Unit 12. An Overcrowded World. Lesson 2. A closer look 1

GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE !!!


Unit 12: An

overcrowded world

Lesson 2: A closer look 1


Vocabulary
1. Listen and number the words in the order you hear them.

crime

1
healthcare

shortage

4
malnutrition

disease

poverty

space

dense

8

5

3

2

6

7


2. Complete the sentences with some of the words from 1.

1.

healthcare
Good _______________
helps people to stay healthy, and to live longer.

2.

When people need money badly, they may commit _______________.

3.

Disease
_______________

spreads more quickly in overcrowded areas.

4.

_______________
is the major cause of death for children living in the slums.
Malnutrition

5.

In most big cities there are many wealthy people. but _______________ is still a problem.

crime

poverty


3. Match a cause with its effect.

Cause

1.

poverty

2.

overpopulation

3.

not enough food

4.

shortage of clean water

5.

too many vehicles

6.

no rain

Effect

a.

not enough space

b.

crime

c.

air pollution

d.

disease

e.

drought

f.

malnutrition



4. Work in groups. Thinking of some problems for each place below and write them under the place. Share your ideas with the class.

a. Lack of entertainment, few opportunities for employment, not enough services.


b. Poverty, slums, disease, pollution, unemployment, poor healthcare.


c. Noise / air pollution, crime, overcrowded, shortage of accommodation.


Pronunciation
Word stress
5. Listen and mark (’) the stress in the words.

spacious

pollution

poverty

stressful

hungry

nutrition

increase

support

violence

shortage

disease

healthcare

LISTEN AGAIN AND REPEAT


Look out!
Some two-syllable words can be a noun or a verb. The stress changes when the use of the word changes.

Noun
Genaral

Stress on the first syllable

rules

e.g. This ’record is great.

Group 1
Exceptions

Both nouns and verbs have stress on the first
syllable.

e.g. There’s no ’answer to this question.

Verb

Stress on the second syllable

e.g. Can you re’cord this programme for me?

Group 2

Both nouns and verbs have stress on the second syllable

e.g. Shall we go and watch the pa’rade?


6. Listen and repeat each pair. Mark (’) the stress on the words in the table below.

Words

As a noun

As a verb

record

record

record

picture

picture

picture

answer

answer

answer

parade

parade

parade

support

support

support