Enghlish 11 UNIT 9 SPEAKING

GAME Look at the pictures and choose the correct options A A London London B B Osaka Osaka C C Seoul Seoul A A Hongkong Hongkong B B Tokyo Tokyo C C Paris Paris A A Rome Rome B B Singapore Singapore C C New New York York A A Gangnam Gangnam B B Bangkok Bangkok C C Ha Ha Noi Noi 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 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 Lesson 4: Speaking Predictions Task 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 it? Task Choose sentences a-d to complete the conversation between two Londoners Mary: What are you reading, Jack? Jack: I’m reading some predictions about London in 2050 Mary: (1)………………… c 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: (2)……………………………… How will they transport that?networks The city will no longer be full of cars Jack: Well, they’ll buildd smart underground a Anything else? Mary: Unbelievable (3)……………………………………… Jack: Many eco parks will be built, and they’ll be watered by treated wastewater Mary: (4) b 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 Task Answer the questions What are London’s current problems? London is a stressful and overcrowded city with lots of traffic jams and pollution What are people’s efforts to solve the problems? They are making plans to improve the transport system and to make London a green city Will London be a good place to live in 2050? Yes It’ll be cleaner and more sustainable Task 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 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 Useful language Asking for predictions - What you think…? - Do you think that…? • Giving predictions - Well, I think that… - I guess that… - I hope that Task Choose one of the cities below Use the ideas provided to make a similar conversation Suggested dialogue 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 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 Task Make predictions about a future city in Vietnam Takes notes Each pair chooses one of the following three cities ... these problems to make the cities become a better place for people to live UNIT 2: Cities of the future Lesson 4: Speaking Predictions Task Choose sentences a-d to complete the conversation