Prepare 8 Unit 6

Complete the sentences with these words.

power cut | pedestrian crossing | apartment building | rubbish | traffic jam | public transport | street market | pollution

1. There was a _________________________           _ yesterday and all the lights went out.

2. Sorry, I’m late. We were in the car and there was a terrible _________________________             _. We couldn’t move.

3. Don’t cross the road here, it’s dangerous. Use the __________________________                     over there.

4. Too much _________________________           _ in cities can make people who live there ill.

5. We often buy our fruit and vegetables in the __________________________               but I get cold being outside.

6. The __________________________                  in my city is great. There are buses, trains and trams.

7. We throw too much away nowadays, so there is too much _________________________         _.

8. Lots of people live in our _________________________                    _. I think there are more than 30 flats.

Match the sentences halves.

1. _   _ You’re driving too fast. The speed

2. __   We’re lost. Let’s look at that road

3. __   Put all those letters in the post

4. __   There’s a taxi

5. __   It’s nice to have lots of green

6. __   The buses are very busy during the rush

7. __   You should put those bottles in the recycling

8. __   I’ll wait for you at the bus

   A box, please.

   B bin.

   C hour.

   D stop and we can travel together.

   E limit here is 40km per hour.

   F spaces in cities.

   G sign over there.

   H rank near here.

Complete the text with some or any.

I like living in my city – I can’t think of ¹____     bad things. It’s quite small and most people walk or use public transport so there aren’t ²____     traffic jams. There are ³____       great places like the park or sports centre where I can meet my friends. There are also ⁴____       cheap cafйs where we can have a drink and ⁵____       food. It’s a tidy city – there are ⁶____       recycling bins outside most apartment buildings and there isn’t ⁷____      rubbish on the floor. Can you think of ⁸____      good things about your city?

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Is there ________ graffiti in your town?        [many, much, a lot]

2. We can’t make a pizza. We’ve only got ________             [a little, a few, a lot] cheese.

3. How ________          [many, much, lots of] parks are there in the city centre?

4. Where can we put this rubbish? I can’t see ________          [some, any, much] bins.

5. I haven’t got ________          [many, much, a lot] of time right now. Can I help you later?

6. Luckily I’ve only got ________            [much, a few, a little] homework tonight.

7. There are ________              [a lot of, much, a little] good things about living in the country, like it’s quieter.

8. I need to buy ________              [a little, any, a few] things. Can we go to the supermarket?

Choose the correct words.

1. We had a power       [sign , cut]last night because of the storm.

2. Jane lives in an apartment           [building , spaces] in the city with her family.

3. It’s best to avoid the city centre during rush       [hour , jam] when there’s peak traffic on the roads.

4. The circular road           [crossing, sign] with a white line on a red background means No Entry.

5. The taxi       [stop , rank] had a crowd of people waiting, but no taxis!

6. There’s always a terrible traffic       [jam , limit] on the ring road when my dad drives to work.

What would they like to improve about where they live? Unscramble the words.

1. Jade: I’d like there to be a better public
   ______________                    (p r a n t r o t s) system in our city so there aren’t as many cars on the road.

2. Dan: There’s too much          (f i t r a f i g) on the buildings, which should be cleaned up.

3. Amy: I live in a big city with too much
             (l o o p t u l i n) from factories.

4. Alex: There are too many people where I live! I don’t like        (d r o w c s)!

5. Louise: There should be less         (s h u b r i b) left on the streets. It’s unhygienic!

Complete the information about the UK.

1. standard p_____ b_______          colour: red

2. s l             on
   motorways: 70 mph

3. an animal often seen on a
   r s           in
   rural areas: sheep

4. most famous g         
   artist: Banksy

5. standard paper r
   b               colour: blue

6. types of p
   c                     include: zebra, pelican

Complete the text with the words in the box.

apartment building green spaces pollution public transport recycling bins rubbish rush hour traffic jams crowds

City life: Beijing

I’m Xang, and I live in Beijing in China. It’s one of the largest cities in the world with more than 20 million people, so there are ¹        on the streets every day. I live in an ²                    in the

city centre and I love where I live, but there are a few problems like in all big cities.

³           has been a problem in Beijing for a long time because of all the cars and industry, but over the last four years it has improved by more than 25%, which is a good sign.

There are also too many cars on the roads, which causes a lot of ⁴              , especially during the busy ⁵           , but

the city is following places like London and Singapore by charging drivers to come into the centre, and this should reduce the number of vehicles. In fact, it’s better to travel by ⁶                  anyway as there’s a very good subway system here.

The city is also improving by creating many new parks and other ⁷              amongst all the urban areas. And it’s even slowly solving the problem of ⁸         by introducing ⁹                in households for people to sort out their waste.

So my city is getting better and better every day!