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TALK OF THE TOWN
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Pronunciation Stress timing
1 11.3 English is a stress-timed language. This means that we usually stress the
important words and speed up the words in between. Listen to the extract from the
listening and note down the stressed words.
Planners like me have to anticipate any potential hazards … these could be blind spots,
bottle necks et cetera.
2 S P E A K Work in pairs. Take it in turns to practise saying each of the following
sentences. As they get longer, try to keep the stress at around the same time.
PLANNERS ANTICIPATE HAZARDS
PLANNERS have to ANTICIPATE any HAZARDS
All PLANNERS like me have to ANTICIPATE any potential HAZARDS

3 Go to the Additional materials on page 203 for further practice.

Reading and Use of English Part 2 Open cloze
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1 For questions 1–8 , read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0 ).
THE INCREDIBLE Baron Haussmann

The wide boulevards, and grand Baroque architecture
Originally a village, the city (4) shape
of Paris (0) MAKE it a breath-taking place
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to (1) up some European culture. But
nationally and internationally, Napoleon III tasked Baron
(2) it not been for Baron Haussmann
Haussmann (5) transforming the city. He
and Napoleon III, the city would have a very different (6) most of the centre of Paris to rubble, and
aesthetic. As little as 200 years ago, Paris was an
constructed 34,000 new buildings, all with a similar but
overcrowded, filthy place, plagued by diseases, primarily striking design. In addition, he (7) in place
caused by the lack of sewage systems. Its narrow lanes
the requisite infrastructure for a modern and safe city,
were crowded and chaotic, making it difficult to navigate
like wide roads, sewage systems and major train stations.
your (3) through. This was simply because
Haussmann’s effect on the city of Paris is (8)
Paris had not been subject to any strategic planning.
dispute, perhaps more so than any other of his countrymen.

2 S P E A K In pairs, discuss the questions.
1 What other cities do you know that have been through a major reconstruction?
2 What are the benefits and drawbacks of carrying out major regeneration projects in
cities? Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
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