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Unit 9: CITIES OF THE WORLD A. PHONETICS
I. Put the words in the correct column according to the pronunciation of the underlined part. wardrobe behind design boat pagoda well-known skyscraper write shy only judo high diverse fine dry robot show price type excited nice poem motor sofa drive postcard height slow title both most decide minor right role /əʊ/ /aɪ/
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II. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part. 1. A. delicious B. like C. nice D. like 2. A. postcard B. home C. so D. come 3. A. show B. money C. robot D. motor 4. A. find B. design C. typical D. write 5. A. wish B. high C. price D. mind B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. Fill in the tables with the appropriate words or phrases in the box. North America Big Ben The River Thames the USA Singapore Christ the Redeemer Tijuca Forest Britain Europe the Tower Bridge South America London Eye Brazil Statue of Liberty Maracana Stadium Merlion Sentosa Houses of Parliament Asia Times Square Hyde Park Empire State Building Jurong Island Central Park Cities Country Continent Places of interest New York

London Rio de Janeiro Singapore
II. Give the opposite of the adjectives, and then fill the superlatives of the opposites into the blanks. Adjective Opposite The superlative new cheap small bad cold unpopular dirty clean 1. Sydney has beaches in the world. 2. Big Ben is bell ever made in England. 3. Sahara Desert is desert in the world. 4. Beijing is
city in China. Smoke from factories causes thick, gray smog in the atmosphere.
5. The playwright William Shakespeare is British writer in the world. 6. Oxford University is university in Britain.
7. Melbourne in Australia is considered the world's city to live in. 8. London is
city in the world. The prices are very high there.
III.Tyler's friend, Mary, lives in San Francisco now. Complete the sentences about her new neighbourhood. Dear Tyler,
San Francisco is great, but it's really noisy. My neighbourhood isn't noisy - it's nice and very (1)
Across the street is a park. Next to my apartment is a big small with a lot of (2) .
Behind the mall is a small store with cool things.
My school is really nice. It's very old. But inside, the computers, desks and classrooms are (3)
I'm really happy in San Francisco. But sometimes I'm (4) - I miss my friends a lot. Write soon!

Mary
IV. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present perfect. read not see not study take visit win 1. The longest book I is The Lord of the Rings. 2. She
the USA three times. Her aunt lives there. 3. I that film. Is it good? 4. I
lots of photos with my camera. 5. They
German before. This is their first year. 6. My team ten matches this year.
V. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect tense.
1. Peter and his brother (learn) English for three years. 2. Mr. Green (play) chess since eight o'clock. 3. It (not rain) since last week. 4. We (not see) our new teacher yet. 5. I (study)
very hard for this examination. 6. My uncle (work)
in this factory for ten years. 7. She (see) this film before. 8. The weather (be) quite good since Christmas. 9. I (have)
this bike since I was a teenager, and I still use it. 10. He (play)
for the football club for several years, but it's time to leave it now.
VI. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense.
1. Be careful! The teacher (look) at you. 2. The boy (learn)
for three years, but he can't understand this letter. 3. How long (you/know) Paul? - I (know) him for five years. 4. (she/feed) the cat yet? 5. We (not see) Lan since we (be) on holiday last summer. 6. (she/finish) her homework yet? 7. (your dog/ever bite) anyone? - Yes, he (bite) the postman last month.
8. Would you like some coffee? I (just/ make) some. 9. (you/ ever be) to Ha Noi?
10. Our school performance (start)
late last Sunday because of the heavy rain.
VII. Read the passage and find the superlative form of these adjectives.
1. cold the coldest 2. bad ___________________ 3. low __________________ 4. wet ___________________ 5. dry __________________ 6. difficult ________________
Antarctica is the coldest place in the world and it has the worst weather. The lowest temperature on record is
-890C. Antarctica is also the wettest and the driest place in the world. How is this possible? It's the wettest place


because 70 per cent of the world's fresh water is in Antarctica and 90 per cent of the world's ice. And it's the
driest because in one place, the Dry Valleys, it never rains or snows. The Dry Valleys is the most difficult place
in the world for plants and animals - nothing can live or grow there.
VIII. Write sentences using comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.
Example: _Nancy/ old/ Mary, but Sarah …
Nancy is older than Mary, but Sarah is the oldest.
1. France/ hot/ Britain, but Spain …
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2. Harry/ intelligent/ Paul, but Robert …
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3. Magazines/ cheap/ books, but newspapers ...
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4. History/ interesting/ science, but music …
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5. Kate/ friendly/ Steve, but Wendy …
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IX. Complete the text with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. One of the (1. nice)
cities I know is Olomouc in the Czech Republic. The (2. good)
thing about the city is that there aren't many tourists. The (3. busy) times are when
people go to work and come home gain. The (4. famous)
place in the Czech Republic is Prague. It is the (5. big)
city and it is where most people go to. Olomouc is one of the (6. difficult)
places to get to from Prague so people visit other towns and cities nearer to Prague.
That's why it's one of the (7. quiet)
cities in the country. What's the (8. bad)
thing about it? It's one of the (9. expensive) cities in the country. C. SPEAKING
I. Complete the following short exchanges with the correct verb tense. Then practise them with your partner. 1. A: Have you ever (try) spaghetti yet? B: No, I , but I'd like to. 2. A: Have you ever (eat) at a Japanese restaurant? B: Yes, I . The food was delicious. 3. A: Have you ever (see) a real tiger? B: Yes, I . I (see) one at the zoo last month. 4. A: Have you ever (be) to a picnic at the beach? B: Yes, I . It was fun. 5. A: (you/ have) breakfast this morning? B: Yes, I . I (eat) bread and eggs.
II. What have you done today? Tick or cross the activities in the table.
Example: "Have you taken a bus today?" - "Yes, I have./ No, I haven't."