9

3 Look at the pictures of London

Compare the two cities. Use I

City living the adjectives from exercise 2.

™ the Eiffel Tower/the Gherki
I think The Eiffel Tower is taller
™ the Metro/the Underground
Comparative and superlative adjectives ™ have got I think the Metro is …
Town and country ™ Directions ™ the weather – warm? wet?
I think it’s …
™ the buildings
STARTER
I think the buildings …
™ the people
1 Think of a town or city in your country. Say where it is. I think the people …

The Eiffel Tower, Paris.

It’s … in the north/the south-east on the River …

on.
near the mountains … kilometres from the sea

Lond
2 T 9.1 Listen to the descriptions of two cities Which cities are they?

n,
LONDON AND PARIS

herki
Comparative adjectives

The G
1 T 9.2 Read and listen to the conversation.

A Which do you prefer, London or Paris?

B Well, I’m from Paris, so of course I love Paris.
A London’s a lot bigger than Paris.
B It’s true. Paris is much smaller, but it’s more romantic!
A Yes, this is what people say.
B And the food is better.
A Well, I’m not so sure about that …

What are the differences between London and Paris?

London’s bigger than Paris.
Practise the conversation.

GRAMMAR SPOT
1 Regular comparative adjectives add -er or more. Complete the chart.
big bigger romantic small expensive
What are the rules? When do we add -er? When do we use more?
2 Some adjectives are irregular. good better bad
Grammar Reference 9.1 p139

2 What is the comparative form of the adjectives in the box?

tall – taller expensive – more expensive

tall expensive hot cheap nice wet warm cold polite beautiful bad good
4 T 9.3 Listen and practise the
Work with a partner. Test each other on the comparative forms.
Check the spelling.

 3 Look at the pictures of London and Paris. 5 T 9.4 Listen to Rob, an Englishman who lives
Compare the two cities. Use I think … and and works in Paris. Complete his sentences.
the adjectives from exercise 2.
™ the Eiffel Tower/the Gherkin 1 The Metro is cheaper and easier to use
I think The Eiffel Tower is taller than the Gherkin. than the Underground.
™ the Metro/the Underground – €€€? £££? 2 Paris is certainly than London.
I think the Metro is … 3 Paris, in fact, is than London;
™ the weather – warm? wet? but in London there are wet days.
I think it’s …
4 The architecture in Paris is ,
™ the buildings
but the buildings in London are .
I think the buildings …
™ the people 5 Life is in London.
I think the people … 6 Londoners are generally
than Parisians.
7 People in London work and they earn .
8 In Paris, having a good time is .

6 Work with a partner. Close your books.

Try to remember what Rob said.

PRACTICE
Comparing cities
1 Complete the conversations using the adjectives.
1 A New York is older than London. (old)
B No, it isn’t! New York is much more modern ! (modern)
2 A Tokyo is Bangkok. (cheap)
B No, it isn’t! Tokyo’s much ! (expensive)
3 A Seoul is Beijing. (big)
B No, it isn’t! Seoul is much ! (small)
4 A Johannesburg is Cape Town. (safe)
B No, it isn’t! It’s much ! (dangerous)
5 A Taxi drivers in New York are taxi drivers in
London. (good)
B No, they aren’t! They’re much ! (bad)

T 9.5 Listen and check.

2 Work with a partner. Practise the conversations in exercise 1.

Be careful with stress and intonation.

New York is much more modern!

3 Work in small groups. Compare two capital cities you know.
4 T 9.3 Listen and practise the sentences. … is bigger than … it is nearer the … … , but … is safer …

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 A PARISIAN IN LONDON
have got
London’s Bigge
Superlative adjectives
CAMD
1 T 9.6 Listen to Chantal, a French woman. Where does she live
and work? Is she married?
1 Look at the introduction to the text about
2 T 9.6 Listen again and complete the questions and answers. Camden Market. Complete the chart. The biggest and
Practise them with a partner.
Adjectives Superlatives London takes p
Hi! I’m Chantal! I’ve got a good job in a bank. but it is busiest
1 big the biggest
Q Have you got a flat? 2 popular Camden is fam
3 busy
C We a nice flat in Camden. 4 good
its fashion, arti
is 1 (famo
Q Has André a job?
2 Read the rest of the text. Complete it with 2
(large) s
C He a shop in Camden. He sells the adjective in the superlative.
French cheese! More than 400
3 What’s special about … ? weekend to loo
Q you a car? ™ Camden It’s got the largest street market in friends. There
C No, I a car. I go everywhere on the UK.
™ i]ZlZZ`ZcY ™ i]Z[ddY ™ i]ZXadi]Zh The street food
public transport. It’s much easier.
™ i]Z:aZXig^X7Vaagddb ™ EgdjY
3
(cheap)
GRAMMAR SPOT T 9.8 Listen and check. In every part o
1 Have and have got both express possession. something inte
GRAMMAR SPOT 4
(amazin
I have a good job. = I’ve got a good job.
Do you have a nice flat? = Have you got a nice flat? 1 Look at the superlatives in exercise 1. jewellery, musi
She doesn’t have a car. = She hasn’t got a car. What are the rules?
We use have got more in spoken English. 2 What are the comparative and superlative
The Electric Ba
forms of these adjectives? nightclub in Ca
2 The past of have and have got is had.
I had a boring job, so I left. the 6 (late
small expensive hot
easy beautiful become famou
Grammar Reference 9.2 p139
clubs, but Prou
Grammar Reference 9.1 p139
3 Rewrite the sentences with have got. Camden
1 We have a nice flat.
2 I have a French husband.
3 He has a business in Camden.
4 Do you have a lot of friends?
5 How many brothers and sisters do you have?
6 I don’t have any brothers. I have a sister called Natalie.
7 Natalie has a big house.
8 You have a good English accent.
T 9.7 Listen and check. Read the sentences aloud.

I’ve got a bigger house than you!

4 Work with a partner. I’ve got a bigger
Imagine you’re both millionaires. house than you!
Who’s got the best house? I don’t think so. I’ve
got ten bedrooms!
Student A Look at p000.
Student B Look at p000. That’s nothing! I’ve got
eight bedrooms on the
first floor, and . . .
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don’s Biggest Market PRACTICE
It’s the biggest!
1 Complete these sentences with a superlative adjective.

o the text about

CAMDEN MARKET 1 The tallest building in London is Canary Wharf.
It’s 235 metres.
te the chart. The biggest and most popular market in 2 The hotel is the Lanesborough. It costs £7,000
erlatives London takes place every day in Camden, per night!
biggest
but it is busiest and best at the weekend. 3 The park in central London is Hyde Park.
Camden is famous all over the world for It’s 142 hectares.
its fashion, artists, clubs, and music, but it 4 The tourist attraction is the London Eye. It has
is 1 (famous) for its market. It is the 10,000 visitors a day.
Complete it with 2
(large) street market in the UK. 5 The building is Buckingham Palace. Everyone
ative. knows who lives there.
More than 400,000 people come every 6 The restaurant for spotting celebrities is The Ivy.
weekend to look, shop, eat, and meet They all go there.
st street market in friends. There is music everywhere.
T 9.9 Listen and check. Make sentences about your town.
Y ™ i]ZXadi]Zh The street food is delicious, and it is the
EgdjY
3
(cheap) in north London.
Making comparisons
In every part of the market you find
2 Complete the sentences with an opposite adjective.
something interesting. It has the
1 The music here is too loud. Can we go somewhere quieter ?
4
(amazing) clothes, beautiful 2 The 10.00 train is too slow. Is the 11.30 train a faster one?
n exercise 1. jewellery, music, and tattoo shops. 3 You’re late. Why weren’t you here ?
The Electric Ballroom is the 5 (old) 4 This flat is too far from town. I need somewhere
e and superlative
nightclub in Camden. You can hear the centre.
s?
the 6 (late) rock bands before they 5 Five minutes is too short for a break. We need a one.
hot 6 This exercise is too easy. Can I do something ?
become famous. There are hundreds of
clubs, but Proud is one of the 7 (cool).
.1 p139 Check it
Camden Market rocks! 3 Tick (✓) the correct sentence.
1 Yesterday was more hot than today.
✓ Yesterday was hotter than today.
2 She’s taller than her brother.
She’s taller that her brother.
3 I am the most young in the class.
I am the youngest in the class.
4 This exercise is most difficult in the book.
This exercise is the most difficult in the book.
5 I’ve got three sisters.
I got three sisters.
6 Do you got any money?
Have you got any money?
7 She hasn’t got a good job.
She no got a good job.

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 READING AND LISTENING
Megacities HIGH-SPEED
1 Look at the list of cities. Put them in order of size of
population: 1 = the biggest.
Mumbai Shanghai Tokyo
New York Mexico City Tokyo has a population of 35 million people. It is the
largest city in the world. It is also one of the most exciting.
A CITY O
T 9.10 Listen. Were you right? What is a megacity? Everything moves fast here. It has one of the biggest and Mumbai is India’s lar
What happened in 2008? busiest railway systems in the world. Every day, 11 million 22.8 million. It is also
2 Look at the photos. What can you see? commuters use it to get to and from work. People earn commercial centre.
the highest salaries, and they spend the most money. They Mumbai was part of t
Look at the title of each article.
wear the latest fashions and have the most up-to-date in 1947. It was called
Which city …?
phones. It is the world’s most expensive city. renamed Mumbai aft
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3 Work in three groups.
Group A Read about Tokyo.
Group B Read about Mumbai.
Group C read about Mexico City.
Make notes about your city under these headings:
The city and its people
Money and business
Buildings and history
Climate
Transport

4 Work with students from the other two groups.

Exchange and compare information about the cities.
Old and new Rich and poor
Listening Tokyo was originally a small fishing village called Edo. Mumbai is both old a
The name changed in 1868 when the Emperor streets are full of peo
T 9.11 Listen to three people from the three megacities. moved there. and clothes, or just li
What do they like about their capital city? What do they The architecture is very modern. There are not many old Money is everywhere
say about …? buildings because of the 1923 earthquake and the important businesse
™ i]ZeZdeaZ ™ i]ZXa^bViZ ™ igVchedgi ™ i]^c\hidYd Second World War. But traditional there. The Bollywood
Japan is always near, with many than Hollywood in L
Shinto shrines and public Modern skyscrapers
baths around the city. next to slums. Sixty p
running water, no ele

Visiting Tokyo Visiting Mumbai

Makiko from Vimal from Lourdes from Tokyo is on the east coast of Mumbai is on the we
Tokyo Mumbai Mexico City Japan. The summers are hot to September. Betwe
and humid. The most beautiful little cooler and drye
time of year is spring, when the The city is best at sun
Project famous cherry blossom is on the trees. the stone buildings c
The city is huge, but it is one of the safest cities in the The cheapest and eas
Research another megacity. Make some notes.
world. Japan is mysterious. It is difficult for foreigners be crowded and dang
Present your findings to the rest of the class.
to understand. Because of its povert
live, but the experien

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 MULTICULTURAL

e. It is the
e most exciting.
he biggest and
A CITY OF EXTREMES
Mumbai is India’s largest city with a population of
MEXICO CITY
Mexico City has a population
of 23.4 million. It is the largest
day, 11 million 22.8 million. It is also India’s most important city in both North and South
People earn commercial centre. America. The Aztecs called
ost money. They Mumbai was part of the British Empire until independence it Tenochtitlan, and it was already an
up-to-date in 1947. It was called Bombay until 1995, when it was important city when the Spanish invaded in 1521.
y. renamed Mumbai after a Hindu goddess, Mumba Devi. The country became independent in 1821.

Rich and poor Indian and European

called Edo. Mumbai is both old and modern, rich and poor. The Mexico City offers a variety of experiences. In the Zócalo,
eror streets are full of people doing business, selling snacks the main square, you can see the Spanish cathedral, an
and clothes, or just living there. Aztec temple, and a modern skyscraper. The city has a lot
not many old Money is everywhere in modern Mumbai. India’s most of museums and theatres. European squares and colonial
and the important businesses and banks have their headquarters houses sit next to busy markets selling Mexican food and
there. The Bollywood film industry produces more films Indian handicrafts.
than Hollywood in Los Angeles. It is the richest city in Latin America. There are elegant
Modern skyscrapers and new shopping malls are right shops selling high-class goods, expensive restaurants, and
next to slums. Sixty percent of the population live with no supercool bars. There are also many people who live in
running water, no electricity, and no sanitation. poor houses.

Visiting Mumbai Visiting Mexico City

Mumbai is on the west coast. The wet season is from June Mexico City is in a valley in the south central area of the
to September. Between November and February it is a country. It is surrounded by mountains.
little cooler and dryer. The rainy season is from June to October. The warmest
The city is best at sunrise and sunset, when the colour of months are April and May. It has the largest and cheapest
the stone buildings changes from gold to orange and pink. subway system in Latin America. Traffic moves so slowly
ities in the The cheapest and easiest transport is by bus. Trains can that it is often faster to walk. The air quality is not good,
foreigners be crowded and dangerous. and visitors need to be careful, but the city offers a rich
Because of its poverty, Mumbai can be a difficult place to cultural mix.
live, but the experience is unique.

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9 Directions
1 Look at the pictures. Which is the town? 11 1 Look at the m
Which is the village?
8
2 Find the words in the box in the pictures.

1 2 6
7
12

6 square statue town hall library cathedral office block

shopping centre market street car park pavement pub
field wood path cottage church lake
farm bridge river hill mountain petrol station
17
13 16
18 19
14 15 20
21

23 2 T 9.12 Comp
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Go along G
24 left, and
go Pa
3 Complete the sentences with a word from exercise 2. 4 What can you do …?
wood, and
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4 A town is bigger than a . Where do yo
5 In my town there’s a of King Leopold II sitting on
Your town
1
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