Listening

Task 1. Does your city, or the one nearest to you, have any of these drawbacks?

(Thành phố của bạn hoặc 1 thành phố nào đó gần nhất có hạn chế gì không?)

- urban sprawl (sự mở rộng đô thị, đô thị hóa)

- noise (tiếng ồn)

- high cost of living (chi phí sinh hoạt cao)

- traffic jams (tắc đường)

- air pollution (ô nhiễm không khí)

- bad weather (thời tiết xấu)

- crime (tội phạm)

- overcrowding (quá tải dân số, quá đông đúc)

Task 2. Listen and write the missing word in each gap.

(Nghe và viết những từ còn thiếu.)

1. “Some ___________ have problems with pollution, crime or bad weather – here we have traffic jams”.

2. Before going to the___________, she has to take her children to school.

3. In the evening the ___________ is even worse.

4. Now so many people have a car, and there aren't enough ___________ in the city.

Task 3. Listen again and choose the correct answer. 

(Nghe lại và chọn đáp án đúng.)

1. What is the most serious problem in Bangkok?

A. Pollution

B. Bad weather

C. Traffic jams

2. How does Suzanne go to work?

A. By car

B. By Skytrain

C. By metro

3. How long does it take Suzanne to go to work every day?

A. Two hours

B. Five hours

C. Half an hour

4. In the evening the traffic is ___________.

A. better

B. worse

C. the same

5. Why is traffic so bad in Bangkok?

A. People move around by boat.

B. There aren't enough roads.

C. There isn't a Skytrain or metro.

Task 4. Read the paragraph and complete the outline below 

(Đọc đoạn văn và hoàn thành dàn ý sau.)

Living in a city has a number of drawbacks. Firstly, there is the problem of traffic jams and traffic accidents. The increase in population and the increasing number of vehicles have caused many accidents to happen every day. Secondly, air pollution negatively affects people's health, and it also has a bad influence on the environment. More and more city dwellers suffer from coughing or breathing problems. Thirdly, the city is noisy, even at night. Noise pollution comes from the traffic and from construction sites. Buildings are always being knocked down and rebuilt. These factors contribute to making city life more difficult for its residents.

Task 5. Choose one item from the list in 1. Make an outline, and then write a paragraph on one of the topics.

(Chọn 1 từ ở bài 1. Viết dàn ý và sau đó viết 1 đoạn văn về 1 trong số các chủ đề.)