It's time to talk

A client is \isiting your organisation and wants to know about your area. Talk about where you live

and interesting places you can travel to locally. Take turns to play the client. Use the ideas below to help you.

W here you live

I live in ... (country) ^SOWf I^{s d} ?<*^{r? H}<*?

live near... ^==^^ akjaCfluMl^ it ?

Places tc see near where you live

You can go to ...

It's in the north/south /east/west of ...

It's... kilometres from ...

Travelling to places near where you live

You can get there by car/train.

It takes -. minutes/hours.

Learn these useful questions tor travelling.

• Where is. ?

• isitlar?

• Howfarawa¹,

• Can you get thsre by buc

• How do you get there?

It's a ... minute/hour walk/drive/bus ride.

What you think about the place

It's nice.

It's lovely.

It's not wry nice.

26 Unit six

Listen to this

This is where I work

1. Listen to Slcin talking about his workplace. Tick (•) ihe photos showing facilities which are in his office building. >H 7.1

2. Listen again and answer these questions. >H7.1

1. Mow many people have a personal office?

2. What do employees like about the new office?

3. What docs Stein like about the new office?

4. What doesn't Stein like about the new office?

Would you like to work in an office like Stei n's? Why? Why not?

What do vou think⁷

are is

some aren't

Countable plural

There (1)

table games.

There aren't (3)

personal offices.

There are no personal offices.

(4) there any

places to work in private?

Yes. there are.

No. there (6)

Uncountable nouns

There's (2)

information on the new database

There isn't any paper. There's no paper.

some

(5)

personal space?

Yes, there is. No, there isn't.

We ran use a /W o/ »n positives, negatives and questions wtth countable plural nouns and uncountable nouns.

Examples There are a tot ol

There isn't a total time.

Grammar reference pages 113-114

On Ihe agenda

Speaking

Where you work

Grammar

_{Meet Stein Idar Stokke.}

_{He is a manager for}

^{Telenor in Norway.}

There i$far9„. Countable and uncountable nouns Some and any; a lot ot

Pronunciation

Changing workspace

Wa

Countable and uncountable nouns with There is... / There are...

We can use There is I There are with countable nouns and uncountable nouns to describe where we work. Complete Ihe sentences below using the words in the box,

Linking

Countable singular

Positive There's a restaurant. There's an open office.

Negative There isn't a fixed desk.

There isn't an exercise room. There's no solution.

Question Is there a restaurant?

Is there a swimming pool?

Answer Yes, there is. No, there isn't.

Note 1 We often use smne m positives and any in negatrves and questions But we also use some when we ask lor or offer sometning

Example Would you like some coffee?

Unit seven 27

Do it yourself

1 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.