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Vocabulary geographical features
continents
compass points measurements
outdoor activities wildlife
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jumper
T-shirt sweatshirt
tracksuit
Work in pairs Match the words in exercise 1 with photos 1–4 Which geographical feature(s) are not illustrated in the photos?
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waterfall are not illustrated
Trang 6Read the Look out! box Then work in pairs Complete the sentences with geographical features from exercise
1 and six of the continents below.
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2 Bondi Beach is in Australasia
3 The Yangtze River is in Asia
4 The Rocky Mountains are in North America
5 The Sahara Desert is in Africa
6 Lake Titicaca is in South America
Trang 9Listen to an advert for a holiday on an island Complete the first column of the chart Match the
geographical features with the directions below.
east south north west
Trang 10Listen again Complete the second column of the chart in exercise 5 Match the geographical features with four of the adjectives below.
beautiful quiet
famous amazing
Trang 11Do you need a holiday? Our island is the perfect place to come!
In the east of the island are beautiful mountains, perfect for
climbing or walking In the south are quiet beaches Relax there and swim in the warm, blue sea In the north, you can see ourfamous waterfall And in the west is the desert – an amazing
place to visit All in all, we can promise you the holiday of a
lifetime
Trang 12Work in pairs Write a short advertisement describing landmarks in your own country Use words from
exercises 1 and 6 and your own ideas
Trang 14Killer whales win when the two fight.
Look at the photos Which animal do you think wins when the two fight? Read the text and check.
Trang 15Read the text again Then complete the table with comparative adjectives from the text.
stronger fiercer heavier bigger more dangerous
Trang 16Read the text again Then complete the table with comparative adjectives from the text.
Trang 17Underline all the other comparative adjectives in the text
in exercise 1 Which rule in the table do they follow?
faster (+ -er); more intelligent (more + adjective)
Trang 18Read the Learn this! box Write true sentences Use the
comparative form of the adjectives.
1 dogs / humans (intelligent)
Humans are more intelligent than dogs.
2 Ferraris / Nissans (expensive)
Ferraris are more expensive than Nissans.
3 Africa / Asia (big)
Asia is bigger than Africa.
4 Sweden / Spain (cold)
Sweden is colder than Spain.
Trang 19Read the Learn this! box Write true sentences Use the comparative form of the adjectives.
5 ice / water (heavy)
Water is heavier than ice.
6 skiing / reading magazines (dangerous)
Skiing is more dangerous than reading
magazines.
7 sharks / whales (large)
Whales are larger than sharks.
Trang 20Listen, repeat and check
Listen to the pronunciation of the ending –er
1 Humans are more intelligent than dogs
2 Ferraris are more expensive than Nissans
3 Asia is bigger than Africa
4 Sweden is colder than Spain
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Listen to the pronunciation of the ending –er
5 Water is heavier than ice
6 Skiing is more dangerous than reading magazines
7 Whales are larger than sharks
Trang 22Write questions Use the comparative form of the adjectives.
1 which subject / easy, / English or Maths?
Which subject is easier, English or maths?
2 which drink / nice, / lemonade or orange juice?
Which drink is nicer, lemonade or orange juice?
3 which singer / talented, / Lady Gaga or Eminem?
Which singer is more talented, Lady Gaga
or Eminem?
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4 which actor / funny, / Jim Carrey or Ben Stiller?
Which actor is funnier, Jim Carrey or Ben Stiller?
5 which type of film / good, / horror films or comedies?
Which type of film is better, horror films or
comedies?
Trang 25Look at the chart below and write sentences about the islands Use than and the comparative form of
adjectives 1–7.
1 large 3 wet 5 cold 7 crowded
2 small 4 hot 6 dry
2 Iceland is smaller than Madagascar.
3 Iceland is wetter than Madagascar.
Trang 26Look at the chart below and write sentences about the islands Use than and the comparative form of
adjectives 1–7.
1 large 3 wet 5 cold 7 crowded
2 small 4 hot 6 dry
4 Madagascar is hotter than Iceland.
5 Iceland is colder than Madagascar.
6 Madagascar is drier than Iceland.
7 Madagascar is more crowded than Iceland.
Trang 27Work in pairs Compare places that you
know Use the comparative form of the adjectives below.
Trang 28Look at the photo Do you know the name of this famous landmark and where it is? Read the first paragraph of the text and check your answers.
The photo shows Uluru (Ayers Rock) which
is in Australia.
Trang 29Read the text Match sentences A–E with
gaps 1–4 There is one sentence that you do not need
A The Aborigines use these to teach their children about
their history and religious beliefs
B From there, they organise a camping trip into the desert.
C This walk is 9.4 kilometres long and takes two hours.
D But the Aborigines have their own stories about Uluru.
E The rock is huge.
2
3
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Trang 301 The Aborigines name for Uluru is ‘Ayers Rock’.
2 It is 348 metres long
3 It’s easy to visit Uluru from Alice Springs
4 Visitors to the rock can see caves
5 Today, the Aborigines don’t use Uluru for ceremonies
6 The Aborigines do not like people climbing the rock
Trang 31Look at the photos below Do you know which continents these landmarks are in?
Victoria Falls:
Grand Canyon:
Mount Huangshan:
Africa North America
Asia
Trang 32Listen to three people talking about their trips
to the places in exercise 4 Match each place with two activities from the list below.
Victoria Falls:
Grand Canyon:
Mount Huangshan:
fishing, swimming canoeing, mountain biking
bird-watching, walking
Trang 331 Zoe visited the Falls with her husband.
2 Zoe and her husband stayed in a hotel in Zambia.
3 Mark went on holiday with his family.
4 Mark went canoeing in the river.
5 Joe visited the mountain with his wife.
6 Joe loved seeing the mountain early in the morning.
Mark travelled with two friends.
He went mountain biking at the top.
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Joe's wife stayed in Shanghai.
Trang 34Last September I went to the Victoria Falls with my husband
What an amazing place! The Falls are part of the Zambezi River and they’re between the two African countries of Zambia and
Zimbabwe We stayed in a hotel in Zambia From our room at
the hotel, we could see the Zambezi River We went fishing there
a couple of times We also went swimming in part of the river
that’s only a few metres from the top of the waterfall – I know it sounds dangerous, but in fact, it’s safe Well, it’s quite safe …
Anyway, it was a great holiday
1 Zoe
Trang 35I travelled across North America last summer with two friends
We visited Canada and the USA It was a ten-week trip, and it was amazing! My favourite place was probably the Grand
Canyon in Colorado It’s huge! And there’s a river at the bottom You can go canoeing in the river, but we didn’t do that – we
went mountain biking at the top It was a great way to see the scenery! We were there for a whole day, so we had lots of time
to explore The weather was really hot, though – too hot
2 Mark
Trang 36My wife and I were in China last year It was a six-week holiday About half way through, I went on a two-day trip to Huangshan
to do some bird watching My wife hates bird watching, so shedidn’t come with me – she stayed in Shanghai for those two
days Huangshan is a really famous mountain – about fifteen
million tourists visit it every year It’s an amazing place to go
walking and explore the beautiful valleys When I went, I stayed the night at a small hotel The next morning, I looked out of the window and saw the top of the mountain above the clouds It
was spectacular – really beautiful
3 Joe
Trang 371 Can you name any famous natural landmarks in your
country?
2 Describe them Where are they? What are they like?
3 Why do people visit these places? What activities can
they do there?
Trang 38The fish lives near the bottom of the ocean.
Look at the photo Do you think this fish lives near the surface or near the bottom of the ocean? Read the text and check.
Trang 40Complete the table with the superlative form
of the adjectives Then listen, repeat and check.
the widest the easiest the hottest the most interesting
Trang 41Complete the table with the superlative form
of the adjectives Then listen, repeat and check.
the furthest
Trang 42Complete the facts Use the superlative form of the
adjectives below.
1 In Europe, the day of the year is 21st June
2 The _ planet in the solar system is Jupiter
3 The _ continent in the world is Antarctica
4 The mountain in the world is Mount Everest
longest largest
coldest highest
Trang 43Complete the facts Use the superlative form of the
adjectives below.
5 The _ drink in the world is coffee
6 The _ job in the world is a fisherman
7 The _ sea in the world is the Dead Sea
8 The _ car in the world is a Bugatti Veyron
most popular most
dangerous saltiest
most expensive
Trang 44Complete the quiz questions Use the superlative form
of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Which of these countries is (small)?
a Mexico b France c Turkey
2 What is (deep) lake in the world?
a Lake Winnipeg b Lake Baikal c Lake Titicaca
3 Which of these animals is _ (fast)?
a tiger b kangaroo c snake
the smallest the deepest
the fastest
Trang 45Complete the quiz questions Use the superlative form
of the adjectives in brackets.
4 What is (big) animal in the world?
a blue whale b elephant c great white shark
5 Which of these cities is _ (far) south?
a Cape Town (South Africa)
b Buenos Aires (Argentina) c Sydney (Australia)
6 What is _ (large) island in the world?
a Greenland b Madagascar c Great Britain
the biggest
the furthest
the largest
Trang 46Work in pairs Do the quiz Then listen and check.
1 Which of these countries is (small)?
a Mexico b France c Turkey
2 What is (deep) lake in the world?
a Lake Winnipeg b Lake Baikal c Lake Titicaca
3 Which of these animals is _ (fast)?
a tiger b kangaroo c snake
the smallest the deepest
the fastest
Trang 47Work in pairs Do the quiz Then listen and check.
4 What is (big) animal in the world?
a blue whale b elephant c great white shark
5 Which of these cities is _ (far) south?
a Cape Town (South Africa)
b Buenos Aires (Argentina) c Sydney (Australia)
6 What is _ (large) island in the world?
a Greenland b Madagascar c Great Britain
the biggest
the furthest
the largest
Trang 48Complete the sentences Use the superlative form of
the adjectives in brackets and your own opinions.
1 (easy) subject at school is _
2 (good) actor in the world is _
3 (bad) song ever is _
4 (funny) film ever is _
5 (boring) lesson at school is
6 (nice) drink in the world is _
7 (exciting) sport is _
8 (beautiful) place in my country is
Trang 49Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about the opinions in exercise 7 Start the questions
with Who or What.
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Trang 57Work in pairs Which of the animals in
exercise 1 do you think are dangerous? Tell your
partner your opinion Use the verbs and phrases below
to help you.
Trang 58Work in pairs Put the animals in exercise 1 into the
correct groups Then add more animals to each group.
bat eagle fly
mosquito
lion rhino spide r
tiger
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Read the text Which group in exercise 4 does each creature (A-C) belong to?
Trang 63noun verb
adjectiv e
Look at the reading strategy Then look at the highlighted words in the text What part of speech are they: a noun,
an adjective or a verb?
noun
noun noun
verb verb
Trang 643 animals (or people) that kill other animals
4 the hard part of a bird’s mouth
Match the highlighted words in the text with the definitions below.
Trang 658 very old; from a very long time ago
Match the highlighted words in the text with the definitions below.
Trang 661 It lived in rivers.
2 It was faster than a horse
3 It died out about 90 million years ago
4 It lived in the ocean
5 It had a beak
6 It lived on the continent of Africa
7 It lived on the continent of South America
8 It appeared before the other two existed
B: supercroc
A: terror bird
B: supercroc C:
megalodon
A: terror bird
B: supercroc
A: terror bird B: supercroc
Trang 671 Which of the three animals in the text do you think is the
scariest? Why?
2 Which animals in the world today do you think are the
scariest? Why?
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to
for
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the song with the correct words
of
is
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there
eyes
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the song with the correct words
sign is
Trang 72Shall we go on a skiing holiday?
How about going camping?
Why don't we go to Madrid?
Oscar and Emilia are arranging a holiday
Read and listen to the dialogue What phrases do they use to suggest: a) a skiing holiday b) a camping holiday c) a holiday in Madrid?
a)
b)
c)
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Listen to two teenagers discussing the holidays
in photos A-D Tick the holiday they decide to go on.
Trang 76Listen to two teenagers discussing the holidays
in photos A-D Tick the holiday they decide to go on.
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disadvantages (a-f) Match one advantage and one
disadvantage with each of the three holidays they decide not
to go on. a There are always a lot of insects
b The scenery is amazing _
c It’s a good way to make friends
d It’s healthy to be outside all day _
e It’s probably very tiring _
f The scenery isn’t very interesting
B
CD
CD
B
Trang 78Chloe Look at this holiday It looks good!
Jack Can I see?
Chloe Yes look! How about going on this cycling holiday?
Trang 79Chloe Well, what do you suggest?
Jack How about going on this canoeing holiday? The scenery
is really beautiful Look at the mountains!
Chloe Hmm, I don’t know It’s very tiring, I expect And I can’t
canoe!
Jack Oh Well, let’s find something else, then Why don’t we
go on this jungle trek?
Chloe Really?
Trang 80Chloe Does it look good?
Jack Yes It says you walk in a group of twelve people, so it’s a
good way to make friends.
Chloe But I don’t like insects There are always millions of them in
the jungle I hate them!
Jack Hmm, well … What about this one? Shall we go horse riding
in the Alps?
Chloe Horse riding? That sounds good.
Jack The Alps are beautiful – and there aren’t many insects.
Chloe OK! That’s perfect!
Trang 81Work in pairs Think about
the types of holiday below
and write one advantage
and one disadvantage for each holiday.