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Unit 9 Lesson A: Sightseeing

Vocabulary:

Tourist Activities Travel and Tourism Other Words

get a view of (the city) bridge first

go to the top of (a tall castle like

building)

sit at an outdoor caf historic district / area / site through (Central Park)

take a bus tour island on (a rainy day)

take a ferry (to) palace can

take a walk pyramid can't

take a walking tour souvenir

visit historic areas statue

walk around a tower

neighborhood

see a show zoo

New York
Grammar Can and can't for possibility Statements
Use can to talk about things that are possible.
Use subject + can + verb: I can take a ferry.
Use can't (= can not / cannot) to talk about things that are not possible.
Use subject + can't + verb: She can't see a show.
The form of can / can't is the same for all subjects (I, you, he,she, we, and they).

Questions
Use can to ask questions about things that are possible.
Information questions
Use question word + can + subject + verb:
A What can you do in New York?
B You can do a million things.
A Where can tourists go on a rainy day?
B They can go to a Broadway show.

The form of can / can't is the same for all subjects (I, you, he, she, we, and they).

Yes-No questions

Use Can + subject + verb to ask a question:

Can we buy an umbrella here?

To answer, use Yes / No + subject + can / can't:

A Can we buy an umbrella here?
B Yes, you can. / No, you can't.
The form of can / can't is the same for all subjects (I, you, he, she, we, and they).

Unit 7 Lesson B: Countries

Vocabulary:
Countries Continents and Nationalities
regions
Australia The Caribbean Brazilian

Brazil Central America British

Canada North America Chinese

Chile South America Colombian

China Africa French

Colombia Antarctica Indian

Costa Rica Asia Italian

Ecuador Europe Japanese

Egypt Oceania Korean

France Mexican

Germany Peruvian

Great Britain Spanish

Honduras Turkish

India Thai

Italy

The United States

Turkey

Thailand

Spain

Korea

South

South Africa

Russia
 Jamaica

Japan

Kenya

Mexico

Morocco

New Zealand

Peru

Portugal

Grammar Can and Can't for ability Statements

Use can and can't to talk about ability.
Use can to talk about things you do well: I can speak Chinese.
Use can't to talk about things you don't do well, or don't do: I can't speak Spanish.

Questions

Use can to ask questions about ability.

Information questions

Use question word + noun + subject + verb:

A What languages can you speak?
B I can speak English and Chinese.

Yes-No questions

Use Can + subject + verb to ask a question: Can you speak Spanish?
To answer, use Yes / No + subject + can / can't:
A Can you speak Spanish?
B Yes, I can. / No, I can't.
Unit 9 Lesson C: Theyre a kind of candy.
Vocabulary:

Sweets and
Other food and drink Other words
snacks
sugar bread traditional food

cake drink

candy dessert

chocolate juice

milkshake soup

pancake

sprinkles

Conversation strategies
Explaining words

You can use the expressions a kind of and kind of like to explain a word:
A What are sprinkles?
B They're a kind of candy. (= they're a type of candy) or
B They're like sugar. (= they're similar to sugar) or
B They're kind of like sugar. (= they're a little similar to sugar)

Like
You can use like to give examples: You can put sprinkles on things like ice cream and cake.
Unit 9 Lesson D: Exciting Destinations
Vocabulary:
Cities Travel and Tourism Other words
Bangkok capital (city) river

Beijing temple sunset

Bogot tourist attraction travel abroad

London

Moscow

Paris

Rio de Janeiro

Writing
Writing Commas in lists
This is a comma ,

Use commas when you write a list of three or more words: Bangkok is famous for
its palaces, temples, and beautiful river.
Remember, you don't use a comma when you link two words with and.