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2. Mall/ a bit
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3. Train station/ quite
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4. The bridge/ really
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5. The garden/ quite
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LISTENING: It’s really wonderful

A. Listen to some people describing places. Fill in the blanks with very, really, a bit or quite and
adjectives.
1. What suits me in the city is that it’s rather small so everything is at hand, you can say. If you
don’t mind walking you can manage all of your activities by foot. It is also ____ _________,
there is not much isolation or surprises.

2. Well, I’m from California, and I really love my home state. It’s got big cities. It’s got great
beaches. It’s got mountains, snow, hot weather, cold weather, everything you want is there.
Sure the East Coast is beautiful, down south is ____ __________, but I’m happy with
California.

3. The best place to live in my country-easy- Tasmania. Tasmania is where I am from, is a
beautiful island with many mountains, so it has ____ ______ hiking. It’s a nice city with ____
______ views of the ocean.

4. Boyfriend? No, no boyfriend. I don’t like English guys. But the thing is that I just went there to
spend a summer and improve my English. But after a while I fell in love with the city and I
decided to stay there _______ ________.

B. Discussion.Discuss in a group and describe about famous landmarks in your city and state your
opinions by using intensifiers: very, really, quite, and a bit.

NO. LANDMARK INFORMATION DESCRIPTION
1. Tugu Yogya Location: center of Yogyakarta Tugu Yogya is located in center of
Yogyakarta. It was built by Sultan in
Historical facts: built by Sultan in 1755. It is 15m high. The color is
1755 white and it has a small ball and a
pointed tip at the top. Now, it also
Interior: - has a small garden around the
monument. Many people come to
Exterior: 15m high, white color, see this landmark because it is the
pointed top, small garden. icon of Yogya. Although it is famous,
it is very far from my home.I think it’s
Opinion: very far, quite small quite small.

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