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117 People and places 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS In the next lesson, get together in A/B pairs. Tell each other what you found out about your topic. Notice the difference between there and it / they in examples A and B below. Which highlighted words: A There’s a café round the corner. It opens at ten. B There are lots of lovely parks to go to. They’re usually free. Complete Ela’s description of her flat with there (2x), it (2x) and they (1x). Put the words in order to make sentences with there + be . Write a description of your home and favourite room, like Ela’s. Listen to each other’s descriptions. What are other people’s favourite rooms? Why? Change the sentences in 33a so they’re true for you. Then compare your sentences. Example: I spend a lot of time at my friend’s house. I go there almost every day. You can also use there to avoid repeating places. Replace a group of words in 1–5 with there . 31 32 a b c d b b 1 There / natural beauty / ’s / too / a lot of / . 2 There / second-hand stalls / some / just over there / are / . 3 There / less traffic / ’ll / be / in 2050 / on the roads / . 1 introduce new ideas? 2 refer back to earlier ideas? Mini research project . Choose a topic, A or B, and research it on the internet. 30 a Topic A Nelson Mandela is one of the most famous and well respected personalities of our time. Browse the internet and find out more about his: fight against apartheid, imprisonment and political career ideas and publications private life and charity work Topic B Cape Town is the tourist capital of South Africa. Go to the official website and find out about its: history and population location and climate sights and attractions keyword: there Well, in our flat (1) are five rooms. (2) ’s a living room, and a bedroom – (3) ’re quite big – and we also have a study, a kitchen and a bathroom. I suppose my favourite room is the study. (4) ’s also the smallest room, but (5) ’s the room that I really feel is mine. I don’t just work in the study; I also like to lie on the sofa and listen to music. 1 I love the Golden Lion café. I go to the Golden Lion there quite often on my way home. 2 My favourite room at home is the kitchen. We do everything in the kitchen, cooking, talking, everything. 3 I usually arrive at work at the same time every day. I usually get to work at eight-thirty. 4 When I need to relax, I go to the river near my house. I probably go to the river once or twice a week. 5 I spend a lot of time at my parents’ house. I stay at my parents’ house two or three times a week. 33 a Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv