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a Closer look 1

Pronunciation

Vocabulary / u/ and /аi/
1 match the words in a with their opposites in b. 3 listen and write the words you hear in the

Some words may have more than one opposite. appropriate column. Then, read the words

a b aloud.
1. old a. safe / u/ /аi/
2. dangerous b. dirty
3. quiet c. wet cold sky

4. dry d. polluted
5. clean e. new
6. historic f. exciting
g. hot
7. boring
h. modern
8. cheap i. expensive
9. cold k. noisy

2 create word webs.

Example: 4 listen and repeat.

beautiful peaceful 1. New York is an exciting city with many skyscrapers.
2. It’s very cold in Sweden in the winter with lots
city
of snow.
3. I like looking at tall buildings at night with their
colourful lights.
delicious awful 4. Write and tell me how to cook that Thai curry.
5. You can go boating on the West Lake. It’s nice!
food
6. Oxford University is the oldest university in
Britain.
Grammar
beautiful friendly
Superlatives of long adjectives
people
long adjectives

• 2-syllable adjectives (not ending in –y)
Example: famous, peaceful
• All adjectives of 3 or more syllables
building
Example: expensive, delicious

Superlatives of long adjectives
weather
famous → the most famous
expensive → the most expensive

28 Unit 9/ Cities of the World