Prime Time 4, Workbook

l = This is easy m = This is okay n = This is difficult Check out Reading and language in use: Wellington – New Zealand’s capital a) Read the text below. Then answer the questions below. 1. What is the text all about? 2. Where is Wellington located? a) Cities in New Zealand a) In the middle of the North Island b) New Zealand’s capital city b) At the north end of the South Island c) Wellington, New Zealand c) At the south end of the North Island d) The landscape of Wellington d) At the north end of the South Island 3. How many people live there? 4. What does the city’s landscape look like? a) 440,000 a) Lots of snow-covered mountains b) 430,000 b) A lot of harbours and volcanoes c) 420,000 c) A deep harbour and lots of hills d) 450,000 d) A lot of hills and lakes b) Read the text again and complete the sentences with words from the text above. A city that is the centre of government of a country is called 1 . A person that lives in a particular place is called inhabitant 2 . If a place is situated furthest 1 to the south, then it is 3 . A piece of land completely surrounded by 2 water is an 4 . A place that is higher than the rest of this area is a 5 . An area of water next to the coast where you can find boats is a 6 . If a place is full of activity, then this place is called 7 . 8 Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. It has been its capital since 1865. Before then Auckland was the capital. Wellington is the second largest city in New Zealand. It had about 430,000 inhabitants in 2019. Wellington is the most southern capital city in the world. It was named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Wellington is in the middle of New Zealand, at the south end of the North Island. South of Wellington is Cook Strait, the sea between the North Island and the South Island. The city has a lot of hills and a deep harbour. The middle of the city is very busy; busier than most small cities, and it is easy for people to walk around. l m n I can understand a factual text and find specific information. 1 furthest – am weitesten 2 surrounded by – umgeben von 61 New Zealand 10 Unit sixty-one Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv