1. Work in pairs. What features are important to you in a city? Put the following in order 1-8 (1 is the most important).
Transport
Education
Climate
Culture
Safety
Cost of living
Entertainment
Convenience
UNIT 2: CITY LIFE
PERIOD 13: SKILLS 1
Melbourne- Australia
Osaka - Japan
Paris - France
Dhaka - Bangladesh
2. Read the passage quickly and find the information to fill the blanks.
1. The name of the organisation doing the survey:
2. The year of the survey:
3. The names of the best city and the worst cities: 
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
2014
- The best city: Melbourne
- The worst cities: Dhaka, Tripoli, and Douala
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3. Read the passage again and answer questions.
1. What factors are used by EIU to rank the world’s cities?
2. Where were some famous cities on the list?
3. Why were Dhaka, Tripoli and Douala ranked among the worst cities?
4. Which was the most “liveable” city in Asia?
5. What are some factors that should be added to the index?
Climate, transport, education, safety, and recreational facilities in cities (are used by EIU to range the world cities) . 
(They are) among the top 20.
Because the living conditions there were the most difficult or dangerous.
Osaka was.
They are a city`s green space, urban sprawl, natural features, cultural attractions, convenience, and pollution.
4a. Work in groups. Conduct a survey to rank a town you know. Give from 10 points (the best) to 1 point (the worst) to each factor.
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Ask each student in your group the question:
"How many points do you give to factor 1 - safety? "
1. safety
2. transport
3. education
4. climate
5. culture
6. facilities
7. entertainment
8. natural features
9. urban sprawl
10. pollution control
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b, Work out the final result of your group. Then present it to the class. Is your group`s result the same or different from that of other groups?
According to my group’s result, the most important feature is …….with …. points.
The second is ………
The third is ……………
…………
The least important feature is …………..
My group’s result is the same as/ different from that of other groups.
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