4 Landmarks

3. 1. you to take
2. to read
3. you to leave

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1. The Palace of Westminster, also known as the
Houses of Parliament, London, UK
2. The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA
3. The Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
4. The Taj Mahal, Agra, India
5. The Burj Al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
6. The Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7. The Great Wall of China
8. The Alhambra, Granada, Spain
9. The Beijing National Aquatics Centre (also known
as the Water Cube), Beijing, China

READING
2. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

(page 42)

45C (line 5)
Hydropolis (line 13)
300 (lines 21-22)
Ethiopia (lines 24-25)
12-million-square-foot (line 30)

2. 1.
2.
3.
4.

spacious
support
storey
tear down

3. 1. c
2. e
3. b

5.
6.
7.
8.

engineer
narrow
ancient
landmark

4. a
5. d

4. 1. British
2. British
3. American
5. 1. store / mall
2. movie theater / main street
3. in the city centre / car parks
6. 1.
2.
3.
4.

4. turn round (line 27)

5. grandiose (line 29)

ancient
stone
skyscrapers
glass

GRAMMAR
(page 44)

1. 1. ruler
2. source
3. shore

4. resort
5. spare
6. huge

2. 1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.

5.
6.
7.
8.

support
steel
storeys
lift

(page 46)

FUTURE SIMPLE
BE GOING TO

Words from the Text

a
b
b
a

Anne wants to eat at an Indian restaurant.

Mias father wants her to tidy her room.
The teacher wants the students to pay attention.
Julia doesnt want to get up.
Sara doesnt want Mark to laugh at her.

1. Materials: iron, steel, stone, glass, concrete

Buildings or structures: skyscraper, office block,
bridge

5. 1. d
2. b

VOCABULARY

5. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

BUILDINGS

True
True
False
False
False

6. 1. income (line 3)
2. marine life (line 16)
3. spare (line 23)

Thomas wanted to visit Dubai.

The cat wants to go out.
Lucys boss wants her to work tonight.
Do you want me to open the window?
Charlotte didnt want to practise the piano.
Does Ben want us to bring anything?

Topic Vocabulary

3. 1. These new projects will create another source of

income.
2. If other architects knew the height of Burj Dubai,
they would try to beat it.
3. These underwater rooms will have plexiglass walls
and guests will be able to see the marine life.
4. Because each of The Worlds 300 islands is for sale
starting at $15 million.
5. What is innovative is that each storey will rotate
independently round a central axis, completing
360 every 90 minutes.
4. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

4. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

1. 1. b
2. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

b
b
a
b

2. d

Future Simple
Future Simple
be going to
Future Simple
be going to

3. a. will
b. am, is or are

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3. c

4. e

5. a

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

FUTURE CONTINUOUS (page 46)
1. 1. a

2. b

2. 1. be

2. have

Grammar Review
9. 1. Fashions will have changed by the time you are
older.
2. Paul has known Julie since primary school.
3. When did you buy this car?
4. At six oclock we will be playing tennis.
5. After Mark had left, Nancy cried for an hour.

1. 1. are not going to pass (prediction of future event

based on evidence)
2. will enjoy (prediction of future event)
3. will leave (announcement of event in timetable)
4. Are going to come (future plan)
5. is going to fall (prediction of future event based
on evidence)
6. will call (spontaneous decision)

SKILLS

LISTENING
GUIDED TOURS

2. 3. The bus to London is leaving at 10.30 pm.

4. Are you coming to the party tonight?

1. 1.
2.
3.
4.

3. 1. Ill turn on the air conditioner. (spontaneous

decision)
2. She is going to have an operation tomorrow.
(future plan)
3. Beth will be very pleased. (prediction of future
event)
4. Ill return it next week. (spontaneous decision)
5. Im going to go out with my boyfriend this
evening. (future plan)
6. He is going to jump! (prediction of future event
based on evidence)
4. 1. Will you be waiting
2. Youll have spent
3. shell be working

4. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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4. will be staying
5. will be studying
6. will have changed

6. 1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.

will ask
am going to take
will be sitting
will be

5.
6.
7.
8.

(page 49)

COMPARING PICTURES

will have known

is going to date
wont answer
will have found

1. To show similarities: 2, 3, 8
To show differences: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7
2. Possible Answers
National Academic Theatre, Odessa
beautiful, elegant, luxurious, stone, ornaments,
sculptures

1. I will be preparing for my Selectivitat exams.

2. Im going to have a party for one of my friends.
3. I think I will have a lot of money when Im older
because I want to become a famous engineer.
4. I dont think I will get married young because
I want to travel abroad.
5. By the time Im 30, I think I will have found
a good job.
will be living
is ... going to start
will build
will ... reduce

Eiffel Tower
Empire State Building
Towers of San Gimignano
Empire State Building
Empire State Building
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
Towers of San Gimignano

SPEAKING

7. Possible Answers

8. 1.
2.
3.
4.

skyscraper, glass, steel, tall

stone, ancient, tall
unusual, steel, tall
unusual, steel, tall, modern

2. Landmark a: Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

Landmark b: Towers of San Gimignano, Italy
Landmark c: Empire State Building, New York City,
USA

4. Ill be sleeping
5. Ill have saved
6. Theyll have eaten

5. 1. will have become

2. will have finished
3. will be skiing

(page 48)

National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing

glass, steel, modern, unusual, state-of-the-art
Colosseum, Rome
ancient, famous, breathtaking, amazing, stone
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
concrete, iron, steel, modern, amazing
Pair 1: Both pictures show famous landmarks where
people perform music.
Picture A shows a luxurious, old, stone theatre, but
picture B shows an unusual, glass theatre. The theatre
in picture B is more modern than the theatre in
picture A.

wont need
will have
will have ... replaced
will have become

Pair 2: Picture A shows an ancient, stone

amphitheatre, while picture B shows a modern,
concrete stadium. The two pictures are alike because
they both show landmarks where competitions
took place. Another thing the buildings have got in
common, is that they are both round.

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WRITING

LIFE SKILLS

(page 50)

A Description of a Place

INTERNET RESEARCH

1. The writer describes the sculptures, the gargoyles,

the columns, the glass windows and the organ. The
writers opinion is quite positive: its worth visiting this
landmark even if you arent a great architecture fan.

TASK QUESTIONS
1. Best search word: bridges europe
Too general: bridges
Too specific: millau bridge france

2. 1. Paragraphs 2 and 3 (... climb a tower to see the

gargoyles up close, hear the beautiful sounds of
the cathedrals famous organ.)
2. Paragraph 1 (Notre Dame Cathedral stands on
a small island in the middle of the River Seine in
Paris, France).
3. Paragraph 4 (Even if you are not a great
architecture fan, you will never forget its beauty.)
4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 (three doors, two huge
towers, rows and rows of tall, slim columns, lovely
stained glass windows)
3. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

2. 1. a

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4. Possible Answers
A village: picturesque, lovely, peaceful, ancient,
colourful, lively
A football stadium: modern, spectacular, spacious,
noisy, grand, majestic, huge, crowded
A road: narrow, noisy, lovely, peaceful, crowded
Mountains: towering, marvellous, spectacular,
breathtaking, majestic
A local market: noisy, colourful, lively, unusual,
crowded
A palace: marvellous, spectacular, breathtaking,
elegant, ancient, majestic, luxurious, huge

6. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

5.
6.
7.
8.

2. c

3. d

4. b

3. The first site will give him historical facts.

The second site would be better for a tourist planning
to go to Stonehenge.

magnificent, splendid
lovely, elegant
immense, huge
breathtaking, spectacular
ancient, historic

5. Possible Answers
1. breathtaking
2. towering
3. ancient
4. luxurious

(page 52)

picturesque
crowded
marvellous
huge

ugly, modern, concrete

huge, ancient, Roman
tall, black, glass
spectacular, new, steel
modern, A-shaped, iron

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