near the hospital
Gi writing
@ Read part of an email from Sophia to her parents.
She writes about her new flat. Does she only write
about the good things?
My new flat is great. It’s big and it’s in a nice
part of town. The flat is near my office and
there's a beautiful park in the next street.
‘There isn't a supermarket near me, but there's
shop in the next street,
b B Go to Writing Plus SC on p.156 for and and but.
© Write about your part of town. Use there's / there isn't/
there are | there aren't. Use and and but.
d Read about your partner's part of town. Is it the
same?UNIT 5
Review
HE GRAMMAR
Correct the sentences,
> There an talian restaurant. Ther
1 There is a museum in this street?
2 Yes, here's,
3 There are a shower.
4 There arent a free rooms,
5 Is there swimming pool in the hotel?
6 No, there nat is
an Italian reota
b Complete the sentences.
1 ls___a bank near here?
2 Ave there bottles of water in the room?
3 there a supermarket in this street?
4 Isthere TV in the room?
5 ot there any cafés near here?
6 Isthere teacher in the roam?
¢ CB Ask and answer the questions in Lb.
VOCABULARY
a What are these places? Use the words to complete
the crossword.
b write the words.
1 deb 5 orom
© ©
@
eae!
2 werhos 6 wotel
O
© 0
3 ipowll 7 iwi
4 thap 8 kanblet
SOUND AND SPELLING
a @EKS Complete the table with the words in the box.
Practise saying the wards
“up you umbrella lovely Russia beautiful new
brother school _matier museum pool
hail
you
shop [shower pilow
hospi | ower know
hot | rowel note
¢ © Are the marked sounds the same (S) or
different (D)? Practise saying the words
> town — shop D
1 hot - hotel 4 g0- pillow
2 shower —how 5 hot ~ towel
3.0K know 6 flower — hospital
meal aU Gal ahy
Hom well did you doin this unit? Write 3, 2, or 2
for each objective.
3 = very well 2=well 1 = not so well
TCAN
describe atom q
talk about hotels and hostels O
ask about and say where places are UO