Unit 9
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City living 73
PRACTICE
It’s the biggest!
1
Complete these sentences with a superlative adjective.
1 The
tallest
building in London is Canary Wharf.
It’s 235 metres.
2 The
hotel is the Lanesborough. It costs £7,000
per night!
3 The
park in central London is Hyde Park.
It’s 142 hectares.
4 The
tourist attraction is the London Eye. It has
10,000 visitors a day.
5 The
building is Buckingham Palace. Everyone
knows who lives there.
6 The
restaurant for spotting celebrities is
The Ivy
.
They all go there.
T 9.9
Listen and check. Make sentences about your town.
Making comparisons
2
Complete the sentences with an opposite adjective.
1 The music here is too
loud
. Can we go somewhere
quieter
?
2 The 10.00 train is too
slow
. Is the 11.30 train a
faster
one?
3 You’re
late
. Why weren’t you here
?
4 This flat is too
far
from town. I need somewhere
the centre.
5 Five minutes is too
short
for a break. We need a
one.
6 This exercise is too
easy
. Can I do something
?
Check it
3
Tick (
✓
) the correct sentence.
1
Yesterday was more hot than today.
✓
Yesterday was hotter than today.
2
She’s taller than her brother.
She’s taller that her brother.
3
I am the most young in the class.
I am the youngest in the class.
4
This exercise is most difficult in the book.
This exercise is the most difficult in the book.
5
I’ve got three sisters.
I got three sisters.
6
Do you got any money?
Have you got any money?
7
She hasn’t got a good job.
She no got a good job.
Biggest Market
Camden is famous all over the world for
its fashion, artists, clubs, and music, but it
is
1
(famous) for its market. It is the
2
(large) street market in the UK.
More than 400,000 people come every
weekend to look, shop, eat, and meet
friends. There is music everywhere.
The street food is delicious, and it is the
3
(cheap) in north London.
In every part of the market you find
something interesting. It has the
4
(amazing) clothes, beautiful
jewellery, music, and tattoo shops.
The Electric Ballroom is the
5
(old)
nightclub in Camden. You can hear
the
6
(late) rock bands before they
become famous. There are hundreds of
clubs, but Proud is one of the
7
(cool).
Camden Market rocks!
C
AMDEN
M
ARKET
The biggest and most popular market in
London takes place every day in Camden,
but it is busiest and best at the weekend.