PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE with for, since, yet, already
. Read the following dialogue and
complete the rules with the words
in the box.
A: Andy is a reporter from
London and he travels
abroad all the time. He
has already been to the
USA and China, but he
hasn’t been to France yet.
B: Really? Where is he now?
A: He has gone to New York.
He’s coming back next
Tuesday.
for + period of time
e.g. two years, a week, six
months, an hour, five minutes
since + a point in time
e.g. Sunday, yesterday, two
o’clock, last May, last week
Use in affirmative sentences
and put it between have/has and the past
participle.
Use in questions and
negative sentences and put it at the end of
the sentence.
Use have/has to a place when
someone is still at that place.
Use have/has to a place when
someone has returned from that place.
2.PRACTICE
Complete the dialogues with the Present Perfect Simple
of the verbs below and circle the correct words.
be not return not check tell
call go not see
A. Discuss.
• Have you ever lived abroad?
• Would you like to live abroad? Why?/Why not?
3.LISTENING
1.
Jason What’s wrong, Dan?
Dan Where’s Harry?
Jason He already / yet.
Dan From where? Where is he?
Jason He to the library.
Dan But I need the car. I him so
many times that I need the car on Mondays!
Jason Why don’t you phone him?
Dan I already / yet
him three times, but there’s no answer!
2.
Mike Hey, Sean. I you for / since last
year. When did you return from New York?
Sean In August. Didn’t you get my e-mails?
Mike I my e-mails for / since a month.
Sorry. Anyway, let’s go for coffee and talk about
New York.
Sean OK. you ever
there?
Mike No, but I want to go.
A. Discuss.
• Do you like learning foreign languages?
• Is learning English easy for you?
B. Talk in pairs. Which of the following do you think
help when learning English? Why? Which of these
do you do?
• take a (summer) course in an English-speaking
country
• visit an English-speaking country for some time
• read books/magazines/newspapers in English
• surf the Net
• communicate with people who speak English
4.SPEAKING
been gone already yet
Grammar Reference p. 128
B. Listen to three people talking about living in
a foreign country. Match the people with the
statements a-d. There is one extra statement
which you do not need to use.
Ryan
Jake
Phil
a. has improved his Spanish a lot
recently.
b. took a course, but it didn’t help.
c. wants to improve his Spanish to make
his job easier.
d. is living in Spain to learn the language.
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5.WRITING AN E-MAIL GIVING NEWS
A. Discuss.
• Do you like writing e-mails to family members
or friends?
• What do you usually write to them about?
• Say hi to everyone.
• Dear Jamie,
• I’m looking forward
to hearing from you.
• Thanks for your
e-mail.
D. Look at the table below with the phrases Fred has used in his e-mail
and complete it with the phrases given.
For more set phrases, see page 122
WRITING TASK
E. Imagine a friend has sent you a similar
e-mail. Write an e-mail to reply to him/
her. Say how happy you are that he/
she is coming to your city to study and
give him/her your news. Your e-mail
should be between 80-100 words.
B. Read the e-mail below. Why is Fred writing
to Abdul-Rahman?
Hello Abdul-Rahman,
How are things? Sorry I haven’t written for so long, but I’ve been
very busy with university. However, guess what! I have some
great news.
I am coming to Thuwal for my Master’s. The King Abdullah
University of Science and Technology accepted me! I am looking
forward to it, but I haven’t organised things yet and I’m a bit
stressed. Luckily, some friends in Saudi Arabia are helping me
arrange my accommodation. Anyway, I don’t know exactly when
I’m coming, but I’m looking forward to seeing you again after all
these years.
So, what about you? What have you been up to? Do you still
study hard like you used to?
Well, that’s all for now. Write back soon!
Yours,
Fred
Greetings
Set phrases for
opening paragraph
Set phrases for
closing paragraph
Signature
endings
Hello
Abdul-
Rahman,
How are things?
Sorry I haven’t written
for so long, but...
Well, that’s all
for now.
Write back soon.
Yours,
a. ask for Abdul-Rahman’s news?
b. use set phrases to end his e-mail?
c. give his news?
d. say why he’s writing?
C. Read again and answer the questions.
In which paragraph (1-4) does Fred:
When writing an e-mail giving news:
start with Hi/Hello/Dear + first name.
use set phrases to begin and end your e-mail.
sign off with a set phrase and your first name
under this.
organise it into paragraphs as shown above.
use expressions (e.g. well, of course, anyway,
you know).
use standard grammar and spelling
conventions. Don’t use forms such as wanna,
CU L8R, etc.
use short forms (e.g. I’m, don’t).
use exclamations (e.g. Guess what!) and
direct
questions (e.g. What have you been up to?).
• I’m writing to
tell you about...
• Take care,
• Hi! How have
you been?
• Bye for now,
• I must go now.
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2 Round-up
B. Complete with the Past Simple or the Past
Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
1.
I (1) (drive) to a friend’s house last night
when, suddenly, a van (2) (crash) into the
back of me. I (3) (get) out of my car, but
the van just (4) (drive) away.
2.
Last night Jim (5) (have) a frightening
experience. While he (6) (walk) home,
he (7) (see) a man dressed in black in his
neighbour’s garden. He (8) (break) into
the house! He immediately (9) (call) the
police and they (10) (catch) him.
A. Choose a, b or c.
1. It took a lot of effort, but in the end we
to carry the bookcase up the stairs.
a. offered b. managed c. reached
2. Salman was very to see his father
at the station.
a. surprise b. surprising c. surprised
3. I can’t drink this coffee. It’s too .
a. salty b. sweet c. spicy
4. Can you this rope with that knife
over there?
a. cut b. bite c. raise
5. Anne was watering the flowers when,
, a bee stung her.
a. amazingly b. fortunately c. all of a sudden
6. When I saw the , I knew a storm
was on its way.
a. lightning b. thunder c. ice
7. You should water this plant more often.
Its are turning yellow.
a. roots b. leaves c. stems
8. Lots of visitors come to this
museum.
a. dizzy b. abroad c. foreign
C. Complete with the Past Simple or the Present
Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets.
A: Hi Steve!
B: Hi Dave! How’s Rome? (1) you
(visit) the Colosseum yet?
A: Of course. I (2) (go) there on my first
day.
B: (3) you (eat) anything
nice?
A: Are you joking? I (4) (already / try)
lots of things. For lunch today, I (5)
(have) the most amazing pizza. Nothing like the
pizza at home.
B: I know. I (6) (be) to Italy a few times
and the food is just fantastic! (7) you
(try) gnocchi yet?
A: No, I (8) (go) to a restaurant last
night and it (9) (be) on the menu,
but I (10) (not try) it.
B: You should, it’s delicious.
A: OK.
D. Circle the correct words.
1. Roger has just / since come back from the
supermarket. Do you want to talk to him?
2. I’ve already / ever seen this football match. Let’s
watch something else.
3. Sameer has before / never been scuba-diving
before / ago, so he’s really looking forward to it.
4. Have you rang your brother about that job
interview yet / ever?
5. I haven’t spoken to Hamza for / since ten years.
6. Have you before / ever ridden a camel?
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
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Work in small groups. Make up a story using as many
of the pictures and words/phrases in the box as
possible. Then tell your story to the class.
1. How did Lenny feel on his hiking trip?
a. bored
b. excited
c. frightened
2. What did Bob eat in France?
a. snails
b. frogs’ legs
c. cactus
3. What was Marcus doing when a bee stung him?
a. He was cycling.
b. He was talking on the phone.
c. He was eating.
4. Who has visited a desert before?
a. the grandfather
b. the grandson
c. both
Listen and choose the correct answer a, b or c.
COMMUNICATION
E. Complete with the phrases a-e. There is one extra
phrase which you do not need to use.
a. I’m afraid so.
b. How are things?
c. Can you give me a hand?
d. In other words, you don’t want to help.
e. You can follow the match and help at the
same time.
A: Hello, Gavin. Can I ask you something?
B: Sure.
A: I’m moving house tomorrow afternoon.
(1)
B: Sorry, but there’s a football match I really want
to see.
A: And it’s in the afternoon, right?
B: (2)
A: Why don’t you listen to it on the radio?
(3)
B: Sorry, I’m really looking forward to this match.
A: (4)
B: Don’t be like that. I can come after the match and
help tidy up.
A: OK, thanks.
LISTENING
Now I can...
talk about how I feel
narrate and write a story
use the Past Progressive and time clauses
use the Present Perfect Simple
describe food
write an e-mail giving news
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes.
For the points you are unsure of, refer back to the
relevant sections in the module.
SPEAKING
hang
accident
reach
lost
frightened
warning
dangerous
shout
get hurt
below zero
cut
survive
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Cross-curricular page
History
A. Discuss.
• Do you know of any famous explorers?
• What did they discover?
B. Who is Ibn Battuta? Read and find out.
A great explorer
C. Read again and answer the questions.
1. Where was Ibn Battuta from?
2. Why did Ibn Battuta start his travels?
3. How did Ibn Battuta travel?
4. How many years did his travels last?
5. What was the title of Ibn Battuta’s book?
POEM
“Broaden
your mind”
Go to page 124.
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta was born in 1304 in Tangier,
Morocco. He came from a rich family and studied Muslim Law like
his father. Ibn Battuta was an amazing traveller. In his lifetime, he
travelled
75,000 miles and visited over 40 countries from West Africa to India.
When he was 21, he left home to go to Makkah on Hajj. His dream was
to visit all the countries of the Muslim world and ‘never, if possible,
cover a
road a second time.’ Ibn Battuta travelled on foot, with caravans
(because
it was safer than travelling alone), but also on horse, camel or by
boat. But
which places did he visit? He started from the Middle-Eastern countries
like Egypt and Syria and then visited Makkah. From there, he went to
Iraq,
Persia and East Africa.
Also, he explored the Black Sea area and then travelled to countries
like
India, Ceylon, and Spain.
After 29 years of travelling, Ibn Battuta decided to write a book about
his
adventures with the help of a young man, Ibn Juzayy. The title of the
1000-
page book was ‘A gift to those who contemplate* the wonders of cities
and
the marvels of travelling’, but people also know it as ‘The Journey’ or
‘Rihla’.
Ibn Battuta was a very important and respected man, who is famous
around the world because of his travels and his spirit of adventure.
*think about, consider
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Do you enjoy visiting new places?
Which place in the world would you
most like to visit?
Discuss:
3 Going places
In this module you will...
learn language related to travelling by plane
learn to make requests and ask for permission
learn to express ability
learn to express obligation, lack of obligation
and prohibition
learn to ask for information using indirect
questions
learn to write an e-mail asking for information
discuss different types of holiday and holiday
destinations
learn to make comparisons
talk about cities and places and the facilities
they include
learn to write a description of a place
a brochure about a region in China
an unhappy passenger
an interview with a caving expert
different places to stay when travelling
a city in Saudi Arabia
Flick through the module and find...
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3aWhat’s your destination?
• Do you find travelling enjoyable or stressful? Why?
• What’s the worst thing that’s happened to you while travelling?
A. Discuss.
B. Look at the man in the picture. How does he feel? What do you think
has happened to him? Listen and check your answers.
1.LISTENING & READING
Check-in clerk Good afternoon. Where are you flying to?
Passenger London Heathrow.
Check-in clerk May I see your passport, please?
Passenger There you go. Could I have an
aisle seat?
Check-in clerk Sure. How many bags are you
checking in?
Passenger Just this one. Can I take this
smaller one on the plane with me?
Check-in clerk Let me see. Could you put it on
the conveyor belt?
Passenger There.
Check-in clerk Hmmm... I’m sorry, but it’s too
heavy for hand luggage. You have
to check it in.
Passenger Check-in clerk Sorry.
At the check-in desk in Madrid...
But I have important stuff in there.
At lost luggage in London Heathrow...
Attendant I have some good news and some bad
news. The good news is that we were able
to find your bag.
Passenger At last! You know, I didn’t even want to
check that one in. What’s the bad news?
Attendant Well, there’s been a bit of a mix-up. Let
me explain. The airport code for London
Heathrow is LHR, but the baggage
handler thought your bag had LHP on it.
An easy mistake to make.
Passenger LHP? What airport is that?
Attendant Lehu.
Passenger Le where?
Attendant It’s in Papua New Guinea.
Passenger What!?
Attendant We’ve arranged to fly your bag directly
here as soon as possible. Can you give me
an address here in London? We can
arrange for a courier to bring it to you.
Passenger Yes, I’ve written the address in my
notebook... Oh no!
Attendant Is there a problem?
Passenger Yes. My notebook is in Papua New Guinea!
C. Read the dialogues and answer the questions.
1. Where would the passenger like to sit on the plane?
2. How many bags does the passenger check in?
3. What is LHR?
4. What’s the bad news?
5. Where is Lehu?
6. Who is going to bring the passenger’s lost luggage
to him?
7. What is in the passenger’s lost bag?
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Read the situations and form sentences using the
words in brackets.
1. You want to borrow your friend’s mobile phone.
What do you say?
(can)
2. You couldn’t meet your brother at the airport
yesterday. Apologise to him.
(able)
3. You’re thirsty. Ask the flight attendant for some
water.
(could)
4. You are not able to find your boarding card. Tell the
clerk.
(can)
5. You want to use your laptop on the plane. Ask for
permission.
(may)
3.GRAMMAR
Read the examples below and decide what the words
in bold express: ability, permission or request.
• May I see your passport, please?
• Can I take this smaller one on the plane with me?
• We can arrange for a courier to bring it to you.
• The good news is that we were able to find your bag.
• Could you put it on the conveyor belt?
CAN, COULD, MAY, BE ABLE TO
Grammar Reference p. 128
We use can or is/are able to to express
ability in the present.
We use could or was/were able to to
express ability in the past.
NOTE
4.PRACTICE
Student A: Imagine that you are the check-in
clerk and that Student B is a passenger
checking in his/her luggage. Discuss
using the prompts in the box and answer
Student B’s questions.
where / fly / to?
passport and ticket / please?
how many / bags / check in?
put on / conveyor belt / please?
5.SPEAKING
ROLE PLAY
Talk in pairs.
Student B: Imagine that you are a passenger
checking in your luggage and that
Student A is a check-in clerk. Discuss and
use the prompts in the box to ask Student
A questions.
have / aisle-window seat / please?
check in / this bag / too?
take / laptop, mobile phone, etc. / on plane?
2.VOCABULARY
WORDS RELATED TO TRAVELLING BY PLANE
Read the text and try to guess the meaning of the
words/phrases in bold.
Lee arrived at the airport at 6am. He was going away
on a business trip but before leaving, he wanted to
see his friend, Oliver. Oliver was coming back from
a trip abroad and was arriving at 6:15. Lee waited for
him at arrivals. When Oliver’s plane landed, they
went to a café. When it was time for Lee to leave,
he went to departures and checked in his suitcase.
Unfortunately, there was a two-hour delay. However,
while he was waiting, he fell asleep. Luckily, someone
woke him up just before his plane took off! He ran to
the gate and was the last passenger to board the plane.
He showed his boarding card to the flight attendant
and went to his seat.
To guess the meaning of an unknown word:
• read the words before and after the unknown word and
think of the situation.
• try to figure out what part of speech (verb, noun, etc.) the
unknown word is.
• see if the unknown word is similar to other words in
English or in your own language.
TIP
Before you speak, make sure you understand
the task and how you should use the prompts.
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1.
Well, up until the late 19th century, scientists explored
caves for study. In 1889, Edouard-Alfred Martel used ropes
and ladders to go down vertical caves over 100m deep
because he liked exploration. Today, we call these caves
‘potholes’ and they are the most popular with cavers.
2.
It’s the thrill of the unknown and discovering new places.
Sometimes, you have to walk through waist-high water or
climb a slippery rock face, and you think, ‘What am I doing?’
But then you discover a huge underground cave with
beautiful rock formations and it all seems worth it.
Of course, half the fun is trying to get back out of the cave.
3.
Most caving clubs have special programmes for
beginners. They must learn the basic skills above ground
first. They aren’t allowed to take part otherwise. You have
to be physically fit for caving and the minimum age for
club members is usually 16.
4.
Never explore caves alone, always in groups. And you
mustn’t go without an experienced caver. Also, it’s
a good idea to leave a note of your trip and the time
you expect to return with someone. Caving can be
dangerous. It’s very easy for accidents to happen, but
rescuing people is very difficult, sometimes impossible.
5.
Without light you are lost. So, each person must
have a headlamp and at least one extra, as well as
batteries. You need some strong ropes and a first-aid
kit is necessary, too. You don’t have to wear special
clothing, as long as what you wear is warm and
waterproof.
They’re dark, cold, wet and dangerous places.
So, why do people explore them?
Who better to ask than the country’s top caver
Clive Stewart!
ESM
EXTREME SPORTS MAGAZINE
Caving
I N T E R V I E W
Clive Stewart
3b Dos and don’ts
• Do you like exploring new places?
• How does it make you feel?
A. Discuss.
B. Read the text quickly and match the
questions a-e with the paragraphs 1-5.
1.READING
a. Do you need special training?
b. How did it all start?
c. Apart from strong boots and helmets,
what safety equipment do you need?
d. Why is caving so popular?
e. What’s the most important thing to remember?
ESM »INTERVIEW
C. Read again and write T for True or F for False.
1. Scientists started cave exploration in the
19th century.
2. Cavers enjoy getting into caves more than
getting out.
3. You do the first part of the training in a cave.
4. Teens under 16 can’t go cave exploring.
5. Only experienced cavers should explore
caves alone.
6. All members of a group must have more
than one light.
7. Special clothes are necessary.
1. vertical
2. thrill
3. formations
4. beginners
5. the minimum
6. waterproof
D. Look at the highlighted words in the text and match
them with the meanings a-f.
a. excitement
b. shapes
c. going straight up or down
d. not letting water in
e. people starting to learn
f. the smallest possible
E. Discuss.
• Would you like to start cave exploration?
Why? / Why not?
Caving
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2.VOCABULARY
WORD BUILDING
Look at the nouns below and write the verb which
they derive from.
1. formation
2. excitement
3. appearance
4. exploration
5. performance
6. preparation
7. survival
8. improvement
9. discussion
10. communication
11. arrival
12. organisation
3.GRAMMAR
Read the examples and decide what each of them
means. Choose a, b or c.
You have to be physically fit.
You don’t have to wear special clothing.
Each person must have a headlamp.
You mustn’t go without an experienced caver.
You need to have safety equipment.
Experienced cavers don’t need to take a training
course.
You needn’t buy special clothing.
a. It is necessary.
b. It isn’t necessary.
c. Don’t do it!
HAVE TO, DON’T HAVE TO, MUST, MUSTN’T,
NEED TO, DON’T NEED TO, NEEDN’T
Grammar Reference p. 129
5.SPEAKING
Work in groups of four. Look at the places below.
One student chooses one of the places and the
other three in the group have to find out which
place it is by asking questions about what you
have to, don’t have to, mustn’t, etc. do there.
Use the ideas in the box.
4.PRACTICE
GAME
train plane school
stadium park gallery
wear seat belt eat use mobile
buy tickets take pictures
Look at the signs and make sentences using have to,
don’t have to, need to, don’t need to, must or mustn’t.
Do you have to wear a seat belt there?
No, you don’t.
Can you eat there?
NOTE
A lot of nouns are formed by adding a suffix
(-ion, -ation, -ment, -ance, -al) to a verb.
form
NO BIKES
ALLOWED IN
THE PARK
Channel
Funpark
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3c Where to stay
ACCOMMODATION
Which of the words in the box
relate to the different types of
accommodation shown? There
may be more than one answer.
high prices
room service
tent
air conditioning
shower
swimming pool
buffet
Wi-Fi connection
business centre
sleeping bag
1.VOCABULARY
2.GRAMMAR
Read the dialogues, notice the phrases in bold and
answer the questions that follow.
DIRECT QUESTION
A: Where’s the library?
B: It’s straight ahead, next to the post office.
INDIRECT QUESTION
A: Excuse me sir, could you tell me where the library is?
B: Sure. It’s straight ahead, next to the post office.
• Which of the two questions is more formal?
• What is the difference in word order in the two bold
phrases?
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
Grammar Reference p. 129
B&B (bed and
breakfast)
hotel campsite youth hostel
Read the direct questions and form indirect questions.
1. What time does the gym open? Excuse
me, can you tell me ?
2. Where is the swimming pool? Do you know ?
3. Where did you stay? Can ?
4. How much did you pay? Could ?
5. When is Tom’s graduation? Do ?
4.PRACTICE
3.INTONATION
A. Listen and repeat. What’s the difference
between a and b?
a. What time is your flight?
b. Do you know what time your flight is?
B. Listen and repeat. Is the intonation rising or
falling ?
1. Could you tell me where Nasir went?
2. Where did you get this tent?
3. Do you know why he is upset?
4. When are you visiting Munich?
5. How often do you go camping?
6. Can you tell us which hotels you’ve stayed at?
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WRITING TASK
D. You are planning a trip to Paris. Your friend recently
stayed at a hotel there and was very pleased with
it. Write an e-mail to your friend asking for more
information about the hotel. Choose three ideas from
activity C. Your e-mail should be between 80-100
words.
A. Discuss.
• Where do you usually stay when you go
on holiday?
• Have you ever had to complain at a hotel?
Why?
• What is the worst experience you’ve had
at a hotel?
5.LISTENING
6.SPEAKING
INFORMATION GAP ACTIVITY
Talk in pairs.
Student A go to page 118.
Student B go to page 120.
A. Below is an e-mail Peter has sent to his friend, Gavin. Gavin
recently stayed at a campsite and was very pleased
with it. Peter wants to go camping this summer and would like some
information about it. What do you think Peter
is going to ask about? Read and check your answers.
AN E-MAIL ASKING FOR INFORMATION
B. Read again and answer the following questions.
1. How many questions does Peter ask about the
campsite?
2. Which words does he use to list them?
3. What kind of questions has he used?
C. Look at the ideas below. Tick the kind of information
you would ask about if you wanted to know more
about a hotel.
7.WRITING
Hi Gavin,
How are things? Listen, you stayed at a campsite last summer and you
really liked it there, right? Well, I need
some information. Could you tell me a bit more about it?
Firstly, can you hire tents there, or do I have to bring my own? Also,
does it have showers and what are they
like? Finally, could you tell me how much it costs? Do you pay daily or
every week?
I’m planning to go next month, so please send me a reply with any
information. Thanks a lot.
Bye for now,
Peter
When writing an e-mail asking for information:
use set phrases to say why you are writing
(e.g. I’m
interested in... so..., I want some information about..., I’d like
to know...).
use words/phrases to list your questions (e.g.
firstly, first of
all, next, then, also, finally).
don’t use direct questions only. Use indirect
questions, too
(e.g. Can/Could you tell me...?, Do you know...?).
end by saying thanks and mentioning that you’d
like a reply
as soon as possible.
prices
Wi-Fi connection
business centre
gym
swimming pool
balcony
parking
air conditioning
TV
location
close to public transport
view
C. Listen again and write T for True or F for False.
1. The man sent an e-mail to the hotel from his room.
2. The receptionist tried to ring the man but the phone
didn’t work.
3. The man couldn’t use the Internet in his room.
4. The receptionist didn’t understand the man’s e-mail.
5. The man wants to change to a different room.
6. There aren’t any other rooms available.
7. The man can’t talk to the receptionist because he has to
go to a meeting.
B. Listen to a conversation at a hotel between a man and the
receptionist. What is the man complaining about?
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With its beautiful scenery, friendly people and great
food, Sichuan Province in China is the ideal holiday
destination.
Sichuan is in Southwest China and it has many
mountains, including the Himalayas to the west. The
famous Yangtze River runs through China, from west to
east, crossing Sichuan. The Yangtze isn’t as long as the
Amazon or the Nile, but it’s the longest river in Asia.
There are lots of impressive sights in Sichuan. A very
common form of Chinese art are the beautiful carved lion
statues that visitors will see outside palaces and other
important buildings.
Don’t miss Mount Emei. Here you can visit sights or
just take photos of the many waterfalls. For one of the most
mountain range
3d Natural beauty
A. Look at the pictures and the map on pages
40 and 41. What do you know or can you
guess about Sichuan?
2.READING
volcano cliff waterfall coast jungle
valley
hotels nature museum animals
B. Read the text and tick the topics that are mentioned.
food history places of interest
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
Look at the pictures and the words. Which of these types of
geographical features exist in or near the area where you live?
1.VOCABULARY
beautiful sceneries in the country, visit Jiuzhaigou Valley.
Jiuzhaigou Valley, in the north of Sichuan, is one of the
mountains, colourful lakes and beautiful forests.
Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan and is the cultural
to the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base, one of the
most important centres in the world for the protection
into China Panda City with a museum and a zoo.
something to eat. The Sichuanese cook with a lot of chilli
peppers and garlic, and Sichuanese food is hotter and
spicier than other types of Chinese cuisine,
but it’s delicious!
most spectacular places in China with snow-covered
and industrial centre of the region. Chengdu is also home
of the Giant Panda. The Research Centre has developed
After all that sightseeing, you must definitely have
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C. Read again and answer the questions.
1. What’s the mountain range to the West of Sichuan
called?
2. Where can you see carved lions?
3. Where can you see beautiful scenery and lakes?
4. What’s the capital of this Province?
5. What do the Sichuanese use in their cooking?
D. Look at the highlighted words in the text and
choose the correct meaning a or b.
1. spectacular
a. impressive
b. important
2. region
a. area
b. mountain
3. developed
a. grown
b. built
4. definitely
a. fortunately
b. surely
E. Discuss.
• Would you like to visit Sichuan?
• Which places in Sichuan would you like to visit
most? Why?
3.GRAMMAR
A. Look at the examples below and answer the
questions that follow.
• Sichuanese food is hotter than other types of
Chinese cuisine.
• The Yangtze is the longest river in Asia.
• For one of the most beautiful sceneries in the
country, visit Jiuzhaigou Valley.
• The scenery is more spectacular than anything
I’ve seen so far.
1. Which of the examples above include
adjectives in the comparative form and which
in the superlative form?
2. Which word do we usually use after
adjectives in the comparative form and which
before adjectives in the superlative form?
Grammar Reference p. 129
COMPARISONS
B. Read the example and decide what it means.
Choose a, b or c.
The Yangtze isn’t as long as the Amazon.
a. The Yangtze is longer.
b. The Amazon is longer.
c. The two rivers are the same length.
4.PRACTICE
5.SPEAKING
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the
adjectives in brackets. Add the where necessary.
A: Let’s have dinner at La Playa tonight.
B: No way! That’s one of (1) (bad)
restaurants in town. Dan was there last week
and he says it’s horrible!
A: Well, it’s (2) (good) than the
restaurant in our neighbourhood.
B: Yeah, the food in Sabroso isn’t as
(3) (tasty) as it used to be.
A: Sabroso is also (4) (expensive)
than La Playa.
B: I know! Why don’t we go to La Scala in the
shopping centre? It’s not as (5)
(quiet) as the other places, but the food is good.
A: OK. It’s also (6) (cheap)
restaurant in the shopping centre.
Go to page 119.
Chengdu
H I M A L A Y A S
Mt Emei Yangtze River
Jiuzhaigou
CHINA
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3e Urban life
1. The bus was crowded and I couldn’t get on.
2. When I get tired of life in the city, I go to the countryside. It’s
so
peaceful there.
3. You can find lots of books about ancient history in the library.
4. I live in a noisy neighbourhood and can’t sleep at night!
5. Don’t worry; the streets around here are safe for the children to
play in.
6. The town square is a popular meeting place for teenagers.
7. We went on a tour around the town and saw many historic buildings.
8. The town centre has a great variety of cosy cafés and restaurants.
ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING PLACES
A. Read the sentences below and match the adjectives in bold with the
definitions a-h.
1.VOCABULARY
a. comfortable and warm
b. quiet and calm
c. full of people
d. making a lot of noise
e. liked by a large number
of people
f. very old
g. important in history
h. not dangerous
Talk in pairs. The three people below have been offered jobs
in the three cities presented. Read the information, discuss
and decide which city is the most suitable for each person.
Give reasons for your choices.
Karim Salman, 23
Likes: art, eating out,
travelling
Dislikes: shopping, nature
Ryan Aberson, 34
Likes: sports, reading,
shopping
Dislikes: art
Harry Perl, 41
Likes: museums, nature,
swimming
Dislikes: going out
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