Ken lives in a new suburban neighborhood with families and kids but few amenities. There are no good restaurants, just a couple cafes, and residents must go to town for shopping since there is no department store or supermarket. Ken dislikes having to leave the neighborhood to shop.
Luis' neighborhood has many affordable restaurants and cafes to eat at but no big supermarkets or department stores, just small convenience stores. Luis likes that it is convenient to have places to eat nearby but dislikes the traffic noise.
Alison's neighborhood has a small cafe but she does most of her food shopping at the nearby well-located supermarket. It is very clean and quiet with no traffic or pollution noises. However, she thinks the
Ken lives in a new suburban neighborhood with families and kids but few amenities. There are no good restaurants, just a couple cafes, and residents must go to town for shopping since there is no department store or supermarket. Ken dislikes having to leave the neighborhood to shop.
Luis' neighborhood has many affordable restaurants and cafes to eat at but no big supermarkets or department stores, just small convenience stores. Luis likes that it is convenient to have places to eat nearby but dislikes the traffic noise.
Alison's neighborhood has a small cafe but she does most of her food shopping at the nearby well-located supermarket. It is very clean and quiet with no traffic or pollution noises. However, she thinks the
Ken lives in a new suburban neighborhood with families and kids but few amenities. There are no good restaurants, just a couple cafes, and residents must go to town for shopping since there is no department store or supermarket. Ken dislikes having to leave the neighborhood to shop.
Luis' neighborhood has many affordable restaurants and cafes to eat at but no big supermarkets or department stores, just small convenience stores. Luis likes that it is convenient to have places to eat nearby but dislikes the traffic noise.
Alison's neighborhood has a small cafe but she does most of her food shopping at the nearby well-located supermarket. It is very clean and quiet with no traffic or pollution noises. However, she thinks the
AudioScript Alison B Alan: What’s your neighborhood like, Alison? Alison: It’s OK. Listen to Ken, Luis, and Alison talk about their Alan: Are there any restaurants nearby? neighborhoods. Do they have these things in their Alison: Not really. There’s one small café, but you can neighborhoods? Check Yes or No. pick up food at the supermarket. There’s a great Ken supermarket very close to where I live. Alan: What’s your neighborhood like, Ken? Alan: That’s nice. How about shopping? Ken: I live way out in the suburbs. It’s a nice Alison: Well, there are a few small stores at a neighborhood, I guess. There are lots of families with neighborhood shopping center, but I don’t like them kids. But it’s very new, so there isn’t much there yet. much. They sell clothes and things, but they’re not Alan: Really? very good. We really need a good department store or Ken: Yeah, there are no good restaurants, just a couple some better shops. of cafés. Alan: How about a drugstore? Alan: What about shopping? Alison: Yeah, there are a couple of drugstores. Ken: We have to go to town to shop. I don’t like that. Alan: Do you like living there? We don’t have anything like a department store. And Alison: Yes, I do. It’s very clean and quiet. There isn’t there’s no supermarket, just a couple of small any traffic noise, and there’s no pollution. convenience stores for milk and stuff. Alan: It must be pretty boring. C Listen again. What do Ken, Luis, and Alison like and Ken: Yeah, it is. There isn’t even a drugstore yet. But the dislike about their neighborhoods? Complete the chart. good thing is, it’s very safe. There isn’t any crime. Luis Answers Alan: Do you live in a nice neighborhood, Luis? Luis: It’s nothing special, actually. But it’s convenient, A Answers will vary. and I like that. Alan: How do you mean? B Luis: Well, I never need to cook because there are places Ken to eat everywhere – some really good cafés and a. No b. Yes c. No d. No e. No family-type restaurants. And they’re very cheap. Alan: How about buying food and shopping? Luis Luis: There are no big supermarkets or department stores a. Yes b. Yes c. No d. No e. Yes around where I live, just small convenience stores. But Alison they have nearly everything I need. And there’s a a. No b. Yes c. Yes d. No e. Yes drugstore just down the street. Alan: So you don’t plan to move? C Luis: I don’t think so. I don’t like the traffic noise, but as Ken: I said, it’s very convenient. likes – it’s safe dislikes – he has to go to town to shop Luis: likes – it’s convenient dislikes – the traffic noise Alison: likes – it’s clean and quiet dislikes – the stores
A PAIR WORK What things does a great neighborhood have? Make a list.
Ken Luis Alison
B Listen to Ken, Luis, and Alison talk about their neighborhoods.
Do they have these things in their neighborhoods? Check (P) Yes or No.
Ken Luis Alison
Yes No Yes No Yes No a. good restaurants □ □ □ □ □ □ b. cafés □ □ □ □ □ □ c. supermarkets □ □ □ □ □ □ d. department stores □ □ □ □ □ □ e. drugstores □ □ □ □ □ □ C Listen again. What do Ken, Luis, and Alison like and dislike about their neighborhoods? Complete the chart.
he has to go to town to shop it’s convenient the stores
it’s clean and quiet it’s safe the traffic noise
Likes Dislikes Ken Luis
Alison
D PAIR WORK Which neighborhood do you prefer – Ken’s, Luis’s, or Alison’s?
Give reasons. Use your list from part A to help you.