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11 It’s a really nice city.

1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Singapore Chicago

1. Prices are high in Singapore. Everything is very expensive there.

(cheap / expensive / noisy)

2. Chicago has amazing skyscrapers right next to a gorgeous lake. It’s a really city.
(beautiful / cheap / quiet)

3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty .

(boring / nice / interesting)

4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. It’s not very late at night.
(hot / interesting / safe)

5. The streets in this city are always full of people, cars, and buses. It’s a very city.
(spacious / crowded / relaxing)

2 Choose the correct questions to complete this conversation.

What’s the weather like?

Is it big?
Is the nightlife exciting?
✓ What’s your hometown like?

A: What’s your hometown like?

B: My hometown? It’s a pretty nice place, and the people are very friendly.
A:
B: No, it’s fairly small, but it’s not too small.
A:
B: The winter is wet and really cold. It’s very nice in the summer, though.
A:
B: No! It’s really boring. There are no good restaurants or nightclubs.

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3 Choose the correct conjunctions and rewrite the sentences.

Grammar note: And, but , though , and however

Use and for additional information.

It’s an exciting city, and the weather is great.
Use but, though, and however for contrasting information.
It’s very safe during the day, but it’s pretty dangerous at night.
The summers are hot. The evenings are fairly cold, though.
It is a fairly large city. It’s not too interesting, however.

Colorado Dubai Hong Kong

1. Colorado is beautiful in the summer. It’s a great place to go hiking. (and / but)
Colorado is beautiful in the summer, and it’s a great place to go hiking.

2. Dubai is a very nice place. The summers are terribly hot. (and / though)

3. Hong Kong is an exciting city. It’s a fun place to sightsee. (and / however)

4. My hometown has some great restaurants. It’s not a good place for shopping. (and / but)

5. Our hometown is somewhat ugly. It has some beautiful old homes. (and / however)

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4 Check (✓) if these sentences need a or an. Then write a or an in the correct places.

Grammar note: A and an

Use a or an with (adverb +) adjective + singular noun.

It has a fairly new park. It’s an old city.
Don’t use a or an with (adverb +) adjective.
It’s fairly new. It’s old.

a
1. ✓ London has very famous Ferris wheel.
^
2. Restaurants are very cheap in Ecuador.
3. Brisbane is clean city.
4. The buildings in Florence are really beautiful.
5. Apartments are very expensive in Hong Kong.
6. Sapporo is very cold city in the winter.
7. Beijing’s museums are really excellent.
8. Mumbai is exciting place to visit.

5 Complete the description of Paris with is or has.

PARIS: City of Light

Paris France’s biggest city. pretty cold in the winter. It
It a very lively city with an a popular city with foreign tourists and
interesting history. It a city millions of visitors a year. The
of interesting buildings and churches, and it city famous for its fashion and
many beautiful parks. It also many excellent stores. Paris
some of the best museums in convenient trains and buses
the world. Paris nice weather that cross the city, so it easy for
most of the year, but it tourists to get around.

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6 From city to city

A Scan the webpage. Where is each city?

SEOUL QUITO RABAT

Seoul was founded in 18 BCE. Rabat is located on the
It is South Korea’s capital Atlantic Ocean. It was
and today has a population founded in 1146. Although
of 10.5 million people. Seoul Rabat is the capital of
is famous for producing Morocco, its population is
popular music and films that only about 580,000 people.
are very well known in Asia, The weather is cool at night
Latin America, and the Middle with hot days in the summer
East. The city is surrounded by and mild days in the winter.
mountains and located on the Quito sits 2,850 meters Mawazine, a famous world
Han River. It has an excellent above sea level and is the music festival, takes place
transportation system that highest capital city in the in Rabat in the spring. You
can take you to 115 museums, world. Its population is 2.6 can visit the Kasbah, an
monuments, parks, and music million people. The city is old fortress, and enjoy the
festivals throughout the city. located near the equator in architecture, gardens, and
The best time to visit Seoul the country of Ecuador (which the view of the ocean. Rabat’s
is in the fall and the spring. means “equator” in Spanish). outdoor markets sell beautiful
Winters can be quite cold and Quito’s downtown center, one handmade goods. Explore
summers very hot. of the most beautiful in the the city and enjoy a delicious
Americas, has not changed Moroccan meal!
much since the Spanish
founded the city in 1534. On
a day trip from Quito, you can
go walking in the mountains
and visit a volcano there.
Because of the city’s elevation
and location on the equator,
the weather there is pleasant
all year.

B Read the webpage and complete the chart.

City Date founded Population Attractions

Seoul

Quito

Rabat

C Complete the sentences.

1. and have music festivals.
2. is the capital city with the smallest population.
3. is the oldest capital city.
4. has the capital city with the highest altitude.

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7 Complete the sentences. Use phrases from the box.

shouldn’t miss can take

✓ should see shouldn’t stay
can get shouldn’t walk

1. You should see the new

zoo. It’s very interesting.
2. You near the
airport. It’s too noisy.
3. You the
museum. It has some new exhibits.
4. You a bus
tour of the city if you like.
5. You alone at
night. It’s too dangerous.
6. You a taxi if
you’re out late.

8 Complete the conversation with should or shouldn’t and I or you.

A: I’m taking my vacation in Japan. What B: Yes, . It’s very

should I do there? interesting, and the hot springs are fantastic.
B: miss Kyoto, A: take a lot of money
the old capital city. There are a lot of with me?
beautiful old buildings. For example, B: No, . You can use the
see the Ryoanji ATMs in Japan.
Temple. A: So when go there?
A: Sounds great. Hakone is very popular, too. B: In the spring or the fall. You can see the cherry
go there? blossoms or the fall colors.

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9 Ask questions about a place you want to visit. Use can, should, or shouldn’t.

1. the time to visit

What time of year should I visit?
2. things to see and do there

3. things not to do

4. special foods to try

5. fun things to buy

6. other interesting things to do

10 Rewrite the sentences. Think of another way to express each sentence using
the words given.

1. It’s a polluted city.

It isn’t a clean city. (not clean)
2. You really should visit the new aquarium.
(not miss)
3. Apartments are not cheap in my country.
(extremely expensive)
4. This neighborhood is not noisy at all.
(very quiet)
5. When should we visit the city?
(a good time)

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12 It’s important to get rest.

1 Any suggestions?

A Check (✓) the best advice for each health problem.

1. a backache 2. a bad cold 3. a burn

✓ use a heating pad see a dentist take a multivitamin

get some exercise go to bed and rest put it under cold water

drink herbal tea go swimming drink warm milk

4. a headache 5. an insect bite 6. sore muscles

take some vitamin C apply anti-itch cream drink lots of hot water

take some pain use eyedrops take some cold

medicine medicine
drink lots of liquids
take a cough drop use some ointment

B Write a question about each problem in part A. Then write answers using the words from the box.
Use the advice in part A or your own ideas.

It’s important . . . It’s sometimes helpful . . . It’s a good idea . . .

1. A: What should you do for a backache?

B: It’s sometimes helpful to use a heating pad.
2. A:
B:
3. A:
B:
4. A:
B:
5. A:
B:
6. A:
B:

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2 Rewrite these sentences. Give advice using it’s important . . . ,

it’s a good idea . . . , or it’s sometimes helpful . . . .

Grammar note: Negative ininitives

Problem Advice Negative ininitive

For the lu, don’t exercise a lot. For the lu, it’s a good idea not to exercise a lot.

1. For a toothache, don’t eat cold foods.

For a toothache, it’s important not to eat cold foods.
2. For a sore throat, don’t talk too much.

3. For a burn, don’t put ice on it.

4. For insomnia, don’t drink coffee at night.

5. For a fever, don’t get out of bed.

3 Check (✓) three health problems you have had. Write what you did for each one.
Use the remedies below or your own remedies.

Health problems
a cough a backache
a headache the hiccups
insomnia a sunburn
a cold stress

Some remedies
take some pain medicine
get some medicine from the drugstore
use some lotion
put some ointment on it
take some cough drops
see my doctor/dentist
go to bed
do nothing

Example: Yesterday, I had a bad headache, so I took some pain medicine.

1.
2.
3.

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4 Learning to laugh

A Scan the article. Check (✓) the sentence that is the better summary of the article.

People who laugh at least once a day live longer than people who don’t.
Laughter has important health beneits for your body.

LAUGH IT OFF
Have you laughed today? If so, you probably did Dr. Kataria has found that the body responds
a good thing for your health. well just to the physical act of laughing.
Psychologists now consider laughing to be an Dr. Annette Goodheart was one of the irst
important practice for good health. Laughter doctors in the U.S. to promote laughter for
is known to reduce stress, improve the body’s health. In her book Laughter Therapy: How to
ability to ight disease, and make life happier Laugh About Everything in Your Life That is
and more interesting. It adds to the pleasure we Not Really Funny, she writes, “Everyone usually
get from other people and the enjoyment other knows what they think is funny or can laugh at.
people get from us. But I help people laugh about things that aren’t
Dr. Madan Kataria, the founder of Laughter Yoga, funny and support them in re-balancing and
discovered that laughter does not have to be resolving their pain.”
real to be good for the body. In Laughter Yoga, People who say that laughter is the best
people combine yoga breathing with laughter medicine might be right. A laugh a day keeps
exercises in a group. This allows people to the doctor away!
practice laughing without the presence of humor.

B Check (✓) True or False.

True False

1. Laughter can help the body ight disease.

2. The more you laugh, the more other people like you.

3. Laughter is healthier for you if it is real.

4. Psychologists believe it is healthy to laugh at all situations.

5. Dr. Goodheart helped patients focus only on funny things.

C Describe a time you laughed hard at something. How did you feel afterward?

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5 What do you suggest?

A Complete the word map with medicines from the list.

anti-itch cream ✓ herbal tea pain medicine

bandages insect spray shaving cream
eyedrops muscle ointment

BOTTLE BOX
herbal tea

CONTAINERS

TUBE CAN

B What should these people buy? Give advice. Use the containers and medicine from part A.
1. Danielle is having trouble sleeping.
She should buy a box of herbal tea.
2. Simon has a bad headache.

3. Maria’s shoulders are sore after her workout.

4. There may be mosquitoes where Brenda’s camping.

5. Sam has a cut on his hand.

6. Graciela has dry, itchy skin on her feet.

7. Nathan cut his chin when he shaved with soap and water.

8. Sally’s eyes are red and itchy.

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