SO Unit 19 - Urban Lifestyle - Online class

SO Unit 19

Urban Lifestyle

Open Ended

What adjectives can be used to describe life in the city?

Open Ended

What adjectives can be used to describe life in the countryside?

Poll

Which do you prefer, life in the city or life in the countryside?

• City life

• Countryside life

Multiple Choice

Which one is the goose?

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

What is this called?

• river

• stream

• current

• torrent

Listening Practice

Table completion

Completing a table

1. Always read the instruction to know what the topic is

2. Follow the word limit!!!

3. Skim the table to get the flow

4. Predict the word form

Grammar - Contrasting language

Contrasting adverbs

• Life in rural society is very simple.

  In contrast, life in urban area is complex.  or

  By contrast, life in urban area is complex.

• SV₁. In contrast, SV₂.

  SV₁. By contrast, SV₂.

Contrasting adverbs

• In contrast to the city’s bustling atmosphere, the rural area is usually quiet and peaceful.

• SV in contrast to N.

  In contrast to N, SV.

• The rural area is usually quiet and peaceful by contrast with the city’s bustling atmosphere.

• SV by contrast with N.

  By contrast with N, SV.

Contrasting conjunctions

• I like the urban area while my parents like the countryside.

  Whereas I like the cities, my parents like the rural area.

• SV₁ while/whereas/whilst SV₂.

  While/Whereas/Whilst SV₁, SV₂.

Practice using conjunctions & adverbs

of contrast

You will be given a sentence describing life in the city or in the countryside. Think of another sentence describing life in the other area and connect 2 sentences using a conjunction or an adverb of contrast.

Open Ended

Life in the society was very simple and reflected in the way of living, dressing, food habits, shelter and manners etc.

Open Ended

The people in the city belong to different religions and cultures, thus do not enjoy the same social status.

Open Ended

In the rural society there was very little scope for occupational mobility.

Open Ended

In the cities there must be fast mobility and adaptability to suit ever changing fast life.

Open Ended

The cities provide both incentive and employment to people.

Open Ended

The cities provide both incentive and employment to people.

Open Ended

In this society people loved nature and natural bounties. They were religious minded and afraid of gods and goddesses.

Discussion

What potential problems can urban areas bring?

How can we solve them?