4® CS aU Merete) PRACTICAL ENGLISH DIRECTIONS 4M Listen to Allie talking to the hotel receptionist. Order the directions 1-5. Its the third street on the left. Go straight ahead, down Sutter Stret. Go out of the hotel and tun left. o Union Square will be right in front of you. CI ‘Tum left at Stockton. ASKING FOR INFORMATION a AIS Cover the dialogue and listen. Where does Allie want to go? How is she going to get there? Mark the route from Union Square on the map. SYOu say YOU HEAR Can you recommend ‘good museum? Well srstoxta is fantastic. Sorry? Where did you say? srMoma. The San Francisco —__ _ of Modern Art. Where is it? On Street. How far is it from Union Square? Not far It's just a Can I walk from there? Can you show me on the map? of blocks. you ten minutes. ‘shere. From Union Square you go down ~ Geary to the and turn right. "That's Third Street. Go down Third and youll see sraoma on the —_ What time does it open? It opens at ‘Thanks very much. Have a good day. 'm sure youl the museum! SOCIAL ENGLISH looking for Union Square a GIS) Listen and circle a orb. 1 Alle and the man... a have met before. 2 Markis... ‘a meeting Allie later. 3 Del Monico’s is... aa coffee bar. 4 Brad wants to... a.go shopping with Allie. 5 Bradloves.,. a Allies conversation, b Complete the USEFUL PHRASES, haven't met before. in a meeting. ba restaurant. Listen again and check, got ¢ Gi Listen and repeat A Idontt the phrases. How do you say‘ B_ Whatare you d___ here? them in your language? ‘A. 'ml_ for (Union Square) A. That's really k. of you. A: Areyous. ‘Union Square is here, and the museum b take Allie to Union Square. b Allie’ pronunciation 'b Complete the YOU HEAR phrases. Lister and check, ¢ AW Listen and repeat the YOU SAY phrases. Copy the rhythm. In pairs, roleplay the dialogue. A (book open) you're the receptionist, B (book closed) you're Allie. Swap roles. EXELD Multinow4 Read the text and match the questions with paragraphs 1~ What's it famous for? ‘What’ the weather ike? What's the best thing about if Do you like living there? Describe your home town. Where do you live? Whereis it? How big isi? Bie Een uio Ce ee 1 1 live in Porto, which is a ' city _ on the coast in the north of Portugal. It has a?____ of 300,000 people and its the second bigger city in Portugal. bigges: It's a beautiful city, and its great for walking around, ‘There are lots of narrow *___, and it’s full of ‘churches, ‘____, and markets. There's an area called Foz where there isa lot of outdoor bars and restaurants — people go there at the weekend to sit in the sun, drink coffee, and watch the Atlantic, The! here is very different from the south of Portugal. The winter can be very wet, and ifisomietinies Fain for'day8 . The summer is wonderful - it’s sunny but not usually too hot, and it's great for going to the ‘mountains or the € WRITE a description of the place where you live. b Complete the text with these words. atmosphere beach population city festival museums river streets tourist weather € Find one grammar mistake in each highlighted phrase. Correct it. 4 Pon is famous for port wine, WH SGnly proce Hehe (but I dont like it much!) The biggest attraction in Porto is probably the * some beautiful bridges, including one designed by Eiffel, and 10ts6ftourst8|G088 on boat trips. There's °__ in June called So Joao, with a lot of fireworks and people in the streets, and everybody spends most of the evening hitting each other with plastic hammers! ~ there are ‘But I think the best things about Porto are the people and the ® Its quite small and it’s very safe and friendly. Irs a working city and it has a real sense of history, and that’s the main reason why (Hike 1iv@!hete so much. Write five paragraphs. Answer the questions in a in the right order ‘CHECK your description for mistakes ( grammar , punctuation , and spelling ) and attach a photo if you can,1 ASKING FOR INFORMATION Circle the correct word in each line, ‘A Can you recommend 1@/ the good restaurant? 1B Well, YomYum ? has /isa great Thai restaurant. A. How near / far sit from here? 1B Oh; its quite near / far. just a couple of blocks. ‘A$ Can/ Do I walk from here? B Sure Ie only 6 take / need you five minutes. ‘A Can you show me? in / on the map? B OK. Were here, and YamYum is here, in / on the comer. A. Thanks. What time does it® close / closes? B Not 9 afier / until midnight. You have plenty oftime, —— 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH Complete the dialogue with one word in each space. ‘A. Excuse me, don't I! kn.ow— you? B No, I dort? th___s0. A Tm3 su know you. Weren't you in London last year, studying English? B Yes, Wait a minute! Yes, now [4 re__. You're David. A That's 5ri___ And youre Anal B Wow! What are you § do___here? ‘A Tm? st____again, Still trying to improve my English! And you? B Tm on ho___. Actually, 'm looking for somewhere to buy some stamps. ‘A [know ? wh____ the Post Office is. walk with you if you like. B Are you sure? That's very © k__of you, 3 READING a Read the article and answer these questions. 1 How far isthe airport from the city centre? _14 miles. 2 How much does the BART cost fortwo people one way? 3 I your tax fare is $40, how much should you tip? 4 How much does the airport bus cost for two adult returns? 5 What time is the earliest bus to the airport? 6 Which forms of transport will take you straight to your hotel? and. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco Intemational Airport is 14 miles south of the ity, Travel time to the centre during rush hour is about. 40 minutes; at other times its about 20 to 25 minutes. 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PLACE Countries Buildings ‘Transport school, home, work, university and cities ‘ashop,a museum | —abik,a bus, rain plane, aship(not car) | the airport the tation, a bus stop France, Pris Closed spaces a surface «party, the door Rooms park aganden | thefloo, a tabla shel the kitchen car the balcony, the roo, the wal TIME | Months = Dates Times February, ne 2004 March Ist 6 o'dock, half past evo, 745 Seasons ee a Days Festival periods winter morning afcrnoon, | ‘Tuesday, New Year's Day Caine | evening (not night) | Valentines Day | night | the weekend Lookat the chart for a few minutes. Then testa partner: ‘A(book open) say a place or time word, eg. Paris, Tuesday tc 3 (book closed) say the preposition (at, in, or on). Swap roles \ Opis 2 Prepositions of movement | 3 ig Match the prepositions and pictures. Bi under (the railway line) along (the street) round / around (the lake) through /Oruy (the tunnel) into (the shop) across (the road) ‘over (the bridge) up (the steps) past (the church) towards ta word (the lke) 1 down (the steps) ‘out of (the shop) dog go? Ir went down the steps... Opse 148 ELNIDD MuitinoM vorr-cup.comeyengishfle/preintermedateVocabulary Extra Town and city OO Match pictures 1-8 to the places. garage..2.... Wiorary restaurant post office police station supermarket castle theatre © Match the names of places from Exercise 1a with their descriptions. At this place, you can: borrow books. Library watch a play on stage. buy some stamps and post a letter. buy lots of different food to cook at home. ask about something you've lost in the street. see where people lived years ago. have a meal. ask someone to repair your car. came ao ce @ Look at the map and complete the directions below: ‘A: (i)... eXeas@..... me, how can I get to the supermarket (2) here? Go 3) on, then (4) left at the traffic lights. Go (5) the bridge, and it’s on your left. A: Sorry - which way (6) the sports centre? C: Take the (7) turning on the right, then go straight (8) ‘When you get to the library, go (9) the road, The sports centre is (10) the library. A: (11) is the nearest café, please? D: Go straight ahead, (12) the school. You'll find the café on the other side of the park, (13) to the shopping centre. Let's go to the mountains ()Grammar Imperatives © page 113 Grammar reference: Imperatives @ Underline the verbs in this sentence, Then complete the rules. ‘Meet me at the bus station. Don’t be late! 1. To tell somebody to do something we use the infinitive without Ask him! 2. To tell somebody not to do something, we use + the infinitive without to. Don't do that. @ 62 Read the commands, Then listen and match them with the sounds (1-8). a Be quiet! € Don't drive so fast! b Don't ery. £ Wake up. © Answer the phone, 1 g Don’t laugh. Give the cat some milk. 1h Don’t jump on the bed! © Work in pairs. Imagine a visitor is coming to your town. Tell them what to do and what not to do, Use these verbs. (ee ge oe vat] Vit the cet beaut Don't goto the park at night. Vocabulary Directions @ Find these things on the map. @ Match the directions (1-5) with the pictures (A-E). 1 Go over the bridge. &. 2 Ison the left. 3 Take the second turning ‘on the right. 4. Gostraight on. $ Turn left atthe trafic lights. © Where do these people want to go from the station? Read the directions, look at the map in Excercise 1 and complete the questions. 1 ‘A: Excuse me, where is the theatre. ? B: Turn left out of the station. Go straight over the roundabout, then turn left at the traffic lights. Its on Barnley Street. ‘A: Excuse me, Can you tell me here the nsnnnn 8, please? B: Yes. Turn left out of the station, then take the first turning on the left. I's on the right, ‘A: Excuse me. Where is the 2 B: Come out of the station and go over the crossing. Then turn left. Go over the roundabout, then turn right at the crossing, Cross the bridge, and it’s on your left. © Work in pairs. Listen tothree people asking for directions from the station. Tell them how to get to their destination, © & Listen and check your answers.