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UNIT 2. CITY LIFE A. Pronunciation: /aʊ/, /əʊ/ and /eə/ I. Put the words into the correct row according to the pronunciation of the underlined part. go there how loud low air share mouse about rare boat toe cow allow so pear flower cloud shoulder nose house bear fair rose brown hair where mouth row home down care global wear declare /aʊ/ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ /əʊ/ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ /eə/ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ II. Underline the words with /aʊ/, double underline the words with /əʊ/, and circle the words with /eə/. 1. A clown came down from a brown van. 2. He gave them yellow flowers and roses. 3. The father doesn’t allow us to play loud music in the house. 4. The boat with a lot of pears and roses goes into the mouth of the river. 5. There is a note for you about how to take care of your hair. 6. The man had fair hair, a long nose, a wide mouth and a loud voice. B. Vocabulary • City life I. Complete the sentences with the words given below. amenities stressed concrete jungle metro packed
pricey construction reliable underground itchy 1. It is strange that Nam isn’t here. He is usually so _________________. 2. The train was so _________________ that I couldn’t find a seat. 3. The clothes are beautiful but very _________________. 4. A quarter of workers interviewed said they felt highly _________________ at work. 5. The dust made me feel _________________ all over. 6. Safety is very important on a(n) _________________ site. 7. The _________________ or the tube is a railway system in which electric trains travel along passages below the ground. 8. A(n) _________________ is an ugly grey area of a city where people live in closely crowded apartment buildings and there is little space and no trees or grass. 9. The new _________________ is designed to run on eco-friendly fuel. 10. The council has some spare cash, which it proposes to spend on public _________________. II. Complete each blank in the following sentences with an appropriate word. The initial letters have been given to you. 1. It takes twice as long to drive to work during r___________ h___________. 2. The system is new, but so far it seems to be r___________. 3. The plane was p___________, because a previous flight had been cancelled. 4. Let’s not eat here - it’s too p___________. 5. People in London may prefer the u___________ to their own cars due to heavy traffic. 6. A s___________ m___________ is no longer just a place to go to buy something, it’s a community and entertainment centre. 7. Despite Mumbai in India being an over-populated c___________ j___________, there are still many humble corners where people grow food. 8. The m___________ is efficient and spotlessly clean. 9. The new leisure centre will be an a___________ for local residents. 10. The tram is an efficient m___________ of t___________. III. Complete the text with the words given below. There are some extra words that you do not need. entertainment downtown process pavements leisure development residents underground places attention Many planning experts believe that Ha Noi needs more green spaces, a high-quality living and (1) _________________ environment for the city’s (2) _________________. On hot days, flower