Unit

3

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CITIESFAMILY
OF THE
FUTURE
LIFE

LESSON 6

WRITING

An article about advantages and
disadvantages of living in a smart city

LESSON 6

WARM-UP

WRITING
Story starters

PRE-WRITING

• Task 1. Decide whether the ideas are pros
or cons.
• Task 2. Read the article and match its parts
with the correct descriptions.
Task 3. Write an article about advantages and
disadvantages of living in a smart city.

WHILE-WRITING

POST-WRITING

CONSOLIDATION

Peer review
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

STORY STARTERS
- One student starts with “I like living in a smart city.” or “I hate
living in a smart city.”
- The next student continues by making a sentence about the
reason why.
- Other students do the same, so that they make a paragraph
about living in a smart city.

PRE-WRITING

1

Read the following ideas and decide whether they are advantages or
disadvantages of living in a smart city.
Advantages Disadvantages

Smart technologies make people's lives easier by reducing
household chores.
Without training, people will not know how to use the
technologies in the smart city.
People have limited privacy due to the cameras installed
everywhere in the city.
The negative impact on the environment is less.
Smart technologies help the city operate more efficiently.
People become worried because their personal information
might not be protected.

PRE-WRITING

2

Read the article and match its parts with the correct descriptions.

2 A. Introduction – A short paragraph stating the
______
issue and what the article will cover
1 B. Title – The topic of the article in a few words
______
3-4 C. Body paragraphs – Each presenting a main
______
point for or against the issue, supported by facts,
examples, or explanations
______
5 D. Conclusion – A summary of the main points
and sometimes the writer's opinion

WHILE-WRITING
an article (120-150 words) about other advantages and disadvantages of
3 Write
living in a smart city.
Suggested answer

Smart cities are built on new technologies to improve people's life. The idea of living in one of
them sounds very exciting. But is a life controlled by smart technologies good or bad for us?
Let's start with the advantages. Living in a smart city can reduce the negative impact on the
environment. Future smart cities will be built in new urban areas with a lot of green space. City
dwellers will also care more about the environment, so they will try to find ways to make their
cities greener and more sustainable, for example, by growing vegetables in their roof gardens.
What about the disadvantages? Smart cities can also affect people's private life. When
cameras are installed for security purposes, city dwellers will lose their right to privacy. They may
think that someone is watching them all the time, and feel uncomfortable.
In conclusion, there are both advantages and disadvantages of living in a smart city. In my
opinion, the benefits are greater, and people will find a way to adapt to the new lifestyle and
overcome the challenges.

POST-WRITING

4 Exchange your writing with your friend for peer review.
Writing rubric
Organisation: …/10
Legibility: …/10
Ideas: …/10
Word choice: …/10
Grammar usage: …/10
TOTAL: …/50

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• How to write and an article about advantages and disadvantages
of smart cities

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 7 - Unit 3.

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