English for Junior High School

Egypt Capital Cairo is the largest city in Egypt. Here you can always roll back the centuries Modern Cairo has tall buildings and broad streets equal to any in the capitals of Europe or Australia From the top floors of impressive blocks of flats you can gaze at magnificent views across the river Nile. However behind the modern buildings are narrow alleys where there is no sound of traffic. The only sounds that come to your ears are the calls of the stall-holders. Water sellers and herdsmen wander through the streets as their forefathers did thousands of years ago. Many of the poorer people still dress in the same way as their ancesters. See the exercise

Answer the following questions carefully. 1.       In which country is Cairo situated? 2.       From where is the best place to absorb the views of the Nile? 3.       How is the modern section of Cairo different from the ancient section? 4.       Behind the modern building, What is the only sounds that come to your ears? 5.       Why the people are still dress as their ancesters?

SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco is my favourite city in the United States. It is beautiful, clean, not too big, and it has something for everybody. I love the streets and buildings in San Francisco. The streets wind up and down the hills, with beautiful old brick and wooden houses on either side. One of my favourite things to do in San Francisco is to ride the cable car. It takes you to most parts of the city. It’s not a very comfortable ride, but it’s exciting and the views you get from the car are wonderful. And I like the weather in San Francisco. It never gets too cold or too hot. The summers are pleasant. The fresh breezes blow off the ocean and the sky is always blue. It rains quite a lot in the winter, but it never gets very cold. Another thing I enjoy about the city is the restaurants. The seafood restaurants, with crabs and lobster, are my favorites. You can also get great Chinese, Japanese, American and European food in San Francisco. See the exercise

Answer the following questions carefully. 1.       What is interesting about streets in San Francisco? 2.       Does the cable car only go to certain areas of the city? 3.       Can you see the view of San Francisco from the cable car? 4.       What’s the weather like there? 5.       Does it rain a lot in the summers? 6.       How are the restaurants in San Francisco? 7.       How does the writer begin the text? 8.       What does the writer include in the rest of the text?

Singapore Singapore is an island city of about 4 million people. It’s a beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a clean city. Most of the people live in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern, with lots of tall new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown there are rows of old shop houses. The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days. Singapore is famous for its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the goods are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable. See the exercise