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Unit five: Lifestyle
Reading
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What do you think cities will be like in the future?
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What are the advantage and disadvantages of working or studying at home?
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What does the future hold for us? |
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Fifty years from now, population in all countries will have grown to such an extent that cities will themselves have to undergo a radical change to cater for these growing population numbers |
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A more suitable solution has to be found |
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Those who do decide to live on the outskirts of the city will have an alternative work or study arrangement |
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… by that time, it will be done by a large majority of individuals |
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Needless to say, you will have to be very responsible and pace yourself |
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… to the university you are attending |
Vocabulary & Grammar
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Set a date for your wedding |
Set a price for his car |
Set a goal for yourself |
Set a good example for your little sister |
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Set a clock |
Set a trap for a mouse |
Set a tough task |
Set a high standard |
Speaking
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Accommodate |
Passenger |
Harmful to the environment |
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Cost of gas |
Dangerous |
Cost of insurance |
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Traffic jam |
Frequent |
Time-consuming |
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Weather conditions |
Cutting-edge technology |
Monthly pass |
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The train run frequently |
I´m very used to using the underground |
Glossary
outskirts |ˈaʊtskəːts|
pluralnoun
the outer parts of a town or city. he built a new factory on the outskirts of Birmingham.
suburb |ˈsʌbəːb|
noun
an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. a highly respectable suburb of Chicago. a working-class suburb. life is much better in the suburbs.
(pace oneself) do something at a slow and steady rate in order to avoid overexertion: Frank was pacing himself for the long night ahead.
commute |kəˈmjuːt|
verb
1 [ no obj. ] travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis: he commuted from Corby to Kentish Town.
attend |əˈtɛnd|
verb [ with obj. ]
1 be present at (an event, meeting, or function): the whole sales force attended the conference | [ no obj. ] : her family were not invited to attend.
• go regularly to (a school, church, or clinic): all children are required to attend school.
extent |ɪkˈstɛnt, ɛk-|
noun [ in sing. ]
1 the area covered by something: an enclosure ten acres in extent.
• the size or scale of something: the extent of global warming.
2 the particular degree to which something is or is believed to be the case: everyone will have to compromise to some extent | decision-making was to a large extent outside his control.
undergo |ʌndəˈgəʊ|
verb (undergoes, undergoing |-ˈgəʊz| ; pastunderwent |-ˈwɛnt| ; past participleundergone |-ˈgɒn| ) [ with obj. ]
experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant or arduous): he underwent a life-saving brain operation.
dwelling |ˈdwɛlɪŋ| (also dwelling place)
noun formal
a house, flat, or other place of residence. the proposed dwelling is out of keeping with those nearby.