My Neighbourhood: A Closer Look 1

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VOCABULARY

Match the places below with the pictures. Then listen, check and repeat the words.

Bài nghe:

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Name some other places in your neighbourhoood.

(Kể tên những nơi khác trong khu em sống.)

Phương pháp giải:

• square: quảng trường
• art gallery: triển lãm nghệ thuật
• catheral: nhà thờ lớn
• temple: ngôi đền
• railway station: nhà ga

Lời giải chi tiết:

1. c
2. e
3. d
4. a
5. b

Other places in my neighbourhoood:

• park: công viên
• cinema: rạp chiếu phim
• supermarket: siêu thị
• shopping mall: trung tâm mua sắm

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about where you live.

Example:

A: Is there a square in your neighbourhood?

(Trong khu bạn sống có quảng trường không?)

B: Yes, there is./ No, there isn’t.

(Có. / Không.)

Lời giải chi tiết:

A: Is there a shopping mall in your neighbourhood?

(Trong khu bạn sống có trung tâm mua sắm không?)

B: Yes, there is./ No, there isn’t.

(Có. / Không.)

Work in groups. Ask and answer about your neighbourhood. You can use the adjectives below.

• noisy
• crowded
• peaceful
• quiet
• modern
• beautiful
• busy
• boring

Example:

(Ví dụ: )

A: Is your neighbourhood quiet?

(Khu bạn sống có yên tĩnh không?)

B: Yes, it is. / No, it’s noisy.

(Có. / Không, nó ồn ào lắm.)

Phương pháp giải:

• noisy: ồn ào
• crowded: đông đúc
• peaceful: yên bình
• quiet: yên tĩnh
• modern: hiện đại
• beautiful: xinh đẹp
• busy: bận rộn
• boring: nhàm chán

Lời giải chi tiết:

A: Is your neighbourhood busy?

(Khu bạn sống có nhộn nhịp không?)

B: No, it’s peaceful.

(Không, nó yên bình lắm.)

Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ɪ/ and /iː/.

noisy, exciting, expensive, cheap

clean, peaceful, convenient, friendly

Now, in pairs put the words in the correct column.

/ɪ/

• noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/
• exciting /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
• expensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/
• friendly /ˈfrendli/

/iː/

• convenient /kənˈviːniənt/
• clean /kliːn/
• cheap /tʃiːp/
• peaceful /ˈpiːsfl/

Listen and practice the chant. Notice the sounds /ɪ/ and /iː/.

MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

My city is very noisy.

There are lots of trees growing.

The people here are busy.

It’s a lively place to live in.

My village is very pretty.

There are lots of places to see.

The people here are friendly.

It’s a fantastic place to be.