LESSON 3:
PLACES AND BUILDINGS
(R+W)
WARM-UP
a luxury apartment in the city
What kind of house are these?
/ˈkærəvæn/
WARM-UP
shipping container homes
treehouse
houseboat
igloo C
What kind of house are these?
READING
READING AMAZING HOMES
PRACTICE 3 What is the passage about?
PARAPHRASE (the same idea is given using different words)
The words used in the questions won't be exactly the same as the ones in the passage.
PRACTICE 4 Match these words from the text (1-6) with their paraphrases
P5 Paraphrase for these sentences from the text.
1. The treehouse had everything we needed.
2. Some houseboats can be moved to other parts of the river.
3. One house in Chile was built from 12 containers.
READING AMAZING HOMES
SENTENCE COMPLETION
PRACTICE 6 Complete the sentences. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from Practice 3 the
passage for each answer.
1. The two people who live in the transparent house love it, but it wouldn't ____________.
2. The designer of the smallest house hopes to ____________ to the lack of houses all over the world.
3. People who stay in igloos sometimes protect themselves from the cold by making use of ______________.
4. People who have ____________ would find a holiday in a treehouse ideal.
GRAMMAR FOCUS: PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT SIMPLE
PRACTICE 7 Choose the correct verb
P8 Write the sentences
READING – EXAM SKILL
READ AND COMPLETE PRACTICE 9 IN YOUR ACTIVITY
BOOK
WRITING
Task 1
WRITING
Facilities you expect to find on a university campus
OFFICE LECTURE
halls of residence recreation area
laboratories tennis courts
GRAMMAR FOCUS: PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
PRACTICE 11 Look again at the map of Sunnyhill University
campus today. Which of these sentences are true?
1. The Founder's Building is between the Watson Building and the
Scott Library.
2. The bus stop is in the upper right-hand corner of the campus.
3. The halls of residence are opposite the Students' Union.
4. There are two car parks on the campus.
5. There are two places to eat on the campus.
6. The main reception is in the middle of the campus.
7. The Students' Union moved to a different building between 1995
and today.
8. The car park was moved towards the bottom of the campus.
05 Complete the sentences to describe the map of the campus today using the
prepositions:
5 The table tennis tables ...
1 The halls of residence...
6 The Students' Union ...
2 The laboratories ...
3 The bus stop ...
DESCRIBING A MAP
MODEL ANSWER
The two maps show changes to the campus of Sunnyhills
University between 1995 and today. We can see that the
university made many changes during this period, including new
buildings and recreation facilities.
There are usually three important parts in a Task 1 In the past, the Scott Library was in front of the Founder's
essay. Building. It was relocated to the right, and in addition, it
increased in size. The old library building now contains
laboratories. In 1995 there was a car park in the top left-hand
+ The introductory sentence (description of what the data shows)
corner of the campus, whereas now the main reception is there.
The halls of residence were moved to the far left of the campus
+ The overview (summary of the main points)
and a new Arts Building was built opposite them.
+ Detailed description
The old sports ground, gym and tennis courts were demolished;
Find them in the model answer! however, in their place the university created a new recreation
area with a pond, trees and seating areas. What is more, the
university developed new sports facilities, including table tennis
tables, a new gym and squash courts. They also built two new
cafés.
So, it is clear that the university changed and expanded during
this period.
GRAMMAR FOCUS: PAST SIMPLE
P14 Put the verb in the box into the past tense to
complete the sentences describing the maps.
expand plant create make build
increase develop move be cut
become catch need put dig
1. They _______ down trees to build the halls of residence.
2. The old cafe _______ the new library.
3. In 1995 students _______ the bus outside the Students' Union.
4. The university _______ laboratories.
5. They _______ table tennis tables in front of the Scott Library.
6. There _______ not enough halls of residence in 1995.
7. They _______ a pond in the recreation area.
8. They _______ lots of new trees.
GRAMMAR FOCUS: PAST SIMPLE - ACTIVE AND PASSIVE
P15 Complete these sentences in passive form.
1. The university expanded the campus.
→ The campus was expanded.
2. They planted trees in the recreation area.
→
3. The bus stop ………………………………………..
4. A new main reception ………………………………
WRITING – EXAM SKILL
TRY YOUR BEST AND COMPLETE PRACTICE 16 IN YOUR
ACTIVITY BOOK
