Unit

2

CITY LIFE

LESSON 7: LOOKING BACK & PROJECT

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

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. Shopping mall is a popular place for teens to hang
_____________
with one another these days.
out
down on
these
3.
Thedays.
city council wants to cut ___________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

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

GRAMMAR
Double Comparative
The + comparative adj 1 + clause 1, the +
comparative adj 2 + clause 2.
E.g. The more expensive the rent in the city is, the fewer
people can afford to live there.

GRAMMAR
4 Find a grammar mistake in each sentence and correct it.

the more difficult
1. The dirtier the air gets, more difficult it is for people to
breathe.
around
2. My brother likes to get up the city by bike, but I prefer
using public transport.
The nearer
3. Nearer the school is, the more convenient it is for the
students.

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

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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