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English 1

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Vocabulary: Adjectives
1. Match each word in list A with its opposite in list B. Key 2. Circle four adjectives
A B that describe your city.
beautiful boring
big dangerous
cheap dirty
clean expensive
interesting new
old small
quiet ugly
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safe noisy

Reading: A big city in Canada

3. Read the conversation between Linda and Steve. What
city are they talking about?

Linda: Where are you from?

Steve: I’m from Toronto.
Linda: Oh, really? What’s it like?
Steve: It’s a great city! It has good museums and wonderful
restaurants. And the nightlife is exciting, too.
Linda: Is it expensive there?
Steve: No, it isn’t, but apartments are expensive. an apartment (AE) = a flat (BE)
4. True or false?
1. Linda is from Toronto. 2. Toronto is boring. 3. It isn’t very expensive.

Language Focus: Description of places

What’s it like? It is great!
What are the people like? They are really friendly.
We use this question to ask for descriptions of people, places and things.

5. Complete with the right form of the verb “to be”. Key
1. Mount Aconcagua………….. in Mendoza.
2. La Angostura……………….. a small village in Neuquén.
3. The Bahamas……………. islands in the Caribbean Sea.
4. Lanín volcano………….. in Neuquén.
5. The Paraná and the Uruguay …………… in the north of Argentina.
6. Lake Marimenuco……………….. near San Patricio del Chañar.
7. Catriel……………….. a boring city.
8. Buenos Aires and Córdoba ……………… exciting cities.

6. Complete with the correct pronoun, “it” or “they”. Key

1. Mount Everest is very famous. …………….. is a very high mountain.
2. Lake Lacar is in San Martín de los Andes. …………… is very big.
3. El Hoyo and Lago Puelo are beautiful cities. …………… are in Chubut.
4. Salta and Tucumán are old cities. …………….are in the north-west of Argentina.
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5. I live in Neuquén. ……………… is a very expensive place.

6. The Bermejo and the Juramento are in Salta. …………… are important natural
attractions.

7. Adjectives: Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered
cells to other cells with the same number. Key

8. Match the columns. Then, ask and answer.

Mar del Plata boring
apartments not very friendly
the nightlife in Fernandez Oro big and interesting
Calafate beautiful, but very expensive
the people nice, but fairly expensive

Example: What’s Mar del Plata like? It’s big and interesting.

9. Now ask and answer about your partner’s hometown.

Useful language:
Where are you from? What are the people like?
What’s it like? What are apartments like?
What’s the nightlife like there?

10. Match the two parts and write questions and answers Key
1. Rome a small, quiet village
2. the factory an ugly, modern building
3. Villa Traful a beautiful, historical city
4. your town a small, interesting place
5. their home a big, modern flat
Example: What’s Rome like? It’s a beautiful, historical place

Language focus The article

Use a or an with (adjective) + singular noun
Use no article with be + adjective
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11. Add a or an where necessary in the following sentences. Key

a)
b) ……….Resort hotels are cheap in Mexico.
c)………Sydney Harbour is beautiful.
d)………Dallas has big airport.
e)………Taxis are expensive in Washington D.C.
f)……….London is crowded city in the summer.
g)………Toronto has good museums.
h) ………Rio de Janeiro is exciting place to visit.
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12. Choose one of the cities below and talk with a classmate.
Junín de los Andes - Las Grutas - Puerto Madryn -
El Bolsón - Mar del Plata - Las Leñas
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Reading
Santa Fe, New Mexico
13. Read the following text and write True or False.

My favourite city in North America is

Santa Fe. It’s in New Mexico. It’s an old city
with lots of interesting Spanish and Indian
buildings. It’s very small and it is really
beautiful.

5 1. Santa Fe is in North America.

2. New Mexico is an old city.
3. New Mexico has a lot of interesting museums.
4. Spanish people live in Santa Fe.
5. Santa Fe is a very beautiful city.

Language focus Attractions

What attractions does it have? It has good museums and wonderful restaurants
We use this to give information about attractions.

Language Practice
14. Complete this description of London with is or has. Key
London …...…. a very big city in Britain. This city …….…… very old.
It …….……. a city of beautiful buildings and churches, and it…………
many beautiful parks. It also …….…… some of the best museums
in the world. London............. very crowded in the summer.
It…………… a popular city with tourists and …………… more than
eight million visitors a year.
The city …....….. famous for its shopping and ……………..many
excellent shopping centres. London …………… an excellent metro,
it ………… very easy for tourists to get around. There are plenty of
good restaurants. London ……......lots of good Indian, Chinese,
Japanese, Italian and Greek restaurants.

15. Match the questions in column A with the answers in column B. Then, practise the
conversations.
A. B.
I. What’s Hong Kong like? Is it an …… It has a great harbour and
interesting place? beautiful beaches
II. What’s Allen like? ……No, it’s very old. It has lots of
III. What attractions does Sydney fascinating streets and buildings
have? …..Oh, yes, it is. It’s very exciting, but it is
IV. Is Amsterdam a modern city? very crowded.
….. It’s a small and quiet city.
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Language focus does - doesn’t

What attractions does it have? It has good museums and wonderful
restaurants but it doesn’t have good hotels.
We use does to make up questions and negative sentences.

16. Write the corresponding negative sentences.

1. Does Mendoza have beaches? …………………………………………………………………………..
2. Does Cipolletti have cinemas? …………………………………………………………………………..
6 3. Does Fernandez Oro have an art gallery?...............................................................
4. Does Neuquén have high mountains? ………………………………………………………………...
5. Does Buenos Aires have forests and lakes?..............................................................
6. Does Córdoba have a glacier? ………………………………………………………………………………

17. Write true sentences about the following cities in Argentina.

Buenos Aires Córdoba Mendoza Rosario

18. In pairs, ask and answer about other cities you know.
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19. Choose the correct word to complete each statement. Key

1. Prices are very high in New York City.
Everything is very ……………………….. (cheap, expensive, big) in New York.
2. My hometown is not an exciting place.
The nightlife is really…………………… (fascinating, interesting, boring).
3. Rome is a beautiful old city.
It doesn’t have many ………………………..buildings. (big, modern, small)
4. Some parts of this city are quite dangerous.
They are not very………………………….. (safe, noisy, quiet) late at night.
5. Athens is a quiet city in the winter.
7 The streets are never ……………………. (clean, crowded, safe).

20. Circle the word that does not belong. Key

a) old small modern new
b) fascinating interesting wonderful horrible
c) nice noisy dirty dangerous
d) hot warm ugly cold
e) excellent small big huge

Language focus: Linking words

and additional information
Buenos Aires is a beautiful city and it has a good climate.
but contrasting information
Amsterdam is a very old city but it has a modern subway system.

21. Connect the sentences using the right linking word ( and / but ).
a) Paris is a very interesting place. It has beautiful architecture.
b) London is an exciting city. It has great night clubs.
c) My hometown is a beautiful place. It is very cold in winter.
d) Washington is an interesting place to visit. The climate is not good.
e) Tokyo is an exciting place for vacation. It is very good for shopping.
f) Australia is a beautiful country. It has a very good climate.
g) It is very nice in summer. Winters are terribly cold.
h) I like Jujuy a lot. It is very hot in summer.

22. Put the words in B’s answers in the correct order. Key
A. Is your hometown a nice place?
B. beautiful and yes it’s beach an has excellent it
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
A. What’s the weather like?
B. winter the in very it’s cold summer nice in but it’s
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
A. Is it an interesting town?
B. and an yes museum it interesting it’s good a place has
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
A. Is it expensive?
B. very cheap rents expensive it’s are but
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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23. Read the conversation between Linda and Steve again and complete the following
paragraph. Then write a similar paragraph about a place you know well.

Toronto is a ……………. city. It has ………………….. museums and ……………………

restaurants. The nightlife is ……………….. Toronto is not an……………….. city, but flats
are really ………………

Speaking
8 24. Now talk about the place where you come from.

A Where are you from?

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Reading
Cities of the world

What do you know about York, San Diego and Toronto? What are they like?
Are they big cities? Are they old and historic places?
Do they have tourist attractions? Are they interesting places to visit?

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York is a beautiful old city in the north-east of
England on the River Ouse. It has about 195,400
inhabitants. It is not far from Leeds. It is a very
interesting place to live. It has many historical
buildings and museums, but it is most famous for
its cathedral, called York Minster.

San Diego is a city in the south of California

on the west coast of the USA, on the Pacific
Ocean. Its population is about 1,307,400. It
is not far from Los Angeles. It has a big
harbour, beautiful beaches and a famous
zoo. Many people think it is the best place to
live in California.

Toronto is a modern city in the south-east of

Canada on Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario.
It has about 6,615,060 inhabitants. It is not far
from Montreal. It is a very exciting place to live. It
has many interesting buildings and parks, but it is
most famous for its tower, called CN Tower.

25. Form groups of three. Each member in the group will read a text and complete the
chart below. Then, you will give information about your city using the chart; the other
members of the group will complete the chart.

City: York San Diego Toronto

Name of
country/state: …………………….. …………………………….. …………………………..
Position: …………………….. …………………………….. …………………………..
Cities nearby: …………………….. …………………………….. …………………………..
Attractions: …………………….. …………………………….. …………………………..
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Pehuencó, a beautiful town by the sea.

Where exactly is it?

It is in the west of Buenos Aires on the
Atlantic Ocean.

10 Language Focus: Location

Where exactly is it?
It’s in the north / south / centre / west / east of Canada
on the east / west coast
the Pacific Ocean
the River Ouse
Lake Ontario
near /not far from Leeds

Language Practice
26. In pairs, write a list of places in your country. Give the name of:
 a tourist city on the Atlantic.
 a big town in the north
 an old university in the centre. a city near Leeds = a city nearby
 a beautiful building in the west. nearby= near a place
 a boring town not far from Neuquén.
 a town near the sea.
 an industrial city in the east.
 an interesting town in the north.

27. In groups compare your lists. Are they the same?

28. Complete the paragraph with the correct preposition. Key

in (x4) on (x2) near (x2)

“I live……...Goole, a town………the north of

England. Goole is…..……….the River
Ouse……….…the east coast. I enjoy
living…….......the sea. I live……..….a
house……....the centre of the town. Goole
is ………….three big cities- Hull, Leeds and
York”
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Speaking
29. Look at the map below and ask and answer about:
Mar del Plata Bariloche Resistencia Rio Grande Goya
Comodoro Rivadavia Rosario General Pico

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30. Google the following places. Then, in pairs, ask and say where they are.
Bilbao Madrid Izmir Naples New York
Acapulco Paris Malaga Thessaloniki

Example: A: Where’s Bilbao?

B: It’s in the north of Spain.

31. Work in pairs. You meet your

classmate at a bus stop. Use these
questions to have a conversation.

 What’s your name?

 Where are you from?
 Where is that exactly?
 What’s it like?
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Vocabulary: Geographical features and continents

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beach desert forest hill island lake waterfall

mountains ocean rainforest river sea valley
32. Match the photos with words from the box. Which words aren’t illustrated?

1 We usually use the with

a) the names of seas and oceans, rivers and deserts 33.a) Complete the names of the places
the Mediterranean, the Nile, the Atacama Desert
with the geographical features from the
b) the names of groups of islands and hills or mountains
the Canary Islands, the Cotswolds, the Himalayas box.
2 We don’t usually use the with
a) the names of lakes, beaches or single islands, hills or
mountains
Lake Garda, Bondi Beach, Lantau Island, Primrose Hill,
Mount Olympus
b) the names of continents, countries, cities
America, Argentina, Buenos Aires

b) When do we use “the”? Complete with “the” where necessary.

1. …….Lake Lacar 5. ……..Lake Victoria
2. …….Pacific Ocean 6. ……..Mount Bayo
3. ……..Mount Aconcagua 7. ……. Ionian Islands
4. ……..River Negro
34. Listen and repeat the names of the continents i:
Africa Asia Europe North America South America Australia Antarctica

Speaking
35. Where are the places below? Ask and answer using the continents.
- the Canary islands - the Atacama Desert
- the Himalayas - the Nile
- Mount Olympus - the Cotswold Hills

Where are the Andes?

Where’s the Amazon Rainforest?
They’re in…

It’s in…
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36. Now work in pairs. Write five quiz questions about geographical features.

Where is …? Is it in… or in …? Where are …? Are they in… or in …?

37. Write sentences with a / an or the and capital letters where necessary. Key

1. they live in………..town on…..…..east coast of scotland.

2. i come from france but i live in …………united states.
3. i live in…..old house in…….country in……...centre of england.
4. los angeles is in………..west of ….…..united sates on……….pacific ocean.
13 5. ……….eiffel tower is in paris.

Reading
Where is Los Angeles?
This is Los Angeles … or L.A. Los Angeles is in California, and California is one of the fifty
states in the United States (U.S.). Los Angeles is a big city. Of all the cities in the U.S.,
Los Angeles is second in population. New York is the first. Los Angeles’s location is
great. The Pacific Ocean is to the west of Los Angeles and the Rocky Mountains are to
the east of the city. Mexico is south of L.A. –only two hours by car. What about
Hollywood? Hollywood is a part of the city of Los Angeles. Hollywood is the center of
the American film industry and many famous actors and actresses live there.

38. Read the article and circle the correct options.

1. Los Angeles is a a) city
b) state
c) country

2. Los Angeles is to a) the east of the Pacific Ocean.

b) the west
c) the north

3. In population, the number 1 city is a) Hollywood

b) Los Angeles
c) New York

4. Hollywood is in a) the Pacific Ocean

b) Los Angeles Centenario is in the east of Neuquén.
c) New York
≠
5. California is in a) New York Cipolletti is to the east of Neuquén
b) Los Angeles
c) the U.S.
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39. Match the letters with the numbers.

a b c d e

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f g h

1) art galleries 2) football team 3) cathedral 4) bridge

5) beach 6) river 7) cable car 8) mountain

Language focus: Attractions

What is York famous for? It’s famous for its cathedral, called York Minster.

We use famous for to talk about the main attractions of a place. We use its to express
possession.

40. Look at the chart and write sentences about the towns and cities.

Place Description Location Famous for

Florence beautiful old city centre / museums /
Italy art galleries
Munich big industrial city south / football team
Germany
Rio de Janeiro big tourist port east coast / beaches/
Brazil Sugarloaf Mountain
Cambridge beautiful east / university
England
San Francisco beautiful and west coast / bridge /
interesting city USA cable cars

Example: Florence is a beautiful old city in the center of Italy. It is famous for its
museums and art galleries.

1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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41. Where are these cities? What are they famous for? Google them and make up
sentences following the example above.

Sydney Paris Cannes Naples Venice

New York Madrid Chartres Munich Acapulco
Munich
exciting nightlife football team international film festival
Eiffel tower big tourist port exciting shops cathedrals
canal streets museums and art galleries beaches
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1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Listening
L1
42. Listen to two people talking about their hometowns and make notes.

Krakow, Poland

Istambul, Turkey

43. Now use the notes above to write a short paragraph about Cracow and Istambul.

Writing
44. Write a paragraph about a city or town you know well. Say what it is like, where it
is, what attractions it has and what it is famous for.
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Famous cities
45. Read the descriptions of these cities and circle the correct one.

Paris Venice Rome

1. This beautiful city in the north-east of
Italy is built on 100 small islands. This city has
no roads. Instead, people use gondolas to
travel along canals. The most famous place to
visit is St. Mark’s square, with its wonderful
Renaissance buildings and its busy cafés.
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New York San Francisco Chicago
2. This American city is the main business and
cultural center in the Midwest. It is in the north east
of Illinois on Lake Michigan. It is famous for its music,
opera, and theatre. It is also famous for its excellent
museums and architecture. But it has no famous
streets or avenues.

Mexico City Río de Janeiro Havana

3. Travellers use many words to describe
this South American city: beautiful,
glamorous, sunny, friendly, and exciting.
People love to visit its fabulous beaches
and mountains.
It is the city of the Carnival, when everyone
dances the “samba” in the streets.

46. Read and decide which text each of the sentences below refers to:
1. It has both beaches and mountains…………….
2. It doesn’t have roads……………….
3. It’s famous for the Carnival………………
4. It’s in the Midwest of the USA ………………
5. It has cultural attractions and it is a business centre too ………………
6. It has Renaissance buildings………………..
7. It’s in South America ………………….
8. It has cafés ……………….
9. It has excellent museums. ………………..

47. Choose one of the cities to talk about it using the following guide. Your classmates
have to guess which city it is.

Location: It is ………………………………..……..
Description: It is a ………………………….…..city.
Famous for: It is famous for its………………….
Other Attractions: It also has………………………………
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How far is it?

Tim and Tina live in London. They study at university.
What are they talking about?

Tina: Where are you from?

Tim: Brighton.
Tina: Where’s that?
Tim: It’s in the south east.
Tina: Oh, yes. Here it is. On the coast.
Tim: Yes, that’s it.
17 Tina: How far is it from London?
Tim: About fifty four miles, I think. It’s an hour
and ten minutes by train.
Tina: And by car?
Tim: About an hour and a half, but it depends on the traffic. There’s a motorway
some of the way. The M23.
Tina: Oh, yes. I see.

48. True or false?

Tina comes from Brighton.
Brighton is in the south east of England.
It’s very far from London.
The roads to Brighton are not good.

Language focus Distance

How far is Brighton from London? It is about fifty four miles away.
It is an hour and ten minutes by train.
It is about an hour and a half by car.

Speaking
49. Work in pairs. Ask your partner about his/her favourite place and how far it is from
Neuquén.

What’s your favourite place? How far is it from Neuquén?

50. Work in pairs. Go to the Google Maps website and find out the distance between
these places.

Student A Student B
Neuquén - Bariloche ……………… Buenos Aires - Bariloche ………………
Neuquén - Santa Fé ……………… Buenos Aires - Santa Fé ………………
Buenos Aires - Córdoba ……………… Neuquén - Córdoba ………………
Buenos Aires - Mendoza ……………… Neuquén - Mendoza ………………

51. Now ask each other questions to complete the information above.
Example: How far is Neuquén from Bariloche?
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Liverpool, a big city in England

52. Read the text about Liverpool and complete the chart.

Liverpool is a big city. It has 816,216 inhabitants. It is situated in the north-west of

England on the River Mersey. It is 34 miles from Manchester.
Liverpool is a commercial and industrial city. It has lots of offices, big shops, public
18 buildings and modern factories.
The port of Liverpool is very old and historic. There are seven miles of docks. Lots of
dock buildings look black and ugly. Ships come from North and South America, South-
East Asia, South Africa and West Africa and Europe.
Liverpool is not a beautiful city, but it is very interesting. It is famous for The Beatles,
the race course, the port and football.

City Location Opinion How old Character Famous for

Liverpool ………….. …………… …………… ……………… ………………..

Language focus: Size and Character

How big is Liverpool? It’s a big city.
What kind of city is it? It’s a commercial and industrial city.

53. Work in pairs. Use the chart to ask and answer questions about Rio and
Amsterdam.
Useful language:
Where is it? Is it old or modern?
How big is it? What kind of city is it?
What’s it like? What’s it famous for?

Rio de SE commercial, the carnival,

Janeiro Brazil beautiful modern industrial, the beaches
tourist centre
Amsterdam ……………. ………….
…………… …………. ………
……………. …………

Amsterdam W old and commercial,

the Netherlands interesting historic tourist centre the canals

Rio de ……………. ……………

…………… ………… …………
Janeiro ……………. ……………
.

54. Now, write two paragraphs about Rio and Amsterdam.

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Reading
China, an ancient country in the east
Kurt: Where’s China?
Ping: It’s in the east of Asia.
Kurt: What’s the capital of China?
Ping: It’s Beijing.
Kurt: How many inhabitants does it have?
Ping: I’m not sure but I think it has about 22 million inhabitants.
Kurt: What languages do people speak there?
19 Ping: They speak Chinese.

Numbers
55. Practise saying the following big numbers:
12,345,678 98,765,413 20,450,830 50,200,500
56. What’s your ID number? Write it down and then practise saying it.

Language focus: Capital city and population

What’s the capital of China? It’s Beijing.
How many inhabitants does China have? It has about 900 million inhabitants.
What’s the population of Beijing? It’s about 22 million.

57. Look at the following information about countries in the world. Use the chart to
ask and answer questions about the different countries.

Country Location Capital Approx. population Language

India ……………… New Delhi ………………... English /Hindi
The USA N North America ……………………….. 6,468,424 ………………….
Brazil ………………………….. Brasilia ………………… Portuguese
Chile SW South America ………………………. 17,248,450 ………………….

Country Location Capital Approx. population Language

India S Asia …………………… 14,165,000 ………………
USA ………………… Washington D.C. ……………… English
Brazil NE South America …………………… 2,562,963 ………………
Chile …………………. Santiago ……………… Spanish

58. Now, use the information to write a paragraph about each country.
Example: China is in the east of Asia. Its capital is Beijing, a very big city with 22 million
inhabitants. People speak Chinese there.

59. Search the internet for information about the following countries and write about
location, capital city, number of inhabitants, city character and languages:
Uruguay Argentina Colombia Paraguay Venezuela
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St. Lucia

Factfile: St Lucia
Location: Caribbean Sea/Atlantic Ocean
Area: 616 square kilometres
Population: 173,900
Capital: Castries
Climate: tropical, hurricanes,
25ºC-28ºC all year
Languages: English, French Patois
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1. What is the capital city?
2. Where’s Castries?
3. Where’s the airport?
4. Where is Dennery?
5. Is it a cold place?
6. What languages do people speak?
7. How many inhabitants does St. Lucia have?

60. Use the answers above to write a paragraph about St Lucia.

St Lucia is an island between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean………………………..

61. Complete the sentences about St. Lucia using the or a/an. Key
1. Soufriere is a town on ………west coast.
2. ……….capital of St. Lucia is Castries.
3. …….. airport is in the south of the island.
4. …………Caribbean Sea is in ……….west and ………Atlantic Ocean is in ……..east.
5. Rodney Bay has ……..beautiful beach.
6. Micoud is ……town on ………….east coast.
7. …….mountains are in ……. south-west of …….island

L2 62. Listen to the people talking about the city of Lima and make notes under the
following headings.

Character: Population:
Location: Opinion:
Size: Main attractions:

63. Use the notes above to write a short paragraph about Lima.
Lima is a tourist city and an…
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Jigsaw reading
64. Work in pairs. Student A reads the information about the Netherlands. Student B
reads about New Zealand. Then ask and answer questions about the two countries.

Focus on the Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country on the north coast of Europe between Germany and
Belgium. It is composed of twelve provinces and three islands. It has a population of
16,700,000. The capital city is Amsterdam, but the government is based in The Hague.
21 The first language is Dutch, but most people speak or understand English.

a) Read the information about the Netherlands

and complete the information below.
Country:…………………………………………………..
Location:………………………………………………….
Population:………………………………………………
Capital:……………………………………………………
Languages:………………………………………………

Focus on the New Zealand

New Zealand is a country in the South Pacific, about 1,500 kilometres south east of
Australia. It has two main islands: North Island and South Island. The capital is
Wellington in the centre of the country, but the main city is Auckland in the north. It
was part of the British Empire in the nineteenth century, but it is now an independent
state. There are about 3,5 million people and 66,5 million sheep. That’s about twenty
sheep for each person. The official languages are English and Maori.

b) Read the information about New

Zealand and complete the map (1-4) and
the information below.

Country:…………………………………………………..
Location:………………………………………………….
Population:………………………………………………
Capital:……………………………………………………
Languages: ………………………………………………

Reading
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New York
New York is a very big city in the east of the United States. It is at the mouth of the
Hudson River and a large part of the city is on Manhattan Island, a big island in the
river. New York city, founded in 1653, is an old city, but its streets are wide and many
of its buildings are very tall.
Central Park, a big park with lakes and a zoo, is in the middle of Manhattan near the
famous art galleries and museums (the Metropolitan Museum, for example). South of
central park is the downtown area with its famous avenues: Broadway, Fifth Avenue,
etc. This area has many shops and theatres. New York is a very exciting city.
22

65. Read these sentences. Then read the passage to find out whether the statements
are true or false.

a) New York is an island in the Hudson River. Where’s Buenos Aires?

b) Many buildings in New York are very big. It at the mouth of the Rio
c) New York is a new city. de la Plata (River Plate).
d) The Metropolitan Museum is near Central Park.
e) The famous shops and theatres are in Harlem.
f) Broadway is a famous avenue.
g) You can see animals in Central Park.

66. Complete the following map with information from the text
Size Location How old? Famous for? Opinion

67. Make a summary of the text using information from the chart.
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Vocabulary File

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES ATTRACTIONS

a beach / beaches an art gallery /art galleries

the coast a historical building /historical buildings
a desert / deserts a canal /canals
a forest /forests a castle /castles
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a hill/ hills a cathedral /cathedrals
an island/ islands a church /churches
a lake / lakes a disco /discos
a mountain / mountains a harbour /harbours
the ocean a monument /monuments
a river /rivers a museum /museums
the sea a national park /national parks
a stream /streams a palace /palaces
a valley /valleys a restaurant /restaurants
a volcano /volcanoes the ruins
a waterfall /waterfalls a shopping centre /shopping centres
a temple /temples
a theatre /theatres
a tower /towers
a university /universities
a zoo /zoos

i
“By convention there are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe,
Australia, and Antarctica. Oceania is the collective name for the lands of the Pacific Ocean, including
Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia […] Oceania is a convenient way to name these areas, which, with
the exception of Australia, are not part of any continent. But Oceania itself is not a continent.”
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