Module 3
Lesson 1
Visiting places
*Before we start. Have a look . What do these pictures show?
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Answers : a. a bridge b. food c. market d. a restaurent e. a shop f. a station g. a street h. a trader i. underground
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*The keywords:
| The word | The meaning | The part of speech | ||
| street |
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Noun | ||
| bridge | a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other | Noun | ||
| restaurent | a place where meals are prepared and served to customers | Noun | ||
| trader | a person who buys and sells things | Noun | ||
| underground | below the surface of the earth; below ground | adjective | ||
| food | something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep them alive | Noun | ||
| shop | Noun | |||
| market | the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold | Noun | ||
| station |
a building andthe surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off |
Noun |
SB page 29 / exercise 1
1 Listen to the journalist Peter Manson. What is the time? Where is he? Trace his drive on the map above.
Answers:
| Hello! I’m Peter Manson and this is BBC Radio 4. It’s 5 o’clock in the morning. We are the only people on Upper Thames Street. We turn left here and are able to go over London Bridge. Look! Here we are on Borough High Street. London Bridge train and Underground station are on our left. Directly in front of us is one of the oldest food markets in London. People from all over London come here to buy large amounts of fruit and vegetables for their shops and restaurants. Mmm! There are plums and tomatoes. There is cheese and there is bread. But that is not all: there are also fl owers and plants in the market. You name it; the traders have got it! |
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SB page 29 / exercise 2
2 Listen to the words below in context. Try to guess their meanings.
1 We are the only people on Upper Thames Street.
2 We are able to go over London Bridge.
3 London Bridge train and Underground stations are on our left.
4 Directly in front of us is one of the oldest food markets in London.
5 At the market, people buy food for their shops and restaurants.
6 You name it; the traders have got it!
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SB page 29 / exercise
Discuss in a group Peter’s report. What can you buy at the market? Who shops there? What else can we see in the market?
Answers
Things you buy at the market:
flowers
plants
fruit (plums)
vegetables (tomatoes)
cheese and bread
Things and people you see in the market:
people from all over London
traders
shops
restaurants
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Lesson 2 and 3
Welcome to Souk Jara!
*Background
Souk Jara is a market in Amman, Jordan founded in 2005. The Souk (market) is a major tourist attraction lying next to Rainbow Street in Jabal Amman, it features handicrafts, antiques, crafts, food, streetwear, art and traditional products from around the Kingdom. It is available on each Friday, between mid May to mid September from 10 am till 10 pm. Film screenings, concerts and other cultural activities are commonplace.[1][2]
*While reading:
*The main idea:
*Talking about Souq Jara where located in Jabal Amman (Rainbow Street) for handcrafts , antiques , food ..............etc
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Jabal Amman’s annual market in one of the capital’s oldest neighbourhoods Come early to avoid trafic. Opening Times Fridays 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Fawzi Maalouf Street Jabal Amman 1st roundabout Amman, Jordan |
*After reading:
SB page 30 / exercise 11
1 Read this leaflet and answer these questions in pairs.
a. Why does the leaflet suggest that visitors should come early?
b. How many times a year does the Souk Jara market take place?
c. Do you go to Souk Jara or any other market in Jordan? What do you do there?:
Answers
a. The leafl et suggests that visitors should come early so that they avoid traffic.
b. Souk Jara market takes place once a year.
c. Students’ own answers
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SB page 30 / exercise 2
2 Listen to the words in the box above in context and guess their meanings. Then, check your guesses in the Activity Book glossary pages 72–73 or in the classroom dictionary
1 Souk Jara is an annual market opening once a year.
2 Souk Jara is an outdoor market in Jabal Amman.
3 Handicrafts, which are things people make, are found in Souk Jara.
4 Antiques are very old objects sold in the market.
5 There are homemade items and traditional dresses in Souk Jara.
6 Souk Jara sells inexpensive items.
7 In Souk Jara theatre you can attend musical concerts.
8 Come early to avoid traffic.
9 In Souk Jara café, you can buy bread and honey.
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SB page 31 / exercise 3
3 Read a radio commentary about Souk Jara and fill in the blanks.
Souk Jara is an outdoor market which opens throughout the summer every year. It is busy, noisy and full of a wide variety of goods, food and activities for everyone. It is located in Fawzi Maalouf Street and has four important areas in it:
• Souk Jara market, where there are some inexpensive handicrafts, antiques, paintings, traditional dresses and homemade items.
• Souk Jara café, where there is some food made by the people who live in Jabal Amman. You can buy some bread, corn and honey. There are also flowers, vegetables and some very delicious and refreshing fruit juice you can buy while shopping around.
• Souk Jara theatre, where you can watch short films and attend musical concerts.
• Souk Jara games, where there is a variety of games for children and adults. Don’t miss any of them! One important thing: try to get to the market early before the traffic.
Answers 1. market; 2. Street; 3. inexpensive; 4. food; 5. bread; 6. honey; 7. fruit juice; 8. theatre