unit 5b
1. VOCABULARY
How would you describe each one?
What are the advantages or disadvantages of living there?
What are the advantages or disadvantages of living there?
Advantages
Living in the city
- job opportunities
- access to services - public transportation - education - easier communication (telephone, fax,...) - easier transportation (taxi, bus, ...) - art, culture and literature (cultural centers, literary clubs, museums, ...) - more and better medical facilities (hospitals, clinics, more qualified doctors) - more recreational facilities (cinemas, theatres, clubs, parks, ..) |
Living in the country
- peace and quiet (peaceful) - less trouble - beautiful scenery - no nosy neighbors - no city ordinances (a public injunction or regulation) - solitude - fresh smelling air - peace of mind - privacy - more comfortable domestic life (no need to bring water, collect fire wood, ...) |
Diadvantages
Living in the city
- pollution (sound pollution, ...)
- higher standard of living (costlier and higher) - more violence and crime (by killing, hijacking, ...) - more traffic jam - less opportunity of getting fresh things |
Living in the country
- isolation
- boring |
3. LISTENING AND SPEAKING
5. GRAMMAR
Present Perfect Continuous
Remember that you studied it in:
Remember that you studied it in:
Remember that you use the Present Perfect Simple, not the present perfect continuous, with NON-ACTION VERBS. For example, be, know, love, like, hate, believe, etc.
Have / has + been + present continuous (main verb)
You have been waiting here for two hours.
Have you been waiting here for two hours?
I haven't been waiting here for two hours.
1. with ACTION VERBS for repeated actions that started in the past and have continued til now.
We often use time expressions like recently / lately.
What have you been doing lately?
I've been playing a lot of tennis.
2. for continuous actions which have present results.
A. You look tired. / B. Yes, I've been working in the garden
3. to ask or talk about situations which started in the past and are still happening now.
We often use for / since or time expressions like all day / all morning / all week.
How long have you been looking for a new house?
We've been living here since last year.
Typical mistakes:
- don't use the present tenses with for, since and how long to talk about something in the present:
(WRONG SENTENCES)
- I work at this company for three years.
· I'm living here since 2000.
· How long is he sleeping?
(RIGHT SENTENCES)
- I've been working at this company for three years.
- I've been living here since 2000.
- How long has he been sleeping?
- don't use the present perfect continuous with a finished time expression:
· I've been dancing last night. (WRONG)
- I danced last night (RIGHT)
7. READING AND LISTENING
8. SONG
SPEAKING
Questions about the city:
- Why do you like living in the city?
- What are some of the advantages of living in a city?
- What are some of the disadvantages of living in a city?
- Do you know the neighbors who live near you?
- What's your favorite city? Why?
- What city do you live in?
- What part of this city do you like the best?
- Can you describe the city?
- What aspects of life in the city would you complain about?
- What do you think should be done to improve living condition in cities?
- What are some differences between living in the city and living in the country?
- What size city is best to live in? Why?
- What are the names of two big cities in Europe?
- What are the names of two small cities in Europe?
- Would you prefer to live in a really old historical city, or a really new modern city?
- If you had grown up in a different city, how would your life have been different?
- Did you grow up in the city or in the country?
- Would you enjoy designing a new city ?
- Do you walk alone at night in your home city?
- Would you want to be the mayor of your city?
- What would you do?
- How would you change things?
- Do you think you could make big changes in your city?
- Would you want to be a member of the city council of your city?
- What monuments of your city do you consider the most impressive? Why?
- Do you like modern cosmopolitan architecture?
- How would you describe the architecture of your city?
- Which cities do you feel safe in?
- Which cities have the best bus services/taxis/metro?
- How can we make our cities safer places to live?
- Do you think that each city should have their own laws or could all cities share the same general laws?
- What would you do if you were in charge of a city? How would you improve it?
- Do you know if your city has a disaster plan for earthquakes, fires, tsunamis, etc?
- If so, what is the plan?
- In your opinion, is it a good/sufficient plan?
- What changes would you make?
- Do all the cities in your country or the U.S. have the same educational system?
- Can you suggest some good tourist sites to visit in your city?
- Does your city have a professional or semi-professional sports team?
- How many teams are there?
- What are sports?
- What are the team's names?
- Do you go and watch some of these sports? How much does it cost?
- Do some of these teams win championships?
- What are you doing to reduce the amount of pollution in your city?
- Does your city have any laws about dealing with pollution?
- Do you follow them?
- How do you sort garbage in your city?
- Do you recycle on a regular basis?
- If you had grown up in a different city, how would your life have been different?
- Would you enjoy designing a new city?
- Can you name two cities in twenty different countries around the world?
- Do you think some cities are becoming too large? Why?
- What are some tourist attractions in your city?
- What are some historical places in your city? Have you visited them?
- What's the most prestigious university in your city?
- What are the major problems in your city?
- What are some long term problems?
- What are some recent problems?
- What is your city doing to solve these problems?
- What do you think should be done to solve them ?
- What are you doing to help solve these problems?
- Where's the trendiest area in your city? Do you enjoy going there?
- who are some famous personalities from your city?
- What would you do to improve some aspects of your city?
- Which city's sports team do you cheer for?
- Is your city very cosmopolitan?
- What are some cosmopolitan cities around the world
- What is the most important part of a city?
- Who is the local government head in your city?
- Which cities would you like to visit in your home country?
- Which cities would you like to visit around the world?