unit

3 On the move
In this unit:
Vocabulary Grammar Reading Speaking Writing Culture
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Transport t
Comparatives t
Bike it! t
Ask for travel t
My city t
Under London
t Places in a city t
Superlatives Listening information t
Punctuation
t Compound nouns Pronunciation
t
Top tourist spots
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-er and than: /ə/

Vocabulary
MORE
Transport PRACTICE

1 1.30 Order the words using the picture. Listen, check and repeat.

t bicycle t bus t car t helicopter t motorbike t plane t rollerblades

t skateboard t taxi t train t tram t underground

3 2

5
4
6 8

10 9 11

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2 Describe the types of transport from 3 Which is your favourite type of transport?
exercise 1. Use the adjectives. Why? Tell your partner.

t cheap t comfortable t dangerous In the city I like travelling by bus because it’s
t expensive t fast t safe t slow cheap.
t uncomfortable
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 Reading
1 In pairs, answer the questions. 2 1.31 Read and listen. How do they go to school?

1 How do you travel to school? 1 A quarter of UK secondary school kids

2 Helen
t by bus t by car t on foot t other (specify)
3 Jamie and Laura
4 John
2 How far is it from your home to school?

it!
ple are
These days more and more young peo

Bike
rter of
going to school by car. In the UK a qua
go to sch ool by car.
all secondary school kids
k or cycle.
But experts say it’s healthier to wal
What do you think?

Jamie & Laura John

Helen I skateboard from my house to
We go to school by car. Our
I usually walk or cycle to school. the bus stop. Then I get the bus
parents think it’s safer and faster
I prefer cycling because it’s to the town centre.
than walking or cycling. Actually,
quicker than walking. My mum Skateboarding’s more exciting
it’s slower because the traffic’s
says bikes are four times faster than getting the bus, but the
always terrible in the morning.
than walking and you use the bus is better because my school
And it’s definitely more boring
same energy. My dad doesn’t is eight miles from where I live.
than walking. When you walk to
like cycling. He says it’s more And it’s at the top of a hill.
school, you see your friends.
dangerous than walking.
different.
get to school. In other countries it’s
So in the UK there are lots of ways to spo rt. The re, almost
there isn’t much public tran
For example, in many parts of the USA
bus.
everybody goes to school by school

3 Read again and match the parts of the 4 Read again. True or false? Correct the false
sentences. sentences.
1 Experts 1 In the UK, a quarter of secondary school
2 Helen’s mum kids have a car.
3 Jamie and Laura’s parents 2 Helen’s mum thinks cycling to school is a
4 Jamie and Laura good idea.
5 John 3 Jamie and Laura think walking to school is
6 John better than driving.
4 John skateboards to the town centre.
a think going by car is slow. 5 John lives at the top of a hill.
b lives far from school. 6 In the USA there are special buses to take
c uses two types of transport to go to school. people to school.
d says walking and cycling use the same
energy.
e say walking and cycling are healthy.
f think going by car is fast.

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Grammar
Comparatives MORE
PRACTICE 5 In pairs, compare your sentences
in exercise 4.
Cars are faster than bikes.
A skateboard is more exciting than the bus. 6 Write sentences with the comparative form
of the adjectives.
1 Complete
p the table.
1 Books / cheap / films.
Adjective Spelling Comparative Books are cheaper than films.
fast (1) +er than faster than 2 Trains / slow / planes.
safe (2) +… than safer than 3 Towns / safe / cities.
4 France / big / Portugal.
big (3) +…+… + than bigger than
5 Science / easy / History.
easy (4) y +…+… + than easier than
6 Saturdays / good / Mondays.
more
dangerous (5) … + adj + than 7 Winter / bad / autumn.
dangerous than
8 Motorbikes / dangerous / cars.
good better than
irregular
bad worse than
7 Write sentences about these celebrities.

2 Write the comparative form of the adjectives. 1 Pharrell Williams / Ed Sheeran (old)
Pharrell Williams is older than Ed Sheeran.
t cheap t comfortable t dirty t expensive 2 Taylor Swift / Shakira (popular)
t hot t nice 3 Fernando Alonso / Lewis Hamilton (good)
4 Beyoncé / Bill Gates (rich)
3 5 Harry Styles / Zac Efron (attractive)
1.32 Complete the dialogue with the
comparative form of the adjectives. Then 6 Katy Perry / Selena Gomez (famous)
listen and check. 7 Steve Carrell / Jack Black (funny)
8 Lisa Simpson / Bart Simpson (intelligent)
A I hate going to school by bus. It’s so
slow.
B What do you mean? I walk to school, Pronunciation
and that’s even 1 slower (slow).
A So why do you walk? -er and than: /ə/ MORE
PRACTICE

B Well, it’s 2 … (healthy) and it’s also 3 …

(interesting). Books are cheaper than films.
A Why don’t you go by bike? Cycling’s 4 …
(good) than walking. 8 1.33 Listen and repeat the sentences
B I hate cycling. in exercise 6.
A Some of the boys go by skateboard.
That’s 5 … (exciting).
B So why do you go by bus? 9 Write sentences comparing people
A Mum thinks it’s 6 … (quick). But she and things. Use the suggestions.
goes to work by car! t two famous people t two places
t two school subjects t two types of food
t two types of music t two types of transport
4 Complete the sentences for you.
1 English is easier to learn than French. Maths is more difficult than Geography.
2 Spain is … than England.
3 Reading books is … than playing computer 10 Tell your partner. Does he or she agree?
games.
4 Going to a football match is … than going A I think Maths is more difficult than
to the cinema. Geography.
5 Trainers are … than shoes. B I don’t agree. I think Maths is easier.
6 Hip-hop is … than classical music.
7 Instant messaging is … than emailing.
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8 Camping is … than staying in a hotel.

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 listening
Vocabulary and Listening
MORE
Places in a city PRACTICE
2 1.34 Which things can you see in the photos?
Listen and repeat all the places.
1 Match the pictures with the places.
t art gallery t bridge t canal t cathedral
a b
t museum t railway station t river t square
t statue t street t theatre t town hall

3 Complete the sentences with places from

exercise 2.
1 Paris in on the … Seine.
2 St Paul’s is a famous … in London.
3 Venus de Milo is a Greek … in the Louvre.
4 The Mona Lisa is kept in an … .
5 Grand Central is a big … in New York.
6 Anne Frank’s House is a … in Amsterdam.
c
Compound nouns
4 1.35 Match the words to make compound
nouns. Listen, check and repeat.
t box t crossing t lights t office t park t stop

1 bus 3 car 5 telephone

2 traffic 4 tourist 6 zebra
d
Top tourist spots
5 1.36 Can you complete the lists with places in
exercise 1? Listen to a TV news programme
to check.
The three best tourist spots:
e
1 … 2 The Grand Canal 3 …
The three most disappointing spots:
1 The Eiffel Tower 2 … 3 …

6 1.36 Listen again. Write the places.

1 It’s the most important in the city.

f 2 It’s one of the biggest and oldest in the world.
3 It’s near the River Thames.
4 It’s one of the busiest areas in the city.
5 It’s the tallest structure in the city.
6 It’s the widest in the world.

7 Make a list of the three best and three worst

tourist spots you know.
1 The Globe Theatre, London
2 The Grand Canal, Venice 8 In pairs, compare your lists and justify
3 The Eiffel Tower, Paris your choice.
4 The Louvre Museum, Paris My three best tourists spots are The Grand
5 Times Square, New York Canal...
6 The Harbour Bridge, Sydney

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Grammar
Superlatives MORE
PRACTICE
5 What’s the … country? (small)
a Andorra b Vatican City
The Louvre is one of the oldest art galleries 6 What’s the … animal? (intelligent)
in the world. a a horse b a dolphin
The Grand Canal is the most important canal
in the city. 5 Complete with the superlative form of the
adjectives and your opinion.
1 Complete
p the table. 1 The best (good) TV programme is … .
Adjective Spelling Superlative 2 The … (attractive) actor is … .
3 The … (funny) film is … .
old (1) the + adj +-est the oldest
4 The … (bad) pop group is … .
wide (2) the + adj +-… the widest
5 The … (exciting) computer game is … .
wet (3) the + adj +-…+… the wettest 6 The … (interesting) website is … .
busy (4) the adj y +…+… the busiest
important (5) the + … + adj
the most 6 In pairs, compare your sentences
important in exercise 5.
good the best
irregular
bad the worst
7 Complete with an adjective in the
comparative or superlative form.
2 Write the superlative form of the adjectives.
t energetic t good t intelligent t interesting
1 famous 5 beautiful t lazy t nice t old t young
the most famous 6 easy
2 hot 7 expensive My two best friends are called Carla and Hugo.
3 large 8 dirty Carla is 1 the oldest of us three. She was born
4 tall the year before Hugo and me. I’m a little 2 …
than Hugo as my birthday is in May and his is
3 Complete with the superlative form of the in March. Carla thinks she is 3 … as she always
adjectives. gets 4 … marks in exams than Hugo or me. I
1 The most famous (famous) square in don’t know if that’s true. Hugo is very
London is Trafalgar Square. intelligent, but he is 5 … than Carla and me.
2 El Azizia desert in Libya is … (hot) place He never spends much time on homework. I’m
6
in the world. (66 ºC) … . I play football, go swimming and go
3 The Statue of Liberty is … (tall) statue in running! But I think Hugo is 7 … as he has
the USA. (46.5 metres) unusual hobbies like judo and playing the
4 People say that the Taj Mahal is … clarinet. We’re all nice. I think I have 8 …
(beautiful) building in the world. friends in the world!
5 The public transport system in London is
good. It’s … (easy) city to travel in. 8 In teams, write four questions about your
6 Tiananmen Square is … (large) square in city or country. Use superlatives and the
the world. (880 x 500 metres) places.
t art gallery t monument t museum t river
4 Complete the questions. Match them with t square t statue t street
the correct option.
1 What’s the longest river in the world? (long) What’s the longest river?
a the Amazon b the Nile What’s the biggest square?
2 What’s the … ocean? (big)
a the Atlantic b the Pacific 9 Ask other teams your questions. Give one
3 What’s the … animal? (fast) point for a correct answer.
a a cheetah b a tiger
4 What’s the … mountain? (high)
a Mount Everest b Mount Kilimanjaro Grammar reference page 108

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 Speaking
Ask for travel information
1 1.37 Listen and match the photos with the dialogues.

a
b

2 1.37 Listen again and complete the information.

1 The nearest Underground station is called Baker 1… . It’s on the 2… Line.

2 The next train to Wimbledon is at 3… . A single is £ 4… , and a 5… is £11.00.

3 1.38 Order the words. Listen, check and repeat.

1 station / nearest / the / where’s / Underground ? 4 you / or a return / like / would / a single ?
2 next / what time / is / the / train / to Wimbledon ? 5 single / a / much / is / how ?
3 have / ticket, / I / please / a / can ? 6 please / a / like / return, / I’d

4 1.39 Complete with the phrases. Then listen 5 Work with a partner.
and check.
A Choose a destination from the table. Ask
t Can I have t How much is t I’d like for travel information.
t What time’s t Would you like B Answer student A’s questions. Use
information from the table.

Assistant Can I help you? Destination Time Single Return

Sally Yes. 1 … a return to Epsom 11.30 £9.50 £13.00
London Victoria, please? Richmond 10.15 £6.00 £8.50
Assistant Are you coming back today? Wembley 12.00 £12.00 £17.50
West Ham 10.30 £10.50 £14.00
Sally Yes.
2
Assistant … a day return? A What time’s the next train to …?
Sally 3
… a day return? B It’s at … .
Assistant It’s £17.50, but you can’t travel
before 9.15.
4 Speaking reference page 125
Sally … the first train after 9.15?
Assistant It’s at 9.25.
Sally OK. 5 … a day return, please.
Assistant That’s £17.50, please.

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Writing
My city Punctuation
1 Copy the diagram. Chicago is my favourite city!
You can see museums, parks and the Willis Tower.
location What about you?
Midwest U
SA festivals
3 Complete the rules.
t capital letters t comma
transport t exclamation mark t question mark
places
to visit Chicago
We use:
1 an … (!) for emphasis.
weather 2 a … (,) in a list.
population 3 a … (?) at the end of a question.
4 … (A) for countries, languages, cities,
names, days and months.
2 Read about Chicago and complete the
missing information in the diagram. 4 Punctuate the sentences.
1 my favourite city is cardiff in wales i love it
2 people speak english and some people
Chicago’s in the Midwest of the speak welsh
United States. It’s the biggest city in
3 it’s famous for cardiff castle llandaff
Illinois and three million people live
cathedral and the millennium centre
here. Most people speak English, but
4 the most important festival is in july
some speak Spanish, Polish, Arabic or
or august
other languages. It’s a multicultural city!
5 i usually go shopping in queen street
Chicago’s a great place to visit! You can on saturdays
see museums, parks and the Willis Tower 6 what’s your favourite city
(the tallest building). The most popular
tourist spot is the Ferris Wheel – I often 5 Write about where you live.
go there on Sundays. We have an
important food festival in July called The Paragraph 1 Locat¡on, populat¡on,
Taste. languages
The best way to travel is by ‘L’ train
Paragraph 2 Places to v¡s¡t,
because it’s faster than driving. You can
shopp¡ng areas, parks,
also cycle, but
food, fest¡vals
it’s cold in
winter and it Paragraph 3 Transport, weather
rains a lot in
summer. It’s
windy too, and Useful expressions
some people
call Chicago ‘the It’s in/on … .
Windy City’. The … thousand/million people live here.
coldest month …’s a great place to visit. You can see … .
is January and I It’s famous for its … too.
think the best The best way to travel is by … .
time to come is It … in winter and it … in summer.
in May or June.
Where do you 6 Check your work for errors.
live?
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Culture
1 In pairs, answer the questions.
1 Is there an underground in your city? If so, where?
2 Where’s the underground in the pictures?
3 This underground has some world records. What do you think they are?
a the longest b the fastest c the busiest d the oldest e the cleanest
A There’s an underground in Madrid.
B There’s one in Barcelona too.

2 1.40 Read and check your answers. Then listen.

The Tube isn’t only long – it’s also very busy.

Every day, people make about three million
journeys. All those passengers generate a lot of
rubbish, so at night an army of workers, clean
the stations and the tunnels.
Because they work in the tunnels at night, these
cleaners see the Tube’s ghost stations. These are
old stations that are now closed. And near a
ghost station called Aldwych, some cleaners say
Under London they see the ghost of an actress. This is perhaps
because Aldwych is on the site of an old theatre.
The London Underground is more than just a Fortunately, she’s not there in the morning when
railway. Its logo and map are two of London’s passengers return!
most famous symbols, and it’s one of the first
things that people associate with the city.
The Tube, as Londoners call it, opened in 1863,
and is the oldest underground railway in the
world. It’s also one of the world’s longest; on the
Central Line you can travel 54 kilometres without
changing trains! However, Seoul subway in
South Korea is longer and Beijing’s underground
will be even longer when it’s finished in 2020.

3 Read again and answer the questions. 4 Match the words with the definitions.
1 When did the London Underground open? 1 Londoner a a person that travels on
2 What’s the maximum distance you can transport
travel on one train? 2 the Tube b trip from one place to
3 Where will the longest underground be in another
2020? 3 journey c a person from London
4 When do people clean the stations and 4 passenger d a station that people
tunnels? don’t use now
5 What do some cleaners see near Aldwych 5 ghost station e the Underground
station?
6 Where was Aldwych station built?
Q
Quest
Find the names of five other cities with an
underground railway. When did they
open?

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Review Units 1-3
1 In pairs, find eight differences in the pictures.
A In Picture A there are five fans waiting for the bus.
B Yes. In Picture B there are three.

2 Choose a picture in exercise 1 and write 3 Write words in a list.

three questions. Close your books.
1 Shops and things you buy:
In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
2 Transport:
A What time does the concert start in picture A? 3 Places and things in a city:
B It starts at eight o’clock.

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 Review
Meet the band 3 True or false? Correct the false sentences.

1 In pairs, answer the questions. 1 Ben’s good at martial arts.

2 He doesn’t like helping people.
1 What’s your favourite pop group? 3 Sharon likes working all the time.
2 Who are the band members and what 4 She prefers travelling by bus or train.
instruments do they play? 5 Gerry doesn’t mind meeting new people.
3 Can you play a musical instrument? 6 He has an unusual collection.
A What’s your favourite pop group?
B The Vamps. What about you? 4 Replace the underlined words with object
pronouns.
2 1.41 Read the descriptions and match the t her t him t it t them (x2) t us
adjectives with the group members.
t cheerful t generous t grumpy t kind 1 I don’t listen to Ben.
t lazy t quiet t shy t talkative 2 He doesn’t mind helping other people.
3 Gerry plays the guitar well.
The group
p members tell us about each other. 4 He takes packs of sugar from cafés and
restaurants.
Sharon on Ben: 5 Ben likes Sharon a lot.
Ben plays bass gu¡tar and 6 Sharon says, ‘The fans really like the group.’
s¡ngs. He never stops
talk¡ng, but I don’t always 5 Imagine you and your partner are members
l¡sten to h¡m. Only ·jok¡ng, of the group. What do you think of him or
Ben! He loves danc¡ng and her? Complete the information.
do¡ng mart¡al arts. He’s a
kung fu expert. He l¡kes Me on …:
g¡v¡ng presents and 1 … plays the … and … .
doesn’t m¡nd help¡ng Emilie plays the piano and sings.
other people. He says he’s 2 … loves … and … .
Sharon not afra¡d of anyth¡ng, but 3 … doesn’t like … and hates … .
I know he hates sp¡ders. 4 … often … but never … .
5 … collects … .
Gerry on Sharon: 6 … is a great person to have in the group
because … .
Sharon plays the drums and
s¡ngs. She’s a great person
to have ¡n the group because 6 Tell your partner. Are the sentences true?
she’s always happy. She A Emilie loves watching TV and playing
loves perform¡ng, but computer games.
somet¡mes she doesn’t want
B That isn’t true. I like playing computer games,
to pract¡se and does noth¡ng
all day. She doesn’t l¡ke fly¡ng
but I don’t like watching TV.
and always tr¡es to travel by
bus or tra¡n ¡f she can. Gerry

Ben on Gerry:
Gerry plays the gu¡tar. He doesn’t say
much and he hates meet¡ng people for the
f¡rst t¡me. He ¡sn’t usually very happy ¡n the
Ben morn¡ngs! We don’t talk to h¡m then! He
has a strange hobby. He collects packs of
sugar. When we go on tour he always takes
packs of sugar from cafés and restaurants.

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 Units 1-3
Ask the group 11 Complete with the present continuous.
7 What 1 … (we/plan) for the coming months?
1.42 Write the comparative and superlative
form of the adjectives. Then listen and check. Well, we 2 … (go) on tour in France and Spain
next month. We 3 … (fly) to Paris in two weeks.
1 funny 5 boring Sharon is afraid of flying so she 4 … (not take)
2 expensive 6 bad the plane. She 5 … (go) by bus. The month
3 good 7 exciting after the next we 6 … (not do) any touring.
4 healthy 8 famous We 7 … (stay) at home to have some time for
family and friends.
8 1.43 Listen to the interview. How many people
call the show? 12 1.44 Listen and complete the questions. Then
imagine you are a member of the band and
answer the questions.
1 Who’s your favourite …?
2 Do you like giving …?
3 Who’s the most famous … you know?
4 Are you … than Calvin Harris?
5 Do you have a …?
6 What … are you listening to these days?

13 In pairs, prepare a radio interview. Use

questions and answers to talk about…
1 the tour.
2 the current hit album.
3 the band’s daily routine.
4 the band’s plan for the future.
9 1.43 Complete the sentences with the
comparative or superlative forms from Project
exercise 7. Then listen and check.
1 Who’s … member of the band? Form a band
2 What’s … thing you own?
3 My Tommy Hilfiger suit was … than Gerry’s 14 Work with other students and form
guitar. a band.
4 I’m much …, thanks.
5 I’m eating … food now.
6 What’s … thing about being a pop star?

10 Complete the sentences with the present

simple or present continuous.
1 Ben always … (tell) jokes.
2 At the moment Gerry … (listen) to rap
music.
3 Before a concert he usually … (listen) to
heavy rock.
4 Sharon … (have) a sports car.
5 Next month the band … (play) in France 1 Decide which instruments you play.
and Spain. 2 Think of a name for the band.
6 Sharon … (love) being famous. 3 Write magazine profiles about
each other.
4 Present your band to the class.

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 Review Units 1-3
Tell us about…
1 In small groups, play the game and talk to your group about the topic you land on.

START a generous
person
an active person a kind person
Tell us about… you know you know
you know

a shy
person
you know

something you something you something you

something you often do
never do don’t often do
do once a week

something
you love
doing

something you things you can

don’t mind doing something you things you can
buy in a
hate doing buy in a pet
chemist’s
shop

a shop
you like

something you a song or CD your favourite

the best way to are doing next you love type of music
travel around weekend
your town

a type of
transport
you don’t
like

the most the most famous

famous man in the best place in
the world
woman
in the world
your town FINISH

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