Unit 2. Urbanisation. Lesson 1. Getting started

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Unit 2: URBANISATION

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
- Urbanisation is the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.
- What causes urbanisation? 
Urbanisation occurs because people move from rural areas (countryside) to urban areas (towns and cities).
This usually occurs when a country is still developing.
ACTIVITY 1: Lan and Nam are discussing the plan for their presentation on urbanisation.
Listen and read
Vocabulary:
urbanization (n) = urbanisation (n)
definition (n)
provoke (v)
visual (n)
overload (v)
ACTIVITY 2. Answer the questions.
1. They are discussing the outline, structure and content of their presentation on urbanization.
2. Next Friday.
3. They will have no more than 15 minutes for their presentation and five minutes for Q&A session.
4. It will include the definition of urbanization, its causes, and its main advantages and disadvantages. It will also refer to urbanization in Vietnam, the USA and the UK.
5. No, because that would make their presentation too long and overload listeners with lot of information.
6. ……………
ACTIVITY 2. Answer the questions.
ACTIVITY 3: Match the words to form the compound adjectives.
five-minute
well-known
thought-provoking
ACTIVITY 4. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the verbs in the box.
1. be
2. focus
3. talk
4. talk
5. include

Homework
* Do exercise 1 and 2 again and prepare reading of Unit 2.
1. Prepare new part: Language
2. Review the part: Getting started
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