EXPLORING NEW CITIES Sew cramman MAGALY AZENETH PEREZ GUTIERREZ 1996893 retire dooms ‘the postcard. Then add commas where necessary ay 15 Dear Mom anda, Greetings fromMaine where the water ts to cold or ue to go sutrening. but the scenery ie beautiful We're having grat ‘ime, and we enjoyed every placa that we've weted. Tho wack we're nar ‘hice lovely iland Lown, The places Doolutaly Faloftourtet Tonight we're going fora ride on boat that wilt ue te fone of the maarby slanda. Ourfriand Jamey ‘who ves here hae already takes hiking [and tatha Bor Harbor Music Feetval It's bon fun! That for now: be mise you. eve, Sara andl 4 GRAMMAR: Jain the following sentences using non-defining relative clauses. 1. Mary tourists enjoy sacing the Kuala Lumpur skyline in Malaysia. Itincluces some of tha tallest skyscrapers in the world. souricte the Kuala in Mi which inchides some of the tallest ekyecrapers in the world. 2. People visit Washington, 0.G., in the spring. They can see the chery trees in bloom then. People visit Washington. D.C.. in the spring where they can see the cherry trees in bloom them. ‘9. The chery reas in Washington, O.C., were a gift from the Japanese government tothe U.S. They are acimired by everyone. ‘The trees in Washington, D.C., which were a gift from the government to the U.S. They are admired by everyone. 4. Thousands of years aga, peaple in Mexico began to grow com. Com continues tobe a very important food in Mexico today. ‘Thousand of years ago, people in Mexico began to grow com. Where com continues to be a very important food in Mexico today. 5. The tortilais typical eaten in Mexico. It is a thin, fat bread ‘The torts is typically eaten in Mexico, which is.a thin fist bread.MAGALY AZENETH PEREZ GUTIERREZ 1996893 3} VOCABULARY. (Choose the comect words to complete the sentences. 11. When preparing to host the 2012 Olympics, London updated its hotels / lima Jwith improvements to its subway. 2. New York City has hundreds of restaurants offering a wide variaty of climates / cuisines / green spaces, including italian, Chinese, and Indian. 3. Many people are moving from bigger cities to smaller towns because the cost af iving/ landmark / climate is more affordable. 4. you enjoy neighborhoods / shopping / nightlife, you'llove the music and live shows in Fio de Janeiro. . Some people think Reykjavik, loaland, is cold in the wintertime, but supprisingly it has 2 very mild climate / cuisine / transportation system during the winter months. 6. Some famous graan spaces neighborhoods / landmarks in Paris ‘include the Eifel Tower and the Louvre Museum. 7. Many cities are preserving green spaces / hotels / cuisines in their downtown areas for people to have picnics, wall their dogs, and ‘enjoy outdoor concerts, ey Use defining or non-defning relative clauses to write sentences sbout these topics. “+ 2 popular tourist activity in your city ‘© town with many historical attractions + a ploce with a good climate + anexcellent city for shopping +. Tourists in Rome like to visit the famous squares, which have many beautiful statues and fountains. 2. San Miquel de Allende is an historical old which have many attractions, like historical —monuments. churches eto @, Cancun is abea cal beach form Mexico, where have a climate all year and you can enjoy the sea with: 7 4, Monterrey is an excellent place for shopping. where has many different malls. where 1u.can find any thing you want to [Exploring new citiesMAGALY AZENETH PEREZ GUTIERREZ 1996893 8 |A. Look atthe words and phrases in the box about Chiang Mai, Thailand. ‘Choose the man idea arc write it in Bie canter of Boe mane map. Then ‘wrte the supporting details in he mind map. Awondortul night market 1B Now rm be paragrach about Chang Ma. Arewer De questions, ee (Chiang Mais. ctyin northern Thaiard that has a wonderful ight market in the evening. ‘the main street sad with small tans and shops that sal aimost anything you can imagine, Some stands sal jewelry or clothing others sel traditional Thai handicrafts, and stil others sellfresh ft and spices Hove spicy Tatood. ITs easy to spend an entire evening justlaoking at everything. you decide to bury something you wart be deappointed The ‘ices are very reasonable. There are alot of wonderfd attractions in Chuang Mai, but the ight market is 2 favorite foe many people. +1. What isis paragraph about? __Thailand’s wonderful night market. 2. What is the topic sentence of ine paraprapn? __All you can do in Thailand 3. Which sentence does not support te man idea? Cross out, (© Wie @ paragragh about one of the ptaces you mentanad i Exerose 4 on page 14. Include @ topic serience wit the main ides and several supporting ideas. You love 2. Monterray is an excallent place for . Monterrey has many differents malls, where you can find anythir you want, Fashion Drive is the biggest and famous for all the people,cramman MAGALY AZENETH PEREZ GUTIERREZ 1996893 a Unscramble the wordso complate the santancas about these cts. 4. a with fascinating buildings / cy coastal chaning ‘Salvador is a charming coastal city with 2. a/ European /cty / quaint / old / with a lovely castle Pragueis @ European old quiant city with 4. / dynamic / port / with trendy shopping malls / city 5. a/ industrial / modem /lerge / city / with a beauaiful lakeshore ‘Cricagais i i (6. an/ with world-famous theme parks / tourist / excifing / destination ‘Offando is an exciting tourist destination with a world-famous theme parks. LA ue ‘Chose the word tht best completes each sentence. ‘border coastal college = mountain = port rural] tourist, 41. Ana fives ina rural town. The nearest big city is more than two hours away. 2. The local university employs most ofthe people living in tis CONEGE town. 3. Port tows arenearancosan, alake, or aver whore ships unload cargo. “4, People traveling rom the U.S. to Mexico through DOT? towns must stop and ‘show their passports or other identification. 5. Iworkinasmal CO@Stal town with great beaches and seafood places. 6. Westopped ina crowded — TOUFISt_ town full of overpriced souvenir shops. 7. Nick Ives ina MOUNTAIN town that is nearly 3,000 meters above sea lovel, 16 Exploring new citles(joommue MAGALY AZENETH PEREZ GUTIERREZ 1996893 Rewrite the sentences using the words in parentheses 1. The stracts are wall ft, buti's best talbe careful at night @n-spite of} in. the welblit strects, it's best 10 be at nig 2, There is a crime problem, but its stil a wonderful place to vist. (despite) ite the crime problem there is still a wonderful place to visit 3. The shopping malls ar crowded, but people aren't buying much. (although) ih shopping malls are crowded are not much. “4. It snows a ot, but I stil keliving here. {aven though) | ike: liv even ih it snows a lot. 5. Myeity is on the ocean, but the water here is too palluted for people to go ‘swimming. (hawaver) My city is on the ocean, however the water here is to polluted for people to go swimming. |6._The city cantar ia vary picturesque, but there's not much to da. (naverthelecs) The city center is very picturesque, nevertheless there is not much to do. 7. There's alot to do here at right, but it's a very noisy neighborhood. (an the ethar hand) There is a lot to do here at night, but on the other hand it is very noisy neighboorhood. GRAMMAR ‘Complete the sentences with your own opinions about cities you know. 1. The worst thing about: Los Angeles is the heavy trenffic Ingpite ofthat, 2 on ideal place foe 12. The worstthing about Softball ig _training under the sun Nevertheless, iimprovemytechmique 4 Tetest tina tea TY boytiend isha gives ine alot ofiove Homover, Sometimes i dont manage so much love “4, Eventhough having only sisters has a let of pros and cons but i have my best friends 5. Thewestherin_Atkansas i, _veryhotinsummer (Ontthe other hand, in-the winter is very cold and snowing. _ 6 Canada would be. great place ta ve. However, 'S Very cold mast of the year 7. Although Los cabos isa favorite tourist destination for many, it also has its problems For example, — everything it is so expensiveMAGALY AZENETH PEREZ GUTIERREZ 1996893 & READING |A. Match the words in the bax withthe photos. Then read two articles shout megacities. ‘auto emissions carpooling Tete taeeecaed acsming more urbenized An increasing suber of people are moving ta cites inte hope beter se. The ites promise end werk and higher salaries With more money. people think ay i poplin bere rng poise at cused Ta a non a tomisy Wat we should constr cr, heer, it binges ieee. These “chan vilger" could hosel rtiient snd grow the (afd. The mesbers of the villas would eye moeeand doles ama {othe enwionment The rages wall || serve the nce fe oa pope ook Eee Wear toiilinn -delopment et encoargr We tr hat mepacties ane problems bt 2 thee ave beer erggee The ath of the mater isthat people move esto [Sethe harden he cnet Urien rea, ‘en withthe problems oflerpeaplea bt {Ean rar arent The ld way of ein rere In brake domn sit stow very ical to siesTegea ee People lve lager isthe cin Matic caret And of come, ‘gnployneat oppress can be Fed more inthe cy. We stem need tobe develped ‘an travel to and from workand school ex ‘Carposlngehoeld be encouraged ts at dwn -pllation. The more we Geen spand (Match the statements withthe articles that support them. 41. “Megaciias have problems.” 2, “Life in rural areas is hard.* 3. "We should recreate village iain the cities." 44, “Thera are more chanoas to work inthe cities” ‘5, “Continued development wil hurt the quality of if." 6. *Confinued development can imprave the quality of ie" 18 Exploring new cities oosogso