Unit 7: Where Do You Live?

Quick Check

A. Vocabulary. Name the place.

1. a restaurant a place to eat
2. the park a place to take a walk
3. the mall a place with many stores
4. the healthy club a place to exercise
5. the bookstore a place to buy a book

B. Comprehension. Answer yes or no.

1. no Gino’s restaurant is on Maple Avenue.
2. yes, Andy’s Bookstore is between the bank and the pharmacy.
3. yes, the health club is near the park.
4. yes, the supermarket is near the subway station.

3. Grammar

A. Match the questions with the answers.

1. d Is there a restaurant in the mall?
2. e Is the airport far from the city?
3. f Where’s the convenience store?
4. c Is the bank open on Friday?
5. a Where do you live?
6. b Is the post office next to the park?

B. Look at the picture. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1. There’s a pharmacy next to the bookstore.
2. The bank is across from the supermarket.
3. The police officer is near /in front of the bank.
4. There’s a bookstore between the supermarket and the pharmacy.
5. The Spanish restaurant is next to the bank.
6. There’s an English school on the corner. It’s on the second floor.

6. Conversation

About the Conversation

1. Where is Tom going?

He's going to Bedford Park.

2. What’s the bus number to Bedford Park?

It's the number 20 bus.

3. How far away is it?

It's about 15 minutes away by bus.

4. What’s the subway line to Bedford Park?

The F line goes to Bedford Park.

5. Does Luis take the bus or the subway to get to Bedford Park?

Luis takes the subway.

7. About You

1. Where do you live?

I live in Olaya street.

2. What’s your neighbourhood like?

It is a big and modern neighbourhood.

3. What places are there in your neighbourhood?

A pharmacy, a bank, a library and a park.

8. Reading

After Reading

A. Mark the things the article says that both neighbourhoods have.

9. Writing

B. Find the personal pronouns in the postcard. What noun does each one replace?

In order of appearance:

I= Robert

It= (my) neighbourhood

they= buildings

We= my neighbours and I

It= palace

we= my neighbours and I

It= my neighbourhood

10. Project

Make a brochure for your neighbourhood. List stores, restaurants, services, parks, etc.

• I live in a quiet neighbourhood. It has modern apartment buildings. We have some stores and a cafe.
• There is a small supermarket, a pharmacy, a bakery and two schools. There is a waiting for your visit. Your friend, Ahmed.

11. Form, Meaning and Function

A. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in parentheses. Use the before superlatives.

1. Gino’s Restaurant has the best (good) pizza in town.
2. I think that the pizza at Roma’s is better (good) than Gino’s.
3. The bookstore is more popular (popular) than the library.
4. Summer is the hottest (hot) and the driest (dry) time of the year.
5. Don’t eat there. That restaurant has the worst (bad) food in town.
6. My room is the quietest (quiet) room in the house. I can’t hear any noise.
7. The supermarket is much bigger (big) than the convenience store.
8. The park is more beautiful (beautiful) in the spring than in the winter.

B. Work with a partner. Disagree with the following statements.

1. The Amazon is longer than the Nile. (short)

No, it isn't. It's shorter.

2. Buses are faster than trains. (slow)

No, they aren't. They're slower.

3. The city is quieter than the town. (noisy)

No, it isn't. It's noisier.

4. China is bigger than Canada. (small)

No, it isn't. It's smaller.

5. Roma’s pizza is better than Gino’s. (bad)

No, it isn't worse.

6. Cities are cleaner than towns. (dirty)

No, they aren't. They're dirtier.