Unit 3: Living Spaces review

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Unit 3: Living Spaces review

Unit 3: Warm-up quiz

What does 'bustling' mean when describing a city?

1. Empty and quiet
2. Full of activity and energy
3. Old and run-down
4. Dirty and overcrowded

What is an example of urban development?

1. Building new shopping malls and public transport systems
2. Preserving an ancient village
3. Turning a city into farmland
4. All of the above

Which of the following best describes a pedestrian zone?

1. A place where only bicycles are allowed
2. An area where cars are not allowed and people can walk freely
3. A street with only public transport
4. A street where you are not allowed to walk

What does 'quaint' mean when describing a neighbourhood?

1. Modern and high-tech
2. Old and run down
3. Crowded and noisy
4. Old-fashioned but charming

Complete the sentences with the correct future tense (Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous). Write in full sentences.

This time next year, I ______ (live) in my new house.

By 2030, Zach ______ (learn) many survival skills.

In ten years, people ______ (use) more eco-friendly homes.

By the end of the decade, the government ______ (build) more green cities.

Quantifiers (Choose the correct option):

There aren’t ______ green spaces left in the city centre.

1. much
2. many
3. a lot
4. all

We need to hurry; we have very ______ time.

1. few
2. enough
3. little
4. much

There are ______ tourists in the old town every summer.

1. many
2. much
3. a few
4. all of

Which sentence is correct?

1. All of tourists love the old city centre.
2. All tourists love the old city centre.
3. Both of tourists love the old city center.
4. Enough of tourists love the old city center.

Describe how cities will change in the future using at least one future tense and one quantifier.

Unit 3 vocab practice

The system by which water or waste liquid flows away.

The outer residential area of a city, away from the center.

A person who lives in a particular place.

A system of transport, communication, or services that functions well.

Full of energy and activity.

Reliable network

Vibrant

Inhabitant

A gas or substance released into the air, often harmful to the environment.

Suburbs

Drainage system

Emission

Write in full sentences:
What are some advantages and disadvantages of pedestrian zones in cities?

Would you prefer to live in a bustling city or a quiet rural area? Why?

How can urban development affect the environment?

What are some features of a sustainable home?

Creative Challenge (For Stronger Students)
Use five words from the word store exercises in a short paragraph about an ideal home of the future.

Grammar & Quantifiers Practice

Gap-Fill Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifier (much, many, a lot of, few, little, some, any, etc.)

There aren’t ______ parks left in the city centre.

Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifier (much, many, a lot of, few, little, some, any, etc.)

We need to hurry; we have very ______ time.

Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifier (much, many, a lot of, few, little, some, any, etc.)

There are ______ people at the new housing development.

Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifier (much, many, a lot of, few, little, some, any, etc.)

The architect included ______ modern features in the design.

Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifier (much, many, a lot of, few, little, some, any, etc.)

Is there ______ green space in the neighborhood?

Quantifier task (speaking)

With the person sitting next to you, describe a place (real or imaginary) using at least three different quantifiers. 

Consider:

• How many people live there?
• What resources are available?
• How much space is there?

Quantifier task (speaking)

In pairs, discuss: Is it better to live in a city with many modern conveniences or in a quiet town with little noise?

• Use at least 5 different quantifiers in your argument.

Talking about the future

Practice

My Future Living Plans

Instructions:

• Work with a partner.
• One of you asks questions about the other’s future living plans, the other responds.
• Use the future continuous, the future perfect, and the future perfect continuous in your answers.
• Switch roles after 3-4 questions.

See the next slide for hints (if you need them). 

Want more of a challenge? Try to have the discussion without looking at the next slide!

Hints for speaking task

Question prompts:

Where will you be living in 10 years?

What skills will you have learned by 2035?

How long will you have been working/studying in your chosen career by then?

What kind of job will you be doing in the future?

Sentence starters:

By 2035, I will have...

In 10 years, I will be...

By the time I turn 30, I will have been...

Challenge: Write a mini diary entry about your future life in 2035, using at least 3 different future tenses.

Extra practice for everyone

For extra practice, complete the following tasks:

• Student's book, Focus Review 3 
• Student's book, Word Store: Use of English 3 (p.6 at the back)
• Workbook, Self-check Unit 3
• Learn the vocab in the word list (StudyGo, etc.)

Extra practice

For extra grammar practice, complete the following tasks in the Student's book:

• 3.2 | Future forms, p. 154
• 3.5 | Quantifiers, p. 155
• 3.7 | Determiners, p. 156