Unit 6: Do You Know Where It Is?

B. Comprehension. Answer true or false.

1. F In Japan, trains are less expensive than planes.
2. F The trains in Japan travel at a speed faster than sound.
3. T The crime rate in Hong Kong is as low as that of Singapore.
4. F Cambridge has a lot of green areas, but noise is a problem.
5. T The traffic in Mexico City is much worse than in Sao Paulo.

3. Grammar

A. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the adjectives.

1. The downtown area is usually noisier (noisy) than the suburbs.
2. The hospitals in cities are usually worse (good) than ones in the country.
3. Public transportation is less frequent (frequent) at night than during the day.
4. My hometown has the cleanest (clean) air of all the towns in this country.
5. Many people say that Sao Paulo has the worst (bad) traffic in the world.
6. The subway is more crowded (crowded) at rush hour than at other times.
7. Housing is usually less expensive (expensive) in the country than in the city.
8. The cost of living in small towns is usually cheaper (cheap) than in big cities.

B. Write sentences with as…as.

1. The Flash computer is fast. The XYZ model is just as fast.

The XYZ model is as fast as the flash computer.

2. Majid is a smart young man, and so is his brother Nasr.

Majid is as smart as his brother Naser.

3. This red car is expensive. The blue car is less expensive.

The blue car isn't as expensive as the red car.

4. Rome is an amazing city, and so is Paris.

Paris is as amazing as Rome.

C. Work with a partner. Make indirect questions. Use Do you know…? or Could you tell me…?

1. Where is the main post office?

Do you know where the main post office is?/ Could you tell me where the main post office is?

2. How often do the buses come?

Do you know how often the buses come?/ Could you tell me how often the buses come?

3. What time does the bank open?

Do you know what time the bank opens?/ Could you tell me what time the bank opens?

4. Where is the nearest pharmacy?

Do you know where the nearest pharmacy?/ Could you tell me where the nearest pharmacy is?

5. Who can give us directions?

Do you know who can give us directions?/ Could you tell me who can give us directions??

6. Which way is the center of town?

Do you know which way the center of town is?/ Could you tell me which way he center of town is?

7. When does the gas station close?

Do you know when the gas station closes? / Could you tell me when the gas station closes?

8. What is the name of the highway to town?

Do you know what the name of the highway to town is?/ Could you tell me what the name of the highway to town is?

D. Complete the conversation. Use comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.
Then practice the conversation with a partner.

A: In your opinion, what is the best (1. good) restaurant in town?
B: I think it’s Antonio’s.
A: I disagree. Antonio’s isn’t as good (2. good) as Gino’s.
Gino’s has better (3. good) pasta than Antonio’s.
B: But Antonio’s is always crowded.
A: Of course. It’s the most popular (4. popular) restaurant in town.
But it is still not the best (5. good) place to eat.
B: So, can you tell me where the best (6. good) food in town is?
A: In my opinion, it’s at 209 Mulberry Street.
B: But that’s where you live.
A: Exactly. No one’s cooking is as good as my mom’s.

5. Listening

Listen to the news story about garbage and recycling. Answer true or false.

1. true The garbage from one week in Mexico City can fill a large stadium.
2. false The United States doesn’t produce as much garbage as Mexico.
3. false Today, only paper and cans are recyclable.
4. true About one hundred pounds of recycled paper saves one tree.
5. true In Curitiba, Brazil, people can get bus coupons when they recycle garbage.

8. Conversation

About the Conversation

1. Is Adel’s neighborhood dangerous?

No, it isn't. It is safe and quiet.

2. What did he do to his apartment?

He had to renovate it.

3. What doesn’t he like about the suburbs?

That he spends a lot of time commuting to work.

4. Where does Faris live?

He lives two blocks away from Ranger's stadium.

5. What doesn’t Faris like about his place?

He can't find place to park and sometimes there is a lot of noise.

9. Reading

After Reading

A. Choose the meaning of the underlined words that best fits the reading context.

1. for 12 consecutive years (line 1)

a. recent

b. an unbroken series

c. next or future

2. point out several aspects (line 6)

a. ideas

b. ways

c. features

3. a leading destination (line 10)

a. popular

b. winning

c. most important

4. it houses a historic museum (line 39)

a. visits

b. holds

c. protects

5. a combination of traditional souqs (line 44)

a. mixture

b. series of numbers

c. things joined

B. Mark which of the following things a visitor can do in Jeddah, according to the article.

1. T You can meet people from different cultures.
2. T You can study at university.
3. T You can visit the world’s tallest fountain.
4. ____ You can see modern sculptures at Bayt Naseef.
5. T You can go shopping in Al-Balad.
6. ____ You can visit the Kingdom Tower.

10. Project

Work in groups. Select a town or city in your country or in the world. Present its features to the class and say why you chose it.

• Mecca is the most important city in the Islamic religion.
• Mecca is where Muhammad was born and where he founded the religion of Islam.
• The city is still the most the important city in Islam today.
• When Muslims pray each day they pray toward the city of Mecca.
• Mecca is the holiest of Muslim cities.
• The Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, holds the holiest mosque of muslims, The Kaaba. As the birthplace of Islam's founder, the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
• The Well of Zamzam (or Zamzam Well or simply Zamzam) is a well located within the Masjid Al Haram near the Ka'abah.
• The water continues to flow to his day.
• It is considered divinely blessed, able to satisfy both hunger and thirst, as well as cure illness. Pilgrimsmake every effort to drink of this water during their pilgrimage to Mecca.
• There are many historical and religious places like The cave of Hira, Jabal-al-nour, Taif and Mecca museum.
• Mecca's houses are more compacted in the old city than in the modern residential areas. Traditional buildings of two or three stories are built of local rock.
• Transportation, accommodation and facilities related to the hajj are the main services and well served.

12. Form, Meaning and Function

A. Write the definite article the where necessary.

1. When the sun goes down at ____ night, you can see the moon and the stars.
2. The Burj Khalifa in ____ Dubai is the tallest building in the world.
3. The Great Pyramid of ____ Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
4. ____ Calligraphers used ____ Kufic script to write the first copies of the Holy Qur’an.
5. ____ Last year we went on ____ vacation to the island of ____ Penang in ____ Malaysia.

B. Write the article a, an, or the where necessary.

1. The bullet train can travel at a speed of 300 km an hour. It isn’t as fast as an airplane, but a trip on the express train can take a shorter time.
2. We usually play ____ football in the park on a Saturday morning. In the afternoon, we go for ____ lunch at ____ our favorite restaurant by the beach.
3. What makes ____ Jeddah a global city and one of the best places to live in the Middle East? Is it the quality of ____ life?
4. ___ Cambridge is surrounded by ____ green areas; a quarter of the population cycles around the town, through the parks, and along the narrow streets.
5. The coral reefs in the Red Sea are ____ popular destination for ____ scuba divers.