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1 Fiona is playing a Computer gamę called SimCity. Read the description of her Ideał town. Match the adjectives in the box with the paragraphs in the text.

friendly dean exciting attractive

i Sunshine City is a great city. There's so much to do! There are a lot of anemas, cafes, and a few park-, and discos Ifs got some great dothes and musie shops too

³ ..Sunshine City is very modern and beautrful. There aren't any ugly fi buildlngs and there* some beautiful scenery around the city B Is there any pollution in Sunshine City? There isn't much pollution because there isn't any traffic. Everyone travels by bike or walks, so

1    there aren't many accidents

jj¹ No one works, so everyone has got a lot of free time. Are there any B unfriendiy people in Sunshine City? No - so come and spend a little !: time here!

2    Find two examples of some and four examp!es of any in the text. Then complete the rules in the Learn this! box.

1 We use_in affirmative sentences.

2 j 2 We use_in negative sentences and guestions.

We often use much and many in negatiue sentences and questions. We don't often use them in affirmative sentences. We use a lot of (or lots of) in both affirmative and negative sentences.

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7    Choose the correct words in the text.

I live in a smali village in the south of Poland There are much / a lot of old houses in the village. but there aren't many / much modern buildings There are a few / a little farms around the village Everybody's got a car, so there is *a little / much pollution, but much less than in the city There isn't ²many / much entertamment, but there* “much / a lot of beautiful scenery and it's very peaceful I love living here.

8    %i 1.23 Listen and check.

6 find o little. a few. many. much and a lot of in the text in exercise 1. Complete the table.

9    WJMNUlfl Work in pairs. Imagine you are playing SimCity. Describe your ideał town. Write six sentences. Use some of these words: some, any, much, many, a lot of, a little and o few.

There are a few You can find tome ...

10    fcliliJMM Tell the class about your ideał town. The dass votes for the best one.

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Unit 3 • Town and country

1

   Martin is visiting his cousin Beth. Complete the dialogue

with some or any.

Beth Let’s go to the cinema. There are ¹_good

films on this week.

Martin I prefer being outside. Let’s go mountain-biking. Are there¹_hills near here?

Beth No, there aren’t.

Martin Oh. Maybe we could go for a walk in the countryside.

Beth There isn't¹_countryside near here, but

there are *_interesting parts of town.

Martin Great. Let's go and look at²_traffic lights.

Beth Don't be silly. There are ³_streets in the

centre where there isn't'_traffic. You just

hate cities!

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   look at the words in blue in the text in exercise 1. Which are

plural countable nouns? Which are uncountable nouns?

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   (i 1.22 Listen and check.