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    4th form Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 Mr.

    Ramzi Smida
    Unit IV : Life Issues / Lesson 6: Urban Exodus

    Terminal Objective:
    The students will be able to discuss the issue of lifestyle and express their opinions and preferences
    about living in the city or in the countryside.

    Enabling Objectives:
    • Watch a video to guess what the lesson is about.
    • Watch a set of videos to elicit ideas about life in the city and life in the countryside.
    • Students write a letter to express their opinions about life in the city and life in the countryside.

    Lexis:
    to prefer, would prefer to, would rather, urban exodus, urbanization, rural, in favor of, a big metropolis, a
    homestead, to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, sustainable, life expectancy, air quality,
    vibrant, outlive, booming, the peak, the surge, amenities, etc...

    - urban life ≠ city life


    - exodus /ˈek.sə.dəs/ (noun ): the movement of a lot of people from a place.
    - There has been a mass exodus of workers from the villages to the towns.
    - life expectancy (noun): the length of time that a human being, is likely to live.
    - Life expectancy in Europe increased greatly in the 20th century.
    - community /kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/ (noun): the people living in one particular area or people who
    are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality.

    - People in villages are likely to consider their community as "vibrant" or "lively".


    - Men in the countryside outlive their urban counterparts by almost 18 months on average.
    - Rivers in the countryside are also much less polluted. The water quality is often rated as "very good" or
    "good".
    - The rural economy is booming, despite the crisis in farming. New jobs have also been created in the
    countryside.

    - Urban exodus means the mass movement of people from metropolitan cities (big cities) to the
    countryside in order to have a better quality of life.
    Answer to activity 1 p. 218:

    Answer to question 4 p. 219:

    - Focus on the following sentence from parag.5 p.218:


    The rural economy is booming despite the crisis in farming.
    Express it differently:  Although there is a crisis in farming, The rural economy is booming.

     We use Although and Despite to express Contrast


    Despite + noun / Although + subject + verb  Both are used to express contrast.

    - “Countryside dwellers enjoy better health, longer life and lower crime.”
    better, longer, lower :  We notice that the same form is used. We have a parallel structure.
    PROS & CONS OF CITY LIFE: CITY LIFE

    Education opportunities - transport service


    - entertainment facilities - amenities - more
    job opportunities -

    moral decline - busy - stressful - crime -


    overcrowded - contagious disease -
    accidents - traffic congestion - noise - life is
    expensive - polluted - unsafe

    PROS & CONS OF COUNTRY LIFE: COUNTRY LIFE

    fresh air - higher life expectancy - quiet


    area - green spaces - peaceful
    atmosphere - generous neighbour -
    vibrant community - less crimes - higher
    life expectancy - clean environment -
    rivers are less polluted - new jobs have
    been created

    no services - bad infrastructure - fewer


    job opportunities - lack of entertainment
    facilities - bad internet connection - there
    is a crisis in farming

    - The 25-44 age group is leading the mass migration to the countryside suggesting that the urban exodus
    is being led by young parents and their children.
    - There, the atmosphere is vibrant and they enjoy better health, longer life expectancy and lower crime.
    - Rural areas are losing easy access to post offices, banks and schools (essential amenities).
    - There is also a growing housing crisis, rising fear of crime and a dramatic deterioration in country
    roads as they are pounded by ever-increasing volumes of traffic.

    Lexical focus p2.19 :


    - The surge in the number of young families leaving London was revealed today.
    to surge (verb) ➔ the surge (noun)
    - surge /sɜːdʒ/ (noun) : a sudden and great increase
    - surge /sɜːdʒ/ (verb ): to increase suddenly and strongly / e.g.: The company's profits have surged.

    TO RECAPITULATE:
    III- Writing:
    1- For half a century, World Wildlife Fund “WWF” has worked to protect the future of nature. Develop the
    following hints into a coherent 5-line paragraph about “WWF”:
    Description: Canada's / large / international conservation organization /active support /
    World Wildlife

    more / 150,000 Canadians


    “ WWF”

    Mission: - stop / degradation / planet's natural environment


    Fund

    - build / future / humans / live / harmony / nature


    Objectives: * Ensuring / the use / renewable natural resources / be / sustainable.
    * Promoting / reduction / pollution / wasteful consumption.
    * Conserving / world's biological diversity
    World Wildlife Fund “WWF” ………………………………….…………………….…………………………………………

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    2- One of your friends is thinking of moving from the city to settle in the countryside, where you
    live, assuming that he would enjoy a better life. He wants to know what you think of his intention.
    Write a 10-line letter telling him what you think of his plans.

    Oakham,Rutland, UK.
    Lancashire,
    LE15 8TH

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