ZDIĘCIA0060

Reading

1 Read the information about Brighton. Match the paragraphs with three of the headings.

II I 1 Brighton began as a smali village. In 1500, there were only I I ! five streets: North Street, South Street, East Street, West Street I I and Middle Street. There were a few cottages by the sea for II fishermen , but there weren't any large buildings. Around || 1750, peoplefrom London started to visittowns on the South | j I coast because they believed that the sea was good for their I I 1 health. Brighton became very popular. By 1875, it was a large |l| town with a museum, a library, a hospital and a royal pałace.

11; Today, it is a city with a population of nearly 250,000.

| | I 2 Brighton is a great place for musie fans. Some of the most I | II fashionable dubs in the UK are in two streets in Brighton,

I I f West Street and Kings Road Arches, and well-known DJs | | often perform there. Every year in May. the Brighton Festival | | offers a programme of theatre, dance, dassical concerts and I | opera. If you prefer other forms of entertainment, there are I | many museums, art galleries and theatres in Brighton. You can l| also see films at the oldest independent cinema in the UK,

| The Duke Of York.

||    3 If you're interested in fashion, Brighton is the ideał place

| | to shop. There are some large department Stores, and also || lots of smaller, independent dothes shop. These often sell | morę unusual dothes. The most famous area for shopping in | I Brighton is The Lanes. Here you can buy interesting jewellery,

| hats, shoes, perfume and all sorts of other things. There are | | also open-air markets where you can find great bargains I

2 Answerthe questions.

I 1 Howbigwas Brighton in 1500?

I 2 Whydid people start to visit the town around 1750?

I 3 Where can you find the most fashionable clubs?

| |    4 What kind of musie can you hear at the Brighton Festival?

I 5 What's the most famous shopping area in Brighton called?

|    6 Which sells morę unusual dothes: the department Stores

I or the independent shops?

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3    Match the highlighted words in the text with the definitions

1    famous

2    not part of a big company

3    men who go fishing as a job

4    outdoors

5    things that you can buy for a good price

6    a building for a king or queen, or their family

7    perfect

Listening

4    & EB Listen to the conversations. Joanna is shopping in Brighton. What does she buy Otiver for his birthday?

a a T-shirt b a robot dog c a pen / radio

5    WBm Listen again and choose the correct answer from

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1    How old is 0liver going to be next week?

_years old.

2    What time do Maria and Joanna arrange to meet?

3    How much is the T-shirt that Joanna looks at?

£___

4    How many words does Robo Dog know?

5    How much is Robo Dog?

£__

6    How much is the pen?

Writing

6 Imagine that a relative has given you one of the presents in the box as a birthday present. Write a short thank-you notę. Indude the following information:

•    what the present is

•    when you have used it / worn it

•    why you like it

a T-shirt a pen RoboDog an MP3 player a digital camera a sweatshirt

Speaking

7    Answer the questions. Make notes.

1    Do you prefer giving presents or receiving them? Why?

2    What kind of presents do you usually receive?

3    Do you think money is a good present? Give reasons.

8    Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise

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