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Underwater

The Parthenon- Creece

- U.S.
CrandCanyon
Skywalk

Palmlsland- the U.A.E.

youwouldliketo visit from 1 (the most) to 6

A Lookat the pictures.
Rankthe places

(the least).

B Whydo youwantto visityourtop threeplaces/

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0ldentallenandmorefamous
,gUocabulary

wonders
Human-made

n f,i) Labelthe pictures

with the correctwords.Thenlistenand checkyouranswers.
bridge
canal

plaza
skyscraper

stadiu m
subway system

tower
tunnel

for eachwordl Tellyour partner.

B Pair work Canyou namea famousexample
"ThePanamaCanalis veryfamous."

Language in Gontext Two amazingviews

posted
forvisitors
t0 NewYorkCity.
ona website
A {ii) Read
thequestion
Which
viewdoesthesiterecommendl

i. t . if . , + , ! ' , _i: : r l. i f i f r i *i . *| ''; | a q : i : f r i : j : / , . . g r , 'l : : . : a : : . \ 1 . , , - 'i ; , 4 {: , : ! 'i i a

r,

" i?-;"

Which is better, the view from the top of the Empire

State Building or Rockefeller Center?
Goodquestion!The EmpireStateBuildingis older,taller,and
Center,so it gets morevisitors.
morefamousthan Rockefeller
Centeraren'tas
Butthe linesto get to the top of Rockefeller
Ticketsaremore
longas the linesat the EmpireStateBuilding.
but I thinkthe viewis better.Youcan see Central
expensive,
Parkon one sideand the EmpireStateBuildingon the other!

B Whataboutyou?Wherecanyougoin yourtownor cityfor a greatview?

Haveyoueverbeentherel
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uni t

Gra mma r o,
Usethe -erendingor more . . . than with adjectivesto makecomparisons.
TheEmpireStateBuildingisolder,taller,andmorefamousthan Rockefeller
Center.
Youcanalsousenot as . . . as to makecomparisonswith adjectives.
Thelinesat Rockefeller
Centeraren'tas long asthe linesat the EmpireStateBuilding.
Ticketsto the EmpireStateBuildingaren'tas expensiveas ticketsto Rockefeller
Center.
Usemore . . . than to makecomparisonswith nouns.
TheEmpireStateBuildinggetsmorevisitorsthan Rockefeller
Center.
Rockefeller
Centerhasmore observationspacethan the EmpireStateBuilding.
A Readthe information
aboutthe Lincoln
and Holland
tunnels.Makecomparisons
with
the adjectives
with a partner.
and nounsbelow.Thencompare

I.,INOOI,N
TIINNIII,

HOI,I..AND'I'I]NNIII,

Year opened:1937
Cars each day: l2O,OOO
Length:2.4 kilometers
Width:6.5 meters
Numberof traffic lanes:6
Cost to build:Sz5 miltion

Year opened:1927
Cars each day: IOO,OOO
Length:2.6 kilometers
Width:6 meters
Numberof traffic lanes:4
Cost to build:5+e million

1 (old)
2. (cars)
3. (long)
4. (wide)
5. (lanes)

TheLincoln
Tunnelisn't as old as the HollandTunnel
TheLincoln
Tunnel
TheHolland
Tunnel

TheHolland
Tunnel
TheLincoln
Tunnel
(expensive)
6.
TheLincoln
Tunnel
yourideas.
B Pair work Whichtunneldo youthinkis morecrowded?
Why?Discuss

!:, Speaking

Compd'rq^ng

Pair work Complete

of eachplace.Thenmake
the chartwith two examples
comparisons
with the adjectives
and nounsin the chart.

Places

Example1

Example2

Comparisons

cities

people?/ exciting?

stadiums

old?/ big?

skyscrapers

tall? I modern?

universities

expensive?
/ students?

A: I'm sure. . . has morepeoplethan . . .

B: That'sright. But I think. . . is moreexcitingthan

Keep talking!
Student
A go to page132 and
Student
B so tc page134 for mo!"e
nractice

I can comparehuman-made
structures.

l:l
I

Idon'thelieveit!
lnteractions
in yourcountiy?
Howoldarethey?
A whatarethe oldesthuman-made
structures
can'tRachel
Whatquestion
answer?
B {)) tistento theconversation.
practice
Then
the conversation.
Look
Rachel:Thisis prettyinteresting.
at this.
Keith:What'sthat?
Rachel:l'm lookingat thiswebsiteabout
the statueson Easterlsland.lt
saysthey'vefoundalmost900
statues.
Keith:Noway!
Rachel:Yes.Mostof the statuesface
inland.0nly a few of themface
the sea.
Keith:Whendid the Easterlslanders
makethem?
Rachel:Let'ssee.. . . About500 to 750
yearsago.
Keith:Theylookso heavy,don't they/
Rachel:Yes,they do.
Keith:Howdid they movethem?
Rachel:I reallydon't know.But let'ssee
if we canfind out.

eachboxwitha similarexpression
from
below.Complete
C {r)) Readtheexpressions
Thenlistenandcheckyouranswers.
theconversation.

Seriously?
I don'tbelieveit!

I haveno idea.
I don'thavea clue.
j

in PartB withthese
D Pair work Continue
the conversation
questions
in PartC.
andanswers.
Usetheexpressions
Howtall is the talleststatue?
Whydid they stopbuildingthem?
Howfar is Easterlslandfrom Chile?
Doyou thinkyou'llevergo there?

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morethan20 meters
tall!
(sayyou don'tknow)
morethan3,200kilometers!
(sayyou don'tknow)

2 Pronunciation

Intonationin tag questions

A {D Listenand repeat.Noticethe fallingintonation

in tag questions
whenthe
speakerexpectsthe listenerto agreeor expectssomething
to be true.
The statues look so heavy, don't *it
B Pair work

T h e is la n d is b e a u t if u t ,is n ilZ

Payattentionto yourintonation.
Practice
the tag questions.

1. Easterlslandis partof Chile,isn'titl

2. Youreadthat online,didn'tyoul
3. Shewasn'tsure,was shel

4. You'veneverbeenthere,haveyou?
5. Weshouldgo there,shouldn'twel
go there,won'tthey?
6. They'llprobably

3 Listening "Manhattanof the Desert"

A {D Listento two peopletalk aboutthe city of Shibam,
in Yemen.
questions
Number
from 1 to 5 in the orderyou hearthem.
the
ls it easyto get to?

E Ho* manypeoplelivethere/

E wnrt'sit famous
for?
I
I

Ho* higharethetallestbuildings/
Ho* oldis the city/

B {D Listen
in PartA.
again.
Answer
thequestions

Speaking Didyou know. . .?

A trlakea list of threeinteresting
factsabouthuman-made
structures.
7, Thereueedto be soccer gameeand bullfighta
in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, 9pain,
2. More peopleride the TokyoMetro in Japan
eachyear than any other aubwaysystem in
the world.
3. TheTV screen in Cowboys?tadium in Dallas,
Texae,is almost 5O meters long!
B Group work Shareyourinteresting
facts.Yourgroupexpresses
disbelief
and
questions
you
questions,
asks
for moreinformation.
lf
don'tknowthe answersto their
sayyou don't know.
Az Didyou know that thereusedto be soccergames
and bulUightsin the PlazaMayorin Madrid,Spain?
Bz BullfrghtsT
Whyis it lamousT
Seriously?
A: I don't havea clue.
G Howmanyquestions
aboutthe structures
couldyou answercorrectly
on yourlist?
Whichclassmate
couldanswerthe mostquestions?

I can expressdisbelief.

I cansaythatI don'tknowsomething.

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Worldgeography
' ) Uocabulary Geographical
features
Thenlistenand checkyouranswers.
Matchthe descriptions
andthe pictures.

e.
f.
g.
h.

The largest desert in Asia is the Gobi

Desert.
There are about 17,000islands in
Indonesia.
Siberia'sLake Baikal is the world's
deepest lake.
The Indian Ocean covers 20% of the
earth's surface.
Rain forests cover almost 75% of Brunei.
China'sYangtzeRiver is the longest river
in Asia.
LangtangValley is one of the prettiest
valleys in Nepal.
The highestwaterfall in India is Jog Falls.

5.

-),

. . r: . . . ' , : , r. ' . , 1 , _

8.

Pair work What'sanotherexampleof eachgeographical

feature?
Tellyourpartner.

Gonuersation

Welcnrneto Balr

WhendoesBaliget a lot of rain?

A w , Listento the conversation.
Guide:Welcome
to Bali,one of the mostbeautifulislands
in the world.
Sam:lt's definitely
the mostbeautifulislandl've ever
visited.ls Balithe biggestislandin Indonesial
Guide:No.Actually,
it's oneof the smallest,
but it hasa lot
of people.Theislandof Javahasthe mostpeople.
Sam:ls that rightlTheweatherseemsprettyniceright
now.ls thisthe besttime of yearto visit?
Wegetthe most
Guide:0h, yes.lt's the dry season.
sunshine
thistime of year.Thewettesttime is
from November
to April.
Sam:Well,that'sgood.Um,what'sthat/
Guide:0h. lt lookslikerain.
B 4rri Listento the restof the conversation.
Whyis SamvisitingBali?
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3 Grammar <,1
Usethe -estending orthe most to expressthe superlativewith adjectives.
Thewettesttime isfrom November
to April.
Baliisthe most beautifulislandl'veevervisited.
Thedry seasonisthe besttimeto visit.
Usethe most to expressthe superlotivewith nouns.
Javahasthe most peopleof allthe islandsin Indonesia.
Baligetsthe most sunshinein the dry season.

formsof the adjectives.

A Complete
withthesuperlative
theconversation
Thenpractice
witha partner.
A: l'mthinking
Chilenextyear.
of visiting
VifradelMar.
Youshouldtry to visitmy hometown,
B: Great!
(popular)
beaches
in the
Oneof
countryis there.lt's northof Santiago.
Desert?
A: 0K.Should
I try to goto theAtacama
(beautiful)
B: Definitely.
I thinkifs
(dry)
part of the country.lt's one of
placesin the world,too.
A: Cool.And howaboutPatagonial
B: Well,that'sin the south.Remember,
Chileis
(long)countryin the world.lt takes
timeto seeit all.
A: When's

TheAtacamaDesert,Chile
(good)timeto visitl
(nice)

is fine.ButI think
B: Anytime
and May.
time is betweenNovember

B Pair work Maketruesentences

aboutyourcountry
withthe phrases
below.
the most cars

the most fun

the most rain

the most tourists

4 Speaking Tellme aboutit.

A Group work

yourexperiences
in differentgeographical
Discuss
locations.

. What'sthe mostbeautifulislandyou'veeverseen?
. What'sthe coldestlake,river,or oceanyou'veeverswum in?
o What'sthe highestmountainyou'veeverclimbed?
. What'sthe prettiestgeographical
locationyou'veevertakena pictureof?
. What'sthe most amazingplaceyou'veeverwalkedthrough
B Shareyourinformation.
Whohashadthe mostinteresting
experience?

5 Keep talkingl
Goto page133 for morepractice.

geographicat
I can askandtalk about
features
f,

4s

Naturalwonders
J Reading u,;
naturalwonderin the world?Why?
A what do you thinkis the most amazing
B Readthe article.Whatarethe sevenwonders,andwherearethey?

SevenWonders

of the Natural World

Here is a list of some of the

most fascinating places in the world.

c
1.
2.
3.

The R i o de Janei ro
H arbori n B razi li s one
of the biggest and most
amazi ngharborsi n the
w orl d. l t has beauti ful
beachesand the famous
S ugar Loaf Mountai n.

O v e r fi v e m il l i on peopl e
v i s i t th e G randC anyon
in the U.S.state of
Arizona every year.The
b re a th ta k i n gl andscape
i s 4 4 5 k i l o m etersl ong,
2 4 k i l o m e te rsw i de, and
m o re th a n a ki l ometer
deep!

The GreatB arri erR eef

i s not j ust one col orful
coral reef. lt's actually
al most 3,000of them!
Many pl antsand
gorgeoustropi calfi sh
l i ve among these reefs
off the coast of Australia.

Locatedin the Himalayas

o n th e b o rder of N epal
and Tibet, Mount Everest
i s th e h i g h estmountai n
i n th e w o rl d - and one of
th e mo s t d a ngerousto
c l i mb . Bu t th at doesn' t
s to p p e o p l efrom tryi ng
to get to the top of it
every year!

Haveyou ever heard

the crashi ngsound of
mi l l i onsof l i tersof
water?The Zambezi
River between Tambia
and Zi mbabw efal l s 120
meters, making Victoria
Fal l sone of the l argest
and loudest waterfalls
on the pl anet.

P a ri c u ti nVol canoi n
Me x i c o i s more than 300
me te rsh i g h , but i t used
to b e a fl a t cornfi el d.In
1943,people saw the
e a rth s te a m and crack.l t
g re w i n to a new vol cano
i n j u s t tw o years!

The N orthernLi ghts

are exactl yw hat thei r
name suggests:bri ght,
fl ashi ngl i ghtsof
amazi ngshapesand
col ors i n the northern
sky. The North Pole has
the best vi ew of them.

with the correctnaturalwonders.

Readthe articleagain.Complete
the sentences
hasbeautifulbeaches. 4.
is a very loudwaterfall. 5.
deep. 6.
is overa kilometer

D Pair work Rankthe naturalwondersfrom 1 (mostamazing)

Thencompare
answers.
to 7 (leastamazing).
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formedin two years.

changein shapeandcolor.
is off a country'scoast.

2 Listening

The GreatBarrierReef

at the CreatBarrier
Reef.
n <D Listen
to a guidetalkto two tourists
(/) the correct
Check
answers.
Whichstatements
surprise
thetourists?
E
E
!
I

reefs.
rne GreatBarrier
Reefis madeup of manysmaller
Youcanseethe reeffromspace.
Youcanseeturtlesnearthe reef.
white.
ctobalwarming
canmakethe coralappear

B {D Listen
Answer
thequestions.
again.
1. Howmanykindsof coralarethere?
2. HowdoesthecorallookonTV?
3. What's
liketodayl
theweather
4. Whatdoesthe guidesayto do?

3 Writing

A naturalwonder

Answer
thequestions.
A rninf of a natural
wonderin yourcountry.
o Where
is it?
a

Whatdoesit looklike?

Whatcanyoudo there?

When'sa goodtime to go therel

wonder.
Usethe modelandyouranswers
in
B writea pangraph
aboutthe natural
PartA to helpyou.
A WonderfulMountain
Mount Toubkalis the highest mountainin
Morocco,and one of the prettiest. Themost
popular time to visit is the eummer.Many
peopleclimb the mountain,and you can hike
it in two days. Tome, the most intereating
time to visit is the winter becauseyou can
ski. This is surpriaing to manypeople.. . .

yourparagraphs.
Cananyone
addmoreinformation?
G Group work Share

4 Speaking Sevenwondersof my country

or human-made
wonders
in your
A Pair work Makea listof thetopsevennatural
Takenotes.
Whyaretheywonderful?
country.
yourlistsandreasons.
Thenvoteon thetopseven
B Class activity Share
wonders
to createonelist.

I can describe
naturalwonders
in mycountry.f,
sl

Wrap-up
ffi Ouick pair reuiew
wonders.
Howmany
Lesson A Brainstorm! Makea listof human-made
doyouknow?Youhaveoneminute.
expressing
Lesson B Do you remember? ls thesentence
disbelief,
or is it
youdon'tknow?Write0 (disbelief)
or DK(don'tknow).Youhaveoneminute.
saying
1. I haveno idea.
2. Seriously? _

it!
4. I don'tbelieve
5. I don'thavea clue.

3. Noway!

6. I reallydon't know.

adiectives.
Canyour
Lesson G Test your partner! Saythreecomparative
partnerusethe superlative
Taketurns.Youhavethreeminutes.
formsin a sentence?
AzMorefamous.
Clooney.
B: Themostfamous.ThemostfamouspersonI'veevermet is George
wonderin yourcountry,
a natural
butdon't
Lesson D Guess! Describe
partner
guess
your
is?
You
have
what
it
minutes.
two
sayits name.Can

ffi ln the real world

Whatarethe sevenwondersof the modernworld?Coonlineor to a library,
in English
aboutthe sevenwondersof the modernworld.
andfind information
Choose
one andwriteaboutit.
A Wonderof the Modern World
Theltaipu Damis one of the sevenwondersof the modern
world. lt's on the ParandRiver betweenBrazil and Para7uay,
Manypeoplein )outh America dependon the dam for power
and electricity, About 40,OOO workershelpedconstruct
the dam,and it's one of the most expensiveobjects ever
built, lt's also huge,ln fact, it's so big that . . ,

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