Enghlish 11 UNIT 9 SPEAKING

Let’s move to the new lesson to see some predictions about these cities in 2050 and how people can solve these problems to make the cities become a better place for people to live... Jac

Look at the pictures and choose the correct options.

GAME

B Osaka

C Seoul

A London

C Paris

A Hongkong

B Tokyo

A Rome

B Singapore

C New York

A Gangnam

A Gangnam

B Bangkok

C Ha Noi

1. What problem are happening in the above cities through the pictures ?

 Traffic jam in London, Crowded trains in Tokyo, Piles of rubbish in New York, Slums

in Ha Noi

2. Do you think that these cities can improve their conditions and become better in 2050?

Let’s move to the new lesson to see some predictions about these cities in 2050

and how people can solve these problems to make the cities become a better

place for people to live

UNIT 2: Cities of the future

Predictions

Task 1 Choose sentences a-d to complete the conversation

between two Londoners.

a Anything else?

b This means there’ll be no pollution, will there?

c London won’t be a good place to live in, will it?

d How will they do it?

Mary: What are you reading, Jack?

Jack: I’m reading some predictions about London in 2050.

Mary: (1)………

Jack: On the contrary, it will be Although it’s now a stressful and overcrowded city with

lots of and pollution, there are plans to improve the situation.

Mary: (2)………

Jack: Well, they’ll build smart underground transport networks The city will no longer be

full of cars.

Task 1 Choose sentences a-d to complete the conversation between

two Londoners.

c London won’t be a good place to live in, will it?

d How will they do that?

Mary: Unbelievable (3)………

Jack: Many eco parks will be built, and they’ll be watered by treated wastewater.

Mary: (4)

Jack: That’s right London will be cleaner and more sustainable.

Mary: Sounds great! I hope I can see their plans come true.

a Anything else?

b This means there’ll be no pollution, will there?

1 What are London’s current problems?

Task 2 Answer the questions

They are making plans to improve the transport system and to make London a green city

2 What are people’s efforts to solve the problems?

London is a stressful and overcrowded city with lots of traffic jams and pollution.

3 Will London be a good place to live in 2050?

Yes It’ll be cleaner and more sustainable.

Task 3 Practise the conversation with a partner.

Mary: What are you reading, Jack?

Jack: I’m reading some predictions about London in 2050.

Mary: London won’t be a good place to live in, will it?

Jack: On the contrary, it will be Although it’s now a stressful and overcrowded

city with lots of and pollution, there are plans to improve the situation

Mary: How will they do that?

Jack: Well, they’ll build smart underground transport networks The city will no

longer be full of cars

Mary: Unbelievable Anything else?

Jack: Many ecoparks will be built, and they’ll be watered by treated

wastewater

Mary: This means there’ll be no pollution, will there?

Jack: That’s right London will be cleaner and more sustainable.

Mary: Sounds great! I hope I can see their plans come true.

Asking for predictions

- What do you think…?

- Do you think that…?

• Giving predictions

- Well, I think that…

- I guess that…

- I hope that

Useful language

Task 4 Choose one of the cities below Use the ideas provided to make

a similar conversation.

A: What are you doing B?

B: I’m reading some predictions about New York City in 2050.

A: New York City will be a very good place to live in, won’t it?

B: Sure, it will be Although it now has a crowded public transport with

piles of smelly rubbish and ageing electricity network.

A: How will they do that?

B: Well, they’ll promote self-driving electric taxis and use city’s building

roofs for gardens fertilised with compost.

A: Wonderful Anything else?

B: They also build plants to turn waste into energy and build off shore

wind farms.

A: This means it’ll be an eco city, right?

B: That’s true New York will be cleaner and more sustainable.

A: That sounds great! I hope I can see their plans come true.

Suggested dialogue

Task 5 Make predictions about a future city in Vietnam Takes notes

Each pair chooses one of the following three cities