Cities
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What Is a City?
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2 Read & Listen
It's seven o'clock in the morning. People are going to work. It's a new day in the city.
What is a city? A city is streets and buildings. A city is cars, buses, and taxis. A city is people – lots of people.
In some very big cities, there are more than 15 million people!
Now it's eleven o'clock. There are lots of people in the streets. People are going shopping. People are taking buses and taxis.
Some of the people are tourists. Every day, new people come to the city.
Vocabulary
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4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1: Write the word.
2. Picture 2: Write the word.
3. Picture 3: Write the word.
4. Picture 4: Write the word.
5. Picture 5: Write the word.
6. Picture 6: Write the word.
7. People go to work / tourists in the morning.
8. In some big / small cities, there are more than 15 million people.
9. There are lots of tourists in cities / people.
10. Every day new people / day come to the city.
11. There are cars and ____.
12. In ____ there are lots of people.
13. At ____ o'clock, there are lots of people in the streets.
14. People are ____ shopping.
15. People are ____ taxis and buses.
16. Order the words: are / going / work. / People / to
17. Order the words: It's / in / the / city. / a / new / day
18. Order the words: day / Every / people / come / the / city. / to
Buildings
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2 Read & Listen
In a city, you can see lots of buildings. There are museums, schools, and stores.
In some cities there are very tall buildings. Sometimes you can go to the top and look at the city.
The streets are for everyone. You can walk with your family or friends. You can look in store windows. You can watch people, cars, and buses.
A mall is a street with no cars. It's in a building, and you can find stores and restaurants there.
There's a big, old mall in Milan in Italy. Tourists go to this mall and they take photos.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Unscramble: etsor
2. Unscramble: memusu
3. Unscramble: ocshol
4. Unscramble: lmal
5. Hidden-word item 1: Write the word.
6. Hidden-word item 2: Write the word.
7. Hidden-word item 3: Write the word.
8. Hidden-word item 4: Write the word.
9. Hidden-word item 5: Write the word.
10. Hidden-word item 6: Write the word.
11. A mall / house is a street with no cars.
12. There are buses / stores in a mall.
13. There are restaurants / cars in a mall, too.
14. There's a mall / big in Milan.
15. The mall in Milan is big and new / old.
16. Milan is a countryside / city in Italy.
17. Complete: There are museums, (schools, / and / stores)
18. Complete: In some cities there are (buildings / tall / very)
19. Complete: You can walk in the streets (with / family / your)
20. Complete: You can look (windows / in / store)
21. Complete: You can watch people, (and / cars, / buses)
Water
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2 Read & Listen
Many big cities are by an ocean. They have a harbor for ships. Ships bring materials for new buildings. Ships bring tourists, too.
There's a big harbor in Sydney in Australia. There are nice apartments and restaurants by the harbor. Sydney is a big city, but it has lots of parks and trees.
Ships can come to a city by river, too. Many cities are on big rivers. In these cities you can find great bridges.
There are bridges for people, cars, and trains.
Pittsburgh is a city in the USA. It has more than 400 bridges!
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Puzzle picture 1: Write the word.
2. Puzzle picture 2: Write the word.
3. Puzzle picture 3: Write the word.
4. Puzzle picture 4: Write the word.
5. Puzzle picture 5: Write the word.
6. Sydney is in Italy.
7. There's a harbor in Sydney.
8. Sydney is a small city.
9. There are parks in Sydney.
10. Pittsburgh is in the USA.
11. There aren't any bridges in Pittsburgh.
12. Many cities are by an ____.
13. Ships bring materials for new ____.
14. Many cities are on ____ rivers.
15. Ships can ____ to a city by river.
16. Where is Sydney?
17. Is Sydney by the ocean?
18. What is by the harbor in Sydney?
19. Where is Pittsburgh?
20. Is there a river in Pittsburgh?
21. How many bridges does Pittsburgh have?
Tourists
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2 Read & Listen
It's fun to be a tourist in a city. There are lots of things to do. You can go to a park, a museum, or a zoo. You can ride on a bus and listen to a guide.
It's good to walk around a city, too. You can take photos of the streets and buildings.
In some cities there are lakes. You can swim there and have fun.
In Udaipur in India, there's a big lake. You can ride in a boat on the lake.
In Hanoi in Vietnam, you can ride in a rickshaw and see the city.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1: Write the word.
2. Picture 2: Write the word.
3. Picture 3: Write the word.
4. Picture 4: Write the word.
5. Picture 5: Write the word.
6. Picture 6: Write the word.
7. It's fun to be a tourist / building in a city.
8. There are lots / parks and museums.
9. You can listen to a photo / guide.
10. It's good to walk / take around a city.
11. In Udaipur you can walk / ride in a boat.
12. In Hanoi you can ride in a rickshaw / family.
13. There are lots of …
14. You can …
15. In Udaipur there's …
16. You can ride on the lake …
17. Udaipur is a city …
18. Order the words: be / to / tourist. / a / It's / fun
19. Order the words: can / to / You / park. / go / a
20. Order the words: bus. / can / a / You / ride / on
21. Order the words: a / good / to / city. / It's / around / walk
22. Order the words: of / buildings. / take / photos / can / You
Homes
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2 Read & Listen
In cities, many homes are small. Some people live in houses, but many people live in apartments.
These apartments are in Berlin in Germany. They are nice apartments. Every apartment has a balcony. There's a playground for children, too.
These houses are in San Francisco in the USA. They have stairs and a balcony. There are trees and flowers in the street.
These houses are 100 years old. Behind the houses there are big, new offices.
San Francisco is an old city, but it has lots of new buildings.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1: Write the word.
2. Picture 2: Write the word.
3. Picture 3: Write the word.
4. Picture 4: Write the word.
5. Picture 5: Write the word.
6. Picture 6: Write the word.
7. Many homes in cities are big / small.
8. Many buildings / people in cities live in apartments.
9. Some apartments have balconies / houses.
10. There are nice / street apartments in Berlin.
11. San Francisco / Berlin is in the USA.
12. San Francisco is in the ____.
13. There are some ____ houses in San Francisco.
14. Some houses in San Francisco have ____ and a balcony.
15. Behind some houses in San Francisco there are ____.
16. Many homes in …
17. People live in …
18. San Francisco is …
19. Berlin is in …
Work
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2 Read & Listen
In the morning, people come to cities and go to work. Lots of people work in offices. They use telephones and computers, but they don't meet many people at work.
Salesclerks meet lots of people at work. Salesclerks work in stores. They help us when we want to buy things.
Police officers meet lots of people, too. They help people in the city. They work in the day and at night.
There are doctors and nurses, teachers and students, bus drivers and taxi drivers.
Thousands of people work together in a city.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Unscramble: axit redvir
2. Unscramble: phelepnote
3. Unscramble: elciPo rfofeci
4. Unscramble: mectroup
5. Hidden-word item 1: Write the word.
6. Hidden-word item 2: Write the word.
7. Hidden-word item 3: Write the word.
8. Hidden-word item 4: Write the word.
9. Hidden-word item 5: Write the word.
10. Hidden-word item 6: Write the word.
11. Lots of people in cities make / work in offices.
12. People in offices use / meet telephones and computers.
13. People in offices don't meet lots of stores / people at work.
14. Salesclerks meet lots of people / computers.
15. Salesclerks help people in offices / stores.
16. Police officers help people / telephones in the city.
17. In the morning, (go / work / people / to)
18. Lots of people (in / offices / work)
19. Salesclerks (work / in / stores)
20. When we are in a store, (help / us / salesclerks)
21. Thousands of people (a / city / work / in)
Transportation
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2 Read & Listen
It's great to walk in a city, but you can't walk everywhere. Many people in cities use transportation.
Lots of people come to cities by car, so there are traffic jams. Cars make pollution. Cars are not a good type of transportation in big cities.
Trams are a good type of transportation. They run on tracks, and they don't make pollution.
Lots of cities have underground trains. Underground trains are fast. Thousands of people use them every day.
Some underground stations are very deep. One station in Kiev in Ukraine is 105 meters under the ground.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Puzzle picture 1: Write the word.
2. Puzzle picture 2: Write the word.
3. Puzzle picture 3: Write the word.
4. Puzzle picture 4: Write the word.
5. Puzzle picture 5: Write the word.
6. Puzzle picture 6: Write the word.
7. In a city, you can walk everywhere.
8. Cars can be a problem in big cities.
9. Trams run on tracks.
10. Trams make lots of pollution.
11. Underground trains are fast.
12. There aren't any underground trains in Kiev.
13. You ____ walk everywhere in the city.
14. Lots of people come to cities by ____, so there are traffic jams.
15. In some ____ there are trams.
16. Trams ____ make pollution.
17. ____ of people use underground trains every day.
18. One underground ____ in Kiev is very deep.
19. Order the words: to / walk / It's / great / city. / a / in
20. Order the words: transportation. / Many / people / use
21. Order the words: make / Cars / pollution.
22. Order the words: tracks. / on / run / Trams
Fun
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2 Read & Listen
It's three o'clock in the afternoon. People are having fun in the park. They are riding in boats on the lake or talking to friends.
At seven o'clock in the evening, many people are at the theater or watching a movie. Maybe they are with their friends in a restaurant.
In a city, there are lots of things to do in the evening.
It's twelve o'clock at night. Some people are in cafes and restaurants. Some people are working.
Taxi drivers and police officers work at night. Many people are at home. This is the end of our day in the city.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1: Write the word.
2. Picture 2: Write the word.
3. Picture 3: Write the word.
4. Picture 4: Write the word.
5. Picture 5: Write the word.
6. Picture 6: Write the word.
7. Clock 1: Write the time.
8. Clock 2: Write the time.
9. Clock 3: Write the time.
10. Clock 4: Write the time.
11. It's fun to go to the park …
12. Some parks …
13. There are lots of things …
14. People meet their …
15. Some people …
16. At twelve o'clock at night, …
17. Where do people go in the afternoon?
18. What can you do in the park?
19. Where do people go in the evening?
20. Who works at night?
City Projects
Project page
Project 1: Create a City Fact File about your city or a nearby city: name, ocean/river, buildings, transportation, and fun activities. Project 2: Make a Cities Poster with examples of cities on oceans, on big rivers, with old buildings, and with underground trains.
Picture Dictionary
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