Trắc nghiệm Chuyên đề 11 Unit 9. Cities of the future !!

2. Advances in technology are believed to improve the__________of life.

3. This apartment is far from perfect, but it’s__________.

4. In the future, cars equipped with on-board computers will be able to__________and avoid traffic jams automatically.

7. If you want to raise rents, you have to__________the housing first.

8. The hospital is so__________that some patients are being treated on trolleys in the corridors.

9. __________dwellers often accept noise as part of urban life.

10. Michael remained strongly__________that his life could be much better if he moved to the city.

11. Osaka is considered one of the most__________cities thanks to its comprehensive infrastructure, low crime rates and stable public transport.

12. The alarm will go off automatically as soon as smoke is__________.

13. A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting__________development in all countries.

14. It’s important to__________the infrastructure of the city to make it more liveable.

Complete the following sentences using the given words in the box.

2. Many of the immigrants have intermarried with the island’s original__________.

3.  The plan aimed to__________existing industries and to attract a number of new ones.

4.  Pollution has reached disturbingly high levels in some__________areas.

5. What we need is a more__________transport system, in other words, more buses and trains, and fewer cars.

2.  John Herschel was an urbane, kindly and generous man, isn’t he? ________                

3. A: This movie is so interesting.

4. A: Do you know John Thompson?

6. A: It’s important for us to have a good command of English.

7. A: I love America. I wish I could travel to America one day.

9.  A: We should eat more fruit every day.

10. A: My brother graduated from university with a good degree.

13. A: I can’t stand this cold weather.

14. A: I have no idea what to do tomorrow.

16. A: Penguins cannot fly.

17. A: My parents have bought a new car. It runs more economically than the old one.

18. A: The government should do something to limit the number of cars on the road.

2. Let’s go out for a walk in the late afternoon, ___________?

3. Everyone has been told about the news, ___________?

5. You couldn’t understand the directions on the packet, ___________?

6. You haven’t seen Rosie since you graduated from university, ___________?

7. Don’t talk during the lesson, ___________?

8. They did little to improve their situation, ___________?

Complete the following sentences with the correct question tags.

2. Peter never comes on time, ___________?

3. Inform me if there are any changes, ___________?

4. They haven’t sold their house yet, ___________?

5. Jessica was wearing a gorgeous white dress at the party last night, ___________?

6. Let’s make chocolate biscuits for the picnic this weekend, ___________?

7. Don’t make any noise while we are recording, ___________?

8.  Someone is knocking at the door, ___________?

9. The thieves had escaped before the police came, ___________?

10. It didn’t take long to put the tent up, ___________?

Complete the following sentences using the conditional type 0 and one of the verbs in the box.

Part 1:

1. Whenever it rains heavily, Emma___________a taxi to work.

2.  You___________tired the next day if you don’t sleep enough.

4. We___________pink if we mix red and white.

3. If you insert a coin, the machine___________working.

5. If you add sugar to your tea, it___________sweet.

5. If you add sugar to your tea, it___________sweet.

6. If my brother forgets to take a packed lunch, he usually___________a sandwich from the canteen.

7. Mary always feels sick if she___________on a boat.

8. If my son___________a word, he looks It up in his dictionary.

2. If a car___________enough fuel, it doesn’t run.

3. If you press this button, the computer___________on.

4. If there is no water, plants___________able to grow.

5. Lily___________to music if she can’t sleep.

2. If you stay in the sun too long without applying sun cream, you___________sunburnt.

3. If someone___________to speak to me, put him/ her through to the extension 145.

5. Iron___________easily if it gets wet.

2. You don’t try your best. You won’t win any medal this season.

3. It snows. My children always build a snowman in front of my house.

4. You don’t put ice cream in the freezer. It melts.

5. It rains today. I won’t have to water the plants in the garden.

6. You watch this horror film. You won’t be able to sleep.

7. A mobile phone runs out of battery. It automatically powers off.

8. You mix hydrogen and oxygen. You get water.

9. Jane buys a new house. She will hold a housewarming party.

10. You press this button. The doorbell rings

Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

Urbanisation is a trend with no end. It is estimated that up to 66% of all people will live in cities by 2050. At the forefront of potential problems that this may cause are environmental, social and economic sustainability. The smart city is one solution.

Wireless connectivity is changing the way we see and control traditional elements in our daily city lives. Streetlights with sensors are able to detect available parking spaces and alert drivers where they not only can park their cars but charge them as well. They can also turn themselves off, saving energy, and turn back on when it senses a car or person in close proximity. High-powered LEDs can alert commuters of traffic congestion and re-route them and, at the same time, provide severe weather warnings. Rubbish bins can send data to the waste management authorities, alerting them to pick up the bins when they are close to full, rather than the inefficient method of a weekly schedule, which may not be needed at all.

However, smart cities also come with their drawbacks. One argument against the implementation of smart cities is that it will cause people to become even more reliant on technology and oblivious to their surroundings. It’s quite common these days to have a person walking down the street, staring into their smart phone, unaware of their surroundings. These people cross the street at a red light, bump into strangers or even fall off a ledge marked as off-limits.

1. Will urbanisation start to slow down in 2050? Why?

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2. What leads to the development of the smart city?

3. What can streetlights with sensors do?

4. How can a smart city help solve the environmental problem?

5. Why is there one argument against the implementation of smart cities?

Read the passage and decide whether theses statements are True (T) or False (F).

Major cities are facing major crises. The United Nations estimates that by 2050, almost one billion people with disabilities will live in cities, representing 15% of total city dwellers. With urban landscapes awash with inaccessible subways, shops, and bathrooms, the UN has declared that poor accessibility represents a major challenge for cities. At the same time, most cities around the world are struggling to provide safe, respectable, affordable housing for their citizens, with rent accounting for more than 50% of some incomes. The World Economic Forum recently warned that “a world in which only a few can afford housing is not sustainable.”

At a time when the future of urbanism is increasingly being defined by new technologies designed to enhance the everyday life of the user, architects and urbanists must remember that a smart city is an accessible city, and also an affordable city. It is important to note that a truly accessible city is one where people of all abilities, incomes, races, genders, and religions can live and thrive in an urban environment centered on the human experience.

This is not to suggest that technology does not have a role to play. In fact, as we are about to see, both architects and end-users are being exposed to a wide variety of smart innovations to further advance the cause of universal design, from navigating the city for a wheelchair user, to building homes in urban centers for an affordable housing market.  

(Arch Daily, 2019)

2. People in the cities are spending less than 50% of their incomes on housing.

3. A sustainable city is a city which can provide housing for all of its citizens.

4. Technology has nothing to do with an accessible and affordable city.

Listen and fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate words.

2. Most of the growth in population will happen in the urban areas of the world’s___________countries.

3. The world will have to provide sufficient food, sanitation and___________for all people.

4. In the future, food might be produced in vertical farms and___________.

5. Cities in the future will no longer be built around a single___________.

Talk about problems a city will have to face up to in the future.

You can use the following questions as cues:

•  What are the environmental problems?

•  What are the problems of resources?

•  What are negative effects of technology?

Useful languages:

Complete the notes:

Now you try!

Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.

1. In my opinion, the more populous cities are, the more problems they have.

2. Firstly, a future city will have to face up to environmental problems ...

3. Secondly, city dwellers will also have to cope with the shortage of resources ...

4. In addition, there are several problems that are related to technology ...

Now you tick!

Did you ...

- answer all the questions in the task?

- give some details to each main point?

- speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?

- use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?

- use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?

- pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?

 Let’s compare!

Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 190.

Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use others words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

1. Will/ gap/ rich/ poor/ solve/ future?

2.  I/ think/ life quality/ city/ improve a lot/ next 30 years.

3.  Many/ expert/ say/ change/ next century/ be/ unbelievable.

4.  First change/ city/ future/ be/ change/ infrastructure.

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5.  I/ strongly believe/ my city/ become more liveable/ its inhabitants/ futureher words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

- Write an essay (150 -180 words) about improvements we will see in the cities in the future.

You can use the following questions as cues:

* How will transportation change?

* How will buildings change?

* How will entertainment change?

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