Listening, speaking and vocabulary: Around town

 VCity to country

1Match the places to the clues. Use the words in the box. 

MOVE
• city centre
• countryside
• suburb
• town
• village

• 1It's very big. It has universities, shopping centres, leisure centres, parks, libraries and lots of flats and houses. 

• city

• 2It's big. It often has a shopping centre, a leisure centre and a library. It usually has a station, but not always.  

• 3It's small. It doesn't have a lot of houses. There are usually one or two shops.  

• 4This is a green place. There aren't any towns or cities.  

• 5It's around the outside of a city. A lot of people live here.  

• 6In this part of a city there are usually banks, shopping centres and a station.  

VCity to country

2Complete the text with the places in the box. There is one word that you do not need. 

MOVE
• city
• city centre
• countryside
• suburb
• town
• village

Hi! My name's Alisha and I live in Sydney. It isn't the ¹

capital

 of Australia (that's Canberra), but Sydney is a very big ² . Sydney's 

³ 

 

has got lots of shops, restaurants and museums. And the best thing about it? It's next to the sea! There are also two parks – Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens. There's also the famous Sydney Opera House!

I live outside the centre in a ⁴  called Manly, but it is part of Sydney. I'm very lucky because Manly has got an amazing beach! I love swimming and surfing.

Thirty kilometres south of Sydney is the Royal National Park and fifty kilometres north are the Blue Mountains. These are both big areas. They're great for walking in. The 

⁵ 

 

in these places is amazing. My grandparents live near the Royal National Park in 

a ⁶ 

 

called Helensburgh. I travel there by train from Sydney. It's got a library and some shops. I often visit the Park with my grandparents. We enjoy looking at Australian animals. What's my favourite? The koala!

Asking for and giving directions

3Play the recording and listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions. 

• 1Where is Ben?

  Green Streetthe High StreetSummer Street

• 2Where does he want to go?

  the Universitythe Science Museumthe Art Museum

Asking for and giving directions

4Play the recording and listen to the dialogue. Choose the map which shows the right route. 

abc

• a

• b

• c

• 
  

Asking for and giving directions

5Read the directions and number them in order to match the route. Then play the recording, listen and check. 

 That's Summer Street, it's opposite the restaurant.

 Go straight up Summer Street to the university.

 Stay on University Street, go past the park on your right.

 Turn right down the High Street.

 Cross the road.

 Take the first road on the left, between the police station and the cinema.

 The Science Museum is in front of you, next to the stadium.

 At the end of the street, turn left onto University Street.

6  Write a dialogue with directions for a different route to the Science Museum. 

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VCity to country

1Match the places to the clues. Use the words in the box. 

• town
• village
• countryside
• suburb
• city centre

• 1It's very big. It has universities, shopping centres, leisure centres, parks, libraries and lots of flats and houses. 

• city

• 2It's big. It often has a shopping centre, a leisure centre and a library. It usually has a station, but not always. town

• 3It's small. It doesn't have a lot of houses. There are usually one or two shops. village

• 4This is a green place. There aren't any towns or cities. countryside

• 5It's around the outside of a city. A lot of people live here. suburb

• 6In this part of a city there are usually banks, shopping centres and a station. city centre

VCity to country

2Complete the text with the places in the box. There is one word that you do not need. 

• village
• city
• city centre
• suburb
• countryside
• town

Hi! My name's Alisha and I live in Sydney. It isn't the ¹

capital

 of Australia (that's Canberra), but Sydney is a very big ²city. Sydney's 

³city centre

 

has got lots of shops, restaurants and museums. And the best thing about it? It's next to the sea! There are also two parks – Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens. There's also the famous Sydney Opera House!

I live outside the centre in a ⁴suburb called Manly, but it is part of Sydney. I'm very lucky because Manly has got an amazing beach! I love swimming and surfing.

Thirty kilometres south of Sydney is the Royal National Park and fifty kilometres north are the Blue Mountains. These are both big areas. They're great for walking in. The 

⁵countryside

 

in these places is amazing. My grandparents live near the Royal National Park in 

a ⁶town

 

called Helensburgh. I travel there by train from Sydney. It's got a library and some shops. I often visit the Park with my grandparents. We enjoy looking at Australian animals. What's my favourite? The koala!

Asking for and giving directions

3Play the recording and listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions.

 

• 1Where is Ben?

  Green Streetthe High StreetSummer Street

• 2Where does he want to go?

  the Universitythe Science Museumthe Art Museum

Asking for and giving directions

4Play the recording and listen to the dialogue. Choose the map which shows the right route. 

abc

• a

• b

• c

• 
  

Asking for and giving directions

5Read the directions and number them in order to match the route. Then play the recording, listen and check. 

4 That's Summer Street, it's opposite the restaurant.

5 Go straight up Summer Street to the university.

7 Stay on University Street, go past the park on your right.

2 Turn right down the High Street.

 Cross the road.

3 Take the first road on the left, between the police station and the cinema.

8 The Science Museum is in front of you, next to the stadium.

6 At the end of the street, turn left onto University Street.