I can use noun phrases to talk about future cities.

(Tôi có thể sử dụng các cụm danh từ để nói về các thành phố trong tương lai.)

1. Look at the photos (A-F) below. Write the phrases given under each photo.

(Nhìn vào các bức ảnh (A-F) bên dưới. Viết các cụm từ được đưa ra dưới mỗi bức ảnh.)

3. Match the words (1-5) with their meanings (A-E).

(Nối các từ (1-5) với nghĩa của chúng (A-E).)

1. city dweller

2. megacity

3. metropolis

4. amenity

5. residential area

A. a useful facility of a place

B. someone who lives in a city or town

C. a part of a city where people live

D. the most important city in a region or country

E. a very large city of usually over 10 million people

4. Complete the sentences with the best option.

(Hoàn thành các câu với lựa chọn tốt nhất.)

1. Some megacities/ city dwellers are now so overcrowded that residents are leaving.

2. If there are not enough livable areas in New York, I might move to a metropolis/ residential area in the suburb.

3. I hope automated technology/ urban farming catches on in our city. I'd love to grow my own food.

4. The well-developed infrastructure of future cities will make residential areas/high- speed transportation a possibility. We can save a lot of time travelling around.

5. It's possible for our city to rely more on automated technology/ sustainable energy since we have so much sunshine.

5. Complete the text with the correct word form. Use the given clues in bold.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng từ đúng. Sử dụng các từ gợi ý được in đậm.)

Many things in our lives are currently not (automate) ¹_________. Take cooking and washing clothes for instance. Thus, we do expect that (technology) ²_________ advances in the future will allow machines to do even more work for us. But we must make sure these machines are powered by (sustain) ³_________ sources of energy. Otherwise, we'll run out of energy. In some big cities, many people have moved to suburban areas where life is less noisy and crowded. Future cities will need to have (live) ⁴_________ pockets of green spaces and quiet (resident) ⁵_________  housing while still being able to offer modern amenities for us.

6. Work in groups of four. Each group gives four predictions about future cities. Use the words/phrases learnt in this lesson.

(Làm việc trong nhóm bốn. Mỗi nhóm đưa ra bốn dự đoán về các thành phố trong tương lai. Sử dụng các từ/cụm từ đã học trong bài học này.)

We guess in the future city dwellers will choose to live close to modern amenities.

(Chúng tôi đoán trong tương lai cư dân thành phố sẽ chọn sống gần các tiện nghi hiện đại.)