Air pollution
Flood
Fresh water shortages
Slums
Traffic jam
Untreated waste
Water pollution
Unit 9 :Cities of the future
Listening
Task 1: Read some problems in Vietnam and classify them
Untreated waste
Air pollution
Water pollution
Traffic jam
Flood
Fresh water shortages
Slums
Discuss with a partner
Do you think they will be solved in the next twenty years?
Task 2: Listen. Decide which of the following predictions will come true (T) and which will not (NT), according to the two kinds of viewpoints. Tick the correct box.
Task 3: Listen again and complete summaries of the two viewpoints
1.According to the pessimistic viewpoint, our future cities will not be safe and healthy places to live in. Governments have no effective ways to control pollution, which will continue to be a serious problem in the future. Moreover, cities will become overcrowded , which means there will be more waste and heavier traffic.
2.According to the optimistic viewpoint, city dwellers will have a better life thanks to advances in technology and medicine. Futhermore, the environmental problems will be solved. Renewable energy sources will gradually replace fossil fuels in the next twenty years.
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(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Consolidation:
Which viewpoint do you argree with, the optimistic or pessimistic? Provide your reasons.