Chapter 1

Neighborhoods Cities, and Towns

• A very big, city with huge buildings and skyscrapers.
•huge,
•big,
•polluted,
•crowded,
•populated,
•gloomy,
•dense,
•busy,
•frightening,
•terrible.
:After you read

1. “Monster Cities” is about…….

C) the problems of very big cities.
2. Mexico City, Tokyo, and Hong Kong
are three…..
B) very big, crowded cities.
:Checking vocabulary

1. Monster
2. Mega city
3. Density
Making good guesses:
 The word monster is in the title
(“Monster Cities”) because……
B) Some cities are growing too fast,
and this is causing terrible
problems.
Part 2
My Neighborhood in the United States

After you read:

 The main idea is……….

B) The people in Elena’s

neighborhood are from many
countries.
Understanding details:

Where are these places?

1. D

2. E

3. A

4. C

5. B
Directions in textbooks
 Circle the word
 Copy the word
 Underline the word
 Circle the letter of the answer
 Fill in the blank
 Write your name on the line
 Correct the mistakes
 Choose the best answer
Part 3
Maps

 Reading a map:
1. London
2. England (Britain)
3. British (Britons)
Find the town of Wembley….

a. West
b. East
c. North
d. South
Reading a Map: A Closer Look

1. Big Ben
2. Foreign
3. Cabinet offices
4. London Aquarium
5. Jubilee Gardens
Part 4
Vocabulary Practice
 Working with prepositions:
1. In
2. From
3. Across
4. From/in
5. On/in
6. In
7. From/in
8. In
9. In
10. In/on/across
Identifying opposites
1. Large small
2. Wonderful terrible
3. Empty or quiet busy
4. Relaxed, not scared afraid
5. Average person or thing monster
6. Clean dirty
7. Hate love
8. Get smaller grow
Building Vocabulary
Across
4. copy
5. wonderful
8. crowded
9. density
10. People
Down
1. Japanese
2. Address
3. Population
4. Terrible
5. monster