Period 83: Lesson 1:Getting started
UNIT 12: An overcrowded world
~~ A holiday story ~~
Nam: Welcome back, Phuong! Brazil is amazing, isn’t it?
Phuong: It is, Nam, and it’s very diverse.
Nam: What do you mean?
Phuong: The beaches in the south are so peaceful, while cities like Rio are overcrowded.
Nam: What about the people?
Phuong: In Rio some people are wealthy, with high living standards. But there are also poor people who live in slums.
Nam: Life must be difficult in the slums.
Phuong: Yes, the slums are overcrowded, and crime is a major problem there.
Nam: Crime affects everyone in the city, doesn’t it?
Phuong: It does, Nam. But there are probably other problems in the slums too, like disease, and poor healthcare, ...
Nam: Wow, did you see that yourself?
Phuong: No, visitors don’t usually visit the slums. It’s too dangerous.
Nam: There are probably fewer things to see and to do the slums, aren’t there?
Phuong: Yes. However, I love Brazil and I had a very good time there.
Nam: Sure, it’s a real experience, isn’t it?
Phuong: It is.
- diverse (adj) : phong phú
- overcrowded (adj) : quá đông
- wealthy ( adj) : giàu có
- standard (n) : tiêu chuẩn
- slum (n) : nhà ổ chuột
- worthwhile (adj) : đáng giá
- spacious (adj) : rộng rãi
- crime (n) : tội phạm
VOCABULARY
a, Read the conversation again, and tick (√)
true (T) or false (F).
1. Phuong thinks Brazil is interesting.
√
T F
2. Places in Brazil are very different.
3. Rio’s problem are only in the slums.
4. It is not safe for tourists to visit the slums.
Nam thinks Phuong’s visit to Brazil is not
worthwhile.
√
√
√
√
b, Read the conversation again. Find a word
or phrase to match the following.
1. very different
diverse
2. rich
wealthy
3. big or serious
major
4. small houses in bad condition where poor people live
slum
5. bad action against the community
crime
2. Match the words in the box with the pictures. Then listen and repeat the words.
overcrowded c. wealthy e. poor
peaceful d. spacious
a. overcrowded
c. wealthy
1
2
2. Match the words in the box with the pictures. Then listen and repeat the words.
overcrowded c. wealthy e. poor
peaceful d. spacious
b. peaceful
3
4
e. poor
2. Match the words in the box with the pictures. Then listen and repeat the words.
overcrowded c. wealthy e. poor
peaceful d. spacious
5
d. spacious
3. Use some of the words in 2 to describe a person or a place you know.

Example:
- I visit my native village every year. I love the peaceful atmosphere there.
- She has just met the wealthy man.
- Stadium is very overcrowded.
...
4.Work in groups: make a list of the problems which you think are connected to an overcrowed
Example: There is not enough space to play in