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Task 1. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box.
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1. In Bangkok, there are a lot of __________. Sunan goes to school by _________ .

2. In Mexico, there are a lot of cars on the __________. Going by car is slow. Carmen goes to school by
_______ because it is fast.
3. In New York, Sophia goes to school by __________. There are 468 underground _________ in New York.
4. In Amsterdam, Lars and his friends go to school by _________. There are a lot of bike _________ in
Amsterdam. They are safe because there are no cars.
Task 2. Read the sentences and match the words in bold with their meanings (a–h).
1. The house had been well maintained and was in excellent condition.
2. The room was full of stylish furniture and expensive paintings.
3. The house was elegant and well kept.
4. The house isn’t very secure. We need to change the locks.
5. It’s an old house with a lot of character.
6. The rooms are very spacious with large windows opening out onto balconies.
7. Bel Air is an exclusive suburb of Los Angeles.
8. The area near the harbour has become very fashionable.
a. beautiful, attractive or graceful
b. in a particular physical state, e.g., clean, dirty, messy, etc.
c. attractive in a way that is modern and popular
d. large, with plenty of space to move around
e. a combination of qualities that makes a place different to others
f. so expensive that most people cannot afford it
g. protected so that people cannot get in or out
h. popular at the moment
Task 3. Choose the correct words to complete the text.
Marmalade Lane – Cambridge, UK
Cambridge is one of the most (1) fashionable / character cities in the UK to live in. But price increases have
meant the city has become quite (2) stylish / exclusive and it can be difficult for young people to afford to buy
or rent properties which are (3) in good / of good condition.
Marmalade Lane is Cambridge’s first co-housing community project, and its residents include families with
young children, retired couples, single-person households and young professional couples. The architects have
designed (4) stylish / exclusive houses of different sizes and the houses have their own (5) character / stylish.
The architecture is (6) in terrible condition / elegant and even the smaller houses feel (7) spacious /
fashionable. Residents live in their own houses, which are (8) secure / exclusive, but they share communal
spaces and facilities, like a gym and a laundry. There is also a shared garden and a “common house” where the
community can eat together and socialise.
Task 1. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. The old/ older the children are, the tall/ taller they become.
2. The active/ more active you are, the flexible/ more flexible you get.
3. The dark/ darker it got, the nervous/ more nervous James was.
4. The higher/ high the buildings are, the uglier/ ugly they become.
5. The narrow/ narrower the streets are, heavier/ the heavier the traffic jam gets.
6. Louder/ The louder the music was, angrier/ the angrier Peter became.2
Task 2: Complete the text with the correct form of adjectives.
I stayed with my aunt in the city last summer. She took me to a rooftop restaurant for dinner. When I entered
the lift, I was extremely excited. However, (1. high) ________ the lift got, (2. scared) ________ I became.
Anyway, the food was (3. delicious) ________ any other food I had ever tried. When we nearly finished our
meal, the music band in the restaurant started to play. (4. loud) ________ the music was, (5. comfortable)
________ I felt, so I asked my aunt to leave. On the way home, the traffic seemed a bit (6. heavy) ________
usual, so my aunt decided to take a shortcut. Unfortunately, the more we drove in the small road, (7. narrow)
________ it got. When we got home, it was nearly 11p.m. It was (8. long) ________ time we ever spent on the
same route.
Task 3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the double
comparative structure.
1. James got old. He became wise.
🡪 The _____________________________________________________________.
2. The city was modern. The living standard got high.
🡪 The _____________________________________________________________.
3. The children are young. It is easy for them to remember the lesson.
🡪 The _____________________________________________________________.
4. The hotel is expensive. Its services are good.
🡪 The _____________________________________________________________.
Read the article about green spaces in the city and do the tasks that follow.
Bringing the countryside into the city centre
[Student architect Alan Clark talks about parks around the world]
Most people in the world live in cities. But city life isn’t always great – it’s often too hot to
spend time outside in the summer, there’s pollution from traffic and there are signs everywhere
saying that people can’t ride skateboards or bikes. However, green spaces can bring the
countryside into city centres and really make people’s lives better.
I played in my local park as a child, but I never thought about how important it was to me.
Then, at sixteen, my uncle invited me to stay with him in Valencia during the school holidays
and took me to the Jardín del Turia. This amazing park is over seven kilometres long and until
1986 it was just empty land after the river flooded the whole city. It now has space for
walking, social areas for chatting and even a playground for kids. You don’t have to pay to use
it, so everyone can enjoy it. People who live nearby are healthier and happier and love their
city park.
I started reading about other exciting green spaces and found the High Line in New York. This
was an old railway line, ten metres above the city, and is now a colourful park with flowers
and wild areas, and amazing views over the city. The city government was worried it would be
expensive to build and no one would use it. However, it was popular from day one. As well as
New Yorkers, it attracts thousands of tourists, and the money they spend in the city more than
pays for it. Local people work with city gardeners to keep it tidy.
The Underpass Park in Toronto is on land under road bridges, which was covered in rubbish
before. You don’t see it as you drive past, so it’s a special, secret place. It’s also peaceful, as
you can’t hear the traffic above. Because the road gives it a roof, people can use it in all
weather and it’s lovely and cool in the summer. It doesn’t have much natural light, but mirrors
on the ‘walls’ solve this problem. Mainly teenagers use it, and because they feel it’s theirs, they
know they must keep it clean and they mustn’t leave rubbish.
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

1. What is the writer doing in the first paragraph?
A. Explaining how his work as an architect helps to make cities better.
B. Telling people about the dangers of pollution in cities.
C. Explaining the need for green spaces in cities.
D. Giving advice to people on how to build new parks in their city.
2. Alan first became interested in parks while he was _____________.
A. visiting a relative
B. playing in his local park
C. studying at school
D. working with his uncle
3. What do we learn about the High Line in New York?
A. Not many people used it at first.
B. There are sometimes too many tourists.
C. It is quite expensive for the city.
D. People who live nearby help to look aﬅer it.
4. How does Alan feel about the Underpass Park?
A. He is disappointed that it doesn’t get much natural light.
B. He is glad that people of different ages use it.
C. He is worried that people might leave rubbish there.
D. He is pleased that people can’t see it from the main roads.
5. Which best describes Alan’s opinion about green spaces in cities?
A. They’re nice, but they aren’t as good as the real countryside.
B. They are a good way to use empty land and can bring lots of benefits to people.
C. They are expensive to build, and they can cause problems.
D. They make cities look more attractive, but people don’t always use them.
Exercise 2. Match the adjectives to describe places in bold in the article with their
meanings.
1. with nothing in it: _____________
2. growing in a natural way, not like a garden: _____________
3. with lots of different colours: _____________
4. where people can meet and be together: _____________
5. away from the heat of the sun: _____________
6. not busy and with no noise: _____________

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Task 1. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box.

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1. In Bangkok, there are a lot of __. Sunan goes to school by _ .

Task 1. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

Bringing the countryside into the city centre

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

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