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REAL ENGLISH That's too bad.
A. (🎧2-29) Listen and read. Then repeat the conversation and replace the words in blue.
B. Practice with a partner. Replace any words to make your own conversation.
1. get to the top - see the city from the top
So, you've never been to the top of this skyscraper before?
No, I can't wait to see the view!
2. small/smallest - noisy / noisiest
This elevator is really fast.
I think it's the fastest elevator I've ever been in.
3. too misty - not cleat enough
Aw, you can't see much. It's too cloudy.
That's too bad.
4. bad - frightening
Hey, where's Stig?
Come on out! It's not as scary as you think!
🎧2-30
| DESCRIBING AND COMPARING THINGS (PP. 159-160) |
| You can't get to Arsenalna Station on a single escalator. It's too deep. Celia is old enough to drive. She's twenty-one. The Oasis of the Seas is just as tall as the Allure of the Seas. |
| The Mecca Clock Tower is taller than Taipei 101. It's also newer. The Empire State Building was more expensive than The Gherkin to build. |
| The Seikan Tunnel is the longest undersea tunnel in the world. It's also the deepest. The Burj Khalifa is the most famous skyscraper in Dubai. |
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C. (🎧2-31) Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box with too or enough. Then listen and check your answers.
| expensive hungry slow old tall wide |
1. I can't afford the ticket price to the observation deck. It's _________.
2. Jay is 15. He isn't _________ to drive yet.
3. Six cars can't drive side by side on that bridge. It's not _________.
4. This train is _________. We'll never get to the movie theater in time.
5. I'm not _________ to reach the shelf. Can you help me?
6. Sorry, but I already ate. I was _________ to wait for you!
D. Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses.
(1) __The most memorable ______ (memorable) way to see New York City is from one of its many skyscrapers. (2) ______ (famous) is surely the Empire State Building. But some visitors who have gone to Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center say the view from there is just as good as the view from the Empire State Building. Others even claim that the view is actually (3) ______ (good) in the whole city. Tickets, however, are just (4) ______ (expensive) those at the Empire State Building. But Top of the Rock's lines are shorter, and its elevator is (5) ______ (fast). So while Top of the Rock is not (6) ______ (famous) the Empire State Building, it's attracting more and more tourists.
E. Work in a group. Pick one structure below and compare it to something else. Add your own ideas. Take turns.
| The Eiffel Tower The Great Wall of China Machu Picchu The Great Pyramid The Leaning Tower of Pisa The One Pillar Pagoda |
The Great Pyramid is the largest pyramid in Egypt. I think it's a more interesting place to visit than the Eiffel Tower because...
