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3 In a post office R Oh, yes, there is. The TV's really big. And shops in Yaletown, and there is also theatre,
I Can I post these letters to the Czech I have a DVD player and a PlayStation opera, and music of every sort. Vancouver is
Republic, please? and ... the 'City of Festivals'.
C Sure. Put them on the scales. That's £1.68. M A PlayStation? Why? Where to eat
Thank you. How much is a stamp fo r a R Mum, I love playing games!
Vancouver is a cosmopolitan city, so there are
postcard to the United States? M OK, OK. So is there a desk?
French, Italian, Japanese, Indian, Thai, and
C Sixty-two p. R There isn't a desk in the living room but
Chinese restaurants. Vancouver's Chinatown is
Can I have three, please? there's one in the bedroom.
the second biggest in North America, after San
4 In a cafe M Good. Now, are there any pictures on the Francisco. There is also a lot of delicious, fresh
D Yes, please! waUs? Any photographs of your family? seafood.
r Can I have a coffee, please? A latte. R Well, in the living room there are my
D Large or small? posters of New York and Sydney but there Where to stay
r Small please. To take away. aren't any photographs, they're all in my iJ1 the busy city centre there are some excellent,
D Sure. Anything to eat? bedroom. expensive hotels. The beautiful Fairmont Hotel
I No, thank you. Just a coffee. M OK. Now your father and I want to see this is $400 a night, but next to the sea there are a lot
o Than ks a lot. flat. Can we visit next...? of cheap, comfortable hotels from $59 a night.
R Visit? You want to visit?
S In a chemist's How to travel
M Yes. Were free next weekend. Can we come?
E Next, please! You don't need a car in Vancouver. There are
R Er~ next weekend -er sorry Mum, -er I
I Hello. Can I have some aspirin, please? th ink -er . slow, old trolley buses and there is the fast,
E Twelve or twenty~fou r? modern Sky Train. Take the ferry - it is a great
I Pardon? lID Robert's bedroom way to see the city.
E Do you want a packet of twelve aspirin 1 His laptop is on the desk. iIIIlJ My bome town
or twenty~four? 2 The CD player is next to the laptop. Hi! My name's Steve and I live in Vancouver. I
Oh, twelve's fine, thanks. 3 There are three books on the floor next to
work at an international bank in the centre of
his bed.
the city but 1 live in English Bay near the beach.
4 His car keys are in the drawer. 1 have a small apartment there. Vancouver's a
!lIP' UNIT 8 S There's a football on the floor under the desk. great city. It's really cosmopolitan. People from
6 His trainers are next to his bag under his bed.
all over the world live here. Every Friday after
DD Rooms of a house lID Questions and answers work my girlfriend and I go to Chinatown and
1 Do you live in a house or a flat? have delicious Chinese food - it's my favourite.
bathroom bedroom kitchen
2 How many bedrooms are there? [ like the weather because it's never too hot or
dining room living room
3 Is there a phone in the kitchen? too cold, but it rains a lot and I don't like that.
lID Things in a house 4 Is there a television in the living room?
I work hard and I play hard! I love sport
a bed an armchair S Is there a DVD player under the television?
and Vancouver's good for so many sports.
a cooker a lamp 6 Are there a lot of books in your bedroom?
a sofa a picture 7 Are there any pictures on the wall? In winter 1 go skiing every weekend, I like
snowboarding too. In summer T go swimming
.TV a magazine
DD Which room is it? and I play golf. I often go cycling with my
a shower • DVD player
a toilet a laptop There's a cat on the sofa, and there's a phone girlfriend. Sometimes we cycle along the
on a smaU table next to the sofa. There's a CD Vancouver Seawall to the park - Stanley Park.
a table a desk
player with some CDs under it. Not a lot of The mountains look fantastic from there.
a fridge
COs. There isn't a TV, and there aren't any
lID Rober!'s living room pictures or photographs on the walls. There's Why doesn't everyone want to live in Vancouver?
It's the best place lo live in the world!
My livi ng room isn't very big, but I think it's one lamp. It's next to the table with the phone.
great. There's an old sofa, and there are tvvo There are two tables and two armchairs. There IIIII Who is it?
armchairs. There's a table with a TV and a are some books under one of the tables. Conversation 1
DVD player on it. Steve Morning. Monday again!
l1li Vancouver - the best city in
There's also a PlayStation. 1 love all the games. the wo rld A Yeah. I hate Mondays and it's another
There are some books, and there are a lot of busy day.
Vancouver is called the <best city in the wo rld~
pictures and posters on the walls. There are \l\Thy? Is it the spectacular mountains? The Steve I know. I have three meetings this
two lamps. My room's not very tidy but it's morning.
beautiful beaches? The excellent shops and
really comfortable. Conversation 2
restaurants? It's all of this and more!
Steve Hi, can I meet you after work?
lID seepS7 Where is it? B Yeah, that's great.
lID Robert and his mum Vancouver is in south ~west Canada, next to the Steve Six o'clock OK? We can go to that
Pacific Ocean, 24 miles from the US border. restaurant next to the Chinese
R= Robert, M = Mum
R Hi,Mum. When to go supermarket.
M Robert. How are you? How's the new flat? It is always a good time to visit Vancouver. B Fine. I want to go there again. The
R It's great, Mum. I love it. It's really The weather is never too cold or too hot. It is food's delicious.
comfortable. warm and sunny in summer but it rains a lot in Conversation 3
M And tidy' autumn and winter. Steve Oh no! Rain again!
R Er~ well . C It's not so bad.
What to do
M So, tell me about it. Is there a nice sofa? In spri ng, go skiing in the mountains in the Steve Yes it is. The sky's really black.
R Well, there's an old sofa but it's OK. C You're right. No golf today, then!
morning and sunbathe on the beach in the
M Mmm. And are there any chairs?
afternoon. In summer, go swimming, sailing Conversation 4
R Yes, of course, there are chairs. There are or fishing or go walking in North America's Steve It's a lovely afternoon. Do you want to
two big armchairs.
biggest park, Stanley Park. There are excellent go out?
M Good. And a TV. Is there a TV?
D Yeah, where do you want to go?
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