一、语篇泛读
二、词汇表
urban centre 城市中心 congestion 拥堵，堵塞 pollution 污染 migrate 移居 shanty town （大城市中心或近郊的）棚户区 megacity 大城市（由指人口超过一千万的城市） urban planning 城市规划 infrastructure 基础设施 ubiquitous 似乎无处不在的 a game changer 改变游戏规则的人或物 to function 运行，工作 utopian 乌托邦似的 conurbation （由多个城市连接组成的）大城市 desirable 令人向往的 public transport 公共交通 |
三、测试与练习
【参考答案】
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. According to the United Nations, how much of the world's population will be living in a city by 2050?
70 percent.
2. True or false? Shanty towns have good quality housing built for poor people.
False. Shanty towns are poor communities where the houses are built out of cheap materials like corrugated iron and plastic sheeting.
3. What name is given to a city that uses technology to help it function properly?
Smart cities.
4. Name one benefit of encouraging cycling in a city.
It keeps people healthy and it reduces pollution.
5. What two English words is 'smog' a combination of?
Smoke and fog.
2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。
1. Overnight road works were blamed for the serious congestion on the motorway last night.
2. The new building project led to large numbers of migrants moving to the city looking for jobs.
3. These days coffee shops are ubiquitous: you're never more than a few steps away from your next cappuccino!
4. A new train line is being planned to serve major conurbations between London and Birmingham.
5. Los Angeles is a sprawling city that seems to go on for miles.
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