Unit 3 Places FEATURES 1. Look at the photo and caption. What is the place in the photo? Whereis it? alia elias 2. ERED Listen toa description of the photo and answer the 2. Why is Flinders Street Station a good meeting place? 36 Places of work 3 EXEDI Complete the times with these words. Then listen, We meet a woman who check and repeat. works under the sea half minutes o'dock past to twelve 38 Places and languages 1 Many places in the world 4 have more than one : language 42 Cowley Road 1 IWssix 4 Ws quarter ___ four people 2 Its past three. 5 I’sthree___past two. A video about the people awh : Teme 3. Ws twenty-five 6 Its two minutes to road 4 Workin pairs and answer the questions. + What time is it now? + What time is your English lesson? + What times are on the clocks in the photo? YYOURLIFE QUESTIONS ABOUT WORK YOURLANGUAGES GIVING DIRECTIONS 2 my life pescmmion oF a Pacereading cities around the world + vocabulary describing cities * grammar present simple (Hyouhwelthey) + listening city life + grammar present simple questions (Vyou/we/they) + speaking your life 3a No-car zones Reading Vocabulary describing cities 1 Read the article and match the cities with the 3 Underline all the adjectives in the article. photos (1-4). Which adjective means 2 Read the article again and complete the table. 1. doesn’t cost money? 2 many people like it? 3. has lots of people? 4 city Where aren't | Why do people there any cars? | go there? has bad air? very good? London | the parts Which adjective is the opposite of: fora break 6 quie? 9 dirty? —— : 7 oe 10 cheap? Toby 8 old? 11 big? Bogota 4 1 4. Work in pairs. Talk about your city or a city you know. Which places in the city ae: ‘Melbourne 1 free or cheap? 4 modem and popular? 2. smalland crowded? 5 beautiful and relaxing? 3 polluted and noisy? Ded NO-CAR ZONES Many people in cities have ears. But pollution is often 2 problem because ofthe traffic. Nowadays some city centres around the world don't have cars. These rno-car 2ones are areas for people, bicycles and public transport only. LONDON Eight millon people lve in the centre of London and another two million people go to work there every clay. The city centre is very noisy with hundreds of cars, ‘buses and taxis, but there are also a lot of beautiful parks with free music concerts. At lunchtime and after work, many people go there for a break TOKYO In the Ginza area of Tokyo there are no cars. This ‘modern no-car zone is very popular and people lke shopping there, so it’s alvays crowded with hundreds. of people. BOGOTA In the past, Bogoté was polluted because there was lots of trafic. Now the city centre isa no-ear zone and the aris clean! Many people don't have a car and half a mlion people go to work by bus every morning, MELBOURNE In some cies, people don't lke shopping inthe conto. But in Melboume, Bourke Stree is popular because there ae lots of great shops and no cars. ts expensive, but lots of people eat lunch in the smal cafés.Unit 3 Places Grammar present simple (I/you/ we/they) Woulwelthey have a car. youlwelthey don't have a car. For further information and practice, se page 162. 5 Look at the grammar box. What isthe main verb in the sentences? How do you make the verb negative? 6 Choose the correct form to make these sentences true for you. Then tell your partner, I live / don’t lice in the city centre. have / don’t have a ca. 1 g0// don’t goto school /work by bus. eat / don’ eatin cafés at lunchtime meet / don’t meet friends in the city centre after school/work. 6 like /don’t like shopping in the city centre. 7 Are your sentences from Exercise 6 also true for most people in your town or city? Make more sentences about life in the city with these phrases. eat lunch goto work havea car like shopping live work Most people in the city centre don’t have a car They go to work by bus. Listening 8 [REZ Listen to an interview with a student in London. Complete the interviewer's notes with adjectives. In the City Centre “he shops are There are fots of ?_____ places fike art quileries and museums. London has * ______. theatres. The restaurant is * _ tourists and is Lunchtimes. “The parks in Londen are benattiPul and 9 ERED Match the journalist's questions (1-5) with the stuclent’s answers (a-e). Then listen again and check 1. Doyouhave a carin London? b Where do you live? Do you like art? What do you do? What time do you finish work? I'ma student at university and I work in a restaurant at lunchtimes. No, I don’t. I go everywhere by bicycle. At about three o'clock. Yes, Ido. And [ike the theatre. In the city contre. Grammar present simple questions (I/you/we/they) 10 Look at the questions (1-5) in Exercise 9. Then look at the example for question 1 and follow these instructions. 1 Underline the main verb in the questions. 2 the auxiliary verb. 3. Which questions have yes/no answers? Example 1 (Doyou have a car in London? yesyito Dalyell ee shorn 7iveel de Nelson Do they live in London? Yes, they do. /No, they don't. What do you do? Where do you live? What time do we have lunch? For further information and practice, see page 162. 41 Look at the grammar box. Write questions with do and these ideas. 1. what / you / do? What do you do? where / you / live? you / like / shopping? ‘what time / you / finish / work? you / have / [Link]? you / eat / in cafés at lunchtime? ‘what time / you / eat / dinner? you / meet / friends after work? Speaking 12 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions from Exercise 11 A: What do you do? B: I'ma website designer. > ADESCRPTION OF A PLACE > > QUESTIONS ABOUT WORK > YOURLANGUAGES. > GIVING DIRECTIONSplaces of work + my job + present simple (he/she/t) + -sendings + present simple questions (he/shevit) « 2 National Geographic photographer Places of work places of work Match these jobs with the places of work (1-7). FEET Listen to three people talking about their aCe i acl jobs. Match the people with their place of work. an accountant doctor apilot_asailor asales assistant ateacher a walter 1 Beverly a in the city centre 2 Roger b onaboat 1 inan office 5 ina restaurant 3 James ¢ inashop 2 onashiporaboat 6 inaclassroom 3. onaplane 7 ina shop FEET Listen again and underline the correct 4 ina hospital words. 1. Beverly Goodman isan archaeologist /atencher 2 She studies places under the sea /om the land. 3 Roger Mason isa schoo! /at university 4 Hewants to travel around his country / the world He works at the weekend / on Monday and Tuesday. James is a tour guide / tourist. He speaks fa / tree languages. He works with tourists from England and the USA / France and Japan. Dr Beverly Goodman, a marine archaeologistUnit 3 Places Grammar present simple (he/she/it) ‘He works in a shop. She studies places under the sea. He has exams soon. He doesn't live in London. For further information and practice, see page 162. 4 Look at the grammar box. Answer the questions (12), 1. Inaffirmative sentences, how does the verb change for he/ste/it forms? 2. Innegative sentences, what isthe auniliary verb? 5 Complete the text about Beverly Goodman with the correct form of the verbs. Beverly Goodman isa marine archaeologist and she (study) places under the sea and objects from the past. She # — have) an office, but she? (not / work) there very often. Normally, she * (work) on her boat, she* (get up) just after five o'clock and she ® (meet) her team for breakfast at seven o'clock. She ” Gtart) ‘work after breakfast and she (nots finish) work until the evening, 6 Read about another archaeologist: Complete the text with the correct form ofthese verbs not/have ve speak travel work study Dr James E. Campbell’ he's an archaeologist. He? sohe?_ ‘an office. He* to different places around the world an = ancient places. James ® _ ‘three languages: English, French and Arabic. In England and at home, 7 Pronunciation -s endings REZ Listen to the third person form of the verbs. Do you hear the sound /s/ /2/ or rz? Listen again and repeat. 1 works // 6 starts 2 lives fal 7 speaks 3 finishes /r2/ 8 teaches: 4 9 goes 5. meets 10 travels 8 Work in pairs. Choose five verbs and use the verbs in five questions to ask your partner Write your partner's answers live meet study do have ‘work start speak travel get up A: Where do you live? B: [live in Poland. 9 Work with a new partner. Talk about your partner from Exercise 8 “Ania tives in Poland, Grammar present simple questions (he/she/it) What does he do? He's doctor. Does she have children? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't. For further information and practice, see page 162. 410 Look at the grammar box. Put the words in order tomake questions about Beverly. Then find the answers in Exercise 5 1. does / do / Beverly / what /? What does Beverly do? She's a marine archaeologist. what / does / study / she /? she / work / where / does / ? get up / she / what time / does /? she / does / when / work / start / ? 11 Work in pairs. Look at the answers about James Campbell. Write the questions. 1 A: Where - B: In England, 2 A: What 2 B: He's an archaeologist. 3A: Does 2 B: No, he doesn’t. He works at home. 4A: Where 2 B: To different places around the world 5 A: What languages 2 B: English, French and Arabic. Speaking 42 Work in pairs. Exchange information to complete a fact file about Joel Sartore. Stuclent A: Turn to page 154. Stuclent B: Turn to page 157. pyourure >| > ADESCRPTION OF A PLACE > YOUR LANGUAGES > GIVING DIRECTIONS,reading places and languages * vocabulary ordinal and cardinal numbers + pronunciation ordinal numbers * \wordbuilding collocations * critical thinking main ideas and supporting information + speaking your languages 3c Places and languages Reading 41 Which languages do people speak around the world? Which are the most popular? 2 Read the article and check your answers from Exercise 1 3 Read the article again and answer these questions 1 Where do most Spanish speakers live? 2. Domore people speak English asa first language or second language? 3 What do many people use English for? 4 How many languages are there in the islands of Vanuatu? 5 How many people speak Amurdag? Vocabulary ordinal and cardinal numbers 4 Look at the words in bold in this sentence from the article. Which say the order (ordinal numbers)? Which say ‘how many’ (cardinal numbers)? Over one billion speakers int China speak ‘Mandarin Chinese, so Chinese is in first place ‘compared to other languages. 5 Underline the ordinal and circle the cardinal numbers in the article. Can you say them? 6 Work in pairs. Complete the sequence of ordinal numbers 1 3rd. 2 3rd 13th 32st 31st dist Sist 4 100u 101st 110th THe 5th 6th 7th Brd 7 Pronunciation ordinal numbers [HEEL Listen and repeat the ordinal ‘numbers in Exercise 6 Wordbuilding adjective + noun collocations We often use some words together. These are ‘alled ‘collocations’. Many collocations are an adjective and a noun, | fist language, official language. For further practice, ee Workbook page 27 Find collocations in the article with the words language ‘and spenler. Match the collocations with these definitions, the language you learn after your first language ‘the main language that a person speaks the language of the government the language you first learn from your parents as a child a person who speaks Spanish a person who speaks the language from when they ‘were a child Critical thinking main ideas and supporting information 9 10 A paragraph often hasa sentence with the main idea, and sentences with supporting information. Look at the example. Then find sentences 1-6 in the article and decile if they are main ideas (M) or supporting information (8) Chinese isin frst place compared to other languages. ‘main idea One billion speakers in China speak Mandarin Chinese. supporting information 1. English is a second language for over one billion other people. 2. They speak English for doing business, reading the news or studying science and medicine. 3 Itisalso the language of education in many universities and schools. 4 The other twenty per cent speak 6,996 languages between them, 5 Many countries use lots of different languages. 6 Onthe islands of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean there are sixty-five different islands and they have fone hundred and nine different languages. Work in pairs. Read the last paragraph of the article. Which sentence gives the main idea of the paragraph? Which give supporting information? Compare your ideas with your partner and say why. Speaking 1 ‘Work in groups. Discuss these questions. 1 Whats your first language? 2 How many languages do you speak? Do you speak different languages in different places? (eg English at work, Hindi at home) Is English your second language? Does your country have an official language? What languages do people normally learn at school in your country? Why these languages? 6 Thearticle says that younger people don’t learn the languages of their parents and grandparents. Do you think this is true? Is ita problem?PLACES LANGUAGES HEAL there are over one hundred and ninety countries in the world and about seven thousand languages. Over one billion speakers in China speak Mandarin Chinese, so Chinese is in first place ‘compared to other languages. The language of. Hindi, in India, isin second place. And Spanish is in third place. Spain isn'ta big country, but there are over four hundred and seventy million ‘Spanish speakers in different countries around 10 the world, Four hundted and eighteen million speakers live in Latin America. They all speak Spanish as their first language. ‘As a first language, English isin fourth place. About three hundred and eighty million people 15 are native English speakers. But English is a second language for over one billion other people. ‘They speak English for doing business, reading. the news or studying science and medicine, Insome countries, English is not the native 29 language, but it isthe official language for the government. Itis also the language of education in many universities and schools. About eighty per cent of the world’s population. speak the ‘big four languages, and the other ‘twenty per cent speak 6,996 languages between 25 them, And many countries use lots of different Tanguages. For example, on the islands of Vanuatu. in the South Pacific Ocean there are sixty-five different islands and they have one hundred and nine different languages. That's one point five 30 languages for every island. ‘Unfortunately, the world loses a language every ‘two weeks. This is because lots of younger people only speak one of the ‘big four’ languages and. ‘they don't lea the languages of their parents 35, and grandparents. For example, Charlie Muldunga, lives in Australia and he speaks English because it is the first language of the country, but his native language is Amurdag, Charlie is the last speaker of this language and when he dies, the 40 Tanguage dies. ‘over (adv) 20217 more thaneee ener eT cs places ina city When you are a tourist in a new city, what places do you normally visit? Look at the map of Atlanta, in the USA. Where do you do these things? get tourist information 6 read a book learn about history 7 meet clients and relax outside colleagues seea play ora musical 8 look at sea life park your car 9 stay the night giving directions FETA Listen to a conversation at the visitor centre. What places on the map do they talk about? # =eCry FETA Look atthe expressions for giving directions. Complete the conversation at the visitor centre. Then listen again and check. T= Tourist, G= Guide T: Hello. We'd like to go to the aquarium. Is itt 2 Gls? fifteen minutes but ‘you go past some interesting places on the way. So look at this map. Go* Decatur Street and then up Marietta Street. Spring Street and take the first street > Centennial Olympic Park ison the comer. It's very nice. Go across the park and on the right there's the World of Coca-Cola. T: Oh, that sounds interesting, G: Yes, itis. © it and the aquarium is opposite. T: Great. Thanks a lot GIVING DIRECTIONS ‘Asking for directions Where is.2 Id like to go to Isitnear here? Giving directions It’s near here. i's about ten minutes away. Go past the Go across... somnightur.. Tf Take the fist street on the let. Tum left Talat ties otha ah? Tum Hane P Work in pairs. Practise similar conversations at the visitor centre. Ask for and give directions to different places on the map of Atlanta my life) oescmnow oF a Pace ‘YOURLUFE > QUESTIONS ABOUT WORK > YOUR LANGUAGESa description of a place * capital letters Places My favourite city a description of a place When you travel to a new place, where can you find information? Bella Potachouck writes for a travel website, Read about her favourite city. Tick (/) the items she ‘mentions (1-6), the name of her favourite city ‘good places to visit her favourite time of year places to meet friends her favourite cafés and restaurants ‘good ways to travel around the city WHY I LOVE MOSCOW My favourite place in Russia is Red Square in Moscow because there are interesting museums and art galleries. | also like other parts of Moscow; for example, Krasnaya Presnya Park is great. On Saturdays in the summer | meet friends there in the afternoon We relax and play sport — and it’s free! | also love the winter in Moscow. December is my favourite month because the snow is beautiful and we go ice-skating capital letters Read the description in Exercise 2 again. Which of these things (8) do not have a capital letter? the word at the beginning of a sentence the pronoun I names of people, cities or places countries, nationalities or languages parts of the day days and months streets, roads, parks and squares Look at this description by a student. Which words need a capital letter? Look at the examples and circle all the incorrect letters. {fm from australia and ilove sydney! there are over four milion people here, but its never crowded, that’s because there's a harbour with ‘the famous sydney opera house and there are beautiful beaches. on saturdays go with my friends to natrabeen beach. i's quiet and relaxed: in the evening we go to the city centre, there are over three thousand restaurants. my favourites are japanese and lebanese. Write a description of your favourite town or city fora website. Display the descriptions around the classroom, Walk around and read each other's descriptions. Check the capital letters ‘YOURLFE_» QUESTIONS ABOUT WORK my life ‘YOUR LANGUAGES ‘GIVING DIRECTIONS. aUnit 3 Places Before you watch 1 Work in groups. Look at the photo and read the caption. Use three adjectives to describe this city Why do you think Oxford is a popular place for tourists? 2 Work in pairs. Imagine you are a visitor to Oxford. Write three questions to ask local people. Then compare your questions with the class, Is there a park inthe city? 3 Key vocabulary Read the sentences (1-6). The words in bold are used in the video. Match the words with the definitions (of). a e f Can you go to the post office and buy a stamp? Tive in a city with lots of different communities. ‘There are parents with pre-schoolers in the park. Vm not very well. Ineed to go to the medical centre. When youmake a cake, you use different edients, ‘Stop when the traffic lights are red. ‘young children before they go to school nationalities and groups of people living in a city; Indian, Polish, English, et. the different things you add together when you cook something, e-g. sugar, eggs a place to see a doctor lights on the road to control the traffic you send letters and packages from this place While you watch 4 CORSE Watch the video about a road in Oxford. Tick (V) the places you see. 5 CORERI Work in pairs. Make questions wi a university 8 apost office a church 9 assports centre a school 10. restaurants shops TM a park a mosque 12 ahospital abus stop 13. supermarkets a train station 14. tourist information the words. Then watch the video again and check. 1 2 3 4 is / a post office / there / near here / ? is / toeat / good place / there / a / near here /? round here / a park / is there /? get to the supermarket / how dol / from here /? 6 CERI Watch the video again. Choose the correct answers to the questions. 1 Why is the city of Oxford famous? a because of the university bb because ofits history both answers and b 2 How cloes the first speaker describe Cowley Road? a busy —b noisy crowded 3 Where do you cross the road for the post office? a at the bus stop bat the traffic lights, © atthe corner 4 Which types of restaurants do the two men talk about? a British d_ Portuguese b Italian © Greek © Turkish f American 5. Whereis the park? a onCowley Road b onManzil Way ¢_ on Oxford Avenue 6 Where are the two big supermarkets? a on Manzil Way b onthe right © opposite each other 7 Which small supermarkets does the woman talk about? a Greek dd Russian b Polish e Japanese © Lebanese —f_ Chinese After you watch 7 CHEEA Vocabulary in context Watch the clips from the video. Choose the correct meaning of the words and phrases. ‘Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your favourite place in your hometown or city. 1. Why do you like it? 2. Isit inthe north, south, east or west part of the town? 3. Give your partner directions to the place from the town centre, Work with a new partner. Student A: Make a list of the good places for tourists in your town or city. Think about these things. places to visit places to eat places toshop places to relax Student B: You are a tourist in a new town. Write questions to find out about the things in the box. When you are ready, practise a conversation ‘Then change roles and repeatUNIT 3 REVIEW AND MEMORY BOOSTER Grammar 7 Complete the adjectives in the text about Bangkok. 1 Complete the sentences with these verbs. eat go have like live work 11 with my family in Dubai. 2 We ina restaurant near my house at the weekend. 3 [don’t shopping in the city centre because the shops are crowded. 4 They in an office in that building, 5 Idon’t acarsol to work by bus. 2 Complete the conversation with do or don't A: Where! you live? B: In New York. AS ‘you like it? B: Yes, it’s great. There are lots of places to go. AS you have a car? B: No,I* And? travel by public transport because I have a bicycle. Do you like shopping in New York? No,I° T shop online o> 3 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences 1 come / comes from Egypt 2 Helive / lives in Singapore 3. My friend sperk / spanks four languages! iia eased tase Ge ea 8 EBITD Workin pir. Desenbe yourtown or ty 5. She don't / doesn't work in an office. with words from Exercises 6 and 7. a acelices ealemeeaa ea 4 BEEIE What tense do you use in Exercises 1,2 say the time and 3? When do you add -s (or -es) o the verb? describe a town or city 5 Work in pairs. Say six things you do in a ES Lae EEE normal day, and what time you do them. . I get up at six o'clock. Real life I acne La coat ea ‘se the present simple 1 Ww is the museum? 2 questions ith the present imple 2 Isita here? 3 Itsabout ten minutes a 4 Goa this stret because i's on the Vocabulary other side of the road. . 5 T. the first street on the right. 6 Match the words with the sentences, cee CERES ToUENTIn ee carpark hospital hotel library museum 4 BS¥TIEI Work in pairs. Ask for and give directions park restaurant from your English classroom to some of these places. 1 There are waiters here. + acafé * acinema 2 People read books here. + ashop + your car or bieycle 3. Doctors work in this place. + abank + abusstop § pope mit nemethnchting Wea 5 People relax here a lunchtime. 6 Put yourcar here ‘sk for and give directions 7 Lear about history here