UNIT 8 WHAT IS THERE TO SEE AND TO DO?

UNIT 8 WHAT IS THERE TO SEE AND TO DO?

1. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the sentences.

1.A city I want to visit is London.                                                                2.These bags are smaller than these ones.

3. A trains to Belfast arrive here.                                                                4. Pam has been to many another countries.          

5. Neither Ed and Jim are interested in this.                                            6. Kim will tell you so you ask her.

7. Everyone wants to go there or I don't.                                                 8. We can go to either Edinburgh nor Glasgow.

    2. Circle the correct word.

1. Cardiff/Belfast is the capital of Wales.                        2. Suva/Canberra is a wonderful city in Fiji.

3. I need a tourist ticket/visa to travel to Canada.        4. The London Eye is a huge Ferris wheel/residence.

5. There are many cathedrals/pyramids in Egypt.        6. Police officers in London are called Scots/bobbies.

7. We visited Trafalgar Square/Castle in London.          8. Here's a photo of the Space Needle, a famous memorial/tower.

   3. Read the text and answer the questions.

                                                                            WASHINGTON, D.C.

If you go to the USA, do not forget to visit its capital - Washington. It's not part of any state. It's in the District1 of Columbia (or D.C. for short) and Lies on the Potomac River. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the States.

Explore the city's and the country's history and culture: visit the National Gallery of Art, the National Building Museum or Hillwood Estate, an art museum with a beautiful garden.

To spend more time in nature, take a walk in Georgetown Waterfront Park where you can go rowing on the Potomac River and play in a giant fountain.

There are also many amazing Landmarks in Washington Like the National Mall with the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, the statue of George Washington on horseback and lots of others.

Other activities in Washington include shopping at City Center DC, going to the Angelika Pop-Up Cinema or visiting Ford's Theatre.

With so many things to see and to do you will never get bored in Washington, D.C. - that's for sure!

1. Where is the capital city located?                                      5. After whom was it named?
2. What is Hillwood Estate?                                                     6.What is there in Georgetown Waterfront Park?
3.  What landmarks are there in Washington, D.C.?             7. What other places can you visit in this city?
4. Why are tourists never bored in Washington?

4. Listen to the audio twice and choose a or b.

1. Which country did the boy visit?                                                  a) Austria               b) Australia

2. Where did he stay with his family?                                              a) Canberra b) Sydney

3. Which historical places did they visit?                                        a) the National Gallery and the Houses of Parliament

                                                                                                                b) the National Museum and Old Parliament House

4. What is his father interested in?                                                  a) nature b) science

5. Which park did they go to?                                                           a) Commonwealth Park b) Weston Park

6. Why didn't the boys surf?                                                              a) Because it's dangerous. b) Because it's expensive.

7. What did they do with their father instead?     a) visited the National Zoo and Aquarium   b) flew in a hot-air balloon

 8. Why didn't their mother join them?                                          a) She was afraid. b) She wasn't interested.

9. Which Landmarks did they see in Sydney?                               a) the Sydney Opera House and Darling Harbour

                                                                                                               b) the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge

            10. Which place did the boy like the most?                                     a) the Sydney Luna Park b) the Sculpture Garden