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It's my kind of town
1 Listen to Ellen talking about Chicago. Tick )•) the pictures she talks about. M9.2
Meet Ellen Zlotnick.
who lives in Chicago.
She will introduce
you to the city.
A Lebanese restaurant
The Sears Tower
Louis Armstrong
The Chicago Cubs
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The Taste of Chicago
2 Listen again. Are these sentences true or false? ►M9.2
1 Chicago has the oldest skyscraper in America. T
2 Chicago has the tallest building in the world. T I
3 There are four million visitors to The Taste of T Chicago.
4 The fiist McDonald's restaurant was T established in Chicago.
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| The words you need ... to talk about city life |
Would you like to visit Chicago? Which things would you like to see and do?
1 Look at the things you can go to or see in a big city. Match the words and pictures.
| 1 a statue | 6 a bridge |
| 2 an art gallery | 7 a lake |
| 3 a castle | 8 a church |
| 4 a square | 9 a skyscraper |
| 5 a theatre | 10 a mosque |
Al Capone
The Chicago tram
system
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34 Unit nine
2 Look at the adjectives in these sentences and match them with theiropposites in the box.
1 Tile restaurants are very busy.
2 The streets are very safe at night.
3 The lakeside beach is very clean.
4 The city centre is very noisy.
5 Temperatures are very high in summer.
6 You need warm clothes in the spring.
7 Public transport is awful.
8 The city is beautiful a! night.
9 Tile nightclubs are always full.
Make sentences with the adjectives about where you live. Example: Where I live, the public transport is excellent.
| A very important customer is visiting your organisation and wants to find out about where you live. Your partner is the visitor and will ask you questions about the things he/she can see and do. The person playing the visitor should make notes about what you say. Examples for a visitor to Prague: b Prague warm in the summett s. really warm. Il's loo h Are there a lol of things to do? ltes. sure. You can. |
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It's time to talk
| cool | dirty | quiet |
| low | ugly | excellent |
| dangerous | empty | quiet |
Activities
Things to see Things to do The weather The nightlife Restaurants Public transport Other ideas
Now change roles.
Visitor notes
Remember
You can use the adjectives you've learnt to describe the cilK you know;
• The city centre is very sale at night
• You need warm clothes in the autumn
• The river tsbsaulilul at night.
Unit nine 35
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y On the agenda
Speaking
Comparing
Grammar
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Pronunciation
Weak stress 1
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Ablaziz Essteid travels 30
weeks a yearin
a trader for Total. Here talks about the different foods he eats aroundthe world.
Eating around the world
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| What kind of food do you prefer7 Why? | ||
| Morocco | curry | |
| India | roast beef and Yorkshire pudding | |
| England | burritos | |
| Mexico | foie gras | |
| France | couscous | |
Listen to this
2 Listen again. Are these sentences true or false?^H10.1 1 English food is heavier than French
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food. T
2 London restaurants are more expensive
than restaurants in Paris.
3 Jordanian food is better than most European food. T
4 Restaurants are the best place to discuss business. T
Favourite food
1 Listen to Ablaziz talking about the food he eats when he travels on business. Which of the above countries does he talk about? ►HI 0.1
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Ablaziz says:'... for me. eating good food is one of the most important things in life.' Do you agree with Ablaziz?
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