Capitals of Their Countries and Tourist Attractions nedir?

Bu konuda neler öğreneceksin?

• Names the capital of a country and says which country a capital belongs to.
• Uses be located in, be famous for and prepositions of place to describe a place.
• Presents famous tourist attractions and says what each one is known for.
• Talks about a visit: tickets, opening hours, guides, transport and how long a journey takes.
• Compares two capitals or two attractions and gives a personal recommendation.

Anahtar fikirler

• Every country has one capital, and both the country name and the city name normally take the definite article in this structure.
• A capital is often the largest city of a country, but this is not always true, so you must never guess in a test.
• The verb locate is passive, and a place is located in a city or a country; it never locates somewhere.
• The preposition after the phrase be famous for is always for, and this is one of the most frequently tested points in texts about places.
• In a city description use in for a city or a country, on for a surface or an island, and at for a point such as an entrance or a position.
• Expressions of height and position are fixed phrases: at the top of, at the foot of, in the middle of, next to and opposite.

Konunun özeti

The phrase be located in is passive and it is followed by a preposition of place. Every country is famous for something, and the preposition after famous is always for. In a city description use in for a city, on for a surface, and at for a point. To talk about a visit, use it takes two hours to get to, worth visiting, a guide, a ticket and sightseeing.

Sık yapılan hatalar

• Writing famous of or famous with: The phrase is always be famous for, and no other preposition is correct after this very common adjective pair.
• Using in with a fixed position phrase: Say at the top of the hill and not in the top of it, because these expressions must be learned as whole units.
• Using the active form of locate: A place is located in a city; write the passive with the form of be, because the place is the object of the action.

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