Exercise 1. Rearrange the words / phrases to make correct sentences.
1. There / many things / my / I / about / neighbourhood / like / are / .
2. It's/ because/ big supermarket /very convenient / there is a / near my house/ .
3. There / shops, / many / and cafés / here / restaurants, / are / also / .
4. The / are / and / clean / streets / wide / .
5. The / very / friendly / are / here / and / helpful / people / .
=> Answer:
1. There are many things I like about my neighbourhood.
2. It's very convenient because there is a big supermarket near my house.
3. There are also many shops, restaurants and cafes here.
4. The streets are wide and clean.
5. The people here are very helpful and friendly.
Exercise 2. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the sentences and do not change the form of the words.
1. Quang is lazier than Ha. (HARD-WORKING)
2. A city is noisier than a village. (PEACEFUL)
3. There's a post office on one side of my house and cafe on the other. (BETWEEN)
4. Please tell me something about your neighbourhood. (CAN)
5. Oranges are cheaper than apples. (EXPENSIVE)
=> Answer:
1. Ha is more hardworking than Quang.
2. A village is more peaceful than a city.
3. My house is between the post office and cafe
4. Can you tell something about your neighbourhood?
5. Apples are more expensive than oranges.
Exercise 3. Write a paragraph about your neighbourhood (about 60 words), using the cues below:
- Where is your neighbourhood? (in the city, near a city, in the country, in the mountains, etc.)
- What can you see in your neighbourhood? (streets, houses, trees, hills, shopping centres, schools, cinemas, etc.)
- What are the streets / the houses / the shops. etc. in your neighbourhood like? - Do you like living in your neighbourhood? Why / Why not?
=> Answer:
My neighborhood is in Tan Thanh province. It is noisy but it is clean and convenient. There are Shops, Schools, Restaurants, hotels, markets and so on. There are green trees and flowers on both sides of the streets.The streets are busy and crowded during the day. I like restaurants best because the food are very good. The people here are very friendly and kind. I love my neiborhood very much. I will try my best to make it more and more beautiful and more modern.