Look at the pictures and choose the correct options.
GAME
B. Osaka
C. Seoul
A. London
C. Paris
A. Hongkong
B. Tokyo
A. Rome
B. Singapore

C. New York
A. Gangnam
B. Bangkok
C. Ha Noi
1. What problem are happening in the above cities through the pictures ?
Traffic jam in London, Crowded trains in Tokyo, Piles of rubbish in New York, Slums in Ha Noi.
2. Do you think that these cities can improve their conditions and become better in 2050?
Let’s move to the new lesson to see some predictions about these cities in 2050 and how people can solve these problems to make the cities become a better place for people to live.
UNIT 2: Cities of the future
Lesson 4: Speaking
Predictions
Task 1. Choose sentences a-d to complete the conversation between two Londoners.
a. Anything else?
b. This means there’ll be no pollution, will there?
c. London won’t be a good place to live in, will it?
d. How will they do it?
Mary: What are you reading, Jack?.
Jack: I’m reading some predictions about London in 2050.
Mary: (1)…………………
Jack: On the contrary, it will be. Although it’s now a stressful and overcrowded city with lots of and pollution, there are plans to improve the situation.
Mary: (2)………………………………
Jack: Well, they’ll build smart underground transport networks. The city will no longer be full of cars.
Task 1. Choose sentences a-d to complete the conversation between two Londoners.
c. London won’t be a good place to live in, will it?
d. How will they do that?
Mary: Unbelievable. (3)………………………………………
Jack: Many eco parks will be built, and they’ll be watered by treated wastewater.
Mary: (4) . .
Jack: That’s right. London will be cleaner and more sustainable.
Mary: Sounds great! I hope I can see their plans come true.
a. Anything else?
b. This means there’ll be no pollution, will there?
1. What are London’s current problems?
Task 2. Answer the questions.
They are making plans to improve the transport system and to make London a green city.
2. What are people’s efforts to solve the problems?
London is a stressful and overcrowded city with lots of traffic jams and pollution.
3. Will London be a good place to live in 2050?
Yes. It’ll be cleaner and more sustainable.
Task 3. Practise the conversation with a partner.
Mary: What are you reading, Jack?.
Jack: I’m reading some predictions about London in 2050.
Mary: London won’t be a good place to live in, will it?
Jack: On the contrary, it will be. Although it’s now a stressful and overcrowded city with lots of and pollution, there are plans to improve the situation.
Mary: How will they do that?
Jack: Well, they’ll build smart underground transport networks. The city will no longer be full of cars.
Mary: Unbelievable. Anything else?
Jack: Many ecoparks will be built, and they’ll be watered by treated wastewater.
Mary: This means there’ll be no pollution, will there?
Jack: That’s right. London will be cleaner and more sustainable.
Mary: Sounds great! I hope I can see their plans come true.





. Asking for predictions
- What do you think…?
- Do you think that…?

Giving predictions
Well, I think that…
I guess that…
I hope that
Useful language
Task 4. Choose one of the cities below. Use the ideas provided to make a similar conversation.
A: What are you doing B?
B: I’m reading some predictions about New York City in 2050.
A: New York City will be a very good place to live in, won’t it?
B: Sure, it will be. Although it now has a crowded public transport with piles of smelly rubbish and ageing electricity network.
A: How will they do that?
B: Well, they’ll promote self-driving electric taxis and use city’s building roofs for gardens fertilised with compost.
A: Wonderful. Anything else?
B: They also build plants to turn waste into energy and build off shore wind farms.
A: This means it’ll be an eco city, right?
B: That’s true. New York will be cleaner and more sustainable.
A: That sounds great! I hope I can see their plans come true.
Suggested dialogue
Task 5. Make predictions about a future city in Vietnam. Takes notes. Each pair chooses one of the following three cities