Unit 2: URBANISATION
Lesson 7: COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
I. COMMUNICATION
The urban world in 2050
VOCABULARY
- Human resources (np): nguồn nhân lực
- Urbanised Bangkok (np): đô thị hóa Bangkok
- wide-ranging /ˌwaɪd ˈreɪndʒɪŋ/(a): trên phạm vi rộng
- gross domestic product (np): GDP /ɡrəʊs/: the total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in one year (tổng sản phẩm quốc nội)
- inhabitant (n) /ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/: a person or an animal that lives in a particular place (người dân)
- massive problems (np): những vấn đề lớn
cope with (vp) = deal with
excessive exploitation (np): khai thác quá mức
1. Listen to the talk and choose the correct option.
1. 70
2. oil
3. natural resources
4. close to
5. really big cities
6. smaller cities
2. Which of the predictions in 1 are likely to come true to the city you live in, or a city in Viet Nam that you know most about? Make some more predictions about that city in 2050.
In 2050, our small town will grow into a small city.
More and more people from the nearby villages will come and settle down here.
There will be more entertainment centres and better facilities.
More factories will be built in the area, so more jobs will be created for local people.
Things will become more expensive, especially oil and electricity.
The environment may have to suffer. Air and water will be polluted due to the smoke from factory chimneys and not properly treated drainage system.
It is important that the government and local authorities work closely to support a sustainable development.
II. CULTURE: Urbanized Bangkok
1.Look at the two photos of Bangkok, Thailand. What aspects of city life do they show?
It is a fast-growing city.
The first photo shows modern Bangkok with its improved infrastructure and high-rise buildings.
The second one shows the other side of urbanization, such as the growth of slums and urban poverty.
2. Read the text and answer the questions.
1. Bangkok plays an important role in Thailand. It has been a capital city for over 200 years. The growth of Bangkok is the world’s window on the growth of Thailand.
2. It has brought about economic, social and cultural benefits.
3.The massive problems include the growth of slums, social issues such as drugs and crime, traffic congestion, and environmental pollution.
3. Discuss the questions below.
What are the similarities and differences between the urbanization in Bangkok and that in Ha Noi?
The similarities between the urbanisation in Bangkok and that in Ha Noi are: 
play an important role in the country,
have brought about economics, social and cultural benefits;
the drawbacks include the growth of slums, social issues such as drugs and crime, traffic congestion, and environmental pollution.