4 Landmarks

page 41 3. 1. you to take

2. to read
1. The Palace of Westminster, also known as the
Houses of Parliament, London, UK 3. you to leave
2. The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA 4. 1. Thomas wanted to visit Dubai.
3. The Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia 2. The cat wants to go out.
4. The Taj Mahal, Agra, India 3. Lucy’s boss wants her to work tonight.
5. The Burj Al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 4. Do you want me to open the window?
6. The Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5. Charlotte didn’t want to practise the piano.
7. The Great Wall of China 6. Does Ben want us to bring anything?
8. The Alhambra, Granada, Spain 5. 1. Anne wants to eat at an Indian restaurant.
9. The Beijing National Aquatics Centre (also known 2. Mia’s father wants her to tidy her room.
as the Water Cube), Beijing, China 3. The teacher wants the students to pay attention.
4. Julia doesn’t want to get up.
READING (page 42) 5. Sara doesn’t want Mark to laugh at her.

2. 1. 45ºC (line 5)
2. Hydropolis (line 13) Topic Vocabulary
3. 300 (lines 21-22)
4. Ethiopia (lines 24-25)
BUILDINGS
5. 12-million-square-foot (line 30) 1. Materials: iron, steel, stone, glass, concrete
Buildings or structures: skyscraper, office block,
3. 1. These new projects will create another source of
bridge
income.
2. If other architects knew the height of Burj Dubai, 2. 1. spacious 5. engineer
they would try to beat it. 2. support 6. narrow
3. These underwater rooms will have plexiglass walls 3. storey 7. ancient
and guests will be able to see the marine life. 4. tear down 8. landmark
4. Because each of The World’s 300 islands is for sale 3. 1. c 4. a
starting at $15 million. 2. e 5. d
5. What is innovative is that each storey will rotate 3. b
independently round a central axis, completing
4. 1. British
360º every 90 minutes.
2. British
4. 1. True
3. American
2. True
5. 1. store / mall
3. False
2. movie theater / main street
4. False
3. in the city centre / car parks
5. False
6. 1. ancient 5. support
5. 1. d
2. stone 6. steel
2. b
3. skyscrapers 7. storeys
6. 1. income (line 3) 4. turn round (line 27)
4. glass 8. lift
2. marine life (line 16) 5. grandiose (line 29)
3. spare (line 23)
GRAMMAR (page 46)
VOCABULARY (page 44) FUTURE SIMPLE
Words from the Text BE GOING TO
1. 1. b 2. d 3. c 4. e 5. a
1. 1. ruler 4. resort
2. 1. Future Simple
2. source 5. spare
2. Future Simple
3. shore 6. huge
3. be going to
2. 1. a 5. b
4. Future Simple
2. b 6. b
5. be going to
3. b 7. a
3. a. will
4. a 8. b
b. am, is or are

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FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE Grammar Review
FUTURE CONTINUOUS (page 46)
9. 1. Fashions will have changed by the time you are
1. 1. a 2. b older.
2. 1. be 2. have 2. Paul has known Julie since primary school.
3. When did you buy this car?
1. 1. are not going to pass (prediction of future event 4. At six o’clock we will be playing tennis.
based on evidence) 5. After Mark had left, Nancy cried for an hour.
2. will enjoy (prediction of future event)
3. will leave (announcement of event in timetable) SKILLS (page 48)
4. Are … going to come (future plan)
5. is going to fall (prediction of future event based
on evidence) LISTENING
6. will call (spontaneous decision) GUIDED TOURS
2. 3. The bus to London is leaving at 10.30 pm.
1. 1. skyscraper, glass, steel, tall
4. Are you coming to the party tonight?
2. stone, ancient, tall
3. 1. I’ll turn on the air conditioner. (spontaneous 3. unusual, steel, tall
decision)
4. unusual, steel, tall, modern
2. She is going to have an operation tomorrow.
(future plan) 2. Landmark a: Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
3. Beth will be very pleased. (prediction of future Landmark b: Towers of San Gimignano, Italy
event) Landmark c: Empire State Building, New York City,
4. I’ll return it next week. (spontaneous decision) USA
5. I’m going to go out with my boyfriend this 4. 1. Eiffel Tower
evening. (future plan) 2. Empire State Building
6. He is going to jump! (prediction of future event 3. Towers of San Gimignano
based on evidence)
4. Empire State Building
4. 1. Will you be waiting 4. I’ll be sleeping 5. Empire State Building
2. You’ll have spent 5. I’ll have saved 6. Eiffel Tower
3. she’ll be working 6. They’ll have eaten 7. Eiffel Tower
8. Towers of San Gimignano
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5. 1. will have become 4. will be staying
2. will have finished 5. will be studying SPEAKING (page 49)
3. will be skiing 6. will have changed COMPARING PICTURES
6. 1. will ask 5. will have known 1. To show similarities: 2, 3, 8
2. am going to take 6. is going to date To show differences: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7
3. will be sitting 7. won’t answer
4. will be 8. will have found 2. Possible Answers
National Academic Theatre, Odessa
7. Possible Answers beautiful, elegant, luxurious, stone, ornaments,
1. I will be preparing for my Selectivitat exams. sculptures
2. I’m going to have a party for one of my friends. National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing
3. I think I will have a lot of money when I’m older glass, steel, modern, unusual, state-of-the-art
because I want to become a famous engineer. Colosseum, Rome
4. I don’t think I will get married young because ancient, famous, breathtaking, amazing, stone
I want to travel abroad.
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
5. By the time I’m 30, I think I will have found
concrete, iron, steel, modern, amazing
a good job.
Pair 1: Both pictures show famous landmarks where
8. 1. will be living 5. won’t need people perform music.
2. is ... going to start 6. will have Picture A shows a luxurious, old, stone theatre, but
3. will build 7. will have ... replaced picture B shows an unusual, glass theatre. The theatre
4. will ... reduce 8. will have become in picture B is more modern than the theatre in
picture A.
Pair 2: Picture A shows an ancient, stone
amphitheatre, while picture B shows a modern,
concrete stadium. The two pictures are alike because
they both show landmarks where competitions
took place. Another thing the buildings have got in
common, is that they are both round.
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WRITING (page 50) LIFE SKILLS (page 52)
A Description of a Place INTERNET RESEARCH
1. The writer describes the sculptures, the gargoyles, TASK QUESTIONS
the columns, the glass windows and the organ. The
writer’s opinion is quite positive: it’s worth visiting this 1. Best search word: bridges europe
landmark even if you aren’t a great architecture fan. Too general: bridges
2. 1. Paragraphs 2 and 3 (... climb a tower to see the Too specific: millau bridge france
gargoyles up close, hear the beautiful sounds of
2. 1. a 2. c 3. d 4. b
the cathedral’s famous organ.)
2. Paragraph 1 (Notre Dame Cathedral … stands on 3. The first site will give him historical facts.
a small island in the middle of the River Seine in The second site would be better for a tourist planning
Paris, France). to go to Stonehenge.
3. Paragraph 4 (Even if you are not a great
architecture fan, you will never forget its beauty.)
4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 (three doors, two huge
towers, rows and rows of tall, slim columns, lovely
stained glass windows)
3. 1. magnificent, splendid
2. lovely, elegant
3. immense, huge
4. breathtaking, spectacular
5. ancient, historic
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4. Possible Answers
A village: picturesque, lovely, peaceful, ancient,
colourful, lively
A football stadium: modern, spectacular, spacious,
noisy, grand, majestic, huge, crowded
A road: narrow, noisy, lovely, peaceful, crowded
Mountains: towering, marvellous, spectacular,
breathtaking, majestic
A local market: noisy, colourful, lively, unusual,
crowded
A palace: marvellous, spectacular, breathtaking,
elegant, ancient, majestic, luxurious, huge
5. Possible Answers
1. breathtaking 5. picturesque
2. towering 6. crowded
3. ancient 7. marvellous
4. luxurious 8. huge
6. 1. ugly, modern, concrete
2. huge, ancient, Roman
3. tall, black, glass
4. spectacular, new, steel
5. modern, A-shaped, iron

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