Grammar and Vocabulary 5A

5A In the city
1 Complete the sentences with words in the box.

art gallery cathedral clock fountain Museum park stadium statue tower

1 The National Gallery is 2 Santiago Bernabeu 3 La Fontana di Trevi is a 4 I think Michelangelo’s

a famous art gallery is the football famous in David is a beautiful
in London. of the Rome. .
Real Madrid team.

5 Notre-Dame is a very 6 Big Ben is a large 7 Central Park is a cool 8 The Pergamon
famous in with in New in Berlin
Paris. a . York. has many old objects.

2 Complete the dialogues with the comparative or as…as form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 2

I don’t know which jumper to buy! Where are we going on holiday? I don’t
want to go to a city. My friend, James, said
Snowdonia is amazing.
Well, I think the black jumper is 1 nicer
(nice) than the white jumper.
It can be cold in Snowdonia. What about St Ives
in Cornwall? The weather is 5
But it isn’t 2 (long) the white (sunny) than Snowdonia. It’s also beautiful.
jumper. The black jumper is really short.

That’s true, but the white jumper is also But Snowdonia is just 6
3
(expensive) than the black one. (beautiful) St Ives – the views from the tops
of the mountains are fantastic. The activities
in Snowdonia are 7 (good) than
Yes…and I don’t have a lot of money St Ives, too. We can go cycling and kayaking!
right now.

And look! The material is quite thin. The Well, I really want to go to the beach! St Ives
black jumper is 4 (warm) than is 8 (interesting) than Snowdonia.
the white one. It’s got cool art galleries and museums.

That’s true. And it is pretty. I’ll get it! OK, you’re right. St Ives would be cool.

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Communication 5A
5A In the city
Student A
Complete the questions with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. Ask Student B your
questions and read the options. Then answer Student B’s questions. Give reasons for your answers.
1 Which is more difficult (difficult)?
Maths History
2 Which of these makes you (happy)?
a new phone your friends
3 Which is a (good) place to spend an afternoon?
a park a shopping centre
4 Which do you find (interesting)?
video games films
5 Which is (tasty)?
cake ice cream
6 Which is a (big) problem?
losing your bag losing your phone
7 Which is (scary)?
spiders snakes
8 Which is (bad)?
getting bad marks fighting with a friend
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Student B
Complete the questions with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. Answer Student A’s
questions. Give reasons for your answers. Then ask Student A your questions and read the options.
1 Which is more exciting (exciting)?
going kayaking going to a concert
2 Which is (good)?
a hot chocolate on a cold day a cold milkshake on a hot day
3 What’s (important) to you?
your phone your clothes
4 Which subject is (easy) for you?
Art PE
5 Which month is usually (hot) in your country?
July August
6 Which day of the week is (nice) for you?
Friday Sunday
7 Which do you think is (beautiful)?
a tiger an elephant
8 Which of these things is (bad) in your opinion?
going shopping for clothes alone going shopping for clothes with other people

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Grammar and Vocabulary 5B
5B In the country
1 Complete the dialogue with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Gemma A mug? That’s 1 the most boring (boring) present in the world. Laura will hate you.
Anna Yeah? Well, your 2 (good) idea was a backpack. That’s boring, too!
Gemma What about a T-shirt? I like this red one, it’s 3 (nice) thing in the shop.
Anna It’s also 4
(expensive) thing in the shop. Do you like this grey T-shirt?
Gemma No! It’s horrible!
Anna OK, how about a phone case? Look, this one has got a photo
of Drake on it.
Gemma Hmm...
Anna I’m sure she’ll like it. Laura is 5 (big) fan of Drake I know.
Gemma Exactly. I think she’s already got a Drake phone case.
Anna She’s 6 (difficult) person in the world to buy presents for!
Gemma Look, Anna, let’s get her the red T-shirt. We both liked it.
Anna Well, if you really think she’ll love it...
Gemma Definitely! Laura really is 7 (lucky) girl in our class.
The two of you got me a book for my birthday…
Anna Let’s just get the T-shirt before I change my mind!

2 Write questions with the superlative form of the adjectives.

1 What / long / river / Europe?
What is the longest river in Europe?
2 What / short / river / Europe?

3 What / high / mountain / Europe?

4 What / popular / museum / Europe?

5 What / cold / country / Europe?

6 What / hot / country / Europe?

7 What / old / capital city / Europe?

8 What / small / city / Europe?

3 Look at the answers to the questions in exercise 2. Match the questions and answers.

Mount Elbrus Russia Athens River Ombla

The Louvre River Volga 1 Malta Vatican City

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Communication 5B
5B In the country
Quiz A
Work with a partner. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Then
answer the questions.
1 Which is the deepest (deep) lake in the world?
a Lake Tanganyika (between Tanzania, Congo and Zambia) b Lake Baikal (Russia)
2 Which is (long) road in the world?
a the Pan-American Highway (USA) b Highway 1 (Australia)
3 Which is (dangerous) way of travelling?
a by car b by motorbike
4 Which is (large) palace in the world?
a Royal Palace (Madrid, Spain) b Imperial Palace (Beijing, China)
5 Which is (loud) animal in the world?
a a sperm whale b a lion
6 Which of these animals is (heavy) land animal in the world?
a an elephant b a rhino
7 Which is (wet) place in the world?
a Mount Waialeale (Hawaii) b Mawsynram (India)
8 Where is (short) street in the world?
a Scotland b Wales

Work with another pair. Listen to their answers and correct any incorrect answers.
1 Madagascar 3 Qinghai–Tibet, in China 6 Neptune
2 The Capitoline Museum, 4 Newfoundland, Canada 7 New Zealand
in Rome, opened in 1471 5 Lions 8 France
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Quiz B
Work with a partner. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Then
answer the questions.
1 Which of these islands is the biggest (big)?
a Great Britain b Madagascar
2 When did (old) public museum in the world open?
a in 1471 b in 1571
3 Which is (high) train line in the world?
a Qinghai–Tibet (China) b PeruRail (Peru)
4 Where is (foggy) place in the world?
a Aberdeen (The UK) b Newfoundland (Canada)
5 Which animal is (fast)?
a a lion b a kangaroo
6 Which planet is (cold)?
a Neptune b Jupiter
7 Which country is (far) from the UK?
a Philippines b New Zealand
8 Which of these countries is (popular) to visit?
a China b France

Work with another pair. Listen to their answers and correct any incorrect answers.
1 Lake Baikal, in Russia 4 The Imperial Palace in 6 Elephants
2 The Pan-American Highway Beijing, China 7 Mawsynram, in India
3 Motorbike 5 Sperm whales 8 Scotland

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Grammar and Vocabulary 5C
5C Out and about
1 Read the sentences and label the people and buildings in pictures A and B.
Picture A
a Phil is between Natasha and
2 3 Mara.
1 b Trey is behind Phil.
c Natasha is standing next to
the statue.
4 5 d Mara is in front of Ella.
1
e Rowan is sitting in front of
2
Mara.
3 6
4
5
6

Picture B
a The hotel is on the corner of
1 Highgate Road. It’s opposite
the museum.
1 2
2
b There’s a shoe shop on the
3 3 corner of Highgate Road and
4 Park Road.
5 c There’s a supermarket on
Highgate Road. It’s next to
4
5 the sweet shop.
d There’s a café in the middle
of Park Square.
e There’s a pet shop near Park
Road. It’s opposite Park Square.

2 Complete the texts about famous attractions with a / an, the or – (nothing).
1 1
The Statue of Liberty was
2
present from France to the United States.
3 4
It’s on island, called Liberty Island, and it’s one of most popular
5
things to see in New York. To get to it, you need to get on ship from Battery
6 7
Park. There’s museum at the bottom of statue. You can then go
8
up statue and look at New York from the top.

2 1 2 3
Great Wall of China is most famous monument in China.
Great Wall is more than 21,000 kilometres long. It’s got some parts that you can visit from Beijing –
4 5
capital of China. The Great Wall is very popular place for tourists,
6 7
so there are always lots of people there. It’s a good idea to go on tour
8
and find out about why people built Wall and how they did it.

3 1 2 3
Eiffel Tower is one of most popular places to visit in
4
world. When you see it in photo, you know immediately what and where it is.
5 6
Gustave Eiffel, engineer, designed it. Some people said that it was
7
ugly pile of metal and they didn’t want it in their city! But now people in Paris
8
love it. You can go up to top and see Paris. It’s really magical at night!

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Communication 5C
5C Out and about
Student A
Work in pairs. Look at your map of a city. Ask Student B about the places in the box and label them on your map.
Then answer your partner’s questions.

cathedral museum statue supermarket

CANARY ROAD

shopping centre
MAIN STREET

HILL ROAD
Harris
palace
Square hotel art gallery

fountain cinema
tourist information
DENMARK STREET
zoo
STATION ROAD

Victoria Park

PARK LANE
bank

train station tower

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Student B
Work in pairs. Look at your map of a city. Answer your partner’s questions. Then ask Student A about the places
in the box and label them on your map.

cinema fountain tourist information tower

CANARY ROAD

shopping centre
MAIN STREET

HILL ROAD

Harris museum
cathedral art gallery palace
Square hotel

supermarket

MAIN STREET
zoo
STATION ROAD

Victoria Park
PARK LANE

bank

train station statue

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Everyday English Asking for and giving directions 5
Student A Student B

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1 Work with a partner. Listen to Student B and 1 Work with a partner. Listen to Student A and
complete the dialogues. complete the dialogues.

1 Excuse me, could you tell me how 1

, could you tell me how
to get to the Capitol cinema? the Capitol cinema?

. Can you see Certainly. Can you see that

that over there? statue over there?
Yes. .

at the statue Turn right at the statue and

and go on. The cinema is go on. The cinema is at the
of the street. end of the street.
Thanks a lot. .

. You’re welcome.

2 2 Excuse me, how do I find

Excuse me, how
the nearest supermarket? the nearest supermarket?

Go up this street and at Go up this and

the top, turn left. , turn left.

OK. Thanks!
OK. !

Oh, wait… Right! Oh, wait… !

Turn right! Turn !
Are you sure?
sure?

Yes. Can you see the cinema over Yes. Can you see the over
there? The supermarket is next to it. there? The supermarket is it.

2 Practise the dialogues with Student B. 2 Practise the dialogues with Student A.

3 Work with Student B. Which maps match the 3 Work with Student A. Which maps match the
two dialogues? Write a new dialogue using the two dialogues? Write a new dialogue using the
other map. other map.

A B A B

cinema cinema

supermarket supermarket supermarket supermarket

C C
cinema cinema

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Pronunciation 5
Sounding polite
1 Work with a partner. Take turns to read the sentences. For each sentence, draw an arrow going up if your
voice goes up, or down if your voice goes down.

1 Can you tell me how to get to Oxford Street, please?

2 I need to get to the bus stop. Where is it?
3 Excuse me? Could you give me directions to Abbey Road, please?
4 Thanks a lot. I can see it from here.
5 The supermarket is next to the cinema. Can you see it?
6 Can you see that statue? It’s next to it.

2 e 014 Listen, check and repeat.

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Sounding polite
1 Work with a partner. Take turns to read the sentences. For each sentence, draw an arrow going up if your
voice goes up, or down if your voice goes down.

1 Can you tell me how to get to Oxford Street, please?

2 I need to get to the bus stop. Where is it?
3 Excuse me? Could you give me directions to Abbey Road, please?
4 Thanks a lot. I can see it from here.
5 The supermarket is next to the cinema. Can you see it?
6 Can you see that statue? It’s next to it.

2 e 014 Listen, check and repeat.

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Sounding polite
1 Work with a partner. Take turns to read the sentences. For each sentence, draw an arrow going up if your
voice goes up, or down if your voice goes down.

1 Can you tell me how to get to Oxford Street, please?

2 I need to get to the bus stop. Where is it?
3 Excuse me? Could you give me directions to Abbey Road, please?
4 Thanks a lot. I can see it from here.
5 The supermarket is next to the cinema. Can you see it?
6 Can you see that statue? It’s next to it.

2 e 014 Listen, check and repeat.

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Culture 5
Two national parks
1 Label the photos with the correct national park.

Snowdonia Yellowstone

1 2

2 Where can you see or do these things? Write Y for Yellowstone and S for Snowdonia or B for both.
1 Watch geysers Y 5 Watch eagles
2 Travel by horse 6 Visit an active volcano
3 Travel by llama 7 Travel by mountain train
4 Go climbing, kayaking, cycling or hiking 8 Watch bison

3 e 015 Listen to Sam talking to Maya about his holiday in the Lake District. Look at the photos and listen.
Which activities does Sam do on his holiday? Tick the photos.

4 e 015 Listen again. Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F). Correct the false sentences.

1 F The Lake District is in the south of England. It’s in the north of England.
2 Climbing Scafell Pike was difficult because it was so hot.
3 Lake Windermere is the biggest lake in the Lake District.
4 Sam didn’t fall in the water a lot when he was windsurfing.
5 Sam’s favourite water activity was canoeing.
6 There are 16 lakes in the Lake District.
7 Sam didn’t enjoy the Treetop Trek.
8 Sam doesn’t think Maya could climb to the top of the climbing wall.

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Culture video 5
The Grand Canyon 5 What activity can visitors do on the Colorado River?

1 Look at the photo below. What do you know about

this place?

4 Match the sentences (1–5) below to the photos (a–e).

1 You can explore the park on foot.

2 Visitors can go rafting down the river.

3 The best way to see the canyon is on a helicopter

trip.

4 You can take a trip on the beautiful Grand Canyon

Steam Train.

5 You can rent a bike at the Grand Canyon visitor

centre.
2 Choose the correct words. Watch the video and
check your answers. a b

1 There are 58 / 85 National Parks in the USA.

2 The Grand Canyon National Park is in Arizona /

Arkansas.

3 The park is nearly 500 km2 / 5,000 km2 in size.

c d
4 The Grand Canyon became a National Park
in 1919 / 1990.

5 Around six / sixty million tourists visit the park

every year.

6 On average, the Colorado River is 19 / 90 metres

wide. e

3 Watch the video and answer the questions.

1 Where is Arizona?

5 Do you think National Parks are a good idea? Why /

Why not? What famous parks are there in your
2 Where can you learn about the canyon’s history? country?

3 Can you name two types of transport you can take

at the Grand Canyon?

4 How deep is the Colorado River on average?

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Song 5
Destination Anywhere, The Commitments
1 Read the song lyrics. Underline the adjectives. What do you think this song is about?

2 e 016 Choose the correct words. Then listen to the song and check.

Destination Anywhere CHORUS

Glossary:
Said to 1 a / the man at 2 a / the railroad station Destination anywhere ain’t = slang for ‘am
‘I want 3 a / the ticket, just for one’ East or west, I don’t care not’, ‘is not’ or
He said, ‘Well, if you insist. Where you wanna go, Destination anywhere ‘has not’
Miss?’ East or west, I don’t care
Destination anywhere
CHORUS
East or west, I don’t care
Oh, destination anywhere Destination anywhere
East or west, I don’t care East or west, I don’t care
You see my baby don’t love me no more
This old world ain’t got no back door
He looked at me with 4 a / the funny face and said
‘Are you sure you wanna go just anyplace?’
I said, ‘If you ever loved someone, 5 a / the way
I loved that man
Surely Mr. Ticket Agent, you should understand.’
CHORUS
’Cause if it did, it would swing both ways
And we’d go back to happy yesterdays
When I loved him tenderly
And all he needed was me
As I stared through 6 a / the window of the train
I thought I heard my baby call my name
But it was just the conductor saying
‘Which stop would you prefer?’

3 e 016 Listen to the song again and match the underlined words in the sentences (1–4) with the meanings (a–d).

1 Where you wanna go, Miss? a because

2 You see my baby don’t love me no more. b want to
3 This old world ain’t got no back door. c anymore / now
4 ‘Cause if it did, it would swing both ways. d doesn’t have a

4 How do you think the writer felt when they wrote this song? Why?

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