| Compare the two photographs and then discuss:
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Which of these pictures do you prefer? Why?
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Would you be attracted by the first picture? Why?/Why not?
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Would you be attracted by the second picture? Why?/Why not?
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What are the main features of the first picture?
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What are the main features of the second picture?
Reading
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Ask students to read the question below and then have a short class discussion.
Allow any suggestions at this stage.
Can you think of some cities near you that are growing or declining?
Discuss the reasons why.
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Now ask the students to read the text from
Worksheet Task 4
and complete the
sentences above it with the correct answer.
Worksheet Task 4
Read this text and complete these sentences.
1. Cities around the world are ______________.
a) growing
b) getting smaller
c) unchanged
2. By 2050 __________ of the world’s population will live in urban areas.
a) half
b) less than half
c) more than half
3. Many European cities are attracting migrant workers from ____________.
a) other parts of Europe
b) outside Europe
c) the USA
4. Successful cities have a ____________ migrant population.
a) lower
b) stable
c) higher
5. It s not only important to attract foreign-born workers, it is also important to
__________ them.
a) keep
b) teach
c) study
Answers:
1.
a) 2. c) 3. b) 4. c) 5. a)
5
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