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on the corner
of
on the left
on the right
as far as
opposite
at the end of
half way down
at the beginning of
turn left
turn right
take
the
second
turning on the
left
take the first
turning on the
right
straight ahead
4f Look at the map of Cambridge and make true sentences using the
prepositions and the phrases below.
between
next to
in
opposite
It’s on the left/ right
of the map.
It’s on the left/ right
of the library.
It’s
at
the
top/
bottom of the map.
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4g Using the expressions above and the map below do the following tasks.
1.
Work in pairs.
You are in the Travel Agency, in High Avenue. Ask about
facilities:
Is there a post-office near here? Are there any banks in the town?....
Ask for directions:
Where´s the ….? How can I get to ….? Can you tell me the
way to …?
Your partner answers about facilities and gives you the directions.
2.
Imagine you live in the corner of
East Road and Times Square. A friend
of yours comes to visit you. Write him
an e-mail describing her/him how to get
to your house from the railway station.
3.
Your friend is at the railway station.
She/He rings you up because she/he
hasn´t got your letter with him/her. Act
out a short dialogue.
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4h Where are you now? Write a text message to your friend.
5.
Reading
Pre-reading activities
5a Listen to the beginning of the tale and choose the topic from the list
below. Track 05.
endangered animals eating habits country vs. city living living
conditions
5b Listen again and put the following sentences into the correct order.
a ‘That’s just my neighbour – the dog, he wants to join us for dinner.’
b So one day, he invited his country cousin to stay with him in his town house.
c The town mouse was a very superior mouse, who thought that living in the
town was far better than living in the country.
d ‘Thank you, but I think I will return to the peace and quiet of my own house
after all!’
e They sat down to a meal, which to the country mouse was a feast.
While-reading activities
5c Read the continuation of the story and choose the correct sentence from
A-F to fill in gaps 1-5. There is one sentence that you won’t need to use.
A
Conversely, the introduction of city parks and forests, and traffic free zones,
has helped in bringing a little of the countryside to the city streets.
B
After work she meets with friends in a bar or restaurant before going on to a
disco or nightclub.
C
Alex, however, lives in a small village in the countryside.
D
When you are tired of the noise, the traffic, and the stress, try to find peace
and quiet.
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E
More than half the world’s population now lives in cities.
F
Today, many town dwellers wish to reverse this trend and return to a slower
pace of life like Alex, out modern ‘country mouse’.
Town or country mouse?
by John Russell
This simple tale (taken from
Aesop’s famous stories) shows that
what may be a good place to live for
one person, may not be good for
another. A modern version of this
story might look like this: Maria lives
in a big city surrounded by the speed
and convenience of urban life. She
works in an office with 1000 other
employees, and travels to and from
there on a crowded Metro. Her home
is a flat overlooking a busy city-street,
which is always alive with the sound
of traffic and people passing by.
1) _____________ Weekends are
spent in the shopping mall with its
numerous
shops,
multi-screen
cinemas, fast food and entertainment
complexes.
2) ________________________
He cycles to work down country lanes
every morning, the sound of tractors,
birds and animals in his ears. In the
evening, he relaxes at home in front of
the fire with a good book to read. At
weekends, he goes for long walks in
the fields with his dog.
Unfortunately, life is not as
simple as stories make it. A lot of
today’s ‘town mice’ such as Maria
would be happy to live in the country.
Many modern cities have very large
populations (Tokyo or Mexico City -
over 25 million) and can be crowded,
dirty and dangerous places to live.
3) ____________________ In much
of Europe and North America this can
be as high as much as 80% of a
country’s population. (According to
the United Nations, approximately 1
billion people in cities are living in
slum conditions – overcrowded and
unhealthy).
The 18th Century marked the
beginning
of
the
Industrial
Revolution, the depopulation of the
countryside, and the move to towns.
The towns became places of mass
employment in factories and offices.
4) _______________ Yet, a modern
country existence is not without its
problems; poor transport, lack of
access to hospitals and education, and
services found in towns such as large
shops, banks and entertainment.
The debate between town and
country is meaningless these days, as
so many people live in towns, and
very few people are actually able to
choose where they live; this is
dictated by their work or birth. The
internet and other mass media have
linked country areas to the world,
providing access to information –
even to remote areas. If countryside,
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other benefits of the city need to be
available (employment, healthcare
and education). 5) _____________.
The UN World habitat day (4th
October) this year looks at this issue.
It emphasises the need for strong links
between town and countryside, and
their mutual dependence upon each
other.
Are you a town mouse or a
country mouse?
After-reading activities
5d Below are 10 sentences from the text, but the words are in the wrong
order and the punctuation is missing. Put the words in the correct order and
put in the punctuation?
1. civilised mouse town the city life
thought was
2. peace quiet the and country
missed mouse
3. Maria’s a busy house overlooks
street city
4. the shopping weekends goes to
Maria mall at
5. reading of the Alex enjoys front
in fire
6. large very modern have cities
populations
7. to are live slums places overcrowded
8. in 18
th
moved to countryside people
city the from century
9. Internet in information the people to
provides local areas
10. the is World UN in October day
habitat
5e Work with your partner to prepare a list of pros and cons of living in the
city and in the country. Discuss this problem together to choose the most
suitable for each of you. Support your position with the arguments from
your list.
Living in the city
Living in the country
PROS
CONS
PROS
CONS
1.
1.
1.
1.
2.
2.
2.
2.
etc.
etc.
etc.
etc.
6. Extra Activities: Life in an English village
6a How do you imagine a traditional English village? In pairs make some
predictions.
6b Read the text and check if your guesses were right.
6c While reading chose the best word or phrase from the list below to fill in
the gaps