City life Urbanisation Look at the pictures. What changes can you see? 2 Read the introduction to the article about urbanisation. Why do you think so many People around the world are going to ‘worn. viewpoint.com/urbanworld Viewpoint — The urban world in 2050 in cities? In 1900, just 13 per cent of the world’s people lived in cities. In 2008, the . ‘number passed 50 per cent forthe first time in history. By 2050, the number will bbe about 70 per cent. The urban population in Asta and Africa will double, and there will be nearly 30 “megacities” ~ cities with more than 10 million people. ‘So what will life be like for people in the cities of the future? Professor of human geography Ben Rhodes describes his vision of the urban world in 2050. * Life in cities will be very different from how it is today. Energy, especially oil, will be very expensive, s0 many people will probably work at home, or have their workplaces close to where they live. There'll be less traffic on the roads, and itll be easier for people to be close to their families. For these reasons cities won't have just one centre where everyone goes to work and shop. Instead, we'll probably see cities with mary different centres. * It will be difficult to provide enough water, gas and electricity for realy big cities, so these will probably stop growing. Many people from the countryside will move to smaller cities of 500,000 people or less. Transport over long distances will be a lot more expensive than it is now, so people will have to use food and energy from the countryside around their cities. Professor Ben Rhodes They'll use local materials for building, and perhaps traditional styles of architecture too. 2 The thing I really worry about is that energy may become too expensive for many people. In the end we might have two groups of people: a rich group which can afford energy and lives in clean, green areas, and a bigger, poorer group which can’t afford it and has to live in the more polluted parts of the city. This might lead to serious political problems. “As we all know, cities near the sea will probably experience some extra problems, As temperatures around the world go up, sea levels will rise and many places will have problems with flooding. Some cities will be OK, some may even find that the change in the climate is {good for them, but others will need help. We really need to start planning for this now. 3° Read the rest of the article. In which paragraph 1~4 does Professor Rhodes talk about these topics? 2 Cities and the countryside c b Cities near the sea Energy, money and politics d- Working and living in citiesTET The environment Pronunciation reference and practice, p156 2 q ¥ Read the article again. What reasons does Professor Rhodes give for these predictions? 1 Cities will have many centres. 2 Big cities will stop growing. 3 Buildings will use local materials In groups, ask and answer the questions. 1. How do you feel about the changes Professor Rhodes describes? Which are good and which are bad? 2 Dayou disagree with anything Professor Rhodes says? Why? 4 There might be political problems. 5 Some cities near the sea will need help, Cover the article and use the words and expressions from the box to complete the sentences. Then check in the article. ren climate flcoding gas oil politted sds levels, trStfic_teSnsport Mies trenepety | 1 Energy, especially __, will be very expensive. 2 There'll be less on the roads. 3. Itwill be difficult to provide enough water, and electricity for realy big cities. 4 ____over long distances will be a lat more expensive. 5 We might have two groups of people: a rich group which lives in areas . 6 ...anda poorer group which has to live in the more ___parts of the city. 7 As temperatures around the world go up, will rise and many places will have problems with __ 8 Some cities may find that the change in need help. is good for them, but others will GHDY Be careful with the pronunciation of temperature /"temprat fal EVEN 7 Ask and answer the questions. 1 Doyou thnk the climates changing around the world? What about where you tive? 2 Which places in your country or city » have the worst traffic? * sometimes have problems with flooding? + hhave the most popular green areas? are the most polluted? + might have problems i sea levels go up? Making predictions CUTTY 1 Read sentences 1-5. Then complete the grammar table with the highlighted words. will, might, may 1 There'll be less traffic on the roads. 2 Gities won't have ust one centre. 3. Big cities will probably stop growing & Energy may become too expensive, 5 This might create two groups of people ——— rmsure Tm not sure Tmsure won't anight - x “Weill won't = wit not 2 What do you think the world will be like in 2050? Make sentences with the words. 1 people / have / free time 5 food / expensive x 2 families / have / children 6 people / do / exercise 3 3° children / study / home 7 English / important 4 people / use / cash / shops 8 people / happier People wil probably have less free time, EGET 3 2 think ot three more predictions about tite in 2050, 'b Compare all your predictions from 2 and 3a in groups. Talk about your ideas.you're interested i at,.,§ =n il Eee Ty | Pons 1 Look at the photos in the website een for tourists. What do you know about Amsterdam? 2 Now read the entries, Which place would you most like to visit? Why? “Vara totatouist.coniraveiguldelamstordam ve Totq) ES Tourist AMSTERDAM TRAVEL GUIDE Van Gogh Museum Updted by hell on February 16, 2008 Sand to rend you're interested in art, you'l love the Van Gogh Museum. Ithas the world's biggest ‘Van Gogh collection with over 200 paintings. Pereonally,'m not REALLY into ar, but | stil found this an amazing place. The queue to get in can be quita long, but i's worth the wait [eave 2 comment | Phone: +31 20 8705262 Website: iio/sangaghusaum Keukenhot Gardens Upette 0, 2010 | Sando a ene ‘This is a great day out for anyone who loves garcens. Ifyou Visit et the right time, you' ‘see mere than seven millon flowers! They eay it's the biggest lower garden in the Word, Dut t til gots vory crowded. When we went, the restaurants were all ful at lunchtime, 90 if YyQu want to eat here, you might have to book in advance, I's about an hour from the city. Lane. comment | Phone: +31 25 226 S555 Website: in/near Anne Frank's house | Thisis the house where two Jewish families, the Franks and the Van Pel, hid during the Second World War, and where 13-year-old Anne Frank wrote her famous diay. My vit \was a sad but interesting experience. Tip: if you vsitin the summer, you should go to the house in the early evening. I's open unt & pm and the queue to get in is not so long. Leave a comment | Phone: +3120, 9 7100 Webalte iPr annsnk Complete the sentences from the website with words from the box. Ube2]_might should Real conditionals I+ present, will / might / should + infinitive 1 Iyou're interested in art, you _tove the Van Gogh Museum, 2. Ifyou visit at the right time, you ‘see more than seven million flowers. 3. Ifyou want to eat here, you have to book in advance, 4 Ityouvisit in the summer, you__go to the house in the early evening. Pronunciation reference : “Sdiacticar rise EDD Be careful with the pronunciation of might /mart/. 4 — Write recommendations for visitors to your country. If you're interested in sightseeing, you'll love Ifyou want to do some shopping, you should go Ifyou enjoy trying new food, you might like .. If you like the countryside, you't.. If you come in the winter, you should ... If you like sports, you might If you're interested in ‘Grammar reference ‘and practice, p139 Listen to each other's recommendations. Which ones would you like to try? If you're from the same country, do you agree?| | Gelling directions PSG 1 +B Listen to Lizzy’s conversation in the tourist office and answer the questions. 1 Where does she want to go? 2 How faris it? ort ff biG bk a e og Setetarae wt A USstansy ae, ae “s all za WA Bs New (genes é House 2 sED Find the tourist office on the map and then listen again. Where's Anne Frank's house: 1, 2 or 3? REET 3 a Use the map to put the directions in order, 1-8. Giving directions Ask How can | get to Anne Frank's house? Start We're next to the main train station Go along Raadhuisstraat for about five hundred metres. Go down the big street. It's called Damrak. Go out of here and turn left. 4G Turnright and go past the palace. When you get to the canal called Prinsengracht, turn right, Ityou continue along Damrak, you'll come to the Dam. [3] You'll go past a big building on your left, the Beurs. (1 You'll see the National Monument on your left and the Royal Palace on your right. Finish The house is by the canal. Vocabulary reference @EIDD You say When you get to the canal, turn right not Whemyotrarriveto-the-conal: ‘and practice, 9150 termtight, b Check in the script on p164, Then cover 3a, look at the map and give directions to Anne Frank's house. ENUM +B Listen and notice how the consonant and vowel sounds tink in this sentence. Linking Go out_of here and turn left. coreepenis and. 'b Mark the consonants and vowels that link in these directions. somes? 1 Turn right and go past the palace. x1] 2 You'll go past a big building on your left, the Beurs. 2) 3 You'll see the National Monument on your left and the Reyal Palace on your right. x3] € #BD Listen to check. @ Practise saying the directions. 5 a Work alone. Choose two places on the map. Think about how to give directions from the tourist office. b Listen to each other's directions and guess the places. a1RS 1 Getting tourist information (Water tooking tor.) ee Sergei is in Amsterdam on business, but has some free time to see the city ‘@ What can you remember about: the Van Gogh Museum? the Keukenhof Gardens? Anne Frank's house? bb ¢ BED Listen to Sergei’s conversation in the tourist office. Which places does he decide to visit? ‘2 Can you remember what Sergei says? Tick (V1 the highlighted expressions he uses. ''m looking for somewhere to stay. Do you organise tours of the city? Have you got a map? Can you recommend some things to see? Do you have any information about art galleries? Do you sell tickets? b +20 Listen again to check. Can you think of more ways to continue the highlighted expressions in 2a? Use these and your own ideas. day trips + guidebooks + aleaflet + arestaurant * the railway station + travel passes + a hotel 1'm looking for @ good hotel. @ You're going to do role play in a tourist office. Work in A/B pairs. Student B, tell student A the name of a neighbourhood, town or city you know well. Student A, you're visiting this place. Think of five questions to ack. Student B, you work in the tourist office. Decide where the tourist office is, then think of five things to recommend and how to get there. b Have a conversation in a tourist office. Student A, start the conversation with one of your questions. Student B, listen, make recommendations and give directions. © Change roles and have another conversation.Keyword wil! will for predictions will for offers, promises, requests 1. Putthe lines of each conversation in the correct. 2 _ a You can also use will to make: order, 1-3. +229 Then listen to check. @ offers C7 inte Leona t invited her fora coffee. AC Can T put Ci Rob! Can you answer the door? 'm doing the » ‘washing up, 01 Yeah, OK. Who is it? 1 an, yes. How old is he? C Dont forget, it's Deiter's birthday on Monday. Oy He tbe twenty-five, I think have any mapa? mie s Bb Inwhich conversation is will ‘1U: a about the future? b about now? Can you remember who said these sentences and where? b +20 Listen to three short conversations. Which is: @ aphonecall? b inacer? c inacafé? € Write a list of five important people in your life. Then look at each other's lists and find out about, the people. Use these questions and your own ideas. en again, Think ofa sentence with wil to es contin each conversation and then ampre 2 Where do you think they are at the moment? ie . 3 When will you see them again? Yes, I'll have some water, please. 4 How do you think their lives will change in the (en have see aio lst next five years? es Read statements 1-6, Find a highlighted expression which means: 2 aplace where a lot of people go for holidays important places in a country's history. b the people who live in a place, not tourists, d_ people's habits and ways of behaving. 1 Tourism helps people trom different places to understand each other. 2 When you visit another country, you should try to speak the local language. 3. Ina tourist resort, restaurants should sell food from tourists’ countries and local food. 4 Tourism is bad for a country's areas of natural beauty and historical sites. 5 Visiting a place during a festival is a great way to learn about the customs and traditions there, 6 Tourism is good for the local people and local businesses. Ti ick [VJ the statements you agree with. + 2D Listen to Natalie and Paula talking about statement 2. Do they generally agree or disagree with the statement? What do they say are the good points about the statement? What are the problems? Listen again, then read the script on p165 to check. Tell each other what you think about statements 1-6. Explain your ideas.11 a Choose a city, or a place you know well, to write about. Make a list of things you could write about. buildings, parks, the weather. 'b Compare your ideas and add more things to your list. | 2. a Read the web postings about home towns. Who writes about these things, Kelly, Madu or both of them? 1 people 3. flowers 5 the weather 2 homes 4 popular activities & the city’s atmosphere oe ae winw myhometown com welcome v WELCOME TO MY HOME TOWN! "Ten years ago, Sheridan had 15,500 people. Now it has 16,000. The growth has all been outside the city. Theyre building a lot of homes four or five miles ‘out of town, 2 Sheridan's about 1,200 metres above sea level. We get lots of snow and there are good ski slopes near here. Drive an hour west and you'll be in the best camping and fishing areas. | Sheridan has some ofthe best schools in the country. Great football and soccer teams. We also have street dances and kids’ groups. There's always something going on around here. “In Nigeria, people often talk about the beauty of Abuja. It was a nice surprise when | stepped into this city for the fist time. The city gate has many flowers planted around it. Nearby Is the very modern National Stadium and the Games Village, which was used for the All African Games. 2 Abuja is the federal capital city of Nigeria and a lot of the country’ oil money has been spent on it. The streets and buildings look new, clean and beautiful >There are modern houses and lots of trees and flowers. A nice wind blows in | from the Sahara Desert. I's quiet and peaceful. After my first visit, | decided to make Abuja my home. 'b Would you like to visit these places? Why? / Why not? 3. a Add words and expressions from the postings to. a Plana posting describing a place you know well these groups. 1 Decide what things you want to talk about 1 places and buildings ski slopes, 2. Organise the things into three or four 2. groups of people football teams, paragraphs. 3. events street dances, . 3. Think of words and expressions to use in each 4 the weather, nature snow, paragraph. bb What words or expressions could you use to talk Look at the language in 3-4 and use your own about your city? Add more things to each group. ideas. 4 a What adjectives do Kelly and Madu use? Try to bb Explain your ideas to each other. complete the list, then check in the postings. 6 — Write your posting. ow. — 7 Read each other's postings, Ask questions te fine bb What adjectives could you use to talk about your ‘out more information, city? Add them to the lst.Look again <> Review GONE ne SE 1. a Paulis talking about his life in the next five years. Put the words in order to make sentences. 1 be/happy/have/1/T'/if/job/ same / the . Ube happy if Ihave the same job. 2 af annoyed / be / better / can't / car / get/1/ rit 3 be/ don’t / exams/1/1'U/if/ my/ pass / sad 4 be/ get /1/1U/it/ married / surprised 5 be/ children / have /1/'UL/if/ shocked b Write sentences like 1-5 about your life in the next five years. ¢ Listen to each other's sentences. Ask questions to find out more, POSE 2. a +350 Look at the map of a language school and listen to the receptionist’s directions to a student. Where does the student go? Reception Manager's Drinks ous | Ronee” | Vv = ono 1 - Room 6| Student | Rooms | Room a ENTS Horany l Room 7 ‘reachers’ room | rooms | Kooms b Read the script on p165 to check. Then look at the ‘map and try to remember the directions. € Take turns to ask for and give directions to other rooms from the reception. Listen and check the directions are correct. CUE ee 3. Look at the sentence about chores. In groups, think of words or expressions which could replace each part of the sentence 1~ | usually clean the windows once a month 1 2 4 tendto dothe ironing every day b Work alone. Think about how to describe a normal day in your life: during the week at the weekend € Tell each other about your days. Who spends the most time: at work? doing chores? studying? relaxing? Extension 4 a v0 You can say ui and uy in three ways. Listen and repeat, acne [ar fal bu build buy fruit b Add these words to the correct group. Practise saying the words. guide suit guy ¢ Gircla}the correct answer. Which letters do we use: juice guitar biscuit 1 inthe middle of words? ui /uy 2. atthe end of words? ui /uy ds ZED Spelicheck. Close your books. Listen to nine words and write them down. Then look at the script on p165 to check your spelling. NOTICE Noun + infinitive 5 a Complete the sentences from this unit with these nouns. place queue somethi somewhere things time 1 The to get in can be quite long, 2 I'mlooking for to stay. 3. One of the most popular tosee is Anne Frank's house. 4 The best___to gois early evening. 5. It’s definitely a good ___to visit. & Would you like _to drink? Think about these questions. Then ask and answer in groups. 1 Can you recommend a city to visit? When’s the best time to go? 2. Inthe city, can you recommend a somewhere to stay? some things to see? Are there long queues to get in? © somewhere to have a meal? EO Cy Oe eu eed ceo Ue LCC oar See ed