Pupil's Book Activities

1 Look and discuss. What can you see?

2 Look at the picture. What do you expect to see in this city?

3 Find north. Then play.

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Read the text quickly and answer the questions. Then listen and read.

1 Which buildings are modern? , ,

2 Which buildings are old? ,

2 Match the words to make compound nouns.

1 sky

2 zebra

3 fly

4 town

5 office

3 Use these words to label the photos.

4 Put the place next to the correct definition.

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1

a place where you can watch sporting events
2

an underground passage, especially one built through a mountain or under a town, road or river
3

a place where people go to study for higher education
4

a place where items are made and produced
5

a figure of a person or an animal which is usually large

5 Make a small statue of yourself.

6 Create a city map to help you remember the new words.

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Listen and sort. Then say the words.

a

an

8 Add more words that start with a vowel to the a group.

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1 Watch the video.

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2 Complete the second conditional sentences.

1 If I (be) you, I (move) to a bigger city.
2 The city (be) really congested with cars if there (not be) a flyover.
3 If my parents (have) more money, they (buy) a bigger flat.
4 I (not like) it if my school (be) at the top of a skyscraper!
5 She (live) in Miami if she (can).
6 If you (not drive), (walk) more?

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Listen and choose.

4 Look at the entries to the environmental competition in 3. Then discuss.

5 Complete the sentences with your ideas from 4.

1 If we created cycle lanes in the city,

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2 If there were fewer cars in the city,

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3 If you put solar panels on the town hall,

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6 Play Chain Game.

1 Look at the story. What’s special about it?

It's a .

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Read and listen. Check your answer to 1.

3 Read the poem again. Then read the diary entries. Draw arrows → to show where each of these events happen in the poem.

4 Imagine what happened to the man or the woman in their first weeks in their new homes. Compare your ideas.

5 Think and discuss.

1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a city?
2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside?
3 Where would you prefer to live?

1 Look at the water features. Which do you like best? Discuss with a partner.

Watch a video about water fountains.

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Read and listen. What does the article say we like to throw into water?

or

3 Read again and answer.

1 What six types of water feature are mentioned in the article?
, , , , , ,

2 Why do we like to see water features in cities?
Water makes a from the straight lines and grey colour of a .

3 Which of these things is not mentioned in the article?

4 Work it out! Compare with a partner.

It pumps in a minute and in an hour.

5 Use your water pump to design a water feature.

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Read and complete with the prepositions of movement. Then listen and check.

Woman: Hi there! I’ve been walking 1 for ages and I can’t find the stadium. Please can you tell me where it is?
Man: Sure! I’d go 2 the park – it’s the quickest way.
Woman: How do I get to the park?
Man: Go 3 this street and 4 the gate over there. Walk 5 the park and through the gate on the opposite side. Go 6 the flyover and you’ll see a big statue in front of you. Go 7 the statue, 8 an office building, and you’ll see the stadium.
Woman: Uh, thank you. Can you write that down for me?