UNIT 9

CITIES OF THE FUTURE

LISTENING
GUESSING GAME
Look at the picture and
describe the words so
that your friend can
guess what it is.

No Vietnamese is accepted.
Air pollution
Untreated waste
Slums
Water pollution
Traffic jam
Water shortage
Over population
Social evils
Problems in big cities
1. Air pollution
2. Untreated waste
3. Water pollution
4. Slums
5. Traffic jam
6. Water shortage
7. Over population
Before you listen
I. Vocabulary
1. Optimistic (adj) /ɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/
hopeful and confident about the future
Optimist (n) /ˈɒptɪmɪst/
the person who is hopeful and confident
about the future
2. Pessimistic (adj) /ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk/
tending to see the worst aspect of things or
believe that the worst will happen
Pessimist (n) /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/
A person who tends to see the worst aspect
of things or believe that the worst will happen
3. City dweller (n)/ˈsɪti ˈdwɛlə/
A person who lives in the city
 While you listen
II. Listening
1.Task 2 (page 52)
a.pessimistic
d. global warming
e. over crowded
b. optimistic
h. available
 2. Task 3 (page 53) T NT
* According to the pessimistic view point:
1. Pollution will continue to be a serious problem in the city. T
2. Global warming will slow down because of government’s NT
effort. (Governments have no effective ways to control them.)
3. A lot of people will leave the city to work in the NT
countryside. (More and more people are leaving the
countryside and moving to big cities.)
4. Cities will be overpopulated and traffic will be heavy. T
* According to the pessimistic view point:
5. City dwellers will enjoy better health care and medical T
treatment.
6. Renewable energy sources will replace non renewable T
ones.
7. People in the city will be able to use renewable energy NT
free of charge. (Scientists will find ways to cut down the
cost of renewable energy.)
 3. Task 4 (page 53)
I. According to the pessimistic viewpoint, our future cities will
not be safe and (1)………….. places to live in. Governments
healthy
have no (2)………….. ways to control pollution, which will
effective
continue to be a serious problem in the future. Moreover,
cities will become (3)…………………. which means there
will be more waste and (4)…………..traffic.
over crowded
II. According to the optimistic viewpoint, city dwellers will have
heavier
a better life thanks to advances in technology and (5)
…………… . Furthermore, the environmental problems will
be solved.(6)………….. energy sources will gradually
replace (7)………….. fuels in the next twenty years.
medicine
renewable
fossil
 After you listen

Work in group of 5-6 and discuss

the question:

Which viewpoint do you agree

with, the optimistic or pessimistic?
Provide your reasons.
 HOMEWORK

1.Learn by heart new

words.
2.Prepare for WRITING
lesson.