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CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a Read the tex t and mark the sentences T (truc) or
F (f,lse).
1 It is cheaper £0 live in the US than in the UK.
2 h is morc expensive to be ill in the US.
3 Waiters arc better in UK restaurants.
4 It 's more difficuh to ma ke friends in rhe US.
5 T he British arc less di rect than Americans.
b Look at the high lighted words or phrases in rhe text
and guess their meaning.
Amy Johnson is an American who lives
and works in England. We asked her to tell us
about her first Impressions of the UK.
One of my first impressions was that the UK is
more expensive than the US. I live in Oxford and
the cost of living, (rent. bilJs, food, etc.) is higher
than in Ohio, where I'm from in the US. The only thing
that is a lot cheaper here is healthcare - it's free to go
to the doctor's or to hospital, whereas in the US it isn't,
so you need to have health insurance, which can be very
expensive,
I think you can eat very well in England - there's a wide
variety of food from all around the world - Chinese,
Ja panese, Italian, Turkish, ete. - bu t eating out is more
expensive than in the US, and the service is worse,
Generally, I'd say British food is healthier than American
food, and the portions are a lot smaller, too,
As for the people, I find British people quite pessimistic
compared to Americans who are usually very positive
and optimistic about the future, Also, when I'm in Ohio
talk to everybody: shop assistants, the person behind
me in the supermarket queue, the person sitting next
to me in the restaurant, but I can't do that in the UKpeople
are much more reserved. But, on the other hand,
think it is easier to make real friends here than in the
US, I also find British
;:leap le are not ve ry good
at telling you what they
really think or (in a work
s..tuation) saying
something se.
negative about
ytlu, Americans
rust say things
jS they are!
[J CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE
PEOPLE?
5 57 })) In [he s[ree[ Watch or listen to five people
and answer rhe q uestions.
Selina was surprised when she arrived in London
bccausc it was the summer but ___ _
a the weather was bad
b there weren't many tourists
c the weather was good
2 Davi d would like to ___ _
a get a complcrely ncw job
b change thc job that he has
c do a job he did before
3 When Rmh talks about Mamma Mia she doesn't
mention ___ _
a the actors b the soundtrack c the story
.{. Ben thinks that women drive than men,
a morc slowly b less dangerously c bener
5 lustin went to a karaokc bar ___ _
a a long time ago b quite recently c last year
CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
00 the tasks w ith a partner. Tick (.I) the box if you can
do them,
Can you ... ?
I ~ say how people in your country a) dri\'e b) dress
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2 C say three things you would like to do in the fU lure
3 say which of the fo llowing you prefer and why
classical music or pop music
• SU In mer hol idays o r winte r holidays
• Chinese food or Japanese food
4 D say what things you do on the internet and how often
5 ,......., answer the questions below
• What city have )'ou been to recently?
• When did you go there?
• W hat did you do there?
• W hat's the best {worst Ih ing about rour IOwn?
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