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74 Unit 9
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City living
READING AND LISTENING
Megacities
1
Look at the list of cities. Put them in order of size of
population: 1 = the biggest.
Mumbai
Shanghai
Tokyo
New York
Mexico City
T 9.10
Listen. Were you right? What is a megacity?
What happened in 2008?
2
Look at the photos. What can you see?
Look at the title of each article.
Which city …?
• is very fast • has a mix of cultures • has a lot of poverty
3
Work in three groups.
Group A
Read about
Tokyo
.
Group B
Read about
Mumbai
.
Group C
read about
Mexico City
.
Make notes about your city under these headings:
The city and its people
Money and business
Buildings and history
Climate
Transport
4
Work with students from the other two groups.
Exchange and compare information about the cities.
Listening
T 9.11
Listen to three people from the three megacities.
What do they like about their capital city? What do they
say about …?
• the people • the climate • transport • things to do
Project
Research another megacity. Make some notes.
Present your findings to the rest of the class.
Tokyo has a population of 35 million people. It is the
largest city in the world. It is also one of the most exciting.
Everything moves fast here. It has one of the biggest and
busiest railway systems in the world. Every day, 11 million
commuters use it to get to and from work. People earn
the highest salaries, and they spend the most money. They
wear the latest fashions and have the most up-to-date
phones. It is the world’s most expensive city.
Old and new
Tokyo was originally a small fishing village called Edo.
The name changed in 1868 when the Emperor
moved there.
The architecture is very modern. There are not many old
buildings because of the 1923 earthquake and the
Second World War. But traditional
Japan is always near, with many
Shinto shrines and public
baths around the city.
Visiting Tokyo
Tokyo is on the east coast of
Japan. The summers are hot
and humid. The most beautiful
time of year is spring, when the
famous cherry blossom is on the trees.
The city is huge, but it is one of the safest cities in the
world. Japan is mysterious. It is difficult for foreigners
to understand.
HIGH-SPEED
Makiko from
Tokyo
Vimal from
Mumbai
Lourdes from
Mexico City