1 Write the missing letters to make places in a town. You have the first letter of each word.
A b r i d g e s
B t _ _ _ _ _ _ l _ _ _ _ _
C b _ _ s _ _ _ _
D s _ _ _ _ _ _
E a p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
F a r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer
B traffic lights
C bus stops
D streets
E a playground
F a roundabout
2 Match the words from Exercise 1 to the definitions below.
1 You cross these to go over rivers. …A…
2 A place where children can play, e.g. at school. ……
3 It connects roads in a circle and cars drive around it. ……
4 Roads that have houses or shops on them. ……
5 Where you get on or off buses. ……
6 Red, yellow and green lights that show cars when to stop and go. ……
Answer
2 E 3 F 4 D 5 C 6 B
3 Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 I sent you a tourcard with a picture of the castle on it. ……postcard……
2 It rained yesterday, but it was OK because I had my raintour with me. ……………….
3 The walking card took three hours. We walked all around the city! ……………….
4 We didn’t do the cycle coat because I can’t ride a bike. ……………….
5 An amazing post guide showed us around the museum. ……………….
6 This guidetour is great! It’s got maps and lots of interesting information about the history of the city. ……………….
Answer
2 raintour – raincoat
3 card – tour
4 coat – tour
5 post – tour
6 guidetour – guidebook
4 Listen and write the compound nouns. Underline the main stress. Then listen again and check.
1 ……bus stop……
2 …………………
3 …………………
4 …………………
5 …………………
6 …………………
7 …………………
8 …………………
9 …………………
Answer
2 playground
3 traffic lights
4 guidebook
5 postcard
6 tour guide
7 cycle tour
8 raincoat
9 walking tour
5 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 a fantastic / There’s / that street. / restaurant on
……There’s a fantastic restaurant on that street. ……
2 roundabout. / is / The cinema / to the / next
……………………………………………….
3 a library / There’s / opposite / lights. / the traffic
……………………………………………….
4 stop, there’s a / theatre. / Opposite / the bus
……………………………………………….
5 centre / The sports / playground. / is near the
……………………………………………….
6 the river. / across / a bridge / There’s / going
……………………………………………….
Answer
2 The cinema is next to the roundabout.
3 There’s a library opposite the traffic lights.
4 Opposite the bus stop, there’s a theatre.
5 The sports centre is near the playground.
6 There’s a bridge going across the river.
6 Complete the sentences about a weekend in Edinburgh. You have the first letter of each word.
1 We decided to do the c ycle……. tour, not the walking t……………… because we both love bikes.
2 I bought a g……………… before we went, which had lots of useful information about the city.
3 We went to a museum and a tour g……………… showed us around and explained everything.
4 We found a great café, just down the s……………… from our hotel.
5 It’s opposite the r……………… and over the b……………… near the traffic l……………… .
6 I sent you a p……………… with a picture of the university on it; I hope it arrives soon!
Answer
1 cycle; tour
2 guidebook
3 guide
4 street
5 roundabout; bridge; lights
6 postcard
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