Beautiful lakes

b Make sentences about the places with There's or There are. There's a famous desert in the south of Spain.

Grammar I modifiers

4 a GTSListen and complete the sentences with quite, really, very or not very.

1 It's_______ hot and dry.

2 The south is________ cold.

3 It's_______ popular now

with people from other countries.

4 It's_______ busy and noisy,

and it's_______ friendly.

bWrite the correct modifiers next to the thermometer.

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See Reference page 53

5 Make sentences. Russia/big Russia is very big.

1 New Zealand/big

2 Mount Everest/high

3 The Pyrenees/high

4 Mexico City/busy

5 Canada/cold

6 Britain/cold

5.3

Vocabulary I adjectives to describe places

6 a Which adjectives can we use with desert? Look at the word map and add two adjectives from the box.

Hot

beautiful busy cold dry famous green high hot huge noisy popular

b Make word maps for mountain, island, forest, beach and city.

Pronunciation

7 a CSD Listen and answer the questions.

river desert

1 How many syllables do the words have?

2 Is the second syllable strong or weak?

Lifelong learning-

Use your dictionary...

to find how many syllables there are in a word, two: mountain three: mic*ro*wave

b GTO Look at the words in the box. Mark the syllables and underline the strong syllable.

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riv/er d_es/ert

centre island japan Poland China

с Listen and check your answers.

Speaking

8 a Write answers to these questions. Use the How to box to help you.

1 Where do you live?

2 What kind of landscape is there in your country? Where is it?

3 Which parts of your country do you like/not like?

describe where you live

bIn pairs use your answers to describe where you live and your country. Then describe where a friend lives, or another country.

Writing 9

aRead the email and answer the questions. Are there mountains in Australia? Yes, there are. They're in the south.

1 What is there in the north of Australia?

2 Where are the deserts in Australia?

3 Is there a big city in the west?

4 Where are the famous beaches?

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Hi Fran

opening sentence closing sentence starting the email (greeting) ending the email

Thanks for your email. I'm so glad that you want to come to Australia. It's a very interesting country, with lots to see. I come from Sydney, in the east of Australia. There are a lot of big cities in the east. But now I live in Perth, in the west. Perth is also a big city with lots of shops, and it's got some lovely squares. The Great Barrier Reef is in the north of the country and there are some very nice beaches there. There are deserts in the centre and in the east there are some long, wide rivers and famous beaches. We've also got mountains in the south. You see, Australia is very good for holidays. I hope you can come this yearl

Best wishes Monica

bMatch these expressions from the email to their purpose.

1 Hi Fran a

2 Thanks for your email, b

3 I hope you can с come this year!

ц Best wishes d

Say where you live	I'm from... 1 live in...
Describe the landscape	There are... in the southfarth of...
Give your opinion	1 like/don't like... because...

10 Write an email to a friend about your country.

1 Look at your answers to Ex. 8a. Which information do you want to put in the email?

2 Use and and but to join sentences.

3 In groups, read each other's emails. Add to the information if possible.

aThis is your new apartment. What do you think you need? Use a dictionary and choose ten things.

armchair □ bedQ bookshelves □ CD player О coffee machine Q computer Q cupboard □ deskD dining table and chairs □ DVD player □ 1атрП microwave П phone with answering machine Q sofa Ц television П vacuum cleaner Q video I I washing machine Q

bCompare your list with a partner. Agree on ten important things and put the things in order l-io (i = very useful, ю = not very useful).

Furnishing an apartment

1Look at the photo. What has the apartment got? What hasn't it got?

SUPPLIER

Cost

5 Communication

aWork in groups of three. You can buy things for your apartment but you've only got €i,ooo!

Student A: you have information from the Internet. Turn to page 126.

Student B: you have a catalogue. Turn to page 129. Student C: you have information from a local shop. Look at the bottom of this page.

bWhen you finish, compare your list with other groups.

Student C: you have this information from a local shop.

Davis Electrical

You each have information from a different place. You can talk about your information but you can't show it to your partners. Talk about the things you want for your apartment, compare the prices and complete the shopping list of the things you want to buy and their cost. Remember you only have €i,ooo!

Home cinema Combination

(DVD and flatscreen TV) DVD player and TV

Japanese large TV Washing

and video combination machine

Vacuum cleancr

CD player Italian coffee machine

Digital phono and answering machine

Are there any sofas in your list? How much do they cost? What have we got now?

Modifiers

5 Reference

there is/there are

	Singular	Plural
О	There's... (There is)	There are...
о	There isn't... (There is not)	There aren't... (There are not)
о	Is there...?	Are there...?
	Yes, there is./ No, there isn't.	Yes, there are./ No, there aren't.

Use there is (+ a singular noun) and there are (+ a plural noun) to talk about people or things for the first time. We often use them to describe places. Use there's, there isn't and there aren't when you speak.