Unit 9. CITIES OF THE FUTURE
Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. dweller
B. overcrowded
C. network
D. waste
2. A. commercial
B. electricity
C. advanced
D. processing
3. A. inhabitant
B. geography
C. radiation
D. available
4. A. upgrade
B. presentation
C. description
D. consumption
5. A. disposal
B. optimistic
C. population
D. occupy
Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. organiser
B. comfortable
C. technology
D. populated
7. A. presentation
B. pessimistic
C. residential
D. innovative
8. A. renewable
B. sustainable
C. insfrastructure
D. environment
9. A. familiar
B. generate
C. assignment
D. pollutant
10. A. overcrowded
B. inhabitant
C. geography
D. convenient
Part II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, G, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. Local authorities should find ways to limit the use of private cars and encourage city ____ to use public
transport.
A. commuters
B. planners
C. dwellers
D. people
12. To get ready for the presentation, we can start preparing the slides while Jeremy will do the ____.
A. speaking
B. telling
C. talking
D. speech
13. Located about 60 km southwest of Seoul, this eco city has been planned around a central park and designed
so that every resident can walk to work in the business ____.
A. district
B. area
C. location
D. organisation
14. The waste ____ system here is also innovative. There are no rubbish trucks or waste bins in the street.
A. dump
B. disposal
C. landfill
D. throwaway
15. London is a/an ____ city. It's a melting pot for people from all parts of the world.
A. international
B. national
C. metropolitan
D. cosmopolitan
16. Cities in poorer countries often lack basic ____. Without it, they are unable to function properly as cities.
A. structure
B. construction
C. infrastructure
D. condition
17. The ____ of living in some places can be very high. Prices in London are particularly exorbitant.
A. value
B. price
C. worth
D . cost
18. Urban ____ is prevalent in most cities. Everywhere you go there are building sites, pedestrian precincts,
blocks of flats, and housing estates spreading into the countryside.
A. sprawl
B. expansion
C. widening
D. spread
19. This safe, ____ friendly city is like a paradise for its inhabitants who can enjoy the highest quality of life.
