Practica: ciudad y personas

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CITIES AND PEOPLE

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1 Warm-upDo you live in a city? What is it like?

2 -City places and sights

Match the words to the pictures of things you find in a city.a bridge a cathedral a fountain a palace a skyscraper a square a statue a tower1________________ 2________________ 3_______________ 4_______________5____________ 6___________ 7________________ 8________________Now, answer the questions below about the pictures. 1. Which place usually has a market? 2. Which is the best place to hear bells? 3. What can you throw coins into? 4. Which place is a home for kings and queens?

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1. a tower 2. a fountain 3. a cathedral 4. a statue 5. a skyscraper 6. a square 7. a palace 8. a bridge

1. a square 2. a cathedral 3. a fountain 4. a palace

3 _City jobs

Match the columns to make sentences

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1. A courier −→ delivers parcels. 2. A taxi driver −→ takes people to where they want to go. 3. A construction worker −→ builds buildings. 4. A police officer −→ protects people. 5. A firefighter −→ puts out fires. 6. A tour guide −→ shows tourists the city.

4 _City streets

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Match the numbers on the pictures to the names of things you find in city streets

1_________ 2____________ 3_____________ 4_____________ 5___________6___________ 7______________ 8___________ 9_________ 10__________a bench a graffiti traffic lights a cycle lane a pavement a lamppost a zebra crossing a rubbish bin a sign a bus stop

1_traffic lights 2_a zebra crossing 3- a cycle lane 4- a bench 5-a graffiti 6_a sign 7-a pavement 8-a lamppost 9-a rubbish bin 10-a bus stop

1. F - It is a pirates theme park. 2. T 3. F - You can only use it in November. 4. F - You can’t use it with any other vouchers. 5. T 6. T

5_ Describing a city

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1. expensive 2. crowded 3. touristy 4. polluted 5. fantastic 6. lively

Choose the best adjective to complete each of the sentences below.crowded expensive fantastic lively polluted touristy1. The city was very_____________ . Public transport cost a lot of money. 2. During the summer, Paris is really_________ .You have to wait a long time to visit popular sights.3. Venice is very_______ . There are a lot of souvenir shops and expensive restaurants. 4. There are a lot of factories in the city so it’s very____________ . 5. The trip was__________ .The city is beautiful and romantic. 6. Tokyo is very___________ . The bars and clubs stay open all night

1. d 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. b

6 -Jobs and buildings in the city

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1. b 2. e 3. c 4. h 5. g 6. f 7. a 8. d

Match the people to the buildings where they work.

1. d 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. b

7 _World city populations

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1. wildlife 2. floor 3. rare 4. card 5. receipt 6. rest 7. cloakroom 8. opposite

You are going to find out the population of the world’s largest cities.Match the questions to the answers. Read the questions and answers in pairs. 1. What position is Paris for world’s largest cities? a. 11,101,000. 2. What is the population of Paris? b. 23rd. 3. What language is spoken in Paris? c. French.

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1. d 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. b

1. b 2. a 3.c

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1. wildlife 2. floor 3. rare 4. card 5. receipt 6. rest 7. cloakroom 8. opposite

1. d 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. b

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1. wildlife 2. floor 3. rare 4. card 5. receipt 6. rest 7. cloakroom 8. opposite

1. d 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. b