Objective Proficiency Unit 8 Urbanisation; boon or bane?

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Urbanisation; boon or bane?

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Objective Proficiency Unit 8
Objectives:        Speaking/writing:   discussing city life and urban sprawl
                                Listening:    video on Urban Sprawl
                                Grammar:    inversion
                                Reading and use of English:  Parts 2, 4 and 7

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

                                                                       
           The pros of city life


What do you think draws people to the city?
Fill in the question on the next slide.


Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Why be a city dweller?

Slide 4 - Woordweb

8 Things That are Great about Living in a City
1. Public Transportation
2. Dining Options are Endless
3. The Commute is Short
4. The Skyline is Stunning
5. Social Clubs are Everywhere
6. Entertainment Comes in a Lot of Forms
7. They're Diverse
8. They're Energetic                                                               (www.forbes.com)

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

The cons of city life
When talking about urbanisation we talk about the push and pull of cities. We've discussed the pull part, but what are the disadvantages of city life? What's the pull of rural life? Answer the questions on the following slides.

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

What are the disadvantages of city life?

Slide 7 - Open vraag

Have you ever heard about Urban Sprawl? And what does it mean according to you?

Slide 8 - Open vraag

Slide 9 - Link

Cities of the future
You're going to watch a TEDTalk on how to build better cities for present en future generations. It is important that you take notes while you watch (type these down in the following slide -11-). The link to the TEDTalk can be found on slide 12 ). You will need your notes for a group discussion of this subject later on.

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Write down your notes below, while listening to the TEDTalk.

Slide 11 - Open vraag

Slide 12 - Video

1. Why is urban sprawl a hazard to the well-being of urban population? (tip: Perhaps you should start by defining well-being)

Slide 13 - Open vraag

2. What is the antidote to the implications of urban sprawl?

Slide 14 - Open vraag

3. Can you mention the 7 principles of Peter Calthorne that are imperative for building good cities?

Slide 15 - Open vraag


4. Which of these 7 principles do you think are most important? Choose 3 and sustain your answer.

Slide 16 - Open vraag

5. Can you imagine yourself living in a city with 30 million inhabitants? What impact would that have on you?

Slide 17 - Open vraag


Choose one of two following articles on this subject. Read it and make a vocabulary list of unfamiliar words below and (later copy, paste and add this list to your VEF):

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jul/10/should-we-build-cities-from-scratch or

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/24/will-covid-19-show-us-how-to-design-better-cities.

Slide 18 - Open vraag

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

Slide 20 - Video

Slide 21 - Tekstslide

Slide 22 - Tekstslide