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SKILLS 2

Writing
Listening
4 Read the paragraph and complete the outline
1 Does your city, or the one nearest to you, have below.
any of these drawbacks? Living in a city
has a number
- urban sprawl - air pollution of drawbacks.
- noise - bad weather Firstly, there is
- high cost of living - crime the problem of
- traffi c jams - overcrowding traffi c jams and
traffi c accidents.
The increase in
population and the
increasing number of vehicles have caused many
accidents to happen every day. Secondly, air
pollution negatively aff ects people’s health, and
it also has a bad infl uence on the environment.
More and more city dwellers suff er from
coughing or breathing problems. Thirdly, the
city is noisy, even at night. Noise pollution
2 Listen and write the missing word in each comes from the traffi c and from construction
gap. sites. Buildings are always being knocked down
and rebuilt. These factors contribute to making
1. “Some ______ have problems with pollution,
crime, or bad weather – here we have traffi c city life more diffi cult for its residents.
jams”.
2. Before going to the ______, she has to take her Outline
children to school.
3. In the evening the ______ is even worse. Topic sentence: ______
4. Now so many people have a car, and there
aren’t enough ______ in the city.

Problem 1: ______ Problem 2: ______ Problem 3: ______
3 Listen again and choose the correct answer.
1. What is the most serious problem in Bangkok? Conclusion: ____________
A. Pollution B. Bad weather C. Traffi c jams
2. How does Suzanne go to work?
A. By car B. By Skytrain C. By metro 5 Choose one item from the list in1. Make an

3. How long does it take Suzanne to go to work outline, and then write a paragraph on one of
every day? the topics.
A. Two hours B. Five hours C. Half an hour Writing tip
4. In the evening the traffi c is ______. Remember to organise your ideas to make your
A. better B. worse C. the same paragraph clearer:
5. Why is traffi c so bad in Bangkok? - Firstly …
A. People move around by boat. - Secondly … /Next …
B. There aren’t enough roads. - Thirdly … /Lastly … /Finally …
- In conclusion … /To conclude …
C. There isn’t a Skytrain or metro.

23 Unit 2/ City Life