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Which is better, the view from the top of the Empire State Building or Rockefeller Center? Goodquestion!The EmpireStateBuildingis older,taller,and Center,so it gets morevisitors. morefamousthan Rockefeller Centeraren'tas Butthe linesto get to the top of Rockefeller Ticketsaremore longas the linesat the EmpireStateBuilding. but I thinkthe viewis better.Youcan see Central expensive, Parkon one sideand the EmpireStateBuildingon the other!

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Year opened:1937 Cars each day: l2O,OOO Length:2.4 kilometers Width:6.5 meters Numberof traffic lanes:6 Cost to build:Sz5 miltion

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1 (old) 2. (cars) 3. (long) 4. (wide) 5. (lanes)

TheLincoln Tunnelisn't as old as the HollandTunnel TheLincoln Tunnel TheHolland Tunnel

TheHolland Tunnel TheLincoln Tunnel (expensive) 6. TheLincoln Tunnel yourideas. B Pair work Whichtunneldo youthinkis morecrowded? Why?Discuss

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Idon'thelieveit! lnteractions in yourcountiy? Howoldarethey? A whatarethe oldesthuman-made structures can'tRachel Whatquestion answer? B {)) tistento theconversation. practice Then the conversation. Look Rachel:Thisis prettyinteresting. at this. Keith:What'sthat? Rachel:l'm lookingat thiswebsiteabout the statueson Easterlsland.lt saysthey'vefoundalmost900 statues. Keith:Noway! Rachel:Yes.Mostof the statuesface inland.0nly a few of themface the sea. Keith:Whendid the Easterlslanders makethem? Rachel:Let'ssee.. . . About500 to 750 yearsago. Keith:Theylookso heavy,don't they/ Rachel:Yes,they do. Keith:Howdid they movethem? Rachel:I reallydon't know.But let'ssee if we canfind out.

eachboxwitha similarexpression from below.Complete C {r)) Readtheexpressions Thenlistenandcheckyouranswers. theconversation.

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in PartB withthese D Pair work Continue the conversation questions in PartC. andanswers. Usetheexpressions Howtall is the talleststatue? Whydid they stopbuildingthem? Howfar is Easterlslandfrom Chile? Doyou thinkyou'llevergo there?

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morethan20 meters tall! (sayyou don'tknow) morethan3,200kilometers! (sayyou don'tknow)

2 Pronunciation

Intonationin tag questions

A {D Listenand repeat.Noticethe fallingintonation in tag questions whenthe speakerexpectsthe listenerto agreeor expectssomething to be true. The statues look so heavy, don't *it B Pair work

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Payattentionto yourintonation. Practice the tag questions.

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4. You'veneverbeenthere,haveyou? 5. Weshouldgo there,shouldn'twel go there,won'tthey? 6. They'llprobably

3 Listening "Manhattanof the Desert" A {D Listento two peopletalk aboutthe city of Shibam, in Yemen. questions Number from 1 to 5 in the orderyou hearthem. the ls it easyto get to?

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Speaking Didyou know. . .? A trlakea list of threeinteresting factsabouthuman-made structures. 7, Thereueedto be soccer gameeand bullfighta in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, 9pain, 2. More peopleride the TokyoMetro in Japan eachyear than any other aubwaysystem in the world. 3. TheTV screen in Cowboys?tadium in Dallas, Texae,is almost 5O meters long! B Group work Shareyourinteresting facts.Yourgroupexpresses disbelief and questions you questions, asks for moreinformation. lf don'tknowthe answersto their sayyou don't know. Az Didyou know that thereusedto be soccergames and bulUightsin the PlazaMayorin Madrid,Spain? Bz BullfrghtsT Whyis it lamousT Seriously? A: I don't havea clue. G Howmanyquestions aboutthe structures couldyou answercorrectly on yourlist? Whichclassmate couldanswerthe mostquestions?

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Worldgeography ' ) Uocabulary Geographical features Thenlistenand checkyouranswers. Matchthe descriptions andthe pictures.

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The largest desert in Asia is the Gobi Desert. There are about 17,000islands in Indonesia. Siberia'sLake Baikal is the world's deepest lake. The Indian Ocean covers 20% of the earth's surface. Rain forests cover almost 75% of Brunei. China'sYangtzeRiver is the longest river in Asia. LangtangValley is one of the prettiest valleys in Nepal. The highestwaterfall in India is Jog Falls.

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WhendoesBaliget a lot of rain? A w , Listento the conversation. Guide:Welcome to Bali,one of the mostbeautifulislands in the world. Sam:lt's definitely the mostbeautifulislandl've ever visited.ls Balithe biggestislandin Indonesial Guide:No.Actually, it's oneof the smallest, but it hasa lot of people.Theislandof Javahasthe mostpeople. Sam:ls that rightlTheweatherseemsprettyniceright now.ls thisthe besttime of yearto visit? Wegetthe most Guide:0h, yes.lt's the dry season. sunshine thistime of year.Thewettesttime is from November to April. Sam:Well,that'sgood.Um,what'sthat/ Guide:0h. lt lookslikerain. B 4rri Listento the restof the conversation. Whyis SamvisitingBali? 48

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3 Grammar