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Communication

6 Work in two teams. The fi rst team gives Finished! Now I can…
the name of a city or town in Viet Nam. The ● use the lexical items related to city life
other team says any man-made or natural ● identify in which situations to stress
attractions that it is famous for. Then switch. pronouns in sentences and say these
The team with the most items wins. sentences correctly
● use adjectives, and comparison of
Team 1: Hai Duong City. adjectives and adverbs correctly
Team 2: Well, it is famous for its green ● use common phrasal verbs correctly and
appropriately
bean cakes. ● read for specifi c information about the
Team 2: Da Nang City. ● talk about important features of a city
features of cities
Team 1: It has fabulous Ngu Hanh Son ● listen for specifi c information about some
(Marble Mountains)… problems of city life
● write a paragraph about the
disadvantages/drawbacks of city life

PROJECT In a town or city, you can see a lot of notices.
A notice should attract the reader's attention
and send a message in just a few words.
W
writing or type, or to put the heading in
riting interesting notices It may be effective to use different sizes of
colour. Above all, the notice must be easy
1 Put the items in these scrambled notices in to understand.
the correct order, starting with the heading
in capitals. 2 Delete the words which are unnecessary
in these notices, and make change(s) where
A appropriate.
Classes as normal tomorrow
Groups 9B + 9D to Gym
QUIET PLEASE
Exams in progress VENDING MACHINE
The soup has run out.
B For tea and coff ee, the machine is only
Town Hall every evening accepting 10p and 50p coins.
Ring Dylan on 42564039 There are no more canned drinks.
The technician has been called and
Offered by native teachers
ENGLISH CONVERSATION LESSONS the machine will be repaired soon.
Language exchange also a possibility

3 In 20 – 30 words, write a notice for one of the
Where are you most likely to fi nd these notices? following situations.
1. You are organising a seminar for teenage girls
Watch out! about city life. Write a notice to put on the
Notices are usually very short and snappy. noticeboard, giving some details about time,
You can use short sentences, initials, and place, and content of the seminar.
abbreviations. If the meaning is clear, you 2. You are a travel agent. You are organising a
can also omit pronouns and, in certain one-day trip around your city/town for
cases, auxiliary verbs: foreigners. Write a notice to put at the travel
agency.
Example: Street cleaning next weekend

25 Unit 2/ City Life