Cities Unit 3

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

B. Write questions about the future with will. Then write your predictions.
1. how/people/commute
How will people commute?

2. most people/live in the city or in the suburbs

Will

3. cities/be quiet or noisy

4. where/people/go shopping

5. young people/live in rural areas

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Lesson B
A. Unscramble the sentences to make a conversation.
(you/how/do/neighborhood/like/in/living/your )
Tim: ?
(has great nightlife/well/some problems/it/but/there/are)
Jesse: , ,
.
(like/what)
Tim: ?
(it/transportation/have/doesn’t/good)
Jesse: .
(problem/like/sounds/a/that/pretty big)
Tim: .
(the city/but/is building/now/a subway)
(better/we’ll/next year/transportation/have)
Jesse:
. .

B. Label the pictures with these expressions about neighborhoods.

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

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

C. Write a new conversation like the one in exercise A. Use expressions from exercise B and your own ideas.
You:
Your friend:
You:
Your friend:
You:
Your friend:

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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

1._ _________________

2._ _________________

3._ _________________

4._ _________________

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.
2. People are planting trees there now.
3. Artists go there.
4. People use it for exercise.
5. It has many kinds of birds.
6. It’s in the center of the city.

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?

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

1 2 3 4 5 6
7
8

10
11

12 13 14

15 16 17

Across Down
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 it. 10. a picture with a special meaning
13. I’ll wash the dishes ___ we eat dinner.
16. California is in the ___ of the United States.
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