7 metodika indd

Activity 2a Work in pairs. Read and match. 5 min
Objective: to develop reading skills
The pupils in pairs read and match.
Answers: 1f, 2c, 3b, 4a, 5d, 6g, 7e

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Activity 2b Work in pairs. Read and complete the table about big cities. 10 min
Objective: to develop critical thinking
The pupils in pairs read and complete the table. Tell them that they can use ideas 
from Activity 2a. Encourage them to add more ideas.
Possible answers:
Advantages
Disadvantages
- there are a lot of places where you can spend 
free time: theatres, concerts;
-  in  shopping  centres  you  can  buy  what 
you want;
-  it  is  much  easier  to  fi nd  a  job  in  a  big  city 
because there are a lot of working places;
- there are many places to study;
- the public transport in a big city is very good;
- there are a lot of parks and squares where the 
air is clean.
- everywhere there are a lot of people: in the 
streets and in the buses;
- in shopping centres everything is expensive;
- the schools and universities are far from our 
home;
- the public transport is very busy; sometimes 
it is diffi
  cult to get from one place to another; 
it may take hours;
- the air is not fresh.