A. Select the adjectives you can use to describe the items below.

run-down fashionable historical high low old modern busy noisy quiet peaceful crowded
deserted wide narrow polluted clean dirty fancy shabby safe unsafe scary dangerous
industrial crumbling interesting uninteresting cosmopolitan tasty delicious special cheap
expensive lively sunny cloudy romantic populous chaotic impressive dynamic amazing awesome
hectic outstanding bustling spicy exotic cold warm pleasant unpleasant luxurious
derelict traditional friendly unfriendly growing vibrant easy-flowing rude arrogant dry busy
open-minded old-fashioned heavy typical tolerant easy-going stressful rainy unusual residential

CITY BUILDING STREETS PEOPLE FOOD TRAFFIC WEATHER

SHOPS RESTAURANT
SS

B. Match the words. C. Label the pictures with the right word.
a. street 1. town 1.homeless 2.square 3.parking meter 4.garbage 5.skyscraper 6.crosswalk 7.park 8.sewage
b. traffic 2. level 9.traffic lights 10.monument 11.beggar 12.gas station 13.sidewalk 14.food stall 15.bridge
c. public 3. transport
d. crime 4. center
e. pollution 5. vendor
f. rush 6. attractions
g. living 7. rate
h. cultural 8. areas
i. green 9. jam
j. tourist 10. hour
k. suburban 11. conditions

D. Complete the sentences with words from the box.

multicultural suburbs cost of living hustle and bustle nightlife slums transport system
suburban expensive downtown commuter subway art scene traffic neighbourhood
1. Lots of people live in the _________ of the big cities. In the _____ areas the houses are cheaper and the
_________ is lower. I live in a quiet ________ in Oeiras in the outskirts of Lisbon.
2. In Lisbon the public __________ isnt very efficient and its quite _________.
3. In London an efficient ________ transport system allows us to get to the __________ parts of the city.
4. Theres always heavy _______ in the center of large cities: you can hear cars hooting all day long.
5. A _________ is someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city.
5. In Madrid the ___________ is amazing and people really know how to enjoy themselves. It's the only way to
cope with all the stress!
6. The _________ is incredibly rich and with a wide and interesting mix of artists.
7. London is a __________ city - over 300 languages are spoken here and a quarter of the citys residents were
born outside the country.
8. In Rio de Janeiro the __________ are called favelas.
9. I would like to live in a quiet place, far away from the ___________ of city life.
 E. Complete the texts about London and Sydney with words from the box.

cosmopolitan nature travel guide sights sandy capital

liveable fashion sights reputation modern corner grand
world city home finance harbour events tube double-decker
coastline suburbs brash traditional emblematic major

-Just about every London ________ will tell you
that there is nowhere else on earth quite like it. With so
many unique London activities and incredible London
_______, this city is all at once big and ______ and
bustling, cutting-edge yet ________, historical
yet ________ -- it is the quintessential international
metropolis -- a ________ by all accounts.
The world comes to London and it greets its guests
with _______ London hotels and exquisite London
restaurants fit for a queen. What happens here affects
every _______ of the world. A global center of
commerce, retail, finance, entertainment, _______,
transit and trends, London can very often feel like the
________ of the world.
London is also one of the world's most identifiable and
__________ cities - the city of Big Ben, ___________
buses, the Queen and the _________, it quite rightly
asserts itself in global consciousness as one of the
greatest cities on earth. It has a plethora of every
conceivable activity, and contains something for
everyone.
http://www.world66.com/europe/unitedkingdom/england/london
F. Whats the best city in your country? Listen to 6 people answering this question.
1) Tick the items mentioned.
Sydney is the Harbour City. It is the largest,
oldest and most __________ city in Australia
with an enviable __________ as one of the
world's most beautiful and ________ cities.
Brimming with history, ________, culture,
art, fashion, cuisine, design, and set next to
miles of ocean _________ and ________ surf
beaches. The city is also ________ to the
Sydney Opera House and the Sydney
Harbour Bridge, two of the most iconic
structures on the planet.
Sydney is a ________ global city and one of
the most important cities for ________ in the
Asia-Pacific. Sydney hosted the last
Olympics of the old millennium, and
continues to attract and host large
international ________. The city is
surrounded by nature and natural parks,
which extend into the ________ and right to
the shores of the __________.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Sydney

BEST size buildings shopping cost city food nightlife people nature/ weather cleanliness
of life open
CITY living spaces
Simon
Canada
Vancouver
Ruth
England
London
Ruth
Leeds
Tres
USA
New York
Ruth
Ireland
Dublin
Al
England
Newcastle
Martin
USA
Seattle
F.2. Listen to the descriptions again and choose the right option.

1. In
1. In Vancouver
Vancouver Simon
Simon appreciates
appreciates 5. In
5. In Als
Als opinion
opinion Newcastle
Newcastle stands
stands out
out
because
because
a. the
a. the natural
natural scenery
scenery and
and the
the city
city life.
life.
b. the
b. the natural
natural parks
parks and
and the
the hiking.
hiking. a. it
a. it has
has nice
nice people,
people, aa high
high cost
cost of
of living
living
c. the
c. the green
green areas
areas and
and the
the city
city small
small size.
size. and important
and important sports
sports events.
events.
b. it
b. it is
is aa good
good size
size city
city with
with friendly
friendly
2. Ruth
2. Ruth prefers
prefers Leeds
Leeds to
to London
London because
because people and
people and expensive
expensive nightlife.
nightlife.
c. it has a good size, friendly people and
c. it has a good size, friendly people and aa
a. its
a. its aa very
very cosmopolitan
cosmopolitan city.
city. bustling city
bustling city life.
life.
b. its
b. its the
the best
best place
place for
for shopping.
shopping.
c. she
c. she spends
spends time
time with
with family
family and
and friends.
friends. 6. Mark
6. Mark loves
loves some
some features
features of
of Seattle:
Seattle:

3. As
3. As Tres
Tres doesnt
doesnt know
know many
many cities,
cities, a. it
a. it has
has aa nice
nice climate,
climate, great
great natural
natural
surroundings and you can fish
surroundings and you can fish and sell and sell
a. he
a. he talks
talks about
about his
his hometown.
hometown.
salmon.
salmon.
b. he
b. he mentions
mentions aa city
city where
where he
he had
had fun.
fun.
b. it
b. it has
has beautiful
beautiful views,
views, aa happy
happy
c. hes
c. hes unable
unable to
to answer
answer the
the question.
question.
atmosphere and
atmosphere and its
its aa wonderful
wonderful place
place to
to
fish and
fish and eat
eat salmon.
salmon.
4. According
4. According to
to Ruth
Ruth Dublin
Dublin provides
provides
c. it
c. it has
has hot
hot weather,
weather, aa lovely
lovely landscape
landscape
a. parks,
a. parks, culture
culture and
and nightlife.
nightlife. and its a great place to fish salmon.
and its a great place to fish salmon.
b.shopping,open spaces
b.shopping,open spaces and
and entertainment.
entertainment.
c. fashion,
c. fashion, restaurants
restaurants and
and city
city life.
life.

G. Write a text about a special city. It might be your hometown or your favourite city.
OR
Imagine the ideal city, the city of your dreams, the place where you would like to live.
Try to give information about the following items:

Where is it located? What are people like?

What is it like? What is the best season in your
- size hometown/favourite city?
- architecture (buildings) When is the best time to come to that city?
- streets What are the best/ most interesting places?
- open spaces (parks, gardens, sports facilities) What can you do? How can you have fun?
- shops/department stores Whats the nightlife like?
- restaurants/ food What are the most interesting features of
- weather that city?
Is it safe/ clean/ expensive? What is the worst thing about your
How is the transport system there? hometown/that city?
How is the traffic there? Do you like that city? Why or why not?
Does your hometown/city have any festivals/ important events?
What happens then?
Is your hometown/city famous for anything?
Is there anything special about that town?
 A.

CITY BUILDINGS STREETS SHOPS FOOD RESTAURANTS PEOPLE TRAFFIC WEATHER

modern run-down busy fancy tasty fancy rude heavy sunny

old derelict noisy shabby delicious cheap arrogant easy- cloudy
noisy crumbling quiet cheap spicy expensive friendly flowing warm
quiet shabby peaceful expensive exotic typical unfriendly stressful cold
peaceful historical crowded fashionable traditional open- dry
crowded old deserted typical 4 minded rainy
polluted modern wide 5 old-
clean industrial narrow 6 fashioned
dirty residential clean tolerant 3 6
safe interesting dirty easy-
unsafe unusual safe going
scary amazing unsafe
dangerous awesome scary 9
industrial outstandin dangerous
interesting g hectic
cosmopolitan
special
lively 14 15
romantic
populous
chaotic
dynamic
amazing
awesome
hectic
outstanding
bustling
growing
vibrant
29

B. C.
street vendor 10 2 5 4 12
traffic jam
public transport
crime rate 9 6 3 7 1
pollution level
rush hour
living conditions 11 8 15 13 14
cultural center
green areas
tourist attractions
suburban town
 D.
1. Lots of people live in the suburbs of the big cities. In the suburban areas the houses are
cheaper and the cost of living is lower. I live in a quiet neighbourhood in Oeiras in the
outskirts of Lisbon.
2. In Lisbon the public transport system isnt very efficient and its quite expensive.
3. In London an efficient subway transport system allows us to get to the downtown parts
of the city.
4. Theres always heavy traffic in the center of large cities: you can hear cars hooting all
day long.
5. A commuter is someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city.
5. In Madrid the nightlife is amazing and people really know how to enjoy themselves. It's
the only way to cope with all the stress!
6. The art scene is incredibly rich and with a wide and interesting mix of artists.
7. London is a multicultural city - over 300 languages are spoken here and a quarter of the
citys residents were born outside the country.
8. In Rio de Janeiro the slums are called favelas.
9. I would like to live in a quiet place, far away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

E. Complete the texts about London and Sydney with words from the box.

Just about every London travel guide will tell you
that there is nowhere else on earth quite like it. With
so many unique London activities and incredible
London sights, this city is all at once big and brash
and bustling, cutting-edge yet traditional, historical
yet modern -- it is the quintessential international
metropolis -- a world city by all accounts.
The world comes to London and it greets its guests
with grand London hotels and exquisite London
restaurants fit for a queen. What happens here affects
every corner of the world. A global center of
commerce, retail, finance, entertainment, fashion,
transit and trends, London can very often feel like the
capital of the world.
London is also one of the world's most identifiable
and emblematic cities - the city of Big Ben, double-
decker buses, the Queen and the tube, it quite rightly
asserts itself in global consciousness as one of the
greatest cities on earth. It has a plethora of every
conceivable activity, and contains something for
everyone.
Sydney is the Harbour City. It is the largest,
oldest and most cosmopolitan city in
Australia with an enviable reputation as one
of the world's most beautiful and liveable
cities. Brimming with history, nature,
culture, art, fashion, cuisine, design, and
set next to miles of ocean coastline and
sandy surf beaches. The city is also home to
the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney
Harbour Bridge, two of the most iconic
structures on the planet.
Sydney is a major global city and one of the
most important cities for finance in the
Asia-Pacific. Sydney hosted the last
Olympics of the old millennium, and
continues to attract and host large
international events. The city is surrounded
by nature and national parks, which extend
into the suburbs and right to the shores of
the harbour.

F.1
 BEST size buildings shopping cost city food night people nature/ weather cleanliness
CITY of life life open
living spaces
Simon
Canada
Vancouver
Ruth
England
London
Ruth
Leeds
Tres
USA
New York
Ruth
Ireland
Dublin
Al
England
Newcastle
Martin
USA
Seattle

F.2

1. In Vancouver Simon appreciates 5. In Als opinion Newcastle stands

out because
a. the natural scenery and the city life.
b. the natural parks and the hiking. a. it has nice people, a high cost of
c. the green areas and the city small size. living and important sports events.
b. it is a good size city with friendly
2. Ruth prefers Leeds to London because people and expensive nightlife.
c. it has a good size, friendly people
a. its a very cosmopolitan city.
and a bustling city life.
b. its the best place for shopping.
c. she spends time with family and friends.
6. Mark loves some features of
Seattle:
3. As Tres doesnt know many cities,

a. he talks about his hometown. a. it has a nice climate, great natural

b. he mentions a city where he had fun.
c. hes unable to answer the question.
4. According to Ruth Dublin provides
a. parks, culture and nightlife.
b.shopping,open spaces and entertainment.
c. fashion, restaurants and city life.
surroundings and you can fish and sell
salmon.
b. it has beautiful views, a happy
atmosphere and its a wonderful place
to fish and eat salmon.
c. it has hot weather, a lovely
landscape and its a great place to fish
salmon.

THE BEST CITY IN MY COUNTRY

(http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer/44-BestCity.html)

Simon, Canada
What' s the best city in my country? My country is Canada, so I'd have to say
my hometown, Vancouver, although previously I said that it's overrated to some
of my friends, it's still a good size city, not too big, not too small. It's quite
beautiful. It's got mountains. It has trees and it's got city life.

Ruth, England
The best city in my country? Well, actually, I really like London and I really like
that fact that it's so cosmopolitan and I think it's amazing for shopping. One bad
thing though about London is the cost of everything, so in terms of cost, I prefer
Leeds because that is also very good for shopping, but it's cheaper and also I
like Leeds because I have family and friends there so I have many good
memories of my time in Leeds.

Tres, The United States

I don't think I've been to enough American cities really to answer that question.
I've enjoyed New York City. I went this year for, or last year for New Year's and
had a wonderful time, but it is dirty, so I don't know.

Ruth, Ireland
The best city in my country is probably Dublin, the capitol. There's lots of
shopping, lots of places to go and eat, and also there's lots of parks inside the
city where you can go and relax with your friends, maybe have lunch or a picnic.

Al, England
The city in my country is probably Newcastle. I'm not going to say London
because London's too big, it's too expensive and people are too rude, but
Newcastle is a good size. People are friendly. There's lots of things to do. They
have a big football stadium and the nightlife is great, so it's Newcastle.

Martin, the United States

The best city in my country, I'd have to say, is Seattle. Why? Because Seattle's
pretty much got everything. It's not too hot. It's not too cold. It's got lovely
mountains everywhere, great ocean views, and a lot of salmon. I like to fish and
I like to eat salmon a lot. It's a great place. It's really clean and it's very happy.
It's a nice city.