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UNIT 6

A. Grammar & Vocabulary

Exercise 1: Match the activities with the places.

1 send a parcel ● ● station

2 stay for a few days ● ● sports center

3 speak to a policeman ● ● library

4 exercise ● ● park

5 have a meal ● ● police station

6 do some food shopping ● ● post office

7 catch a bus or a train ● ● hotel

8 relax on the grass ● ● restaurant

9 borrow a book ● ● museum

10 look at things from the past ● ● supermarket

Exercise 2: Complete the table using the words in the box.

flight platform neighbors visitors table snack houses
bikes clothes lift museum plane pilot ticket machine
road coffee fast history driver floor

Train Department store Motorway

___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________

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Café Street Castle

___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ ___________

Airport
___________
___________
___________

Exercise 3: Look at the map. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
across behind between in front of next on your left
on your right opposite

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1 The park is ___________ the cinema.

2 The petrol station is ___________the road from the cinema.

3 The post office is ___________ the café and the hotel.

4 The museum is ___________ to the petrol station.

5 The café is ___________ the post office.

6 When you come out of the hotel, the post office is ___________.

7 The bus stop is ___________the park.

8 When you come out of the museum, the petrol station is ___________.

Exercise 4: Read the sentences. Choose the correct answers.

1 Sally and her friend had nothing to do and they felt a bit bored/ heavy/ sorry.
2 They decided to go to the shopping center to get some early/ latest/ new clothes.
3 The shopping center had all of Sally’s favorite/ great/ popular shops.
4 It was the weekend, and the center was busy/ crowded/ full of people.
5 Sally was careful/ ready/ worried not to spend too much money.
6 After a couple of hours, Sally and her friend felt difficult/ tired/ wrong so they went to a café for a
rest.
7 They had a drink and a fast/ healthy/ right snack and then went home.
Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box.
Comfortable famous friendly high interesting modern old

1 I didn’t enjoy the flight because my seat was not at all ____________.
2 The library looks very ____________ – the building is made of glass and it is an unusual shape.
3 The staff at the hotel were always polite and ____________.
4 I’m reading a very ____________ book at the moment about the future plant.
5 I bought some beautiful ____________jewelry from the market. It’s from the 19th century.
6 The mountain isn’t very ____________ but the views from the top are still amazing.
7 I sat next to well-known actor on the train. I had never seen a ____________ person before that.

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Exercise 6: Complete the table using the adjectives in the box.

new crowded interesting strong clean difficult old
expensive low cheap comfortable high fast modern
careful important

+er/ est more/ the most …

Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with the comparative forms of the adjectives in brackets.
1 I think trains are _________ (safe) and _________ (fast) than cars.
2 The traffic is usually _________ (bad) in the city than in the countryside.
3 In London, the bus is _________ (cheap) than the train.
4 The main square is _________ (old) than any other parts of the town.
5 My old house was _________ (big) than the one I live in now.
6 I live far from college so I have to get up _________ (early) than my friends.
7 Our garden always looks _________ (pretty) in summer than in winter.
8 My friend has lost weight and is much _________ (thin) than last year.
9 It is _________ (good) for your health to cycle to work than get the bus.
10 Jon lives _________ (far) away from me than Pete.
Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with the comparative forms of the underlined adjectives. The
first question has been done for you.
1 My bike was expensive but my brother’s was more expensive.
2 Art galleries are interesting but museums are ____________________________
3 Madrid is hot but Kuwait is ____________________________
4 This garden is pretty but the one we saw yesterday was ____________________________
5 This restaurant is good but the Italian one is ____________________________
6 I was excited about the trip but my friend was ____________________________
7 Cars are noisy but motorbikes are ____________________________
8 I’m bad at maths but my friend is ____________________________

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Exercise 9: Look at the pictures of the three cars and read the information. Then complete the
sentences using the superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets.
Car A Car B Car C

- 2010 - 2009 - 2015

- 80,000 km on the clock - 20,000 km on the clock - 10,000 km on the clock
- 1 liter engine - 1.5 liter engine - 2 liter engine
- 3 door - 5 door - 4 door
- $2,000 - $ 6,500 - $ 15,000

1 Car A is ___________________ (cheap).

2 Car B has ___________________ (many) doors.
3 Car C has ___________________ (large) engine.
4 Car A has ___________________ (many) kilometers on the clock.
5 Car C is ___________________ (expensive).
6 Car A has ___________________ (small) engine.
7 Car B is ___________________ (old).
Exercise 10: Complete the email with the correct forms of the adjectives in brackets. The first one
has been done for you.
Hi Sue,
I’m on holiday in Munich and I’m having a great time. We are staying in a little hotel near the city
center. It isn’t ____________ (good) hotel in town but it is nice enough and it was ____________
(cheap) than most of the others I looked at. It’s very close to the Englischer Garten, a beautiful park
that is ____________ (big) than Central Park in New York!
Yesterday, we went to the Deutsches Museum, a big science museum – one of ____________ (large)
in Europe. I liked all of it, but ____________ (interesting) part for me was the space exhibition.
Tomorrow, we are going to the Residenz Museum. The guidebook says it is one of ____________
(nice) palaces in the whole of Germany. I can’t wait.
Write and tell me about your holiday.
Toni

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B. Language Builder

Exercise 1: Match the opposites.

1 safe ● ● noisy

2 quiet ● ● hard

3 heavy ● ● slow

4 lovely ● ● dangerous

5 easy ● ● light

6 quick ● ● horrible

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences. Use the adjectives in the box.

dangerous different famous favorite lucky noisy
popular unusual

1 Her weekend is very ______________ from her friends’ weekend. They like to go shopping but she
works on a farm.
2 Everyone at college likes her. She’s very ______________ with other students.
3 There aren’t many Saturday jobs for students, so he’s ______________ to have one.
4 They love playing chess. It’s their ______________ hobby.
5 He rides too fast down mountains on his bike. It’s ______________
6 I can’t work in ______________ places. I need it to be quiet.
7 Nobody knows she writes for a magazine. People like her funny stories, but she’s not _____________
8 He starts work at three in the morning and finishes at five. His weekend job is very ______________
Exercise 3: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box.
acting horse riding painting pictures playing chess
playing computer games playing the piano stamp collecting
taking photographs

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______________ ______________

______________ ______________

______________ ______________

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______________ ______________
Exercise 4: Complete the table with the correct pronouns and adjectives. Then read the text to
check.

Subject pronouns Object pronouns Possessive adjectives

______ me ______
you you ______
he ______ his
______ her ______
______ it its
______ us ______
they ______ their

Reading text

Presenter: Hi, everybody. I’m Richard Weller. Welcome to the program. The topic tonight is
interesting or unusual activities that people do. I want people to call in and tell us about an interesting
or unusual activity that they do or someone they know does. OK. We have our first caller on line
now. Hi there.
Nikki: Hi, Richard. I’m Nikki.
Presenter: Hi, Nikki. Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
Nikki: Sure. I’m 22 years old and I’m studying English. I’m in my final year.
Presenter: And who are you going to tell us about?
Nikki: I’m going to talk about my best friend. She’s an artist. At the weekend, she goes to a sports

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center and paints pictures of people. She likes painting sportspeople, like football and tennis players.
Her paintings are really amazing.
Presenter: Great! Thanks for your call, Nikki. OK and now over to our next caller.
Beth: Hi, my name’s Beth and I’m going to talk about my mum and dad. Their hobby is helping
people get married. They organize everything. They help them choose their clothes, the restaurant or
hotel, the food and drink, the flowers. They do everything for free. They’re really cool!
Presenter: Wow! Thanks, Beth, that’s very interesting. OK, now over to our next caller, caller
number three.
Janna: Hi. I’m Janna. I’m going to talk about a friend, Stephanie, who’s studying IT at university.
She’s really lucky and she’s got an amazing Saturday job helping to make computer games. She
works with her uncle in his business. It’s quite small, about ten people work there, but they are doing
really well. They sell the games to shops, supermarkets and online.
Presenter: Very interesting. Thanks, Janna! OK, we have caller number four with us.
Mick: Hi, I’m Mick and I’d like to talk about my brother. He’s so good at chess. He’s fantastic. He
wins against people from all over the world and he’s only 11 years old. He mainly plays them online,
but at the weekend, my parents also take him to different towns in England to play matches. In the
summer, he’s going to play in Russia against some of the world’s best players.
Presenter: Wow! Thanks, Mick. I wish your brother luck in the summer.

Exercise 5: Match the sentences.

1 Stephanie loves her uncle She loves him.
● ●
2 Stephanie’s uncle loves his niece. She loves her.
● ●
3 Anna loves her sister. She loves it.
● ●
4 Beth’s parents love their work. They love her.
● ●
5 Sally loves her new job. They love it.
● ●
6 Carla loves her parents. She loves them.
● ●
7 Carla’s mum and dad love their daughter. He loves her.
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Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 My friends and (I/ us/ we) are students and (our/ us/ we) all have interesting hobbies.
2 Lara plays the piano and (her/ it/ she) also sings in a university group. (It/ Its/ They) is very popular.
3 Tom is a very good chess player. (He/ His/ They) friends often watch (he/ him/ his) play after classes.
4 There is a new sports centre opening near (our/ us/ we) college. (He/ It/ They) has six indoor tennis
courts.
5 (I/ Me/ My) brother really enjoys acting. Next week, (our/ us/ we) parents are going to the theatre to
see his new play.
6 Susan collects stamps. (Their/ Them/ They) are from many different countries and Susan keeps (their/
them/ they) in a big book.
Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences.

1 Years and I’m studying 20 I’m art old .

2 Got fantastic a my brother weekend job has .

3 Parents IT for big company a my .

4 The meets sports club of interesting sister people my at

lots .

5 Finished at year we last our course university .

6 Lucky a tennis coach I Saturday job an to get was as .

Exercise 8: Correct the underlined mistakes.

1 A: Is yours you’re new course interesting?
B: No, it’s really boring.  its
2 A: He very happy playing the piano.  His
B: Oh, that’s good.
3 A: Can you tell me about your new job?  my
B: Yes, I take photographs when people get married.

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4 A: Do your friends have interesting holiday jobs?
B: Yes, their jobs are really good.  her
5 A: Is this Beth’s phone?
B: Yes, it’s her phone.  she
6 A: Does your brother play chess against Russian players?
B: No, he never plays against them.  she / him
Exercise 9: You are going to talk about an interesting activity that you do, or someone you know
does. Use the ideas below to help you.
Ideas

 •   Who is the person?

 •   Give some personal details (name, age, where they are from and what studies or job they do).

 •   Describe the activity this person does and why it is interesting.

C. Reading
Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box.
airport bus station department store market museum park
restaurant train station

1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________

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4 __________ 5 __________ 6 __________

7 __________ 8 __________

Exercise 2: Read a magazine article about a city. Then complete the next exercise.

Madrid, the capital city of Spain, is a great place to visit. It is possible to see some of the
important places in one week, but it is better to stay for two weeks if you want to see al of
them. It is good to stay in hotel in the city center, because you be close to most places to
visit, but it can be expensive. The bus is slower than the train, but you will be able to see the
different parts of the city. There are a number of interesting museums and art galleries in
Madrid. The most famous museum is the Prado, which has many famous paintings. This
museum is close to a big, beautiful park with many trees and flowers, and a big lake, where
you can rent a boat. Many people like to walk or ride bicycles in the park.

There are many great places where visitors to Madrid can have lunch. Instead of going to a
restaurant, try the Mercado de San Miguel, a big indoor market with many types of tasty
Spanish food. Remember that Spanish people eat dinner later, between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00
p.m., so most restaurants will not be open between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Don’t wait until
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famous department store which is the best place to buy food, clothes and gifts.

Match the sentence halves. Read the magazine article again to help you.

1 It is a good idea to stay ● ● between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

2 You can travel to city center ● ● is a good place to eat lunch.

3 The Prado ● ● two weeks in Madrid.

4 You can rent a boat ● ● is the most famous museum in Madrid.

5 The Mercado de San Miguel ● ● by bus or train.

6 Most Spanish people eat dinner ● ● in the park.

Exercise 3: Read the magazine article again. Choose True or False.

Tru False
e
1 In one week, you can see all of the important places in Maddrid. ○ ○
2 It is difficult to travel to the center from the north of the city. ○ ○
3 The Prado museum is not very famous. ○ ○
4 It takes longer to travel by bus than by train. ○ ○
5 A lot of people like to cycle in the park. ○ ○
6 The writer says that visitors to Maddrid should have lunch in a restaurant. ○ ○
7 Between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., most restaurants in Maddrid are closed. ○ ○
8 The writer says that visitors to Madrid shouldn’t buy presents at a department store. ○ ○
Exercise 4: Read the texts about different cities. Then complete the exercise.
A. Joel from London
There are so many different activities to do in London that you will never get bored. My favorite
thing about London is probably the choice of food. You can find everything from Italian to Iranian
food! A lot of people think that it is expensive to eat in London, but it depends where you go to eat.
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London is definitely all the cars. I never drive there because it is too dangerous.
B. Alice from Birmingham
Many people say that Birmingham is not a beautiful city, but I don’t think this is true at all. There
are some lovely parks and green areas, especially around the university. Birmingham is also a great
city for eating and shopping and it is much cheaper to live there than in London, where I lived for
two years. The thing I dislike about living in Birmingham is the pollution, the dirty air. It is worse
now than it was in the past because of all the cars.

C. David from Cardiff

Cardiff is quite a small city, but there are a lot of interesting museums and art galleries to visit. It is
also a really good place for watching sports games like football and rugby. Because Cardiff is not a
very big city, a lot of visitors find that people are very friendly and will always help you to find your
way around. The worst thing about living in Cardiff is the weather. It rains a lot in the winter.

D. Fiona from Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a nice city with beautiful old buildings. It is very good for food and entertainment.
Because it is a small city, you can walk to places easily and you do not normally need to use public
transport. The worst thing about living in Edinburgh is that it can be very busy in the summer when
there are a lot of tourists. I prefer it in winter, when it is cold and snowy.

Match the information with the correct paragraph. Read the texts about different cities on again
to help you.

A B C D
1 You can watch a lot of sports games in this city. ○ ○ ○ ○
2 This city is not good for driving. ○ ○ ○ ○
3 This city is not expensive to live in. ○ ○ ○ ○
4 The people in this city are helpful if you get lost. ○ ○ ○ ○
5 there are a lot of people visiting this city in the summer. ○ ○ ○ ○
6 The food in this city is not as expensive as people think. ○ ○ ○ ○
7 It is easy to travel on foot in this city. ○ ○ ○ ○

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8 A lot of people think that this is not an attractive city. ○ ○ ○ ○

Exercise 5: Read the newspaper article about cycling in cities. Then complete the exercise.
Today, many large cities around the world have too many cars on their roads. This is bad for cities,
because it takes people a long time to travel to work, and there are many more car accidents.
However, the biggest problem with cars is that there is lot of pollution in cities. This is bad for
people’s health. One way to stop this problem is for people to leave their cars at home and use public
transport, for example buses and trains. Many cities like London and Paris now have a new cleaner
way for people to travel. They can rent bicycles to travel around the city. It is a healthy and cheap
way to travel, and many people now prefer to use bicycles for short journeys.

In London, there are special stations to rent bicycles. People take a bicycle from one station and
return it to a different station later in the day. It costs £2.00 to rent a bicycle for 30 minutes, £3.00 for
one hour, and £5.00 for two hours. There are many different bicycle stations around the city. Most of
the stations are in the city center, but there are also some stations in areas where people live and
near places like parks and museums. The most popular time for people to use these bicycles is at the
weekend, but many people also use the bicycles to travel to work in the mornings on weekdays. In
Paris, people can rent bicycles in the same way as they can in London, but Paris has more bicycle
stations than London.

There are many cities around the world where people can rent bicycles in this way. The first bicycle
stations were in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, while Hangzhou is the first city in China to build a
set of bicycle stations. Copenhagen in Denmark has the most modern bicycles. The bicycles there
have computer screens which give people directions to different places in the city. Copenhagen is a
very good city for riding bicycles. There is a lot of space for people to cycle on the roads, and there
are even some special traffic lights for bicycles. It is not surprising that more people travel by bicycle
in Copenhagen than by car. In the future, it is likely that people will be able to rent bicycles in many
more cities around the world. This means that there will be fewer cars and less pollution.

Riding bicycles is not only a good way to stop pollution. Many people say that they also feel happier
when they ride a bicycle than they do when they drive a car, or take a bus or train. This is because
they feel healthier, have more energy and can also save money. More people now travel to work by
bicycle in many cities than before and people are more likely to go shopping in areas of the city that
are close to bicycle stations. The areas close to bicycle stations are even becoming popular places
for people to live.

Choose the correct answers. Read the newspaper article again to help you.

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1 The most important problem with cars in cities is longer travel times/ more car accidents/ more
pollution.
2 To rent a bicycle in London for one-hour costs £2.00/ £3.00/ £ 4.00
3 Most of the bicycle stations in London are in the city centre/ near people’s houses/ near pảks and
museums.
4 The most popular time for people to rent bicycles in London is at the weekend/ in the mornings/ on
weekdays.
5 In Paris, the number of bicycle stations is smaller than in London/ larger than in London/ the same
as in London.
6 The first country to have bicycle stations was China/ Denmark/ The Netherlands.
7 For people riding bicycles, Copenhagen has a lot of space/ stations/ traffic lights.
8 Bicycle stations in cities have changed where people go shopping/ where people work/ where
people live.

Exercise 6: Look at the maps of New City in 2007 and 2017. Complete the sentences with the
missing information.

1 New City has a river in the middle/ north/ south of the city.

2 The bus station is in the east/ north/ south of the city.
3 The train station moved to the north/ east/ west of the city in 2017.
4 The hospital in 2017 is smaller than/ bigger than/ the same as it was in 2007.
5 In 2007, there were fewer/ more/ no places to go shopping in the city.
6 The new airport is west/ north/ south of the shopping center.

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7 The river is now the busiest/ quietest/ smallest area of the city.
8 There are fewer/ more/ less schools in 2017 than in 2007.
Exercise 7: Complete the table with the correct adjective, comparative or superlative forms.
Adjective Comparative Superlative

1 small ____________ the smallest

2 ____________ bigger ____________

3 ____________ ____________ the most expensive

4 important ____________ ____________

5 ____________ easier ____________

6 ____________ ____________ the best

7 bad ____________ ____________

8 much/ many ____________ the most

9 a lot ____________ the most

Exercise 8: Choose the correct words to complete the paragraph.

There were some  big/ bigger/biggest changes to New City between 2007 and 2017. Perhaps the most
important change is that there are now a lot/ more/ most types of transport. There is a new bus station
and an airport. The buildings are also much tall/ taller/ tallest than they were in 2007. There are many
new modern apartment buildings and the new hospital is much modern/ more modern/ most modern
than the old one. In 2007, the river was quiet/ quiter/ quietest than it is now. There were not a lot of/ the
most/ most shops and restaurants. Now there are more shops and restaurants and the area is
much  busy/ busier/ busiest than it was before. Most people who live in New City think that it is a good/
bettter/ best place to live now than it was in 2007.

Exercise 9: Put the description of two maps of a city in 2007 and 2017 in the correct order.

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Firstly, there are more types of transport than in the past. In 2007, New City had just one train
station in the west of the city. The city now has an airport in the east and a bus station in the south
west. In addition, people can rent bicycles in several areas of the city center.

Secondly, the buildings in New City are very different today. In 2007, most people lived in houses.
Now, there are new apartment buildings. There is a bigger, more modern hospital, and there are
many more shops and restaurant, including a large new shopping center in the east of the city.

It is an attractive city with a river and several green areas. The main center is opposite a large park.
The two biggest changes to New City that we can see are the different types of public transport and
buildings.

The two maps how some of the main changes to a city between 2007 and 2017. The name of the
city is New City.

D. Listening & Speaking

Exercise 1: Listen to the descriptions and match them with the places. ( Tracks 6.1 6.7)
department store hotel library police station post office
sport center supermarket

1 post office
2 hotel
3 police station
4 library
5 sport center
6 restaurant
7 department store
8 supermarket

Exercise 2: Listen and decide where each person is. ( Tracks 6.8 6.13)

○at work ○in the car park ○ in a shopping centre

○on a bus ○on the underground ○walking along a street
○on a coach ○on a plane ○on a train
○in a car ○on a bycycle ○on a motorbike

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○at an airport ○at a police station ○on an a plane

○at a bus station ○at a supermarket ○at a train station
Exercise 3: Look at the image. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

restaurant department stadium shopping train museum

store

sports bus station square castle bank hotel

behind between left next opposite right

1 The department store is ___________ the bus station.

2 The square is ___________ the bus station and the castle.
3 The hotel is to the ___________ of the bank.
4 The museum is ___________ to the train station.
5 The park is ___________ the restaurant and department store.
6 The sports center is on the ___________ on the bus station.

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Exercise 4: Listen to Dan talking about two towns, Greentown and Brownville. Choose the correct
answers, True or False. ( Track 6.14)
1 Dan works in Brownvile.
○True ○False
2 Brownville is bigger than Greentown.
○True ○False
3 The Greentown train station is more modern than the station in Brownville.
○True ○False
4 It’s better to go shopping in Greentown.
○True ○False
5 the biggest shopping center in Brownville has over sixty stores.
○True ○False
6 there are more things of interest for tourists in Brownville than Greenville.
○True ○False
7 One of the oldest castles in the area is in Brownville.
○True ○False
8 Greentown has better restaurants and bigger hotels than Brownville.
○True ○False
9 The sport center in Brownville is cheaper than the sports center in Greentown.
○True ○False
Exercise 5: Listen to a student talking about Helsinki. Complete the information with a word or a
number. ( Track 6.15)
1 Helsinki is the ___________ city in Finland.
2 The city’s most important industries are technology and ___________.
3 Helsinki airport has almost ___________ million passengers a year.
4 The Kiasma Museum is a modern ___________ center.
5 Some of Europe’s ___________ building are in Helsinki.
6 Finland has ___________ lakes than any other country in Europe.
7 Helsinki is an ___________ city for young people.
8 Visitors enjoy the culture, friendly people and great ___________!

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Exercise 6: Complete the sentences using the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in
brackets. Write one to three words in each gap.
1 The Burj Khalifa is ___________ building in the world. (tall)
2 A Rolls Royce car is ___________ than an Audi car. (expensive)
3 A city road is ___________ than a country road. (busy)
4 Tokyo is __________ city in the world. (big)
5 Australia is ___________ from Africa than Europe. (far)
6 The food is ___________ thing about living here. (good)
7 The hot weather is ___________ thing about summer here. (bad)
8 This is ___________ restaurant in the town. (popular)
Exercise 8: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 The city center is busy/ crowded/ full of people at the weekend.
2 My favourite/ great/ popular place in town is the park.
3 I never feel bored/ boring/ interesting in my town because there’s so much to do.
4 The department store is the best place to buy lastest/ new/ newest clothes.
5 My favorite café serves best/ healthy/ right food.
6 When I feel bad/ tired/ wrong I relax in the park.
Exercise 9: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Practice saying the sentences.

1 In most castle my interesting hometown is place

the the .

2 Of the part is the the town old castle in

.

3 Of the the university the newest the area town

is near part .

4 Do in to the best town the park

thing by the river to visit is the .

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5 New the place the best department

go store is shopping to .

6 Bicycle I usually travel city by around the

.

Exercise 10: Talk about your hometown. Use the questions to help you. Spend a few minutes
thinking about what to say.
Questions: 

•  Where do you come from?

•  Where are the best places to go shopping in your town?
•  What are and where are the oldest and newest parts of your town?
•  What’s your favorite place in your town? Why?
•  How do you travel around in your town?

E. Writing

Exercise 1. Match the two halves of the sentence.

1 I speak three European languages, so
2 I worked in the summer holidays so
3 I lived in Spain for my gap year, so
4 I can’t drive, so
5 I bought a new car so

a. that I had some money for this year.

b. they didn’t offer me the job.
c. they asked me to work in the European headquarters.
d. that I can drive to work.
e. I learnt a lot more Spanish.
Exercise 2. Complete the text with the words in the box.
earn money develop language skills get work experience

There are a lot of reasons to work when you are a student. I worked to (1) _____________________.
My course fees were very expensive. I also did it to (2) _____________________because companies
want candidates with experience and education. Many of my friends spent a year in another country.
Which is good to (3) _____________________.
I am doing a French course now because the company I work for is French!

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Exercise 3. Read the text again and complete the sentences to explain the reasons.

1 I worked so _______________________________.
2 I also worked so _______________________________.
3 My friends went to another country so _______________________________.

Exercise 4. Complete the text by adding “so” in five places.

My brother studies Business at a University in London. It is very expensive to live in London, he works
as a waiter in an Italian restaurant at the weekends. He eats for free at the restaurant, he doesn’t need
to buy a lot of food.

After his degree he wants to work for an international bank, he is also learning Spanish and German.
My parents want him to get some work experience in a bank, they are not happy about his job in the
restaurant. He knows my parents are right about this, he is now looking for new job in a bank.

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Exercise 4.

Hi, I’m Dan. I work in Greentown but I live in Brownville. I like living in Brownville, because it’s smaller and
quieter than Greentown. The Greentown train station has more trains and is more modern than the station in
Brownville. It’s also better to go to Greentown for shopping. There are three shopping centers there and the
biggest one has over fifty stores. Brownville has more things that interest tourists. It has one of the oldest castles
in the area, and three of its churches are more than five hundred years old. It also has better restaurants and bigger
hotels than Greentown. I regularly go to the sports center in Brownville, because it is less expensive than the
sports center in Greentown.

Exercise 5.

Helsinki is my hometown, and it’s the largest city in Finland and the capital. Over half a million people live here.
Helsinki is an important business centre; it has a lot of big technology and design companies, like Nokia. Nokia’s
main company offices are here and in 2012 the city was the World Design Capital. Many business visitors come
to Helsinki for international meetings at the Finlandia Hall, which is between the sea and the city centre.

My city is also an important transport centre. Helsinki airport has almost twenty million passengers a year and
was the best airport in the north of Europe in 2013. We also have a large port, where ships sail to and from other
important cities in this part of Europe.

The city is an important cultural centre and we have nearly one hundred museums. One of the biggest and most
interesting is the Kiasma Museum, a modern art centre, in the centre of the city, opposite another famous
museum, the Art Kaarisilta. Helsinki also has excellent theatres and some of the oldest buildings in Europe. It’s
also right next to the beautiful Finnish countryside – Finland has more lakes than any other country in Europe –
and so the city is popular with tourists.

I’m a student here in Helsinki, and there are lots of other students here too. Helsinki has more students than any
other city in Finland, and two of the country’s best universities. There are students from all over Finland, and
from many other countries as well, so it’s an exciting city for young people; the nightlife is great and there are lots
of shops as well.

I like my hometown. Helsinki is smaller than other European capitals, but it’s really interesting and visitors from
all over the world are always welcome. And they always enjoy the culture, the friendly people and the great
restaurants!

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