1. UNIT 8

2. Page 50 What is your neighborhood like? 81 WORD POWER Places Vocabulary 1. Barber shop 2. Laundromat 3. Library 4. Stationery store 5. Travel agency 6. Grocery store 7. theater A Match the words and the definitions. Then practice asking the questions with a partner. 1. A place where you get a haircut 2. A place where you wash and dry clothes 3. A place where you borrow books 4. A place where you buy cards and paper 5. A place where you make a reservation for a trip 6. A place where you buy food 7. A place where you see a movie or play B Pair work Write definitions for these places. Clothing store Drugstore internet caf music store post office 3. Page 50 GRAMMAR FOCUS Listen and practice. Focus question When you move to a new neighborhood, what do you need to find? Post-listening questions: What does Jack say to Mrs. Day in the first line? What is Jack looking for? What other place Mrs. Day suggest? Why? Page 51 3 There is , There are, one, any, some We usually use there is/ there are to give information about the things in a place. We use there is with singular nouns and there are with plural nouns. One, any, and some are adverb of quantity. They show how much of a thing is meant. Any is used in interrogative sentences. One and some are used in positive sentences. CONVERSATION Im your new neighbor.2 4. Page 51 There is , There are, one, any, some Exp: Is there a Laundromat near here? Yes, there is. There is one across from the shopping center. Are there any grocery stores around here? Yes, there are. There are some nice stores on Pine street. Preposition: Is a word which is used to show relationship between tow persons, places, or things. On Next to Near/close to Across from/ opposite In front of In back of/behind Between on the corner of The book is on the table. Alia is sitting next to me right now. He lives near/close to Arctic ocean. The Kabul bank is across from/opposite Azizi b. My house is in front of presidential palace. The motorcycle is in back of/behind the car. The cell phone is between TV and sofa. The DAIL dept. is on the corner of Talashi and Daramsal roads 5. Page 51 A Write questions about these places in the neighborhood map below. A bank gas stations a gym a Laundromat a post office A dept. store grocery stores hotels a pay phone restaurant Is there a bank around here? Are there any gas stations on Main Street? B Pair work Ask and answer the questions you wrote in part A. A: Is there a pay phone around here? B: Yes, there is. Theres one across from the post office. 6. Page 52 PRONUNCIATION Reduction of there is/there are4 A Listen and practice. Notice how there is and there are are reduced in conversation, except for short answers. Is there a laundromat near here? Yes, there is. Theres one across from the shopping center. Are there any grocery stores around here? Yes, there are. There are some on Pine street. B Practice the questions and answers in part B of Exercise 3 again. SPEAKING My neighborhood5 Group work Take turns asking and answering questions about places like these in your neighborhood. A: Is there a good bookstore in your neighborhood. B: Yes, theres an excellent one across from the park. C: Sorry, I dont know. Useful language. Sorry, I dont know. Im not sure, but I think. Of course. Theirs is one... 7. Page 52 LISTENING What are you looking for?6 A Listen to some hotel guests ask about places to visit in the neighborhood. Complete the chart. Place Location Interesting Hard Rock Caf .. Science Museum .. Aquarium .. Yes No B Pair work Which place sounds the most interesting to you? Why? 8. Page 53 SNAPSHOT7 COMMON COMPLAINTS about neighbors Post-reading questions: 1. Do you ever have any of these complaints? Which ones? 2. What other complaints do you have about neighbors? 3. What do you do when you have complaints? CONVERSATION Its pretty safe.8 Listen and practice Vocabulary Downtown: the business center of a city Convenient: nearby, east to find things Parking: place to park the car Safe: not dangerous; without crime Hold on: wait a minute Pre-listening questions: 1. What are Nick and Pam talking about? 2. What happens during the phone call? Post-listening questions: 1. Where is Pams new apartment? 2. Which floor does she live on? 3. What kind of restaurant is there nearby? 9. Page 54 GRAMMAR FOCUS9 Quantifiers; how many and how much How many: 1. How many is an interrogative phrase which asks about quantity of something, it is used for countable nouns. How many restaurants are there? there are ten or twelve. Are there many restaurants? Yes, there are a lot. Yes, there are a few. How much: 1. How much is an interrogative phrase which asks about quantity of something, it is used for Noncount nouns. How much crime is there? there is a lot of street crime. Is there much crime? Yes, there is a lot Yes, theres a little. A Write answers to these questions about your neighborhood. Then practice with a partner. 10. Page 54 WRITING A roommate wanted ad11 B Group work Write questions like those in part A about these topics. Then ask and answer the questions. Cafs crime parks pollution public transportation school traffic lights A Read these bulletin board ads asking for roomates. B Now write a roommate wanted ad. Use your real name at the end, but you can use a false phone number or e-mail address. C Class activity Put your ads on the bulletin board or wall. Read all the ads and choose one. Then find the person who wrote it. Ask questions to get more information. 11. Page 54 GRAMMAR FOCUS12 The Worldin One Neighborhood Scan the article. Then check () the countries that are not mentioned. Brazil China India Japan Pakistan Romania Thailand Vocabulary Sidewalks: place next to the street where people walk Crowded with: full of Band: a group of musician Blend: mix Truly: really Are surrounded by: have all around Adopt: begin to use Rents: money people pay to live in apartments Roomy: with lots of space Resident: a person who lives in a place