Intermediate

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Module 2
Contents

a.Places in town
i. description
ii.activities in town

Name:
 1 YOU ARE FROM LONDON? WHAT’S THE CITY LIKE?

Audio 1 Listen to the following dialogue.

Louise, where did you live before coming to Colombia?

I lived in Lyon.

And where is Lyon? Lyon is a city in

France that is 470
kilometres southeast
of Paris.
What is Lyon famous for?

Lyon is famous for its ancient

Are there a lot of architecture and also for its
museums? museums and cathedrals.

Yes, there are a lot of them. Because of that, a lot of

tourists from all over the world go to Lyon.

from all over the world - de todo el mundo

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Describing a city: What’s __________
Buenos Aires like?

A. B. Where is it?
What’s Buenos Aires
North
the name? · in (country)
In Argentina
· by the sea
By the Atlantic Sea · on the coast East
· in the _____ of ______ West
On the east coast

In the South
South
on the river Rio de la Plata · on the river (name)
· in the mountains
· near a forest /
dessert
C. What’s the size?

· tiny: very small

· small
· average: not too small, not too big
· big
· huge, enormous: very big

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 D. What’s the city like?

· beautiful · popular
· charmings/picturesque · crowded: lots of people
· peaceful/quiet: not busy, calm · chaotic: full of chaos
· noisy: a lot of noise and sounds · busy
· bustling: busy place, lots of people · hectic: very busy
· stunning: very beautiful · safe
· lively: full of life · unsafe
· fascinating: very interesting · expensive
· boring: not interesting · cheap
· unspoilt: pure, not very changed · hospitable: welcoming
· polluted: contaminated and friendly to guests
· touristic
· cultural: artistic and historical importance
· cosmopolitan: lots of cultures
· historic: a lot of old buildings
· ancient: with a long history
· modern
· contemporary: modern

E. What’s there to see?

What places are there to visit? F. What’s it famous for?
· museums
· galleries “It’s famous for its …”
· parks · buildings
· restaurants “It’s known for …” · architecture
· theatres · art
· markets · museums
·… · parks
· galleries
· people
· animals
G. How are the people? · culture

· friendly
· helpful I. Why is it meaningful to you?
· welcoming
· rude “It’s meaningful
· closed off H. How’s the food? to me because…”
· polite/impolite
· boring
· delicious
· calm
· mouth-watering
· lively
· different
· energetic: full of energy
· spicy
· colourful
· fresh

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 3 Read the following text and choose where to add four sentences.

London
London is a city in the southeast of England. It is a beautiful, cosmopolitan city: (A) It’s
both modern and historic because there are not only new buildings but also (B)
everywhere. It’s a very bustling and touristic city so it’s usually crowded but it also
means there is a lot to do. It is considered a (C) so it’s very famous for its museums and
art galleries and also for its huge, green parks with free music concerts. The people are
usually (D) so you can always ask for directions. London isn’t known for the food but it
has got restaurants from a lot of countries so tourists can enjoy a lot of different meals.
It’s meaningful to me because I grew up there.

1. old structures
a. 2. cultural city

b. 3. everywhere you go there’s people from all structure -

over the world, from different cultures. estructura
c.
4. boring city
d. 5. really polite and helpful
6. modern places

Audio 2 Listen to the woman talk about three cities and answer the questions.

1. What is a big problem in many cities?

2. What zones are popular in Tokyo?

3. Bogota’s air is now clean, but was it always like that?

4. Why is Bourke Street in Melbourne popular?

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 4 WHAT TO DO?

When you are travelling you can go to a lot of different places.

You can go to museums. Museums are places where there
are a lot of different objects of historical, artistic, scientific or
cultural value. They usually have exhibits about a topic. For
example The Natural History Museum in New York has got
scientific value and it shows and teaches the visitors about a
lot of different fossils from the past and from the present.

You can go to art galleries. Galleries are places that show

and sometimes sell works of art. If you like paintings, you
can go to galleries to see them. They also usually have
exhibits about a certain artist or type of art. For example,
the Tate in London shows visitors British art, international
art and contemporary art.

You can go to parks. Parks are like small or

big gardens that everyone can enjoy. There’s
grass, trees, and some even have fountains.
You can go to parks to run, play sports, have a
picnic, play with your pets, or have fun with
friends.

You can also go to theatres. Theatres are places

where you can watch people act on a stage. These
acts are called plays and they can be funny, romantic,
sad, scary, and have music. It’s like a cinema but
the people are not inside a movie, they are in
front of you.

Where do you like to go in your city? Why?

exhibit - exhibición value - valor, importancia topic - tema

fossils - fósiles certain (artist) - cierto/a (artista) fountains - fuentes
to act - actuar stage - escenario play - puesta en escena
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 5 Look at the following images and describe them.

A. Las Ramblas, Barcelona

B. Athens, Greece

C. Honolulu, Hawaii

D. Havana, Cuba

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 6 Now choose one of the cities before and find information about it.

a. What can you do there? (places, activities)

b. What are they famous for?

c. What is the food like?

Audio 3 7 Listen to the following conversation and choose true or false.

A. In New York there are a lot of people True False

B. The people are very calm and relaxed True False

C. The city is usually peaceful and quiet True False

D. There is always an activity you can enjoy True False

NEW
YORK United States

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8 LET'S PRACTISE!

Now you! Choose any city you want and talk about it.
Answer the questions and remember to use the new vocabulary.
Include a picture you like of the place. You can make a poster!

a. What’s the name?

b. Where is it?

c. What’s the city like?

d. What’s there to see?

e. What places are there to visit?

f. What’s it famous for?

g. How are the people?

h. How’s the food?

i. Why is it meaningful to you?