Cities Unit

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Lesson A
A. Complete the sentences with words from the box. Use the correct form.

urban freeway factory nightlife

crowded population traffic noisy
rural suburb commute public transportation
1. My city doesn’t have much nightlife . There aren’t many
clubs or restaurants here.
2. Jason commutes to work every day by bus. It takes 45 minutes.
3. Many people like to live in urban areas because there are
lots of jobs there.
4. I live near the airport, so it’s very noisy . We can hear
planes all night.
5. Kayla always drives on the freeway because it’s much faster than the small streets.
6. The population of Mexico City is more than 20 million people.
7. My grandparents live on a farm in a/an rural area. It’s very quiet there.
8. This classroom is too crowded ! We have 40 students in a small room.
9. Young-Mi lives in a suburb about 15 miles from downtown Seoul, Korea.
10. My city has a big problem with traffic , because many people have bought cars for the first time.
11. Paris has very good public transportation . There are buses, trains, and the subway.
12. Eric works in a factory . It makes computers.

B. Write questions about the future with will. Then write your predictions.
1. how/people/commute
How will people commute? Well, people will commute by public transportation because of the traffic and
Crowned streets.
2. most people/live in the city or in the suburbs
Will most people live in the city or in the suburbs? They´ll live in suburbs because of fast and noisy life of
the city.
3. cities/be quiet or noisy
Will cities be quiet or noisy? Cities will be so noisy in the future because of traffic and the rush of the people.

4. where/people/go shopping
Where will people go shopping? People will go to big supermarkets because of the demand of food.

5. young people/live in rural areas

Will young people live in rural areas? I don´t thinks so that young people will live in rural areas because they´ll belong to urban
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Lesson B
A. Unscramble the sentences to make a
conversation.
(you/how/do/neighborhood/like/in/living/your)
Tim: How do you like living in your neighborhood ?
(has great nightlife/well/some problems/it/but/there/are)
Jesse: Well there are some problems but it has great nightlife. , ,

. (like/what)
Tim: like what ?
(it/transportation/have/doesn’t/good)
Jesse: It doesn’t have good transportation

. (problem/like/sounds/a/that/pretty big)
Tim: That sounds a pretty big problem.

. (the city/but/is building/now/a subway)

(better/we’ll/next year/transportation/have)
Jesse: But the city is building a subway now. Next year we’ll have better transportation.
. .

B. Label the pictures with these expressions about neighborhoods.

a lot of noise beautiful old buildings heavy traffic serious crime green space

1. Green space 2. Heavy traffic 3. Serious crime 4. Beautiful old buildings 5. A lot of noise

C. Write a new conversation like the one in exercise A. Use expressions from exercise B and your own ideas.
You: How do you like living in your city?
Your friend: Well, it has a lot good transportation, but there are some problems
You: Like what?
Your friend: That transportation is so noisy at night, and the people cannot sleep well.
You: That sounds like a pretty big problem.
Your friend: It is, but the city is buying new electric transportation. Next year we’ll new transportation.
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Lesson C
A. Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. On some maps, H is a (key/symbol/north) for a hospital.
2. You go to the (museum/library/playground) to get books.
3. Government offices are in the (city hall/museum/post office).
4. On a map, the (scale/symbol/north) shows how big things are.
5. New York is in the (east/west/south) of the United States.
6. We take our old newspapers to the (playground/recycling center/freeway) every month.
7. Look at the (scale/key/direction) to find the meanings of the symbols on the map.
8. My soccer team practices at the (playground/museum/sports center) every week.

B. Draw a map of your neighborhood. Use four symbols to show where things are, and make a key for their meanings.

My neighborhood Symbol Meaning

Hs 1. P: Park

2. M: Minimarket
P
3. D: Drugstore

M D 4. Hs: House

C. Circle before or after to complete the sentence. Then rewrite the sentence using the other word.
1. I’ll finish my homework (before/after) I go to bed.
After I finish my homework, I’ll go to bed.

2. We’ll invite our neighbors to the meeting (before/after) we choose the date.
After we choose the date, we´ll invite our neighbors to the meeting.

3. The reporter will write an article (before/after) she talks to people in the neighborhood.
After she talks to the people in the neighborhood, the reporter will write an article.

4. I will look at the map carefully (before/after) I drive downtown.

Before I drive downtown, I´ll look at the map carefully.

5. The students will take a practice test (before/after) they have their big exam.
Before they have their big exam, the students will take a practice test.

6. We’ll go to city hall (before/after) we write a letter about the problem.

After we write a letter about the problem, we´ll go to city hall.
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Lesson D

Forests
for
Cities
Kasugayama Forest

Y ou are standing in a beautiful forest in Japan. The

air is clean and smells like plants and flowers. There are
175 different kinds of trees, and 60 kinds of birds live
here. But
you are not in a rural area. You are downtown in the city
of Nara, Japan, in Kasugayama Forest, the oldest urban
forest in the world. It was started more than a thousand
years ago, and today it’s very popular with tourists and
artists.

Cities around the world are working to protect their

urban forests. Some urban forests are parks, and some
are just streets with a lot of trees. But all urban forests
have many good effects on the environment. Trees take
pollution out of the air. They also stop the noise from
heavy traffic. They even make the weather better Thames Chase Forest
because they make the air 3–5 degrees cooler, and they
stop strong winds.

Urban forests also have many good effects on people.

They make the city more beautiful. In a crowded area,
they give
people a place to relax and spend time in nature. In In England, there are now 1.3 million trees in an urban forest
hot countries, urban forests are cool places for called Thames Chase, east of London. It was started in 1990,
walking and other healthy exercise. and it has grown very fast. Walking and bicycle clubs use the
forest, and there are programs for children and artists. In
In some countries, people are starting new urban forests. 2033, it will have 5 million trees.
Some older cities don’t have space for a big urban forest,
but planting trees on the streets makes the city better.
Scientists found that commuters feel more relaxed
when they can see trees. Trees are even good for
business. People spend more time at shopping centers
that have trees. In the future, urban forests will
become even more important as our cities grow
bigger. In the megacities of tomorrow, people will
need more green space to live a comfortable life.
Planting trees today will make our lives better in the
future.
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A. Find the good effects of urban forests in the article. Complete the
chart. Good effects on the environment:
1. Take pollution out of the air
2. Stop the noise from heavy traffic
3. Make the weather better because
a. They make the air 3-5 degrees cooler.
b. They stop strong winds.
Good effects for people:
4. Make the city more beautiful.
5. Give people a place to relax and spend time in nature.
6. Give people cool places for walking and other healthy exercise.

B. Read the article again. Which urban forest do these sentences describe? A sentence can have two correct answers.
Kasugayama Thames Chase
1. It’s very old. X
2. People are planting trees there now. X
3. Artists go there. X X
4. People use it for exercise. X X
5. It has many kinds of birds. X
6. It’s in the center of the city. X

C. Write about a beautiful place in your city or town. What can you see there? Who goes there? What do you
like to do there?

The cable car is one of the best places of Puerto Plata, you can be surrounded of nature. Many kinds of plants are there,

Birds and flowers. The very first thing you’ll see is the magnificent statute of Christ the redeemer that protects us

And sees us from the heights. It’s the most touristic place of all the city. I go down there, in specials days when I

Want to see the whole creation and breath clean air.

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Review
Complete the crossword puzzle using vocabulary and grammar from this unit.

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1. a place with many stores (2 words) 1. a very tall building
8. all the cars in a street 2. the number of people who live in a place
9. a very poor part of a city 3. things to do at night
11. road where cars go fast 4. travel to work to another place
12. an adjective for “in the city” 5. one small part of a city
14. We’ll study hard we take the test. 6. an adjective for “in the country”
15. with too many people in one place 7. In the year 2030, more people live in cities.
17. If something is , everyone can use 10. a picture with a special meaning
it.
13. I’ll wash the dishes we eat dinner.
16. California is in the of the United States.