8 Pairwork

Student A
Look at the sentence prompts. Guess the answers and write sentences, e.g., The fastest animal in the
world is the lion. Read your sentences to Student B. How many of your ideas are correct?
Listen to Student B’s sentences. Use the facts below to say if Student B’s ideas are correct.
Who got more answers correct?

1 fast / animal / world a lion b cheetah c peregrine falcon

2 far / planet from Earth a Mars b Jupiter c Neptune

3 long / flight / world a 13,840 km b 14,287 km c 12,935 km

4 popular / country / for tourists a France b Spain c the U.S.

5 heavy / animal / world a whale b elephant c rhinoceros

1 The hottest place in the world is Death Valley in California, U.S. The highest recorded temperature there is 56.7°C.
2 The most populated country in the world is China, with a population of 1.351 billion.
3 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest airport in the world.
4 Elephants are the most dangerous animals in the world. They kill more people than any other animal.
5 The oldest of the three cities is Jericho, where the earliest settlements date back to 9000 BC. Jericho also
claims to be the oldest city in the world.

Student B
Look at the sentence prompts. Guess the answers and write sentences, e.g., The hottest place in the world is in Libya.
Listen to Student A’s sentences. Use the facts below to say if Student A’s ideas are correct.
Read your sentences to Student A. How many of your ideas are correct?
Who got more answers correct?

1 hot / place / world a in Libya b in Israel c in the U.S.

2 populated / country / world a the U.S. b China c India

3 busy / airport / world a London b Atlanta, Georgia c Tokyo

4 dangerous / animal / world a lion b elephant c crocodile

5 old / city / world a Athens, Greece b Jerusalem, Israel c Jericho, the West Bank

1 The fastest animal in the world is the peregrine falcon, which can fly at a speed of 325 km/h.
2 Neptune is the farthest planet from Earth.
3 The longest flight in the world is Qantas flight 7 from Sydney to Dallas with a distance of 13,840 km.
It takes about 15 hours and 30 minutes.
4 The most popular country for tourists is France. Eighty-three million people visited in 2012.
5 The blue whale is the heaviest animal in the world. They can weigh 190 tons.

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