Unit

2

CITY LIFE

LESSON 7: LOOKING BACK & PROJECT

LESSON
7: LOOKING BACK & PROJECT
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Brainstorming

WARM-UP

VOCABULARY

• Task 3: Complete the sentences with the particles in
the box.
• Task 4: Find a grammar mistake in each sentence and
correct it.

GRAMMAR

PROJECT

CONSOLIDATION

• Task 1: Choose the correct answer to complete each
sentence below.
• Task 2: Fill in each gap with a word from the box to
complete the passage.

A city in the future
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

BRAINSTORMING

- Work in teams.
- Members of each team take turns and write as many
vocabulary about city as possible in .................
minutes.
- The group having more correct answers is the
winner.

VOCABULARY

1

Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence below.

1. It takes Jane 30 minutes to travel from her house in the
suburbs / downtown to her office in the city centre.
2. Minh prefers the metro / sky train. He finds it more comfortable
to go underground than above the ground.
3. The city centre is now packed with high buildings. It looks like an
ugly public amenity / concrete jungle.
4. He loves the nightlife of his city. He thinks that it is lively / noisy.
5. Ho Chi Minh City is a slow / bustling city. It is always full of
activities.

VOCABULARY

2 Fill in each gap with a word from the box to complete the passage.
congestion

peaceful

safe

liveable

itch

Mia lives in a small town. In the past, there were not many people living
in the town, so it was rather quiet and (1)
________. Nowadays, it is
peaceful
totally different. The more crowded the town is, the less
safe(2) ____ it
becomes. Crime rates are increasing quickly. Moreover, many car drivers
don't obey traffic rules, so they indirectly causecongestion
traffic (3) __________.
Construction sites are everywhere in the town. The dust and dirt from
these sites have caused many problems for people's health, itchy
for example
(4) _____ eyes, runny noses, and acne. All these things make Mia feel that
her town
is not as (5) ________ as before.
liveable

GRAMMAR

3 Complete the sentences with the particles in the box
out (x2)

down with

down on

away

1. People are throwing ______
away tons of food each year. This is
such a waste!
2. The shopping mall is a popular place for teens to hang ______
out
with one another these days.
3. The city council wants to cut ________
down on construction noise by
20% in the next five years.

GRAMMAR

3 Complete the sentences with the particles in the box
out (x2)

down with

down on

away

4. The researchers carried ______
out a study about people's attitudes
towards their cities.
5. Many people come __________
down with the flu in winter.

GRAMMAR

4 Find a grammar mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. The dirtier the air gets, more difficult it is for people to breathe.
→ the more difficult
2. My brother likes to get up the city by bike, but I prefer using
public transport.
→ get around
3. Nearer the school is, the more convenient it is for the students.
→ The nearer

GRAMMAR

4 Find a grammar mistake in each sentence and correct it.
4. She came up with a cold after walking in the heavy rain.
→ came down with
5. The more slow the Internet is, the angrier the users get.
→ slower

GRAMMAR
Notes:

go around = turn round in a circle
go around (to) = visit sb / a place
that is near
get around = to go to a lot of
different places

PROJECT

4

A city in the future

PROJECT
- Work in groups. You have a few minutes to prepare for the
presentation (which you prepare from lesson 1).
- Tick appropriate items while listening to your classmates'
presentations and write comments if you have any in checklists.
- The presenters should complete their self-assessment checklists
after completing their presentation.

NOW I CAN...
Complete the self-assessment table.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Review the vocabulary and grammar of Unit 2;
 Apply what they have learnt (vocabulary and grammar)
into practice through a project.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Prepare for the next lesson.

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