Unit

3

Uni
t

CITIESFAMILY
OF THE
FUTURE
LIFE

LESSON 2

LANGUAGE

LESSON 2

WARM-UP

LANGUAGE
Put pieces of paper together

PRONUNCIATION

• Task 1: Match the words with their meanings.
• Task 2: Complete the sentences.

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

CONSOLIDATION

• Task 1: Listen and repeat.
• Task 2: Listen and mark the linking sounds.

• Task 1: Choose the correct forms.
• Task 2. Find and correct the mistakes.
• Task 3. Talk about future developments in your
neighbourhood.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

Put pieces of paper
together

• Ss work in 4 groups. Each group is given
some pieces of paper.
• Ss have to put the pieces of paper
together into a picture and give it a name.
• The group that has the picture in the
shortest time and a relevant name is the
winner.

WARM-UP

PRONUNCIATION

1

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the linking between
the words in the sentences.

1. He lives in the city centre.
2. Cities of the future will be more exciting.
3. The new high-rise building is in the west of the city.
4. A lot of people come to the city to walk across the
famous bridge.

PRONUNCIATION

2 Listen and mark the consonant and vowel sounds that are
linked. Then practise saying the sentences.

1. Traffic jams are the city's biggest problem, especially during
rush hour.
2. This is the most beautiful city I've ever visited.
3. Would you like a guided tour of the city this afternoon?
4. The Fine Art Museum was built in the new urban area last year.

VOCABULARY

1 Match the words and phrases with their meanings.

1. city dweller (np)

1 - c a. a garden built on the top of a building

2. traffic jam (n)

2 - d b. a very tall, modern building, usually
in a city

3. urban centre (np)

3 - e c. a person who lives in the city

4. roof garden (n)

4 - a d. a situation of too many vehicles on a
road so that they can move only very
slowly or are stopped completely

5. skyscraper (n)

5 - b e. an area in a city where a large
number of people live

VOCABULARY

2

Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the words and
phrases in Task 1.

jam is a serious problem in many big cities around the
1. Traffic
________
world.
city dwellers to get around
2. The new underground has allowed ____________
more easily.
3. With the help of technology, people can now grow vegetables in
roof gardens of high-rise buildings.
the ___________
skyscraper attracts people's attention because of its unusual
4. The _________
architecture.
urban centres of large
5. More people are moving away from the ____________
cities to the suburbs.

GRAMMAR
STATIVE VERBS IN THE CONTINUOUS FORM
1. Describe a state rather than an action.
- Thoughts and opinions (agree, believe, remember, think, understand)
- Feelings and emotions (hate, love, prefer)
- Senses (appear, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste)
- Possession (belong, have, own)
2. Stative verbs are not normally used in the continuous form. However,
some stative verbs can be used in the continuous form to describe actions,
depending on the context.
Eg: My dad has a new car.
He is having a good time.

GRAMMAR

1

Choose the correct forms of the verbs to complete the
following sentences.

1. I think / am thinking that living in the city
is good for young people.
2. We are thinking / think of moving out of
the city.
3. I don't see / am not seeing the building.

GRAMMAR

2 Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. The urban lifestyle seems more excitingly to young
=> exciting
people.
2. The museum looks beauty from a distance.
=> beautiful
3. Widening the road sounds a good solve to traffic
problems in the area.

=> solution

GRAMMAR

3 Work in pairs. Talk about future developments in your

neighbourhood. Use stative verbs in continuous form and
linking verbs.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• Some lexical items about cities and smart living
• Linking final consonants to initial vowels
• Stative verbs in the continuous form and Linking verbs

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 3 - Unit 3.

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