Unit

2

CITY LIFE

LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

OPTION 1

WARM-UP

- List some problems of living in the city.
traffic jam

CITY PROBLEMS
congested
road

pollution

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Survey

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Questions:
“What is the biggest problem in your city?”
“How does it affect you or your family?”
“What do you think is the best solution to it?”

READING

leftover (n)
/ˈleftəʊvə/
thức ăn thừa

READING

biogas (n)
/ˈbaɪəʊˌɡæs/
khí sinh học

READING
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. leftover (n)

/ˈleftəʊvə/

thức ăn thừa

2. biogas (n)

/ˈbaɪ.əʊˌɡæs/

khí sinh học

READING

1 Work in pairs. Match the words / phrases with their pictures.
1. food waste

a

2. learning space

3. leftovers

b

4. cafeteria

READING

1 Work in pairs. Match the words / phrases with their pictures.
1. food waste

c

2. learning space

3. leftovers

d

4. cafeteria

READING

2 Read the passages again and complete the sentences.
A. The street-safe city
B. The teen-friendly city
C. The food-smart city
D. The waste-free city

Teenovator is an annual competition by the City Teen Council. We ask teens to
find problems of the city and suggest solutions. Here are this year's winners
1. _________: Central School They see that the more developed a city is, the
more food people throw away. They suggest carrying out a project which turns
food waste into energy. Students would sort their leftovers at school canteens.
A nearby farm would come to take the food waste and process it into biogas
2. _________: Bookworm TeamThis team feels that many public amenities,
particularly the city library, are not teen-friendly. They suggest a list of changes
so that the library can attract more teens. Some of them include designing lively
learning spaces for teens and having teen's favourite desserts in the cafeteria.
3. _________: Helena Wilson Helena realises that there are too many
vehicles around school gates. This is unsafe for children who walk to school.
She suggests that the city authorities not allow cars at school gates at drop-off
and pick-up times. In addition, they should not let motorbikes park on the

READING

2 Read the passages again and complete the sentences.
A. The street-safe city

C

B

A

B. The teen-friendly city
C. The food-smart city
D. The waste-free city

READING

3 Read the announcement again. Choose the correct answer.
read the questions

3 steps.

underline the key words in each
question
locate the keywords in the text
and find the information to
answer the question

READING

3 Read the announcement again. Choose the correct answer.
1. How often does the City Teen Council organise the Teenovator
competition?
A. Once a year.
B. Twice a year.
C. Every two years.
D. Every three years.
2. Who would partner with Central School in Topic 1?
A. The city council.
B. The university's canteen.
C. A biogas factory.
D. A nearby farm.
3. What does the word “them” in Topic 2 refer to?
A. Teen users.
B. Changes.
C. Learning spaces.
D. Libraries.

READING

3 Read the announcement again. Choose the correct answer.
4. Which topic has an individual winner?
A. Topic 1.
B. Topic 2.
C. Topic 3.
D. All topics.
5. Which of the following is INCORRECT about Helena Wilson?
A. She suggests banning bikes at school gates.
B. She wants the city authorities to take action.
C. She thinks cars moving near school gates can cause accidents to
children.
D. Her concern is road safety around school for children.

SPEAKING

4 Make a list of city problems and some solutions to them.
- Work in pairs and add as many details of problems of city life
and solutions.
Example:
Problems
– Dirty streets

Solutions
– Tell people to throw rubbish
away properly

– Lack of green spaces

– Plant more trees

SPEAKING

5

Work in pairs. Talk to your friends about the city problems and suggest solutions to
them. You can use the ideas in 4.

Structures:
- I think/ In my opinion/I would say that...
- First, Second, Third.....
- Then, After that,......
- On one hand, On the other hand.....

SPEAKING
Suggested answer:
We think that there are several problems in our city. First,
some streets are dirty. Many people put rubbish on the
pavements or near the walls. Second, the city looks like a
concrete jungle. It lacks of green space and the air is not fresh.
To solve these problems, the city authority should instruct
people to throw rubbish properly. Another solution is to plant
more trees even on the roof of high buildings. By doing so, the
city can be a more liveable place.

EXTRA ACTIVITY
- Work in five groups and teacher assigns one of the following roles
for each group: the local authority, the school board, the local
television channel, the local newspaper, and the student
association.
- There are two city problems. Example: food waste and crowded
traffic in front of school gates.
- Think of solutions to these problems.
- Call a meeting of the group representatives after a certain time.
Present your answers to the class as a group, and develop a plan of
action to solve the problems.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Read for main idea and specific information in an
announcement about a competition to find solutions to
city problems.
 Talk about city problems and their solutions.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

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