08 Pretty cities

Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 93 1 Look at the adverts for city tours. Match the pictures (1-10) to the words in bold in the advert. Then listen and check. 1 cruise 2 monument 3 tower 4 palace 5 sculpture 6 gallery 7 festival 8 collection 9 sightseeing 10 department store

Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 94 2 Listen to a radio show called Charlies’ Challenge and check your answers to Activity 1. Hello and welcome to Charlie's Challenge! My name's Charlie! And my name's Charlie, too! Today, we're at the Museum of Modern Art in New York- and our challenge is to find out as much as we can about this amazing gallery in five minutes. So, let's begin. Are you ready Charlie? Yes, Charlie! I'm starting the clock - we've got five minutes - Go! Excuse me, could you answer some questions about the gallery, please? I'm sorry but I don't work here - you should ask that woman. She's themanager. OK - thanks . . . Excuse me - would you mind answering our questions about the museum, please? Yes, of course. Thank you! What can I tell you? First, do you know how many paintings there are in the museum? That's a good question. The number changes every day. Paintings travel all the time, to different galleries - but today there are probably about 2, 300 paintings here. There are lots of beautiful sculptures, drawings and films in the museum too. Interesting! Now, could you tell us how old the museum is? The Museum of Modern Art is about 90 years old, but the building we're in today opened in 2004. Could you tell me how much tickets are for children, please? Well, the tickets for adults are $25. But the tickets for children under 16 years old don't cost anything - they're free. Wow! That's great. Now, could you tell us what your favourite painting here is? Of course! There are so many amazing and famous pictures here . . . but my favourite is a picture called ‘The Starry Night. It's by the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. ‘Starry’- is that S-T-A-double-R-Y? Yes. And if people want to find out more, what should they do? Well, they can visit our website, at www dot MoMA dog org, that's www dot M-o-M-A dot O-R-G. Do you know if they can they phone you too? Yes, we're on 212 708 9400. Oh no! Our time is up. Thank you so much for your help! You're welcome. Well . . . We've learned lots of new things in today's Charlie's Challenge. See you next week! 3 Listen again, and write the correct answers. Hello and welcome to Charlie's Challenge! My name's Charlie! And my name's Charlie, too! Today, we're at the Museum of Modern Art in New York- and our challenge is to find out as much as we can about this amazing gallery in five minutes. So, let's begin. Are you ready Charlie? Yes, Charlie! I'm starting the clock - we've got five minutes - Go! Excuse me, could you answer some questions about the gallery, please? I'm sorry but I don't work here - you should ask that woman. She's themanager. OK - thanks . . . Excuse me - would you mind answering our questions about the museum, please? Yes, of course. Thank you! What can I tell you? First, do you know how many paintings there are in the museum? That's a good question. The number changes every day. Paintings travel all the time, to different galleries - but today there are probably about 2, 300 paintings here. There are lots of beautiful sculptures, drawings and films in the museum too. Interesting! Now, could you tell us how old the museum is? The Museum of Modern Art is about 90 years old, but the building we're in today opened in 2004. Could you tell me how much tickets are for children, please? Well, the tickets for adults are $25. But the tickets for children under 16 years old don't cost anything - they're free. Wow! That's great. Now, could you tell us what your favourite painting here is? Of course! There are so many amazing and famous pictures here . . . but my favourite is a picture called ‘The Starry Night. It's by the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. ‘Starry’- is that S-T-A-double-R-Y? Yes. And if people want to find out more, what should they do? Well, they can visit our website, at www dot MoMA dog org, that's www dot M-o-M-A dot O-R-G. Do you know if they can they phone you too? Yes, we're on 212 708 9400. Oh no! Our time is up. Thank you so much for your help! You're welcome. Well . . . We've learned lots of new things in today's Charlie's Challenge. See you next week! Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 95 1 Listen and repeat. Do you know how many paintings there are? Could you tell us how old the National Gallery is?

Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 98 Chapter One The case of the Butterfly Diamond He got the message at midnight. ‘Bad news. Arabella Von Thursday's stolen The Butterfly Diamond. Can you help?' Of course he could help! He was Johnny Ming after all, and helping was what he did. From Monday to Friday he was a successful businessman, the manager of Ming’s Marvels, a three-storey furniture shop in Old Shanghai. But at the weekend, he did something a little different - and what could be more different than being ‘China’s Number 1 Secret Detective'? ‘We think she's going to sell it somewhere in England, ’ said Huxley on the phone. ‘Do you know when the exhibition starts?’asked Johnny Ming. ‘Next Tuesday, ' said Huxley, sounding worried. ‘You must get here right away! ’ Yes, thought Johnny Ming as he packed his suitcase. I must get there right away, and you must reduce your stress. Huxley used to be a relaxed and happy man, but there was so much to worry about these days, especially Countess Arabella Von Thursday. She was a dangerous criminal who stole paintings, sculptures and now diamonds. If she wasn't stopped, the great museums of the world would soon be empty. In the full-length mirror next to the front door, Johnny Ming looked at himself one more time. His white suit was perfectly clean and his black tie was just right. The brown and white leather shoes he was wearing were so shiny that you could see your face in them. He checked the time on his pocket watch, then tied it to his belt by a chain. Before locking his suitcase, he checked that he had everything - red and white toothbrush, clothes for various climates, a wooden tennis racket, a big box of milk chocolates and enough apple juice for seventy-two hours. He pushed up his Panama hat and tapped his walking stick on the floorboard. He was ready to go. Blowing out the long line of candles in the hall, he said to the dark, ‘You won't win this time, Arabella Von Thursday! ' Minutes later Johnny Ming was flying above the rubbish and traffic jams of the city. He smiled to himself. Alone in Blue Wonder, his beloved hot-air balloon, he had time to . . . what was that? Something was moving near his feet. Looking down, he saw two pairs of eyes. ‘Stand up immediately! ' he said. The girls were no more than eleven years old. Johnny Ming breathed in deeply. China’s Number One Secret Detective mustn't be too annoyed. ‘What is the meaning of this?’ he asked as calmly as he could. ‘T'm Mia, ' said the one with the black hair. ‘And I'm Sami, ' said the one with the red hair. ‘And we know where the Butterfly Diamond is, ' they said together. Johnny Ming's mouth was open, but he couldn't speak. ‘If you let us help you, ' said Sami. ‘We won't tell anyone who you really are. ’‘Well, ' said Mia as she crossed her arms. ‘What do you say, Mr Ming?’

Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 100 2 Listen and read the text. What ideas from Activity 1 are good for Uluru? When you visit another country, do you think about where you put your rubbish? Do you look at the signposts and do what they say? Do you learn about the people that live there and do the same things that they do? lf the answer is yes to these questions, then you are an ecotourist! A good example of ecotourism is in Australia. This is Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia. Lots of tourists used to visit the rock and climb it. But they were damaging it and they weren't respecting local customs. Uluru used to belong to the Aboriginal people of Australia and they didn't use to climb it because it was an important place for them. So, in 1985 the Australian government gave it back to the Aboriginal people and now most tourists don't climb it. Did you know? There are national parks all around the world. They cover about 6% of the Earth's surface. 3 Listen and write the correct answers. Hello and welcome to Timanfaya National Park. The park is about 51 square kilometres in size and as you can see we are in the mountains. The mountains are called the Montañas del Fuego or Fire Mountains and this is because there are more than 100 volcanoes here. The ground is very hot, but don't worry we are all very safe! So, we're in the car park and this is where the bus tour starts . . . we . . . Excuse me, could you tell me if we can walk through the park? I'm sorry no. We need to look after the mountains but the driver will stop at different places so that you can take photos. If you want to take a camel ride, you need to go to the booking office and they can help you. . . . So, on the bus there will also be information for you to listen to and . . . Sorry, could you tell me if the information will be in English? Yes, in fact you can choose your language. . . . So, when we get back to the car park here you can have lunch. The restaurant here has traditional food and it's cooked over a large hole in the ground. The food is very good and cooked by local people. Right, let's all get on the bus . . .