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           Reading

                                                             However,  some  other  organisations  and
           1  Work  in  pairs.  What  features  are  important
              to  you  in  a  city?  Put  the  following  in  order   individuals  would  like  to  add  other  factors  to
              1–8 (1 is the most important).                 the  index.  They  say  that  a  city’s  green  space,
                 transport         safety                    urban   sprawl,   natural   features,   cultural
                                                             attractions,  convenience,  and  pollution  should
                 education         cost of living            be added to the list.
                 climate           entertainment
                 culture           convenience            3  Read  the  passage  again  and  answer  the
           2  Read  the  passage  quickly  and  fi nd  the   questions.
              information to fi ll the blanks.            1.  What  factors  are  used  by  the  EIU  to  rank  the
           1.   The name of the organisation doing the survey:   world’s cities?
              ______________________________________________  2.  Where were some famous cities on the list?
           2.   The year of the survey: ________________________  3.  Why  were  Dhaka,  Tripoli,  and  Douala  ranked
           3.   The names of the best city and the worst cities:   among the worst cities?
              ______________________________________________  4.  Which was the most ‘liveable’ city in Asia?
                                                          5.  What are some factors that should be added to
                                                             the index?
                                                          Speaking

                                                          4 a  Work in groups of fi ve or six. Conduct a
                                                             survey to rank your own town/city or a town/
                                                             city you know. Give from 10 points (the best)
                                                             to 1 point (the worst) to each factor.
                                                             Ask each student in your group the question:
              Which  is  the  best  city  in  the  world  to  live      How many points do you give to factor 1 – safety?
              in?  Every  year,  the  Economist  Intelligence
              Unit  (EIU)  conducts  a  fascinating  survey  to      ____________________________________________
              determine  which  cities  around  the  world      Then write the points in the table.
              “provide the best or worst living conditions”.
              It  uses  factors  such  as  climate,  transport,   Factors    Points given   Total points
              education, safety, and recreational facilities in          St A St B St C St D St E
              cities. It gives scores for each, and ranks the   1.  safety
              cities in order – from the best to the worst.  2.  transport
              For the year 2014, the top 10 cities came from   3.  education
              Australia, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand.   4.  climate
              Melbourne  in  Australia  had  the  highest
              score,  which  means  it  is  the  most  ‘liveable’   5.  culture
              city. Some famous cities came in the top 20,   6.  facilities
              such as Tokyo (19 ) and Paris (17 ). Perhaps   7.  entertainment
                                          th
                             th
              surprisingly,  Osaka  (13 )  had  the  best  score   8.  natural features
                                 th
              in Asia.
                                                           9.  urban sprawl
              Cities with major confl icts tended to score the
              lowest.  In  these  countries,  living  conditions   10.  pollution control
              were  the  most  diffi  cult  or  dangerous.
              Among  the  worst  cities  on  the  list  were   b  Work  out  the  fi nal  result  of  your  group.
              Dhaka  in  Bangladesh,  Tripoli  in  Libya,  and   Then  present  it  to  the  class.  Is  your  group’s
                                                             result the same or diff erent from that of other
              Douala in Cameroon.
                                                             groups?
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