AROUND TOWN READING

PRE - TASK

 Underline the odd word out in each group.

a. castle – corner – cinema – cathedral.

b. crossing – bridge – roundabout – garage.
c. wall – door – hall – floor.
d. factory – university – theatre – roof.
e. opposite – square – behind – between.
f. stadium – skate park – library – swimming pool.
g. motorway – street – river – bridge.
h. café – hotel – burger bar – coffee shop.

TASK 1.

 Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the correct words. Use the vocabulary in the pre – task.

1. We stand in a ______________ to wait for a bus.

2. The cars wait until the ______________ turn to green.
3. You can cross the road at a ______________.
4. You need to slow down when you drive into a ______________.
5. He has also made his personal ___________ of music books available for visitors to read during the festival.
6. Thousands of fans packed into the ____________ to watch the match.
7. A row of reinforced concrete pillars supports the ___________.
8. You can order your goods direct from the ____________.
9. They stood on the street ____________ handing out leaflets.
10. A band played in the main town ______________.
PRESENT PERFECT: for, since, ever, never
PRESENT PERFECT + FOR and SINCE
Use the present perfect + for or since to talk about actions
and states which started in the past and are still true now.
EXAMPLES: I’ve lived in London for 20 years.
(I came to live in London 20 years ago and 1. he / have his car/ ?
I live in London now)
Don’t use the present simple in this type of sentence.
NOT: I live in London for 20 years.
Use How long…? To ask questions about the duration of an 7. George / be frightened of water / ?
action or a state from the past until now. It can be used in
with past simple for completed actions in the past.
EXAMPLE: How long have you been married?
SINCE or FOR?
 Use for + a period of time: for two weeks, for ten
years, for a long time, etc.
EXAMPLE: I’ve had this house for 5 months.
 Use since with the beginning of a period of time:
since 1990, since last April, etc.
EXAMPLE: I’ve been afraid of spiders since I was a child.
EVER / NEVER
We often use the present perfect with ever (in your life
until now) and never.
EXAMPLES: Have you ever been to New York?
No, I’ve never been there.
PRESENT PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE
Conversations often begin in the present perfect (with a
general question) and then change to the past simple (with
questions asking for specific details – when, where, who
with, etc.)
Use the past simple to ask / say exactly when something
happened.
EXAMPLE:
A: Have you ever been to Chile? B: Yes, I have.
A: When did you go there? B: I went last year.
Taken from: New English File Pre-Intermediate
Use of English
TASK 1. Write questions with How long and the
present perfect.
EXAMPLE: you / be married / ?
How long have you been married?
2. your parents / live in this house/ ?
3. you / be a teacher/ ?
4. Bob / be in the USA/ ?
5. you / have your cat / ?
6. she / know her boyfriend / ?
TASK 2. Answer the questions in TASK 1. Use present
perfect + for or since.
EXAMPLE: I’ve been married since 2003
1. He ____________________________ three years.
2. They ____________________________ a long time.
3. I ____________________________ 2001.
4. He ____________________________ last month.
5. We ____________________________ about two
years.
6. She ____________________________ last June.
7. He ____________________________ he was a child.
TASK 3. Complete with the present perfect or past
simple.
1. A: Where does Bob live now?
B: In Barcelona.
A: How long ____________________________ there?
(he / live)
B: For three months. He _______________________
there in November. (move)
2. A: When _______________________? (Picasso / die)
B: In 1977, in Paris, I think.
A: How long _________________________ in France?
(he / live)
B: For a long time. He __________________ Spain
when he was 25. (leave)
3. A: My brother and his wife get on very well.
B: How long ______________________ married?
(they / be)
A: They ______________________ married since
1998. They ___________________ at university.
(be, meet)
B: Really? __________________ that in Paris? (be)
AROUND TOWN READING

TASK 1.
 Read the text about “Living in Rio de Janeiro.”
 Choose the correct answer A, B, C.
LIVING IN RIO

My name’s Paulo and I’m fifteen years old. I live in Rio de Janeiro and I’m a student. My family moved
here when I was thirteen. Here in Rio, my dad works as a teacher and my mum has a job in a local
hospital. I have a brother and a sister and we’re all students. We live in a flat in the city. There are
three bedrooms in our flat, so I share a room with my brother. We also have a kitchen, a living room
and a bathroom. When I want to be on my own I go out. We live opposite a park. I often meet my
friends there and we play football. Football is very important here. We have the Maracanã stadium.
It’s famous around the world. It’s not in my part of the city, but I go there to watch football of course
and also to concerts. Rio is a very exciting city. It’s also very busy. There are lots of shops and cafés.
Every year there’s a carnival. It’s a huge street party with lots of music and dancing and it’s very
famous. I love the carnival, but my favourite thing about Rio is Copacabana beach. Everybody knows
it!

A. Two years ago.

B. Thirteen years ago.
1. Paulo moved to Rio
C. When he was fifteen.

A. His parents both work in a school.

2. What is true about Paulo’s family now? B. His mother works in a hospital.
C. His brother is a teacher.

A. Three
B. Five
3. How many bedrooms are in his family’s flat?
C. Six

A. Close to Paulo’s flat.

4. Where is the football stadium? B. On the other side of the city.
C. In a different city.

A. the shops
5. What does Paulo likes best about Rio?
B. the carnival
C. the beach

Text - taken from: Key for Schools Result, workbook.

Image – taken from: https://bit.ly/2U57MvC
AROUND TOWN Listening

PRE-TASK. Listen to the tour guide talking about Tokyo.

Tick () the places he mentions.

castle cathedral palace garage factory

stadium railway station police station theatre university

(Taken from Key for Schools – Result / Student’s book)

TASK 1. Listen to Jake and Megan talking about places in their town.
Which part of the town does each person like best?
For questions 1-5, choose a letter A-H for each person.
You will hear the conversation twice.

0 Tina A

1 Jake A sports centre

B park
2 Ben C museum
D stadium
3 James E pool
F café
4 Megan G cinema
H theatre
5 Sam

(Taken from Key for Schools – Result / Student’s book)

TASK 2. You will hear a girl asking about things to do in a town called Hadley.
Listen and complete questions 1-5.
You will hear the conversation twice.
Exam Tip
Sometimes the name of a
person or a place is spelled
in this task. You must write
Hadley it down correctly.

Castle built in: (0) 13 th century

Swimming pool in: (1) ___________________________

Name of this week’s film: (2) The Tale of _________________

Cinema tickets on weekdays cost: (3) £ _________________________

Skatepark: (4) Opposite the________________

Post Office closes at: (5) ___________________________

Taken from: Target KET for schools