UNIT 1

Lesson 1	Lead-in	Big City Life	p.1
Lesson 2	Theme One	Family life	p.8
Lesson 3	Theme Two	A Place To Live And Work	p.14
Lesson 4	Brush Up		p.21
	Vocabulary List		p. 25

Lead-In: Big City Life

Ex. 1 Commenton thefollowing quote.

God made the country, and man made the town.

WILLIAM COWPER

Ex. 2 What problems of big cities do the pictures below illustrate?

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Ex. 3 Read and discuss these two predictions with a partner. Doyou think these

trends are positive or negative? Why?

According to U.N.-Habitat, 60 % of the world’s population will be living in cities by 2030.

The urban population will grow from 2.86 billion to nearly5 billion.

Ex. 4 You are going to listento two experts being interviewed about unchecked

urban growth. Before listening, match the words and phrases listed below to their

Russian equivalents.

1.	cutting edgeissues			a.	трущобы
2.	to affect sb’slife			b.	перенаселенность
3.	an advocate	for	sth	c.	невысокий жизненный уровень
4.	at an unchecked pace			d.	пригодный для жилья
5.	overcrowding			e.	актуальные вопросы
6.	slums			f.	разрастаниегорода(засчет сельской местн.)
7.	affordablehousing			g.	влиять,отражаться начем-л.
8.	urban sprawl			h.	нар
					необузданно ( .),ничем несдерживаемый
9.	mediocrequalityoflife			i.	сторонникчего-л.
10.livable( )				j.	доступное(по цене)жилье
	city

a)Which ofthefour statementsrepresentsthemain point Fionaistrying tomake?

b)Which statement best represents Hector’sopinion?

1.	Fiona ____	a.	good planning can solve urban	b.	it’s more violent in our cities
2.	Hector ____	c.	problems	d.	a more organized
			we must limit the growth of
			our cities		transportation system is the key

Ex. 5 Answer thefollowing questions?

What issues are facing urban areas in your country?

If you were an urban planner, what improvements would you suggest for your city?

	USEFUL LANGUAGE
living conditions/standards	urban sprawl
cost of living	slums
noise/air-pollution	suburbs
ethnic tension	fast pace
crime rate	poverty
traffic jams/congestion	violence
rush hour	commuting
illegal migrants	stress
accommodation

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Ex. 6 Completeeach sentence withoneofthewordsor phrases given.

residential	subsistence	suburbs
commute	squats	ghetto
slum	violence	accommodation
pace	alluring	sprawl
tough	shantytowns	unemployment

1.The ………………... of life in the village is slow and easy.

2.The whole urban ………………... of Ankara containsover 2.6m people.

3.Orlando itself is vibrant, full of affordable ………………...and great placesto eat.

4.All successful business people know how

………………..life at the top is.

5.Mark wanted to move from the downtowntoasmart……………….. area.

6.For those living at ……………….. level, even buying essentialsis a struggle.

7.Penniless students in large cities try to save money by living in ……………….., that is, houseswhich theyfind to beempty.

8.Financial problems can lead to stress within the family and ……………….. between familymembers.

9.Taiwan is the most ……………….. city in

South-East Asia.

10.Apoor,denselypopulated areaofatown or city lived in mainly by one racial group is called a(n)………………....

11.In Third World countries ………………..

have grown up on the outskirts of major cities to house poor workers who have migrated from thecountryside.

12.In the developed world run-down and derelict housing in the inner city where people still liveiscalled a(n)………………...

13.People working in large cities often like to live away from the center in pleasant

………………...

14.People who work in the city center but live outside have to ……………….. to work everyday.

15.In some countries, you don't qualify for

……………….. benefit if you own your house.

Answer the following questions using words in italics:

a.What difficultiesmaypeoplelivingin thesuburbs face?

b.What makeslifein a big cityso alluring to lotsofpeople?

c.What essentialscan you buyifyou liveat subsistence level?

d.Isit easyfor you to adjust to fast pace oflifein Moscow?

e.What arethemost attractiveresidentialareasin your city?

f.Do you thinkthat accommodation in your cityisaffordable?

g.Do you/your relativeshaveto commute to work?

h.Whyistheproblem ofunemployment so acutein big cities?

i.Isviolence on thestreetsabig issuein your city?

j.In what countriesareshanty towns widespread?

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Ex. 7 Complete the text using the words and phrases given.

emulate	sociallife	rush hour
allure	experienced	metropolis
minded	stuck	veneer
metropolis	provinces	accommodation
pace	sticks

A View of the City

If you grow up in the …………… (1) then capital cities have a very special …………… (2). They represent sophistication, choice and freedom. When you've settled in the city, you can think of the people back home as 'country cousins' who 'live in the …………… (3). They haven't …………… (4) life as it should be, in the city.

And what have you gained by moving to the …………… (5)? First, a major change in …………… (6). You're one of the special ones, you've the break. All those famous places that were previously just names read in the paper or seen on TV become familiar personal landmarks glimpsed as you go to workor explore the capital developing your self-image.

You're never …………… (7) for something to do - everything's there, on your new doorstep: discos, night-clubs, pubs. If you're culturally …………… (8), there are museums, cinemas, theatres, concerts. And then the people! You never know who you will meet and where. Their status and lifestyle are something you want to …………… (10).

Of course, there are shocks. The cost, for one thing, of things like …………… (11), transport and entertainment. The crowds, especially during the …………… (12). The fast …………… (13) at which everyone lives. But you soon learn to keep your wits about you and develop the special ……………

(14) that city living requires.

Discuss the following questions:

a.What makescity so alluring to peoplecoming from theprovinces?

b.What changesdoesaperson undergo after moving to town?

c.What advantagesand disadvantagesmay befound in citylife?

d.Do you thinkcitizenshaveaspecial veneer?Why(not)?

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Ex. 8 Complete the sentences below with forms of the words on the right.

	1.	Thenumber of…………… to London hasdropped by100,000.		COMMUTE
	2.	Duringoneperiod,aperson might bebackwoodsyand rural,testing the
				PACE
3.		simplelife,and in another takeon thefast-…………… challengeofacity.
				SUBURB
		Hewasin hislatetwenties,married and living in asemidetached
	4.	…………… house.
				URBAN
		The18th centurywasaperiod ofrapid…………… .
	5.	Somelocal …………… joined thestudents' protest.
				RESIDENTIAL
	6.	Jealousycauses…………… and painful emotions.
				STRESS
	7.	Aquarter ofcurrent inmateshavecommitted…………… crimes.
				VIOLENCE
	8.	It isless…………… than power stationsfuelled byoil,coal and gas.
				POLLUTE
	9.	Homesaremore…………… than at anytimein thepast fiveyears
				AFFORD

Ex. 9 Student A: Interview your partner using the prompts below (you can add your own questions). Student B: close your textbook and answer your partner’s questions.

•main disadvantages &advantagesofliving in acity

•living in amodern or old historical city

•special aspectsoflifein Moscow/your city&urgent problemsin Moscow/your city

•Moscow/your cityin comparison toother cities

•areayou areliving now (citycenter,residenial area,suburb)

•waysto improvelifein Moscow/your city/yourarea

	Active Vocabulary
City Life:	Issues:	Areas:	Verbs:
metropolis	urban sprawl	city center	to face (difficulties)
accommodation	cost of living	residential area	to affect (sb’s life)
squat	crime rate	suburbs	to cause (problems)
social life	poverty	sticks	to allure sb
rush hour	pollution	slum	to commute (to work)
living standards	fast pace	shanty town	Adjectives
accommodation	traffic jams	ghetto	upmarket (district)
public transport	violence		alluring (city)
high-rise building	commuting		fast-paced (life)
scyscraper	stress		suburban (house)
residents	illegal migrants		urban (area)
an eyesore	noise pollution		overcrowded
facility			(un)affordable

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