9.3
SUPERSTRUCTURES
90
SPEAKING
1
Work with a partner to discuss the following.
1
What is the largest man-made structure you have
ever been in or on? How did you feel?
2
How would you feel if you were:
a
at the top of a very tall building?
b
in a tunnel deep in the ground?
c
in a building at the bottom of the sea?
GRAMMAR
ARTICLES
2
Read the text quickly. Tell a partner what you found
most interesting.
3
Look at the highighted words in the text and find
examples for each of these rules:
We use a
/
a
n
…
1
when we mention something (a singular noun) for
the first time.
a train
We use
the
…
2
when we refer to something that has been
mentioned before.
3
with the names of some countries.
4
with the names of geographical features, e.g. seas,
oceans, rivers.
5
with superlatives.
6
when there is only one of something.
7
when we know which thing the speaker refers to.
We don’t use an article …
8
with plural countable nouns.
9
with the names of towns and cities, and most
countries.
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Language reference and extra practice pages 142–143
Engineers have begun work on the Harbour Row
development in Britain’s Financial Harbour. The harbour
is built on 380,000 square metres of land that has been
reclaimed from the sea. It is a process in which Bahrain
leads the world.
The new development will cost approximately $150
million, and it will include luxurious
residential units and a promenade
with trendy shops and restaurants. The
residential units will include flats with
one, two or three bedrooms, as well as
penthouses for customers to choose from,
while the restaurants on the promenade
promise a distinctive ‘al fresco’ dining
experience.
A spokesperson claimed that the
development will provide a connection
to the historic neighbourhood of Bahrain
while appealing to residents who seek a
contemporary, urban lifestyle.
Bahrain’s Financial Harbour also includes
the Harbour Towers and Harbour Mall.
The Harbour Towers provide more than
53 floors of office space, wile the Harbour
Mall contains 22,000 square metres of retail
space that is connected to the towers.
The harbour is located next to the King
Faisal Highway, near popular landmarks
such as the National Bank of Bahrain, Abraj
Al Lulu, and the Bahrain Trade Center.
4
Complete the text with
the
,
a
or
an
, or leave the
space blank if no article is needed.
Hakan, who is
1
engineer from Turkey, studied
Civil Engineering at
2
Istanbul Technical
University. He is originally from
3
Ankara, which is
4
capital of
5
Turkey and
6
country’s
second largest city after
7
Istanbul. He is
8
expert in hydraulic engineering. He is currently working
in
9
China on one of
10
China’s biggest
projects: the South to North Water Transfer Project. The
plan is to transfer huge volumes of water from
11
wet and rainy south of
12
country to
13
dry plains of
14
north. Over
15
next
40 years,
16
China will build huge canals over
17
country. Before that, Hakan worked on the
Sutong Bridge in China, which is
18
longest
spanning bridge with cables in
19
world.
PRONUNCIATION
5
a
9.2
Weak forms
Listen to five sentences and
write them down. Then underline the weak forms.
5
b
Practise saying the sentences.
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