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a cLOsER LOOk 1                                    3   Work in pairs. ask and answer questions


                                                                 about your neighbourhood. use the words
          Vocabulary                                             in 1 and 2 to help you.

         1   Fill in each blank with one word from the box.   Example:
             listen, check and repeat the words.             A:   Is our neighbourhood polluted?
                                                             B:   No, it isn’t.
             narrow        historic   fantastic              A:   Is it peaceful?
             convenient    boring    noisy      polluted     B:   Yes, it is.

          1.  Cua Lo is a fantastic                          Pronunciation
             beach!                                          /i:/ and /I/
                                                             4   listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to
                                                                 the sounds /i:/ and /I/.
                              2.   I love it here - everything
                                 I want is only five minutes     exciting   cheap    historic  sleepy  expensive
                                 away. It’s so ______.           convenient  peaceful  police  noisy  friendly
         3.   Life in the countryside
             is ______.  There aren’t                        Now, in pairs put the words in the correct column.
             many things to do                                          /i:/                    /I/
             there.                                           Example:

                               4.   The air in the area                cheap                  historic
                                  is ______ with smoke
                                  from factories.

         5.   Hoi An is a ______ city with
             a lot of old houses, shops,
             buildings and theatres, etc.
                                                             5   listen to the sentences and circle the words
                                                                 you hear.
                               6.   The street is very ______
                                  with a lot of traffic so we   1.  Tommy is living/ leaving there.
                                  can’t move fast.           2.  Shall we hit/ heat the oil first?
                                                             3.  This airplane sits/ seats 100 people.
         7.   Now, there are many new                        4.  There’s a ship/ sheep over there.
             shops near here so the                          5.   Jimmy is finding some tins/ teens now.
             streets are busy and ______                     6.   Peter bought a mill/ meal last week.
             during the day.                                 7.   Some Tims/ teams are coming in.
                                                             8.  It is a fish and chip/ cheap shop.

          Watch Out!                                         6   listen and practise the chant. Notice the
                                                                 sounds /i:/ and /I/.
          Sometimes words can have two or
                                                             MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
          more opposites: noisy – quiet/ peaceful.
          Sometimes words don’t have a perfect
          opposite: polluted                                 My city is very busy.
                                                             There are lots of buildings growing.
         2   Now match the adjectives from the box in 1      The people here are funny.
             with their opposites below.                     It’s a lovely place to live in.
                                                                           My village is very pretty.
             exciting       peaceful   modern                              There are lots of places to see.
             inconvenient   wide       quiet     terrible
                                                                           The people here are friendly .
          Example: narrow – wide                                           It’s a fantastic place to be.


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