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Reading and Writing Portfolio 11

A town by the sea Reading a tourist brochure; an email


Writing common mistakes; a
description of a town or city
1 a Read the tourist brochure about Brighton, a town on the south coast of Review Present Simple; punctuation
England. Match places 1–6 to A–F on the map.
1 West Pier E 3 The Esplanade 5 The Lanes

2 Brighton Pier 4 The Royal Pavilion 6 North Laine

Things to do in Brighton
The Seafront The Lanes and North Laine
The best way to get to know Brighton is to walk along the
Esplanade on the seafront. Here you’ll see some of the The small area between North Street and the Esplanade is
town’s most beautiful old buildings. Many of the called The Lanes. This is the best place to go shopping for
town’s most important tourist attractions* are also close to the clothes, or you can just relax in a café and watch the world
seafront, in the area opposite Brighton Pier. go by. North Laine, between North Street and Trafalgar
Street, is another popular shopping area and prices there are
The Piers usually cheaper than in The Lanes.
Brighton has two piers, West Pier and Brighton Pier.
Unfortunately you can’t visit West Pier because parts of it A
fell into the sea in 1987 and in 2003. Brighton Pier is over
100 years old and is very popular with tourists. It’s open 364
days a year, from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Admission* is free.
The Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion, on Pavilion Parade, is probably the most
famous building in Brighton and it was one of King George The Royal Pavillion
IV’s* palaces in the 19th century. It is open from
9.30 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. April to September and from

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10 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. for the rest of the year. Admission is B C
£9.80 for adults and £5.60 for children, or you can buy a
family ticket for two adults and two children for £25.20.
D
*tourist attractions = places people want to visit when they are on holiday
*admission = the price to visit this place
*King George IV = King of Great Britain 1820–1830
E F

b Read the information again. Answer these questions.

1 What’s the best thing to do when you arrive


in Brighton?
4 Can you visit the Royal Pavilion in December?
Walk along the Esplanade.
2 Which pier can you visit?
5 A mother, father and three children want to visit the
Royal Pavilion. How much do they pay?

3 Do you pay to visit Brighton Pier?


6 Which place is more expensive to go shopping, The
Lanes or North Laine?

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2 Read Alejandro’s email and tick the places that he
went to on the map.
Dear Harriet
How are you? I’m studying English at a language 4 a Imagine you are visiting a friend in a different
school in Brighton. Is a very good school and the town or city for the weekend. It’s now Saturday
evening. Make notes on these things.
people is very friendly. I study for three hours every
morning and I like very much my classes. The name of my the place you’re
visiting
teacher is Caroline. She borned in Liverpool, but now
she lives in Brighton. where you are
staying and people
After classes I usually visit places in Brighton with my you’re staying with
friend Agnès. She’s french, she has 29 years old and
she’s doctor. Two days ago we went shopping in The
Lanes and
yesterday night I went to Brighton Pier and had fish and good/bad things
chips! Tomorrow we’re going to see the Royal Pavilion. about the place

Agnès think Brighton is boring, but I’m not agree with


her.
I’m going to stay here for two more weeks. Would you
like to visit me.
three things
you did today
Love Alejandro
(Saturday)

HELP WITH WRITING Common mistakes


3 a Students often make these mistakes when they write.
1 capital letters: She’s Italian. not She’s italian.
two things you’re
2 possessive ’s: My friend’s name is Abby. not The name of my going to do
friend is Abby. tomorrow (Sunday)
3 it as a subject: It’s very interesting. not Is very interesting.
4 punctuation: Can you help me? not Can you help me.
5 a/an with jobs: He’s a teacher. not He’s teacher.
6 Present Simple -s with he/she/it: He works in London. not
He work in London.

b Students also often make mistakes with these phrases. b Write an email to someone in your family and
1 people are … not people is … tell them about your weekend.
2 I like jazz very much. not I like very much jazz. ● Use your notes from the table in 4a.
3 He was born in London. not He borned in London. ● Use paragraphs.
4 I am 26 (years old). not I have (26 years old). ● Read and check for the mistakes in 3a and 3b.
5 last night. not yesterday night. ● Write the email again if you want to.
6 I don’t agree. not I’m not agree. ● Give your email to your teacher next class.
c Read Alejandro’s email again. Find the 12 mistakes
from
Tick the things you can do in English in the
3a and 3b and correct them.
Reading and Writing Progress Portfolio, p88.

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