Communication Unit 2: City life

Communication Unit 2: City life

The Communication Unit 2 in the book focuses on teaching you how to introduce cities around the world based on the theme of urban life. The unit provides guidance on solving exercises in the textbook.

1a. Which of the following features do you like best about a city? Choose three from this list:

- It is busy and exciting. - It is cosmopolitan. - It has a lot of fashionable shops. - It is cultural. - There are cinemas, theatres, galleries, and museums. - It is convenient. - There is a good transport system. - There are good cafés and restaurants. - There are a lot of parks and open space. - There are famous buildings and fascinating neighbourhoods.

b. Work in groups. Discuss your choices. Give reasons.

2. Read the passage and, in your group, answer the questions below:

Singapore is a small city-state in Southeast Asia. It is a lovely place to visit. The attractions are quite close to each other, so travelling between them is convenient. The food here is varied - all kinds of Asian food. The outdoor food markets are fun and affordable. You order your food, and it is cooked right before you. Then you go and eat it at a table outside. It's a great way to meet people. But what I like most about Singapore is that it is multicultural - Chinese, Malay, Indian, European, and Vietnamese. For me, that's the best thing about Singapore.

Question: What is the best attraction in Singapore, according to the writer? Would you like to go there? Why?

3. Read the information about three cities and try to find them on a map.

Vung Tau:

Location: Southeast Vietnam Main features: - long beach - mountains - quiet and clean Attractions: - temples and pagodas - old lighthouse (built in 1907) - Worldwide Arms Museum

New York:

Location: Northeastern USA Main features: - fashion and financial centre - skyscrapers - cosmopolitan Attractions:

Melbourne:

Location: Southeast Australia Main features: - Multicultural - large number of international students - world’s largest tram network Attractions: - Melbourne Museum - Queen Victoria Market - Melbourne Aquarium

4. Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about one of the cities above.

New York is a very big city in Northeastern USA. It is a very famous city to visit. The attractions of this city is the cosmopolitan, modern and luxurious with plenty of skyscrapers. It is also a fashion and financial centre of the world. For people who want to hunt for fashionable and luxury clothes or looking for very good opportunities to earn money, New York is an ideal place. If you want to travel to New York, Statue of Liberty, Central Park are some places that you will not want to miss. New York also has many attractive museums and galleries, which are the best of New York for me.

5. Work in groups. Talk about the city you choose.