TC
Lesson 10A
Learn it
A Read the speech bubbles and match an adjective from
the box to the underlined words in the sentences.
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I wanted to visit the Great Wall of China, but my
dad said it has too many visitors during the summer.
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popular touristy ugly ancient
pretty modern dirty cosmopolitan
Seoul in South Korea is a very new city, but
there are some old parts of the city, too.
Lots of tourists go to London for the busy and
interesting clubs, cafes and restaurants.
In my opinion, some
buildings in the city center
aren't nice to look at.
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We found a small and beautiful
beach with clear, blue sea on
the Greek island of Crete.
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New York is a great city because people from
many different countries and cultures live there.
Some old areas of town
near the train station
aren't clean and tidy.
Mexico is the place to visit for
people interested in very old sites.
B Take turns to describing a place you know using the adjectives in A for your partner to guess the place.
This place is in Mexico. It's a bit touristy.
Is it Cancún?
C Circle the correct option and complete the sentences with the adjectives from A so they are true.
1 Paris is/ isn't as
lovers.
2 Streets in the suburbs are / aren't as
as London for art
4 Pachuca is / isn't as
5 Palenque is / isn't as
Itzá.
as streets downtown.
3 Tampa is / isn't as
as Miami Beach.
Use it
as Mérida.
as Chichen
D Complete the table with sentences about two
tourist destinations using (not) as ...
adjectives from A or from the box.
as and suitable
boring old hot beautiful cold
cheap expensive big friendly interesting
things that are the same
things that are different
Share your ideas from D in groups. Say if you agree or disagree with the sentences.
I think you're right. Puerto Vallarta.
is as beautiful as Cozumel
I don't think hotels in Mexico City are as
expensive as hotels in Cabo San Lucas.