Group name: _______________________________________________

A) After you have read the previous text, read the next questions and choose the
most accurate answer.

São Paulo an
1. What time does the traffic get worse in São Paulo?
a) It gets worse during rush hours.
b) From 8 to 10 a.m. only.
São Paulo is the largest city in South America

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c) In the mornings, from 8 to 10 a.m. and in the evenings from 6 to 8. p.m.
and the third most populous of the world, with
more than 10 million inhabitants. It is the
economical capital of Brazil and a very busy 2. Where is São Paulo located?
place. It is also the richest in culture, parks and a) São Paulo is between Itaim and Ibirapuera park.
museums. b) It is centered where there in a Stone Mark.
c) It is near a beach.
São Paulo is centered around the Praça da Sé,
where there is a stone mark symbolizing the
3. Why is São Paulo the largest city in South America?
“point zero” of the city. The subway system is
cheap and efficient but it covers only a few a) Because of the amount of inhabitants, it has more than 10 million people.
areas of the city, although extensions are being b) Because it has a variety in museums and parks which attracts many
made. The most interesting neighborhoods and tourists.
places to visit include Jardins, Itaim and The c) Because of its growing economics and rich culture.
Ibirapuera Park.
4. Who are the Paulistanos?
The main tourist attractions in the city include
a) People who work in popular restaurants around São Paulo.
the different neighborhoods with their special
Italian, Japanese or Arabic influence. They have their own characteristic atmosphere b) The local people from the largest city of South America.
and it is a lot of fun to walk around, go to one of the many small restaurants or have c) It is not mentioned in the text.
a drink somewhere.
5. What are the most interesting neighborhoods in the city?
Brazilians say that Paulistanos (São Paulo locals) live to work and to eat which is a) Jardins and Itaim are included as the most fascinating ones.
certainly true. Food in São Paulo is the best in the country. You can find it from a b) There is only one which is Praça da Sé.
variety of restaurants from the simplest delivery place to the fine expensive ones.
c) The most interesting ones are those who have foreign influences.
São Paulo is also very much a party town. You can get stuck in the traffic in the
middle of the night when party animals return from their hunt.

Automotive traffic in São Paulo is complicated, especially in main routes all along
the weekdays and gets worse at rush hours (from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m.). On the weekend traffic is good with some impediments in places where
there are bars, shopping centers or other public attractions.

São Paulo has the largest underground transportation system in Brazil the “Metro”.
However, it is not as comprehensive as the trains in Europe or North America but it
covers the most important areas.
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B) Find a synonym for the next words in the text, the words are in bold: Quiet, polluted, Modern, new, huge, tall, Elegant, huge, big, quiet,
fantastic, sunny, dry, big, fantastic, old, ugly, polluted, dangerous,
Inhabitants a.Laborers b. Person c. Animals d. People wet, cold, hot, wind small, poor, wonderful fantastic, ugly, small,
noisy, poor, safe,
Main a. Unimportant b .Mild c. Principal d. Intensity wonderful, exciting,
busy, cold, luxurious,
Impediments a. Benefits b.Complications c.Assistance d. Aid crowded, interesting,
cosmopolitan
Stuck a. Confused b.Perplexed c.Progress d.Trapped
Comparatives/superlatives
Comprehensiv a. Understandable b.Complete c. Exclusive d. Unlimited
e 1.3 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the adjective.
a) London is the __biggest_______ (big/bigger/biggest) city in the United
Brainstorming Kingdom.
b) Manchester is _____ wetter ____ (wet/wetter/wettest) than Rome.
c) Moscow is _____ colder than ___ (cold than/colder than/cold as) Munich.
1.1 Answer the following questions about your city: d) I think that Istanbul is the ___ most beautiful _____ (more beautiful/most
1. What is the name of your city? beautiful /beautifullest) city in the world.
Bucaramanga___________________________ e) In my opinion, Tokyo is __ more interesting than ______ (more interesting
2. Where is it? than/ most interesting) Mumbai.
The city is located in santander-
Colombia_____________________________________ Reading
3. What is the city like?

The city is very beautiful, for its landscapes and parks______ 2. Read through this text about Prague and decide on the best answer for each
blank.

Prague
4. How big is the city?
The city have 529,374 Inhabitants

5. What is the best thing about it?

Prague is one of the (1) ___most___ popular
the best thing about this is that there are many people to meet___________ tourist destinations in Europe. After all the
political changes of the early 1990's, the capital
Checking your vocabulary of the Czech Republic began to take advantage
of its beautiful cultural and architectural heritage
to attract ___more___ (2) tourists than ever
1.2 Write the adjectives in the correct column. Some can go in more than one before.
column.
Prague is a ___smaller_____ (3) city than many
people imagine and it is ___more____ (4) easy
Modern, new, huge, beautiful, elegant, tall, big, quiet, rich, polluted, dangerous,
to move around this wonderful city on foot. Public transport is __ cheaper__ (5) in
fantastic, old, ugly, small, noisy, poor, safe, wonderful, sunny, dry, exciting,
Prague than in ____more____ (6) other European cities but it is often __better_ (7)
wet, busy, cold, luxurious, crowded, hot, interesting, cosmopolitan, windy.

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to walk, enabling you to appreciate marvelous buildings you might have missed if
you had been sitting on a bus or a train.

__Some__ (8) people leave the city of Prague without commenting on the splendid
food and drink available here. Eating out here is a little more expensive (9) than it
used to be but you can still have a three course meal for around $15 without any
problems.

2.1 After you have read the text match the best answer for each blank.

(1) a. more b. most c. very

First, if we will look the poblation of Los Angeles city and New
(2) a. bigger b. more c. many York city, we will understand that New York is more populated
(3) a. smaller b. more small c. smallest
(4) a. very b. more c. such than Los Angeles, But if we are looking their área, we will know
(5) a. very cheap b. more cheap c. cheaper
that Los Angeles city is bigger New York, because the área of Los
(6) a. every b. most c. more
(7) a. better b. more good c. most good Angeles city is 469,3 square miles while the área of New York city
(8) a. some b. much c. little
(9) a. very cheaper b. little more expensive c. little cheaper is 308,9 square miles. Second the temperature in Los Angeles city is
hotter than New York city. Finally, The best places to visit in Los
Writing
Angeles are Malibú, Beverly Hills, Disneyland, Grauman’s Chinese
3. Using the information from the chart below make a comparison between two cities Theater, Hollywood’s walk of fame and in New York city are
Los Angeles and New York. You need to include adjectives, comparatives and
superlatives, places that people can visit and the activities that you can do there. Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Central Park, Broadway, Brooklyn
Include linking words: First, second, and, so, because, but, then, finally.
Bridge, Empire State. So, as we could specify previously, both
(70 – 90 words)
cities are fantastic to visit.

City Places to visit Population Area Settled Temperature

-Malibú
Los
-Beverly Hills
Angeles
-Disneyland 57.2 degrees
469.3
-Grauman’s 3,857,799 F (January)
square 1781
Chinese inhabitants 74.1 degrees
miles
Theater F (July)
-Hollywood’s
walk of fame.
-Statue of
Liberty
-Times Square
308.9 31.8F
-Central Park 8,336,697
New York square 1625 (January)
-Broadway inhabitants
miles 76.7 F (July)
-Brooklyn
3
Bridge
-Empire State