culture The United Kingdom
I can understand a programme about the United Kingdom. 2
Start thinking 4 Watch again. Match cities 1–8 with sights a–h.
Answer the questions. 1 London
1 What countries are in the United Kingdom? 2 Edinburgh
2 How many cities do you know in the United 3 Cardiff
Kingdom? 4 Belfast
3 What famous buildings are there in London? 5 York
6 Glasgow
7 Brighton
Comprehension check
8 Oxford
1 Watch the DVD. Choose the correct answers.
1 How many countries are there in the United a an incredible cathedral
Kingdom? b a busy beach
a three b four c five c a famous university
2 Where are The Beatles from? d the Houses of Parliament
a York b Newcastle c Liverpool e great shops
3 Where is Brighton? f the Millennium Stadium
a on the south coast b on the north coast g the Albert Memorial Clock
c on the east coast h an old castle
2 Watch again. Complete the table with the places in 5 Watch again. Write true or false.
the box.
1 Tower Bridge is in Edinburgh.
Padstow Cardiff Oxford Edinburgh
London Glasgow Belfast Manchester
2 Cardiff is the capital of Scotland.
Northern
England Scotland Wales 3 There are a lot of historic buildings in Belfast.
Ireland
4 There’s a very famous football club in Liverpool.
5 The River Tyne is in York.
6 Glasgow is about 18 kilometres from Edinburgh.
3 Watch again. Order the things you see 1–8.
7 Manchester is in the north-west of England.
Manchester United football stadium
the library at Oxford University
a New Year’s party 8 The people in Padstow are very friendly.
bridges over the River Tyne
Brighton Pier
fish and chips
the Wales Millennium Centre
Buckingham Palace
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Language check Extension
there is, there are Look at the photos and answer the questions.
• There’s an enormous party at New Year.
• In Belfast, there are a lot of historic buildings. A
Comparative adjectives
• It’s prettier than Manchester.
• It’s more exciting than Oxford.
• It’s much smaller and quieter than Brighton.
6 Write sentences using there is, there isn’t,
there are or there aren’t.
1 four countries / in the United Kingdom
2 a beach / in London
3 a fantastic old castle / in Edinburgh
4 bridges / over the River Tyne B
5 a lot of great shops / in Glasgow
6 a very famous football club / in Oxford
7 spectacular new buildings / in Brighton
8 a lot of famous places / in Padstow
7 Write true sentences comparing the places. Use
the adjective in brackets.
1 New York / Paris (big)
2 Manchester / Padstow (noisy)
3 London / Liverpool (expensive)
4 Melbourne / Oxford (modern) Photo A
• Describe the place in the photo.
5 Oxford / Newcastle (old)
• Do you think that it’s a nice place? Why / Why
6 Padstow / London (friendly)
not?
7 Brighton / Manchester (safe)
• What buildings are in the photo? Describe them.
8 Rome / Padstow (famous)
• Is your home town similar to the place in the
photo? Compare your home town to the town in
the photo.
Photo B
• Describe the place in the photo.
• Do you think that it’s a nice place? Why / Why
not?
• What buildings are in the photo? Describe them.
• Is your home town similar to the place in the
photo? Compare your home town to the village
in the photo.
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