GAME
Look at the pictures and choose the correct options.

A. London
B. Osaka
C. Seoul

A. Hongkong

B. Tokyo
C. Paris

A. Rome
B. Singapore

C. New York

A. Gangnam
B. Bangkok
C. Ha Noi

1. What problem are happening in the above cities through the pictures ?
 Traffic jam in London, Crowded trains in Tokyo, Piles of rubbish in New York, Slums
in Ha Noi.
2. Do you think that these cities can improve their conditions and become better in
2050?
Let's move to the new lesson to see some predictions about these cities in 2050
and how people can solve these problems to make the cities become a better
place for people to live.

Lesson 4: Speaking

Predictions

Task 1. Choose sentences a-d to complete the conversation
between two Londoners.
a. Anything else?
b. This means there'll be no pollution, will there?
c. London won't be a good place to live in, will it?
d. How will they do it?

Task 1. Choose sentences a-d to complete the conversation between
two Londoners.

Mary: What are you reading, Jack?.
Jack: I'm reading some predictions about London in 2050.

c. London
Mary: (1)…………………

won't be a good place to live in, will it?

Jack: On the contrary, it will be. Although it's now a stressful and overcrowded city with
lots of and pollution, there are plans to improve the situation.

d. How will they do
Mary: (2)………………………………

that?

Jack: Well, they'll build smart underground transport networks. The city will no longer be
full of cars.

a. Anything else?
Mary: Unbelievable. (3)………………………………………
Jack: Many eco parks will be built, and they'll be watered by treated wastewater.
Mary: (4)

b. This means there'll be. no
. pollution, will there?

Jack: That's right. London will be cleaner and more sustainable.
Mary: Sounds great! I hope I can see their plans come true.

Task 2. Answer the questions.
1. What are London's current problems?
London is a stressful and overcrowded city with lots of
traffic jams and pollution.
2. What are people's efforts to solve the problems?
They are making plans to improve the transport system
and to make London a green city.
3. Will London be a good place to live in 2050?
Yes. It'll be cleaner and more sustainable.

Task 3. Practise the conversation with a partner.
Mary: What are you reading, Jack?.
Jack: I'm reading some predictions about London in 2050.
Mary: London won't be a good place to live in, will it?
Jack: On the contrary, it will be. Although it's now a stressful and overcrowded
city with lots of and pollution, there are plans to improve the situation.
Mary: How will they do that?
Jack: Well, they'll build smart underground transport networks. The city will no
longer be full of cars.
Mary: Unbelievable. Anything else?
Jack: Many ecoparks will be built, and they'll be watered by treated
wastewater.
Mary: This means there'll be no pollution, will there?
Jack: That's right. London will be cleaner and more sustainable.
Mary: Sounds great! I hope I can see their plans come true.

Useful language
. Asking for predictions
- What do you think…?
- Do you think that…?
• Giving predictions
- Well, I think that…
- I guess that…
- I hope that

Task 4. Choose one of the cities below. Use the ideas provided to make
a similar conversation.

Suggested dialogue
A: What are you doing B?
B: I'm reading some predictions about New York City in 2050.
A: New York City will be a very good place to live in, won't it?
B: Sure, it will be. Although it now has a crowded public transport with
piles of smelly rubbish and ageing electricity network.
A: How will they do that?
B: Well, they'll promote self-driving electric taxis and use city's building
roofs for gardens fertilised with compost.
A: Wonderful. Anything else?
B: They also build plants to turn waste into energy and build off shore
wind farms.
A: This means it'll be an eco city, right?
B: That's true. New York will be cleaner and more sustainable.
A: That sounds great! I hope I can see their plans come true.

Task 5. Make predictions about a future city in Vietnam. Takes notes.
Each pair chooses one of the following three cities