Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for ielts

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Look at the words in Exercise 
3 
again. How many syllables (different word parts) are there? 
19 
Complete the table, then listen and check.
one syllable 
two syllables 
three syllables
beach 
cafe
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Listen to the words again and underline the syllable with the word stress.
20
Hometown 
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Grammar: There is/There are
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Listen to Sam describing a city. Write the words below next to the correct heading.
f
accommodation 
beach 
harbours 
markets
museum 
people 
shopping malls 
traffic
There's 
a m u s e u m
.............................
There isn't .................................................
There are ...................................................
There a re n 't.............................
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Complete the table with the correct words.
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There
's (is)
a museum.
(1)............
some galleries.
-
There
(2)............ / is not
a beach.
aren't / (3)............
any harbours.
?
Is
there
a football stadium?
Yes, there is.
(4)............
any shopping malls?
Yes, there (6)............
No, there (7)............
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Countable nouns have tw o forms:
Uncountable nouns have one form:
There is a museum, (singular)
There isn't any accommodation.
There are tw o museums, (plural)
There aren't any accommodations;
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Read the text and complete each paragraph with the correct words.
( bridge 
famous 
got 
near 
skyscrapers
My hometown is (1)..........................the border. It's a busy city and it's (2 )...........................
for the different neighbourhoods. It's (3 )..........................a financial district w ith lots of tall
(4)........................... You can walk over a modern (5 )...........................into the harbour.
( are 
can 
favourite 
meet 
traditional
My (6)..........................place is the historic centre. You (7 )...........................go to lots of small
restaurants and eat (8)..........................food. It's delicious! It's a great place to
(9)..........................friends. There (10)...........................always lots of people there. It's a
popular place.