Cover of the textbook Speakout Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10.1 - Top cities for the textbook Speakout Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read sentences 1-12 below. Are they positive (+) or negative (-)?
  2. Listen to the sentences. Underline the words or syllables which are stressed?

Answer

a)

  1. +
  2. -
  3. -
  4. +
  5. +
  6. -
  7. -
  8. +
  9. +
  10. +
  11. -
  12. -

b)

  1. It has clean, safe streets.
  2. The public transport system is terrible.
  3. There's a lot of traffic.
  4. It has beautiful buildings.
  5. The people are friendly and polite.
  6. There's a lot of crime.
  7. It's very polluted.
  8. There are nice parks and green spaces.
  9. It has good shopping and nightlife.
  10. There are lots of things to see and do.
  11. It's expensive to live there.
  12. It's very crowded.