Make as many true sentences about Singapore's laws as you can. Use the tables.

... is illegal.

You are not allowed to...

You must not...

You are forbidiant/ prohibited to…

These sentences all mean the same. One is informal, the others are formal. Which do you think is the informal one?

You are not allowed/permitted to smoke in cinemas.

Smoking in cinemas is forbidden.

It is illegal to smoke in cinemas.

You mustn't smoke in cinemas.

Smoking in cinemas is prohibited.

What do you think of Singapore's laws? What are the laws in your country like for these things?

 

Look at these signs. What do they mean? Use the tables in Exercise 2 to explain.

Example

PLEASE KEEP

OFF THE GRASS

This sign means walking on the grass is forbidden.

Make some signs to show that something is forbidden.

Can the rest of the class guess what they mean?

 

 

UNIT II

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING CITIES. ASKING FOR DESCRIPTIONS

 

Descriptions

PRESENTATION

Tina Stanley is a violinist with the London Festival Orchestra. She lives in London but she travels all over the world with the orchestra. Last year she visited New York, Tokyo, and Rome.

Read what she says to a friend about these cities. Write down the adjectives she uses about New York, Tokyo, Rome

 

F: You’re so lucky, Tina! You’ve travelled so much with the orchestra! Where did you go last year?

T: We went to New-York first, then to Tokyo and Rome! It’s hard work, you know.

F: I’m sure, it is. I’d just love to travel to all those places. Tell me about them. What are they like?

T: Well, New-York is always very exciting. It’s busy day and night, but the streets are so dirty. We went there last February. It was very cold. It snowed the whole time.

F: Were you to Tokyo next. What was that like?

T: Yes, we flew there at the beginning of March. It is another very busy city, it is very crowded. The streets are clean but in the centre the air can get quite polluted. We had big audiences. They loved music and we loved Japanese food. So we had a good time.

F: Oh, and the last was Rome. I want to go there next summer. Tell me about Rome. What is it like?

T: Well, we were there in May. It was beautiful. The weather was perfect and not too hot. It’s a noisy city and expensive with all those beautiful buildings. It’s interesting.

 

Grammar questions.

Rule

Mind! What... like? asks for a general description of people, places, or things. Here, like is a preposition. Don't confuse it with like used as a verb (/ like Coke. I Do you like swimming?).

PRACTICE

1 Tina's friend asked her some more questions about New York. Complete the questions using What is/are... like?

a. Friend What___________like?

Tina It's cold in winter and hot in summer.

b. Friend What___________like?

Tina Well, they're interesting, but they can be a bit rude.

с Friend What___________like?

Tina It's wonderful. You can find food from every country in the world.

d. Friend What___________like?

Tina They're very modern and very, very tall. Some of them are sixty floors high.

e. Friend What___________like?

Tina They're open all the time, and you can buy everything you need.

Work in pairs.

Ask and answer questions about other places Tina visited. Use 1 as a model.

 

PRESENTATION

Here are some of the things Tina said about the cities she visited. Some are facts and some are her opinions. Complete her sentences.

a. Tokyo's exciting, but, for a musician, London

is_______exciting_______ Tokyo, and, of

course, New York is_____________exciting of

all.

b. London is, of course, much older______New

York, but it isn't_______old______Rome.

Rome is_______oldest city I visited.

c. London doesn't have_______many old

buildings_______Rome, but it has_______

_______both New York and Tokyo.

d. New York has______parks than Tokyo, but

London has_____________parks. There are five

in the city centre.

 

 

2. Look at the facts about London, New York, Rome, and Tokyo. Use the information to make comparisons between the cities with -er/more... than; not as... as; the -est/most...

Write down some of your sentences. Do you know other things about these cities? What is your opinion of them? Make more comparisons.

 

London

Founded 43 AD by the Romans

Population 6,754,000

Area 1,580 sq km

Temperatures 4°C - 18°C

Rainfall 610 mm

40 miles / 64 km from the sea

 

Rome

Founded 753 BC by Romulus

Population 2,831,000

Area 1,508 sq km

Temperatures 8C-25C

Rainfall 744 mm

16 miles/24 km from the sea

 

Tokyo

Founded 1456 AD as Edo

Population 11,807,000

Area 1,250 sq km

Temperatures 3°C - 26°C

Rainfall 1,563 mm

On the Pacific coast

 

New York

Founded 1609 AD as New Amsterdam

Population 7,071,639

Area 956 sq km

Temperatures -1°C - 23°

Rainfall 1,123 mm

On the Atlantic coast

 

 

Speaking

You are going to describe a visit to a city which made an impression on you. Decide which city you are going to talk about and then look at the questions below. Decide which are relevant to the city you are going to talk about. Think about what you are going to say and what language you will use. You may find helpful unfinished sentecies in the box below

□ When did you first visit the city? Have you visited it more than once? If so, when was the last time you were there?

□ What was your overall impression of the place? Is there any one particular image that sticks in your mind? How would you describe the general atmosphere of the city?

□ Why did you go there? On holiday? For work? To study? Was it your decision or did you go on a trip with friends or your family?

□ How long did you stay? Where did you stay? What were the people like? What was the weather like?

□ What did you do? The usual touristy things? Did you sit and watch the world go by or did you walk for miles and miles?

□ Would you like to go back? Have you made any plans to go back? Would you recommend it to a friend?

□ Is there anything else you'd like to mention?

 

It was about three years ago... The one thing that really struck me was... It's hard to describe... It's difficult to put into words... When you arrive, the first thing you see is... The first thing I noticed was...