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COMMUNICATION 3 Read the information about these cities and try

to fi nd them on a map.
City life Vung Tau

1a Which of the following features do you Location: Southeast
like best about a city? Choose three from Viet Nam
this list. Main features:
1. It is busy and exciting. - long beach
2. It is cosmopolitan. - mountains
3. It has a lot of fashionable shops. - quiet and clean
4. It is cultural. There are cinemas, theatres, galleries, Attractions:
and museums. - temples and pagodas
5. It is convenient. There is a good transport system. - old lighthouse (built 1907)
6. There are good cafes and restaurants. - Worldwide Arms Museum
7. There are a lot of parks and open space. New York City
8. There are famous buildings and fascinating Location: Northeastern USA
neighbourhoods.
Main features:
- fashion and fi nancial centre
b Work in groups. Discuss your choices. Give - skyscrapers
reasons. - cosmopolitan

I like a busy and exciting city with good Attractions:
transport, so I can get around and see all - Statue of Liberty
the cultural attractions it has to offer … - Central Park
- museums and galleries

2 Melbourne
2 Read the passage and, in your group, answer Read the passage and, in your group, answer
the questions below. Location: Southeast Australia
Main features:
Singapore is a small city-state in Southeast Asia. - multicultural
It is a lovely place to visit. The attractions are - large number of international
quite close to each other, so travelling between students
them is convenient. The food here is varied – all - world’s largest tram network
kinds of Asian food. The outdoor food markets Attractions:
are fun and aff ordable. You order your food, and - Melbourne Museum
it is cooked right before you. Then you go and - Queen Victoria Market
eat it at a table outside. It’s a great way to meet - Melbourne Aquarium
people. But what I like most about Singapore is
that it is multicultural – Chinese, Malay, Indian, 4 Write a short paragraph (80–100 words)
European, and Vietnamese. about one of the cities above. You can refer
For me, that’s the best to the passage in 2 as a guide.
thing about Singapore.

Questions:
5 Work in groups. Talk about the city you chose.
What is the best
attraction in Singapore, according The city I‛d like to visit most is
to the writer? Would you like to go there? New York. There are many things
Why?
to see and to do there. You can …

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