OA Unit 9 Urban living

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Urban Living

OA

Unit 9

Learning objectives

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Speaking about urbanisation and living conditions

In 2017, 4.1 billion people were living in urban areas.

  

This means over half of the world (55%) live in urban settings. The UN estimates this milestone event – when the number of people in urban areas overtook the number in rural settings – occurred in 2007.

68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, says UN

Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in residence of the human population from rural to urban areas, combined with the overall growth of the world’s population could add another 2.5 billion people to urban areas by 2050, with close to 90% of this increase taking place in Asia and Africa, according to a new United Nations data set.

CAE Speaking Test

If you choose to take the Cambridge CAE exam (or CPE next year), a speaking test of 15 minutes will be part of your examination.

Take a look at page 9 to see the four parts of the speaking test explained.

In pairs: speaker 1: speak for a full minute about these prompts and answer the question.

What would it be like to live in each of these places?

In pairs: speaker 2: speak for a full minute about these prompts and answer the question.

Which of these places would you prefer to go on holiday to?

Collaborative task: in pairs: speak for 4 minutes about the following question and come to an agreement.

What would be the perfect city to live in? List five characteristics that you and your partner agree on. (you're allowed to take notes)

Give each other feedback on:

1. Quality (superficial or not) and originality of answers.

2. Use of vocabulary (advanced level and variety)

3. Grammar and grammatical structures (idem)

4. Fluency

5. Pronunciation

Think of five tips to come up with contents during a speaking task. (What can you do to fill the time?)

Week assignment

Have a look at your week assignment and work accordingly.

Tomorrow more on the future.