UNIT 9

LIFE IN THE CITY

Objec2ves:
- Discuss transporta.on and public services
- Ask ques.ons about visi.ng ci.es

WARM UP!

Check (Ö) the ques-ons you can answer about your city.
What other ques-ons could a visitor ask about your city?
Talk to you your classmates. Find answers to the ques-ons you didn’t check.

PERSPECTIVES
City services
A Listen to the opinions about city services. Match them to the correct pictures.
B Does your city or town have similar problems? What problems does your city have? In your opinion,
what is the concrete solu.ons for the problems?

SURVEY
Are there enough parks?
A What do you think about these things in your city or town? Complete the survey.

B GROUP WORK Compare your opinions and suggest ways to make your city or town beFer. Then agree
on three improvements.

LISTENING
It’ll take forever
A Listen to a city resident talking to her new neighbor about the city. Check (Ö) True or False for each
statement.

B Listen again. For the false statements, write the correct informa.on.
C PAIR WORK What things can a city do to improve the problems that Sophia men.ons?

READING
A Skim the ar.cle. Which if the following things does it men.on?
B Read the ar.cle. Match the paragraph (a-d) to the pictures (1-4).
C Read the comments from residents of these four ci.es. Which city do you think they live in? Write the
leFer.